Richard Scarry's The Best Mistake Ever! and Other Stories

10 best books like Richard Scarry's The Best Mistake Ever! and Other Stories (Richard Scarry): Flap Your Wings, Fred and Ted like to fly, I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words, The Eye Book, It's Not Easy Being Big!, Flying High, The Nose Book, May I Please Have a Cookie?, Old Hat, New Hat, A River

Flap Your Wings

Author	P.D. Eastman
ISBN	0375802436

When a strange egg appears in their nest, Mr. and Mrs. Bird kindly take it upon themselves to raise the "baby bird" inside. But when the egg hatches, the Birds are in for a big surprise--"Junior" is the oddest-looking baby bird they've ever seen--with big, long jaws full of teeth and an appetite to match....

Fred and Ted like to fly

Author	Peter Eastman
ISBN	0375840648

Fred and Ted—beloved canine stars of P. D. Eastman's Big Dog . . . Little Dog and son Peter Eastman's Fred and Ted Go Camping—take flight on a new adventure: piloting planes to a tropical island! There the good friends enjoy the beach, each in his own style. But will the dogs' tale be ruined by the rising...

I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words

Author	Michael Frith
ISBN	0394826922

A lesson in vocabulary
18 November 2013

This story, structured in beautiful meter and excellent rhyme, is about how we set ourselves huge goals, and imagine huge success, only to put it off because we prefer to sit under a tree and pass our days catching the rays from the sun. The protagonist...

The Eye Book

Author	Theo LeSieg
ISBN	0007120249

All about eyes
17 November 2012

Hey, this book is so simple that I can translate most of it into German without going to a dictionary.

Das Auge Buch
Auge, Augen.
Meine Augen, Meine Augen.
Seine Augen, Seine Augen.
Zwinke Auge, Zwinke Auge.
Rosa Auge, rosa...

It's Not Easy Being Big!

Author	Stephanie St. Pierre
ISBN	0679888101

"It's Not Easy Being Big" by Stephanie St. Pierre, is a great learning and comprehension book. Throughout the story it describes various objects relevant to size. In the beginning, Big Bird starts the story off by giving examples of scenarios that he is too big for, such as a tire swing, as well as referencing...

Flying High

Author	Nick Eliopulos
ISBN	0375852085

SOMETHING STRANGE HAS happened to the birds of GOTHAM CITY. Pigeons are causing traffic jams, seagulls are making trouble at a nearby beach, and ostriches have escaped from the zoo! THE PENGUIN has enlisted his fine feathered friends to distract the DC SUPER FRIENDS while he swoops in and plucks GOTHAM’s...

The Nose Book

Author	Al Perkins
ISBN	0375812121

This poetry book is about how noses come in all shapes and sizes and how tough life would be without a nose. It features noses on dogs, birds, turtles, people, seals, and all types of other animals. It shows seals playing instruments with their noses and wood peckers pecking everything in sight with theirs....

May I Please Have a Cookie?

Author	Jennifer E. Morris
ISBN	0439738199

In this Level 1 Scholastic Reader, Alfie learns that the best way to get a delicious cookie is to say please!

Alfie loves his mommy's cookies, and he wants one more than anything! But grabbing for one, fishing for one, and dressing up as a cookie inspector don't seem to work. His mommy says there...

Old Hat, New Hat

Author	Stan Berenstain
ISBN	0394806697

Like the parent Beginner Books, Bright & Early Books feature the same affordable hardcover format, imaginative stories, and colorful pictures. Geared for a younger audience, these books use simple words, repetition, and pictures that act as clues to the text. Contributors include Dr. Seuss...

A River

Author	Marc Martin
ISBN	0670077445

~ review copy from the publisher

A RIVER is a magical book, a pretty book. A RIVER begins with an artist sitting at a desk in front of two windows. Flowing off to the left and right is green hued river that is weaving it's way through a city. It's not clear whether the figure is an adult or a child. It...

Weather

Author

Kristin Baird Rattini

Nonfiction/ Twin Text #5:

The informational nonfiction novel, Weather, by Kristin Baird Rattini is perfect for Primary students who want to learn more about the weather. The book has great pictures which can draw the younger students in. The book also gives great pictures of different types...