The Friend Ship
10 best books like The Friend Ship (Kat Yeh): Because, A Big Mooncake for Little Star, The Day You Begin, We Don't Eat Our Classmates, The Wall in the Middle of the Book, Bruce's Big Move, The Creature of the Pines, Bob, Not Bob!: *to be read as though you have the worst cold ever, Escargot, Crunch, the Shy Dinosaur
| Author | Mo Willems |
| ISBN | 1368019013 |
I knew Mo Willems wrote good books, but they can also be beautiful. I love this book so much. It is dear to me. I think any person who has heard a piece of music and loved it so much that it changed your life in that moment and your life was set on a creative path will understand this story. It is fantastic. I hope...
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
| Author | Grace Lin |
| ISBN | 0316404489 |
A gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin
Pat, pat, pat...
Little Star's soft feet tiptoed to the Big Mooncake.
Little Star loves the delicious Mooncake that she...
| 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...
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...
The Wall in the Middle of the Book
| Author | Jon Agee |
| ISBN | 0525555455 |
A foolish knight is certain that his side of the wall is the safe side in this meta picture book.
There's a wall in the middle of the book, and our hero—a young knight—is sure that the wall protects his side of the book from the dangers of the other side—like an angry tiger and giant rhino, and...
| Author | Ryan T. Higgins |
| ISBN | 1368003540 |
I like grumpy ol’ Bruce. He has 4 geese as children and 3 rowdy mice live with him. The 3 rowdy mice drive him crazy. They are, noisy and messy. Wow, that sounds just like children. It’s amazing how loud and messy kids can be. I mean, it’s unbelievable. It’s so bad for Bruce, that he decides to move...
| Author | Adam Gidwitz |
| ISBN | 0735231702 |
Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town; he'd much rather stay at home and read a book. But things take an unexpected turn when he finds out his weird new teacher, Professor Fauna, has planned a field trip for Elliot's very first day. Along with a new...
| Author | Audrey Vernick |
| ISBN | 1484723023 |
Little Louie is stuck in bed with a bad cold. His nose is clogged, his ears are crackling, and his brain feels full. All he wants is his mom to take care of him, but whenever he calls out for her, his stuffed-up nose summons slobbery dog Bob instead! As Louie tries and tries to make himself understood in this...
| Author | Dashka Slater |
| ISBN | 0374302812 |
Bonjour! I see you are staring at me!
I don't mind.
My name is Escargot, and I am such a beautiful French snail that everybody stares at me.
Right now, I am traveling to the salad at the end of this book. It is a beautiful salad, with croutons and a light vinaigrette.
You...
runch, the Shy Dinosaur delivers a simple story about a shy dinosaur named Crunch. What makes the story unique, and a favorite with Princess Sophia, is how the author encourages the child reading the story to communicate with Crunch. Crunch is shy and you need to whisper hello just right. When Crunch...
Harold & Hog Pretend For Real!
| Author | Dan Santat |
| ISBN | 1368027164 |
First sentence: Hey, Hog! Let's pretend to be Elephant and Piggie!
Premise/plot: Harold & Hog Pretend For Real! is one of the books in the series Elephant & Piggie Like Reading. The books in this series are introduced by...you guessed it...Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggie....
| Author | Victoria Turnbull |
| ISBN | 0544947339 |
Pandora lives alone, in a world of broken things. She makes herself a handsome home, but no one ever comes to visit. Then one day something falls from the sky
. . . a bird with a broken wing.
Little by little, Pandora helps the bird grow stronger. Little by little, the bird helps Pandora...
