The Glorious Impossible [Illustrated with Frescoes from the Scrovegni Chapel by Giotto]

6 best books like The Glorious Impossible [Illustrated with Frescoes from the Scrovegni Chapel by Giotto] (Madeleine L'Engle): The Legend of the Bluebonnet, The Trees of the Dancing Goats, Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel, George Washington's Teeth, Apple Tree Christmas, A Christmas Tree for Pyn

The Legend of the Bluebonnet

Author	Tomie dePaola
ISBN	0698113594

Another one we had to read for school but we really liked this one. We've read several by Tomie dePaola in the past and love his books. This was no exception. An educational story about giving up something important to you for those that you love, it shows that even children have the power to be brave. My 5...

The Trees of the Dancing Goats

Author	Patricia Polacco
ISBN	0689838573

Trisha loves the eight days of Hanukkah, when her mother stays home from work, her Babushka makes delicious potato latkes, and her Grampa carves wonderful animals out of wood as gifts for Trisha and her brother. In the middle of her family's preparation for the festival of lights, Trisha visits her closest...

Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel

Author	Shirley Climo
ISBN	0060290331

This beautiful picture book about the warmth and wonder of Christmas and the origin of tinsel on trees will leave children enchanted with the magical possibilities of the season.

Everybody loves Christmas at Tante's. The old lady decorates a wonderful tree and makes certain to have something...

George Washington's Teeth

Author	Deborah Chandra
ISBN	0374325340

A tongue-in-cheek dental history of our first President

"Poor George had two teeth in his mouth
The day the votes came in.
The people had a President,
But one afraid to grin."

From battling toothaches while fighting the British, to having rotten teeth removed by his dentists,...

Apple Tree Christmas

Author	Trinka Hakes Noble
ISBN	1585362700

A frontier family loves their sweet apple tree. They live in the barn with their animals. That’s living close to nature. There is a huge blizzard before Christmas that takes down their wonderful apple tree and the girls are very sad. They spend much time playing in the tree. The girls end up having a good...

A Christmas Tree for Pyn

Author	Olivier Dunrea
ISBN	0399245065

Christmas is coming. In the craggy rocks on the snowy mountainside, tiny Pyn has her heart set on decorating her very first Christmas tree. But, "No Christmas tree," Papa says. Still, Pyn won't take no for an answer. She knows that a Christmas tree is just the thing their cottage needs to make the season...