"Let's Get a Pup!" Said Kate
10 best books like "Let's Get a Pup!" Said Kate (Bob Graham): The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas, Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic, The Adventures of Abdi, Mrs. Armitage: Queen of the Road, Enigma: A Magical Mystery, Cherry and Olive, There's a House Inside My Mummy, Pete the Sheep-Sheep, Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, Whose Nose and Toes?
| Author | Tony Wilson |
| ISBN | 1407111450 |
After tiring of the needs of overly demanding princesses, Prince Henrik devises a test to find a girl who s not so sensitive, using a very thin mattress and an entire packet of frozen peas. His dream girl shows up unexpectedly in the form of his old friend Pippa, who is all too happy to pitch a tent or play a...
Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic
| Author | Monica Carnesi |
| ISBN | 0399256660 |
On a cold winter day, a curious dog wandered onto a frozen river, and before he knew it he was traveling fast on a sheet of ice. Many people tried to help, but the dog could not be reached. Finally, after two nights and seventy-five miles, the little dog was saved by a ship out in the Baltic Sea.
The...
| Author | Madonna |
| ISBN | 0670058890 |
"The power of certainty is without limits."
Abdi is a little boy who has been given a very big task. He is to deliver the most precious necklace in the world -- made by Eli, his teacher and a master jeweler -- to the queen. Along the way he is robbed in the desert, thrown in a dungeon, and has a surprising...
| Author | Quentin Blake |
| ISBN | 0224070185 |
I'm very familiar with Quentin Blake's illustrations of Roald Dahl, but I'm embarrased to say I wasn't aware of his other works.
A quick check of his website reveals that he has been involved in more than 300 books - only 27 of which were written by Roald Dahl and a full 35 which were written and illustrated...
Bertie the Badger's Grandpa is a retired conjurer living in a retirement home for magicians and the like. One day Bertie comes to visit and see the magic show only to find that the residents have had their magic things stolen. Bertie's on the case, and goes to speak to each of them. Who stole the special magic...
| Author | Benjamin Lacombe |
| ISBN | 0802797075 |
Cherry Sullivan prefers reading books to playing with the other children in her class. They make fun of her for being plump, and they are not nearly as entertaining as the adventures she reads about. Though she's shy and keeps to herself, Cherry secretly longs for a friend.
When she discovers...
| Author | Giles Andreae |
| ISBN | 1841210684 |
This book helps explain pregnancy to children. It is about a little boy, whose mother is pregnant. The little boy believes that there is a house inside his mother where his brother or sister lives. It explains that the baby is in sort of a giant bathtub inside his mother’s tummy and that the baby needs...
Australian sheep shearers always have sheep dogs--smart, well-trained dogs with names like Brute, Tiny, and Fang, who bark commands--"Woof! Arf arff arff! Grrrr!"--to round up the sheep for shearing.
But sheep shearer Shaun doesn't have a sheep dog. Instead, he has a sheep-sheep named...
| Author | Aaron Blabey |
| ISBN | 1590785967 |
A delightfully uplifting tale about self-belief, courage, and—above all—the power of friendship. Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley are the best of friends. But they are different in almost every way: Pearl loves solving mysteries and moves rather fast in the world, and Charlie likes taking leisurely...
| Author | John Butler |
| ISBN | 0670059048 |
Whose nose and Toes by Whose John Butler
ISBN0-670-05904-8
Whose nose and Toes by John Butler is a guessing picture book written for N-Nursery ages 2-5. In this book, they show a picture of an animal's nose and toes and the reader is to guess what animal they belong too. By turning the page they...
A cat, a dog, and a mouse walk into a house . . . No, this isn't the start of a corny joke, it's the premise of Whoops!, a quirky children's book in which three voiceless animals travel to a witch's house in search of a magic spell to make them well.
Though the illustrations are minimalist, they are...
A little boy imagines what life was like for his new dog before he adopted him from a shelter. Maybe he had a boy who loved him, but the family had to move and couldn't keep him. Maybe he belonged to someone who didn't appreciate how mischievous puppies can be. Maybe he was treated badly, and now he can be shown...
| Author | Cathleen Daly |
| ISBN | 1596434686 |
I feel like such a stick in the mud for giving this otherwise charming book such a low score when almost everyone else gives it 5 stars. The illustrations are terrific and the humor is droll, but I have issues with the idea that Prudence leaves two of her "pets" (a tire and a shoe) in the junkyard because they...
| Author | Chih-Yuan Chen |
| ISBN | 1929132670 |
Originally published in Chih-Yuan Chen's native Taiwan, and inspired by the life-story of one of the author/artist's American friends, who was ethnically Korean, but adopted by a non-Korean family, Guji Guji follows the adventures of a young "crocoduck," as he finds his rightful place in the world,...
| Author | Amy Hest |
| ISBN | 0763640557 |
Two of our most beloved picture book creators team up to tell a classic story of a child, his new puppy, and a first night home.
On Charley’s first night, Henry carries his new puppy in his old baby blanket all the way to his house. He shows Charley every room, saying, "This is home, Charley." He...
Big Sister, Little Sister
| Author | LeUyen Pham |
| ISBN | 0786851821 |
This was LeUyen Pham's first book. She is the author as well as the illustrator. I think its brilliant that LeUyen dedicated this book to her big sister! This book is a celebration of sisterhood. The story is told from the little sister's perspective. If you have a big sister or a little sister you will get...
| Author | Stephen Michael King |
| ISBN | 0152055614 |
Mutt Dog is brave and fast and gentle and loyal and smart, but he's also hungry, and he doesn't have a home. Then one day his luck changes, and he at last finds a family--and a cozy, loving place to belong.
With its humorous text and irresistible watercolor illustrations, this endearing story...
| Author | Peter Catalanotto |
| ISBN | 1416912479 |
The cover is great, and the title, 'Ivan the Terrier' makes the deep down pun-loving part of myself giggle. (I think his name is up there with my favorite literary dog name - Nate the Great's pancake guzzling counterpart - 'Sludge'.) I think the art in 'Ivan' is a little wavery - some pages are better than...
| Author | Adam Stower |
| ISBN | 0545373239 |
First thought: "That is the cutest little girl I have ever seen."
Second thought: "That is the cutest doggy bear I have ever seen."
This book is adorable. Seriously. Supremely cute without being overly cute.
Lily looks out her window one morning to see a big, brown, fuzzy doggy...
| Author | Emily Gravett |
| ISBN | 1405052155 |
Read in a Doctor's waiting room, this is a very cute children's picture book about Sunny the Meerkat who gets tired of his extended over-exuberant close knit family in the desert and goes off to visit relatives all over the world looking for a better place to live. He sends back a postcard from each place...
| Author | Saxton Freymann |
| ISBN | 0439110165 |
For dog lovers of all ages, a banquet of (pepper) puppy puns!
Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers have wowed readers with the funny food faces of HOW ARE YOU PEELING, the underwater vegetable visions of ONE LONELY SEAHORSE and the lush produce landscapes of GUS AND BUTTON. Now with DOG FOOD, the...
Are We There Yet?: A Journey Around Australia
| Author | Alison Lester |
| ISBN | 1929132735 |
This has given me itchy feet - there is nothing like Australia for travel, it's a must do activity ... over a long period of time ... with the family ... just like Grace in Are We There Yet?
Grace and her family hitch up their pop up camper trailer and head off, literally around Australia. Alison Lester...
The Enemy: A Book About Peace
| Author | Davide Calì |
| ISBN | 0375845003 |
I pulled this book off my shelves when thinking about Dresden this week. I love this book. It says so much using so little. Two soldiers, sitting opposite each other in their separate foxholes, are enemies because their manuals told them they were enemies.
One solider claims his enemy isn't...
