The Dragon's Hoard: Stories from the Viking Sagas

10 best books like The Dragon's Hoard: Stories from the Viking Sagas (Lari Don): Imagine!, The Six Swans, Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale, The Snow Princess, Crocodile Beat, Stegothesaurus, Rotten Island, Bird Talk: What Birds Are Saying and Why, A Tiger Tail: (Or What Happened to Anya on Her First Day of School), Instant Happy Journal: 365 Days of Inspiration, Gratitude, and Joy

Imagine!

Author	Raúl Colón
ISBN	1481462733

A wordless picture book about a visit to the museum and the power of art and imagination.

After passing a city museum many times, a boy finally decides to go in. He passes wall after wall of artwork until he sees a painting that makes him stop and ponder. Before long the painting comes to life and...

The Six Swans

Author	Jacob Grimm
ISBN	1558589821

WrensReads Review:

I have the complete set of the Grimm Fairy-Tales, and there are so many that I haven’t read! They are very short, as one would know, so I have decided to read each one and give them a review. Some are very vulgar, some are very cute and some don’t even make sense. Some of them...

Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale

Author	Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
ISBN	1596433787

Once upon a time, in a little village in India, there lived an old woman. Everyone in the village called her Grandma. One day, Grandma received a letter from her daughter, who lived on the other side of the jungle. "Please come and visit me," said the letter. "I haven't seen you in so long. I miss you."



And...

The Snow Princess

Author	Ruth Sanderson
ISBN	0316779822

I love to read picture books, mainly for their illustrations. Ruth Sanderson's illustrations are always exceptional. Here, she knocks this out of the park because this is full of magic and the most amazing illustrations.

As for the story, this has a happier ending compared to the story I knew...

Crocodile Beat

Author	Gail Jorgensen
ISBN	0689718810

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Stegothesaurus

Author	Bridget Heos
ISBN	1250134889

A fun, playful, energetic story starring two stegosauruses and one stegothesaurus about family--and synonyms!--for the young word lover in your home, residence, or abode!

Stegothesaurus's love of language has always put him at odds with his stegosaurus brothers. So when he makes a friend--an...

Rotten Island

Author	William Steig
ISBN	0879235268

Wow! I must admit that I did not like reading this before bed to the kids. It’s an unsettling book and it stressed me out. The colors are vivid and it’s artistic, but the story is repulsive. It does give us a good and hopeful ending, but I don’t know that it outweighs how horrible the story is.

The...

Bird Talk: What Birds Are Saying and Why

Author	Lita Judge
ISBN	1596436468

A gorgeously illustrated tribute to birds of all kinds and the fantastic, funny, fascinating things that they do.

Birds have lots of ways of communicating: They sing and talk, dance and drum, cuddle and fight. But what does all of the bird talk mean?
Filled with gorgeous illustrations,...

A Tiger Tail: (Or What Happened to Anya on Her First Day of School)

Author	Mike Boldt
ISBN	1481448854

What would life be like with a tail? A Tiger Tail by Mike Boldt might make you wonder. :)

It was Anya’s first day of school. First day! And what happens? Anya wakes up with a tiger’s tail! What’s a girl to do? She can’t go to school with a tail. Should she skip school, miss the bus, pretend...

Instant Happy Journal: 365 Days of Inspiration, Gratitude, and Joy

Author

Karen Salmansohn

This colorful diary inspires journalers to apply happiness guru Karen Salmansohn's Instant Happy principles to their everyday lives, with 365 prompts to encourage a year of gratitude.

On the heels of Karen Salmansohn's wildly popular gift book Instant Happy comes this happiness...

Living Oprah: My One-Year Experiment to Live as TV's Most Influential Guru Advises

Author	Robyn Okrant
ISBN	1599952394

What happens when a thirty-five-year-old average American woman spends one year following every piece of Oprah Winfrey's advice on how to "live your best life"? Robyn Okrant devoted 2008 to adhering to all of Oprah's suggestions and guidance delivered via her television show, her Web site, and her...

The Pocket Therapist: An Emotional Survival Kit

Author	Therese J. Borchard
ISBN	1599952998

Whenever Therese Borchard was weathering a personal storm, and help was nowhere to be found, her one guiding light was the question, "What would a therapist say?" The result was a sort of therapy scrapbook for rough days--a quick reference for anyone who needs a dose of encouragement, support and tried...

Jam Today: A Diary of Cooking With What You've Got

Author	Tod Davies
ISBN	1935259040

We are what we eat. But even more, we are how we eat: how we discover our own desires and those of our loved ones, how we source the foods that fulfill those desires, how we prepare them, how we serve them. All of these seemingly small, daily decisions are the basis of everything we do, showing us who we truly...

Brick: Who Found Herself in Architecture

Author	Joshua David Stein
ISBN	0714876313

A young brick goes on a journey to find her place in the world by visiting ten celebrated brick structures around the globe

When Brick was just a baby, tall buildings amazed her. Her mother said, "Great things begin with small bricks. Look around and you'll see."

Brick's observations...

Yoga Bodies: Real People, Real Stories, and the Power of Transformation

Author	Lauren Lipton
ISBN	1452156034

Artfully capturing yoga's vibrant spirit, Yoga Bodies presents full-color yoga-pose portraits of more than 80 practitioners of all ages, shapes, sizes, backgrounds, and skill levels--real people with real stories to share about how yoga has changed their lives for the better. Some humorous, some...

Off & Away

Author	Cale Atkinson
ISBN	1484782321

How would you get mail if you lived in the middle of the sea? It's Jo's dad's job to deliver it, taking bottles wherever they need to go. He always comes home with exciting stories to tell-but Jo is far too afraid to go out on the ocean herself. Until Dad gets a bad sea cold, that is. With no one but Jo to deliver...

A Beginner's Guide to Paradise: 9 Steps to Giving Up Everything So You Too Can: Move to a South Pacific Island, Wear a Loincloth, Read a Hundred Books, Diaper a Baby Monkey, Build a Bungalow,

Author	Alex Sheshunoff
ISBN	0451475860

So You Too Can:
- Move to a South Pacific Island
- Wear a Loincloth
- Read a Hundred Books
- Diaper a Baby Monkey
- Build a Bungalow

And Maybe, Just Maybe, Fall in Love! *

* Individual results may vary. Baby monkey not included.

The true story of how a quarter-life...

The Royal Rabbits Of London

Author	Santa Montefiore
ISBN	1471157873

Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible – by will and by luck, with a moist carrot, a wet nose and a slice of mad courage! 
Shylo has always been the runt of the litter, the weakest and quietest of all of his family, his siblings spend their days making fun of him for not being like the...

Sterling, Best Dog Ever

Author	Aidan Cassie
ISBN	0374306141

Sterling the dog has always wanted a home. But no home has ever wanted him. So when Sterling sees a sign on the side of the Butlery Cutlery Company advertising free "shipping to homes around the world," he is determined to become the most terrific fork ever! For what home doesn't need flatware?

Sterling...

Black Bird Yellow Sun

Author	Steve Light
ISBN	0763690678

From the creator of Have You Seen My Dragon? comes an exploration of color that truly soars.

As a solitary black bird wings its way through the day, little ones are treated to a magnificent flight from one vibrant color to another. Inimitable illustrator Steve Light showcases a new style in this...

The Gingerbread Man Loose at The Zoo

Author	Laura Murray
ISBN	0399168672

Is there anything more fun than a class trip to the zoo? The Gingerbread Man and his classmates don’t think so, and they get to solve riddles on a WILD scavenger hunt. They meet giraffes, monkeys, and even a fox (especially scary for a Gingerbread Man!).
 
But a zoo full of critters is a tricky...

Hometown Tales: Recollections of Kindness, Peace and Joy

Author	Philip Gulley
ISBN	0060006307

In this sequel to his immensely popular bestseller Front Porch Tales, Quaker writer Philip Gulley envelops readers once again in a rare world of plainspoken and honest values. These tender stories of his life are gathered around the enduring themes of the great spiritual virtues: love, joy, peace,...

The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse

Author

John R. Erickson

I used to read Hank the Cowdog books with my son when he was in the early grades of elementary school. We had some real good chuckles over happenings on the ranch, usually at Hank's expense. Alas, now my son spends his time reading text books at college, not so much fun for either of us. So when I saw this book...

1,033 Reasons to Smile

Author	Elizabeth Dutton
ISBN	1616083654

With all the impending doomsday predictions everyone is looking for a reason to smile these days. And why not? Smiling has been shown to relieve stress, boost the immune system, release endorphins, and even make us more attractive. It’s the natural drug. So put down the Xanax and pick up a copy of 1,033...

The Crane Girl

Author	Curtis Manley
ISBN	1885008570

Winner of the 2017 Freeman Book Award for East and Southeast Asian children’s literature
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
An Evanston Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature Best Book of the Year

While...