Solomon Crocodile

9 best books like Solomon Crocodile (Catherine Rayner): Owl Babies, We're Going on a Bear Hunt, The Gruffalo, How to Catch a Star, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, The Gruffalo's Child, The Worst Princess, There's a Bear on My Chair, Up and Down

Owl Babies

Author	Martin Waddell
ISBN	0744592704

4 Cuteness ★'s

Awe, I love owls! So when I saw this book at the store I just had to buy it for my little niece just so I could read it to her lol :) This book is pretty simple with some repetition, it uses great rhyming patterns and it's poetic. It is easy to understand and has real-life situations...

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Author	Michael Rosen
ISBN	0689853491

A Scathing Review of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, aka "The Children's Guide to Passive Suicide"

Before we go any further, a little context:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWpzxz...

There are plenty of children's books about self destructive impulses. In The Cat in the...

The Gruffalo

Author	Julia Donaldson
ISBN	0333710932

My boy brought this to me a couple days ago, asking if I'd read it to him.

I did, and it's quickly become a new favorite.

It's not terribly complex, or long, or ethically enriching. But then again, not all books need to be.

What this book does have is a marvelously tight and deceptively...

How to Catch a Star

Author	Oliver Jeffers
ISBN	0007228074

Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one of his very own. But how? Waiting for them to grow tired from being up in the sky all night doesn't work. Climbing to the top of the tallest tree? No, not tall enough. The boy has a rocket ship . . . but it is made of paper...

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Author	Judith Kerr
ISBN	0006640613

I learnt important life lessons from this book:
*Don't try to drink all the water from the tap
*Drinking tea from the pot via the spout gets you a mouth full of tea leaves
*A single tin of tiger food will fill you up as much as an entire household full of food

The story is a simple one - what...

The Gruffalo's Child

Author	Julia Donaldson
ISBN	1405020458

The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood.

But one wild and windy night the Gruffalo's Child ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist . . . does he?

'A brilliant sequel.' - Observer

'Scheffler's...

The Worst Princess

Author	Anna Kemp
ISBN	1847388752

Author Anna Kemp and illustrator Sara Ogilvie turn a traditional fairy tale on its royal head in this bright and funny rhythmic story that will have readers of all ages cheering along for The Worst Princess! Princess Sue dreams of finding her Prince Charming. But when that Prince proves to be a bit more...

There's a Bear on My Chair

Author	Ross Collins
ISBN	0857633937

A rhyming bear book, which some rhymes I have seen in other bear books. But the illustrations were cute. And the emotions of the mouse will be fun to read aloud. The best part is the end! Almost an entire star for that ending. Must read in storytime--could work in toddler and preschool.

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Up and Down

Author	Oliver Jeffers
ISBN	0399255451

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes a humorous, resonant tale about the value of shared experiences.

A penguin has wings for a reason . . . doesn't he? Having a best friend with his own airplane is one thing, but actually experiencing what it feels like to fly by...