Spells
10 best books like Spells (Emily Gravett): Julián Is a Mermaid, The Red Tree, The Dark, The Whales' Song, Beegu, The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon, Rosie's Walk, Handa's Surprise: Read and Share, Town Is by the Sea, Rules of Summer
Author | Jessica Love |
ISBN | 0763690457 |
In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and ready to dazzle the world.
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their...
Author | Shaun Tan |
ISBN | 0968876838 |
When a child awakens with dark leaves drifting into her bedroom, she feels that 'sometimes the day begins with nothing to look forward to, and things go from bad to worse.'
Feelings too complex for words are rendered into an imaginary landscape where the child wanders, oblivious to the glimmer...
Author | Lemony Snicket |
ISBN | 0316187488 |
You do not know the temptation I am fighting right now to begin this review with some grandiose statement equating a fear of the dark with a fear of death itself. You have my full permission to slap me upside the head if I start off my children’s books reviews with something that bigheaded. The whole reason...
Author | Dyan Sheldon |
ISBN | 1854305034 |
Grade 1-3-- Lilly's grandmother tells tales of singing whales who came from miles away in answer to a child's desire to see them dance across the waves. One night, Lilly hears the whales and watches breathlessly as they "leaped and jumped and spun across the moon." Then, waking from what she thinks is...
Author | Alexis Deacon |
ISBN | 0374306672 |
The story of an alienated alien
Beegu's spacecraft is stranded on Earth. Now she is lost and wandering. Waiting for a rescue signal from her mother, she fails to make friends with the strange creatures she encounters. Rabbits don't seem to understand her; windblown leaves won't stay still...
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon
Author | Mini Grey |
ISBN | 0375836918 |
Mini Grey’s spin on the nursery rhyme classic “Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle” is a love story of sorts that starts when “the dish ran away with the spoon.” In the midst of the Great Depression, Dish and Spoon become rich and famous vaudeville stars—until their taste for the high...
Author | Pat Hutchins |
ISBN | 1416908358 |
I actually first heard about this book when I was watching it on “Weston Woods” which is a children’s programming company that turns classic children’s books into ten minute long cartoon shorts. “Rosie’s Walk” is a children’s book by Pat Hutchins and it is about the wacky...
Handa's Surprise: Read and Share
Author | Eileen Browne |
ISBN | 0763608637 |
Handa carries seven delicious fruits to her friend Akeyo as a surprise But thanks to some hungry animals she meets along the way it's Handa who's in for a surprise! --cover
Friendly advice for reading fun included in every book!READ AND SHARE is a unique first library for parents and children...
Author | Joanne Schwartz |
ISBN | 1554988713 |
A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather’s grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner with his family, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea. Stunning illustrations by Sydney Smith, the award-winning illustrator...
Author | Shaun Tan |
ISBN | 1444908898 |
I believe it is more difficult to describe a Shaun Tan book than it is to feel a Shaun Tan book. They are a mood conveyed through otherworldly pictures and contrasting ideas. This Shaun Tan book is a book for children.
I boy describes the rules he learns over a summer with his brother. The artwork...
Author | Arree Chung |
ISBN | 1250142733 |
The reds, the yellows, and the blues all think they're the best in this vibrant, thought-provoking picture book with a message of acceptance and unity.
In the beginning, there were three colors . . .
Reds,
Yellows,
and Blues.
All special in their own ways,...