The Magical Garden of Claude Monet
10 best books like The Magical Garden of Claude Monet (Laurence Anholt): Lawrence in the Fall, Stone Soup, Room on the Broom, Fletcher and the Falling Leaves, A Child's Calendar, Monet, Katie Meets The Impressionists, Rabbityness, Sophie's Squash, Adèle and Simon
| Author | Matthew Farina |
| ISBN | 1484780582 |
When Lawrence Fox's teacher announces that students will be presenting their collections at show-and-tell, Lawrence realizes he doesn't have anything to share.
Luckily, Papa knows just what to do to help! Together, they venture into the woods. Lawrence is scared at first, but as he grows...
| Author | Marcia Brown |
| ISBN | 0689878362 |
As someone who generally likes and actually much prefers lushly coloured and hued illustrations, I was not expecting to enjoy Marcia Brown's version of the European folktale of Stone Soup as much as I have. The illustrations really are wonderful (attention to detail, captured movement, realistic...
| Author | Julia Donaldson |
| ISBN | 0142501123 |
The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her bow, and then her wand! Luckily, three helpful animals find the missing items, and all they want in return is a ride on the broom. But is there room on the broom for so many...
| Author | Julia Rawlinson |
| ISBN | 0061134015 |
It's autumn, and Fletcher's favorite tree is slowly changing colors and losing its leaves.
Fletcher is very worried.
He tells the tree he'll help. But when the very last leaf falls to the ground, Fletcher feels as though he's let down his friend . . .
. . . until the first day of...
| Author | John Updike |
| ISBN | 0823417662 |
One of the first major award-winning titles to feature an interracial family, A Child's Calendar combines the star power of John Updike and Trina Schart Hyman.
Celebrate the little moments that make each month special in this Caldecott Honor book, featuring twelve poems about a family and...
| Author | Mike Venezia |
| ISBN | 0516422766 |
Author/Illustrator Mike Venezia has been getting to know the world's greatest artists for as long as he can remember. A graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Mike believes the best way to introduce children to art and artists is through fun. If children can look at art in a fun way, and...
| Author | James Mayhew |
| ISBN | 0439935083 |
Katie's trip to the museum to see Impressionist art leads to a magical journey through the actual paintings. In paperback for the first time.
"This British import pays joyful homage to the world of the Impressionists. When Katie and her grandmother visit an art museum to celebrate the elder's...
| Author | Jo Empson |
| ISBN | 1846434823 |
Rabbit enjoys doing rabbity things, but he also loves un-rabbity things! When Rabbit suddenly disappears, no one knows where he has gone. His friends are desolate. But, as it turns out, Rabbit has left behind some very special gifts for them, to help them discover their own unrabbity talents!
This...
| Author | Pat Zietlow Miller |
| ISBN | 0307978966 |
This is a beautiful children’s book about a little girl, Sophie, who chooses a squash from a farmer’s market. This squash is the perfect size to hold, to bounce on her knee, to put a face on with marker, to fall in love with. The squash begins to become freckled and less bouncy, and in an effort to heal...
| Author | Barbara McClintock |
| ISBN | 0374380449 |
When Simon's older sister, Ad�le, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Ad�le makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way home, distractions cause...
In the Middle of Fall is the type of book Kevin Henkes and his wife, the fine artist Laura Dronzek, work together on best: a simple, spare story celebrating nature's glories through understated words and paintings. Autumn is perhaps the most sensuous of the four seasons. Brightly hued leaves clinging...
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
| Author | Kate DiCamillo |
| ISBN | 0763630144 |
When the Watsons decide to zip their porcine wonder into a formfitting princess dress for Halloween — complete with tiara — they are certain that Mercy will be beautiful beyond compare. Mercy is equally certain she likes the sound of trick-or-TREATING and can picture those piles of buttered toast...
