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10 best books like The Curious Little Witch (Lieve Baeten): Pegasus, Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon, Lucia and the Light, A Dignity of Dragons, Miss Smith and the Haunted Library, Only a Witch Can Fly, Humbug Witch, Alice and Greta: A Tale of Two Witches, Gris Grimly's Wicked Nursery Rhymes II, The Seeing Stick

Pegasus
AuthorMarianna Mayer
ISBN0688133827
Condemned by a jealous king, Bellerophon must win the trust of the legendary winged horse Pegasus or face certain death. From the poignant meeting the growing bond of friendship between horse and man to the dramatic slaying of the fearsome fire-breathing Chimera, this is an unforgettable adventure...
Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon
AuthorUte Krause
ISBN0735823065
It’s time to feed the dragon! But this year the village is out of princesses. 

So the villagers send Oscar, a not so plump little boy

who would rather COOK dinner than BE dinner.

Putting his culinary skills to the test, Oscar shows the dragon that filet mignon and banana splits...
Lucia and the Light
AuthorPhyllis Root
ISBN0763622966
Luminously illustrated by Mary GrandPre, a timeless adventure from master storyteller Phyllis Root about the loss of the sun - and one girl's brave quest to find it.
In a cozy cabin high in the mountains of the Far North, Lucia and her family live a snug and contented life. But one day the wind screams...
A Dignity of Dragons
AuthorJacqueline K. Ogburn
ISBN0618862544
To catch a glimpse of one unicorn is lucky;
to see a grace of unicorns is to witness a marvel.
In this book, you will also find . . .

a riddle of sphinx,
a splash of mermaids,
a dignity of dragons,
and more.

With inventive groupings, luminous artwork, and a fact-filled...
Miss Smith and the Haunted Library
AuthorMichael Garland
ISBN0525421394
When Miss Smith reads from her magical book, the worlds she describes come alive - literally! Today Miss Smith is taking her class on a field trip to a deliciously spooky library. There the class meets librarian Virginia Creeper and settles down to listen to a few scary tales. Before long everyone's favorite...
Only a Witch Can Fly
AuthorAlison McGhee
ISBN0312375034
Only a witch can fly.

But one little girl wants to fly--more than anything. So on a special night, with the moon shining bright and her cat by her side, she gathers herself up, she grips her broom tight, and she tries. And she fails. And she's brave. And she tries again. Until . . .

Utterly...
Humbug Witch
AuthorLorna Balian
Originally published in 1965 (my edition is a reprint from Abingdon Press, put out in 1985), Humbug Witch is a charming little vintage picture-book, following the trials and tribulations of a witch who just can't seem to do anything right. Although she looks the part, with her big nose, crooked teeth,...
Alice and Greta: A Tale of Two Witches
AuthorSteven J. Simmons
ISBN0881069760
This is a great story! What I love is that Alice and Greta are given the same knowledge base at their little witches' school, yet they use the same spells in different ways, Alice uses them for the good and Greta uses them for the bad. I think this is such an important concept to share with kids, how we all have...
Gris Grimly's Wicked Nursery Rhymes II
AuthorGris Grimly
ISBN0972938834
This entertaining collection unveils eight allnew, fiendishly illustrated cautionary tales exploring the dark underbelly of childhood. Childhood standards, including Little Jack Horner, Solomon Grundy and Three Blind Mice, are retold as dark and sinister rhymes about atrociouslymannered...
The Seeing Stick
AuthorJane Yolen
ISBN0762420480
The same story that captivated readers in 1977 is back in a stunning new edition! Hwei Min, the only daughter of the emperor of China, has been blind since birth. Her father offers a reward to anyone who can find a cure for the little girl. It seems that no one from magicians to physicians can help her. Then,...
The Little Red Fish
AuthorTaeeun Yoo
ISBN0803731450
A little boy enters a library with his grandfather and his little red fish at his side. But when he awakes after falling asleep amidst the library shelves, his fish is missing. Could his little friend have disappeared into that red book over there on the shelf? Join us in celebrating this stunning debut...
Don't Slam the Door!
AuthorDori Chaconas
ISBN0763637092
Slamming the screen door sets off a comical chain of cause-and-effect in this rollicking tale of a rambunctious family.

A slamming door may not seem like a big deal, but in this escalating tale, it can have far-reaching (and very funny) consequences — including a limping, yelping Pa; a scared,...
Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
AuthorGrace Lin
ISBN0375861017
This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.

Each member of the family lends a hand as they prepare a moonlit picnic with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea, and colorful lanterns. And everyone sends thanks and a secret...
Los Gatos Black on Halloween
AuthorMarisa Montes
ISBN0805074295
Follow los monstruos and los esqueletos to the Halloween party

Under October's luna, full and bright, the monsters are throwing a ball in the Haunted Hall. Las brujas come on their broomsticks. Los muertos rise from their coffins to join in the fun. Los esqueletos rattle their bones as they...
Little Goblins Ten
AuthorPamela Jane
ISBN0061767980
Over in the forest
Where the trees hide the sun
Lived a big mommy monster
And her little monster one.
"Scare!" said the mommy;
"I scare," said the one.
So he scared and he scampered
Where the trees hide the sun.

From monsters to ghosties to goblins, everyone's favorite...
Moonlight: The Halloween Cat
AuthorCynthia Rylant
ISBN0060297123
Softly padding through the darkness, Moonlight explores the world on her favorite night, Halloween.

The town and countryside glow with shining stars. The wide yellow moon lights pumpkins, racoons, and children out having fun. . . .

Told in eloquently simple, lyrical words, with...
Pumpkin Heads
AuthorWendell Minor
ISBN0590521055
One of the best-loved activities of the year is picking out your favorite pumpkin and carving a smiling, frowning, silly, or scary face -- a pumpkin head!October is here. It's time to pick a pumpkin!

On Halloween every pumpkin becomes a pumpkin head.

Some are big. Some are small.

Pumpkin...
Shake Dem Halloween Bones
AuthorW. Nikola-Lisa
ISBN0618070346
It's Halloween night. The city is quiet. The city is still. But as the lights go down, the music comes up - and the guests start to arrive at the hip-hop Halloween ball! And oh, what a party it is. Told in hip-hop rhyming text, L'il Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Tom Thumb, and all of their fairy-tale friends...
The Halloween Kid
AuthorRhode Montijo
ISBN1416935754
From the illustrator of the Melvin Beederman, SUPERHERO series comes a story about a masked hero and his trusty steed. Together they save Halloween from ruthless toilet paper–tossing mummies and pumpkin-sucking vampires.No siree, Halloween won’t be canceled anytime soon, not while the Halloween...
By the Light of the Halloween Moon
AuthorCaroline Stutson
ISBN0140553053
A series of creatures, from a black cat to a witch, a ghoul to a ghost, each attempt to tickle or prick the tapping toe hanging down from a dock in this entertaining Halloween picture-book. As one after the other is foiled by the next creature, they eventually attract the attention of the toe-owner - a fiddle-playing...
Vunce Upon a Time
AuthorJ. Otto Seibold
ISBN0811862712
Vunce Upon A Time is all sorts of adorable. This unique picture book pairs Siobhan Vivian's brilliant illustrations with a story from one of my favorite authors, J. Otto Seibold. If you haven't had a chance to dive into any of Siebold's other stories I'll give you a quick sum up. They are always quirky,...
My Monster Mama Loves Me So
AuthorLaura Leuck
ISBN0060088605
"She tucks me tightly into bed, then asks me if my spider's fed and hangs my favorite bat above me. That's how I know my mama loves me!"


This book is the perfect example that not all monsters are scary! It follows a monster mama and her baby as they do things throughout the day. Incredibly cute...
Halloween Night
AuthorMarjorie Dennis Murray
ISBN0061351873

Begins with "Twas Halloween night, and all through the house every creature was stirring, including the mouse," and therefore I already saw the lack of originality. I like some of the illustrations, the blond girl that was illustrated as a vampire countess didn't exactly look like a vampire or...
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