The Littles Go Exploring

6 best books like The Littles Go Exploring (John Lawrence Peterson): Twenty and Ten, The Boxcar Children, Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus, Invisible Stanley, Chocolate Fever

Twenty and Ten

Author	Claire Huchet Bishop
ISBN	0140310762

This must have been one of the earliest historical fiction children titles for World War II, since it came out in 1952. I probably read it in the 1960s. It meets one of my main problems with WWII lit for young kids: while it makes it clear that it was a case of life and death for the kids, it never actually says...

The Boxcar Children

Author	Gertrude Chandler Warner
ISBN	0807508527

I read this book as a child and oh, did I ever cherish it. I'm a detail-oriented person, and this book speaks to the super organized control freak in me. Warner weaves so many details into the lives of the Boxcar children that, as a young'un, I found myself mentally picturing their home in exquisite detail....

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Author	Donald J. Sobol
ISBN	0553157248

I could say that I loved the Encyclopedia Brown series as a kid, but that wouldn't be entirely accurate. I wanted to *be* Encyclopedia Brown. When you're the nerdy kid on your block, and you discover a character who is the smartest kid in school, kind of popular despite that fact, can not only stand up to...

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Author	Barbara Park
ISBN	0679826424

I have heard so much about how great these books are so we decided to check them out. I can't think of a single thing from this book that was a "good example" for the kids. None of the people say anything kind or helpful. Many things are described as "stupid, "hate," and "dumb." My kids don't talk that way .....

Invisible Stanley

Author	Jeff Brown
ISBN	0060097922

Disappearing actOne morning, after a terrible storm, Stanley Lambchop is nowhere to be found. His family can hear him, and there is a lump under his covers, but no one can find him! Just where is that boy?

Then they discover the truth -- Stanley is invisible! At first, Stanley is very busy. There's...

Chocolate Fever

Author	Robert Kimmel Smith
ISBN	0142405957

Henry Green is a boy who loves chocolate. He likes it bitter, sweet, dark, light, and daily; for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks; in cakes, candy bars, milk, and every other form you can possibly imagine. Henry probably loves chocolate more than any boy in the history of the world. One day-it starts...