Sad, the Dog
10 best books like Sad, the Dog (Sandy Fussell): And Tango Makes Three, The Day You Begin, The Rabbit Listened, We Don't Eat Our Classmates, Wolf in the Snow, Rot, the Cutest in the World!, Strictly No Elephants, A Bike Like Sergio's, Ralph Tells a Story, Cyril and Pat
| Author | Justin Richardson |
| ISBN | 0689878451 |
This true story about two penguins who live in the Central Park Zoo has been creating quite a controversy. I heard about the book this morning on The View (yes, I do inevitably end up watching four women squabbling on tv when I don't have to work, and controversies like this are the reason I keep going back!)....
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| ISBN | 0399246533 |
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lopez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.
There will be times when you walk into a room
and...
A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy
With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustrations, The Rabbit Listened is a tender meditation on loss.
When something terrible happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they...
We Don't Eat Our Classmates
| Author | Ryan T. Higgins |
| ISBN | 1368003559 |
Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delicious!
It’s the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can’t wait to meet her classmates. But it’s hard to make human friends when they’re so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope...
| Author | Matthew Cordell |
| ISBN | 1250076366 |
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A little girl is leaving school for the day and has to endure a really bad snowstorm on the way home. As she begins her journey, she stumbles upon a wolf pack and a little wolf cub that appears...
A mutant potato learns that he’s pear-fect just the way he is in this bright, fun, and silly picture book from the creator of It Came in the Mail that will have kids collapsing in giggles (and rescuing the contents of the vegetable drawer).
Rot is a mutant potato. Like most mutant potatoes, Rot...
| Author | Lisa Mantchev |
| ISBN | 1481416472 |
When the local Pet Club won’t admit a boy’s tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution—one that involves all kinds of unusual animals in this sweet and adorable picture book.
Today is Pet Club day. There will be cats and dogs and fish, but strictly no elephants are allowed. The Pet Club doesn’t...
| Author | Maribeth Boelts |
| ISBN | 0763666491 |
Finders keepers, right? When Ruben picks up someone’s lost money, he finds out how hard it can be to do the right thing.
Ruben feels like he is the only kid without a bike. His friend Sergio reminds him that his birthday is coming, but Ruben knows that the kinds of birthday gifts he and Sergio receive...
| Author | Abby Hanlon |
| ISBN | 0761461825 |
This is a story about a boy named Ralph who thinks he can't write a story. The problem is that he thinks it's harder than it really is. His classmates can all do it, but for whatever reason, he has no confidence in his abilities. It isn't until he's up in front of the class that he really gets what storytelling...
| Author | Emily Gravett |
| ISBN | 1509857273 |
Cyril is the only squirrel in Lake Park, and he's very lonely. Until one day he meets Pat – Pat the big, grey . . . other squirrel. Cyril and Pat have lots of adventures and fun together and Cyril is so pleased he's made a friend. But everyone is adamant that Cyril and Pat simply cannot be friends, and they...
| Author | Aaron Blabey |
| ISBN | 1743625804 |
From the best-selling author of Pig the Pug comes this joyful book about learning to love who you are... even if you don't have sparkles.
Thelma dreams of being a glamorous unicorn. Then in a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma's wish comes true.
She rises to instant...
A stunning new picture book from Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet! This New York Times bestselling duo has teamed up for the first time to bring you How to Read a Book, a poetic and beautiful journey about the experience of reading.
Find a tree—a
black...
