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10 best books like The Nine Lives of Aristotle (Dick King-Smith): You And Me, Little Bear, The Cats of Seroster, The Church Mouse, The Mousehole Cat, Carbonel and Calidor: Being the Further Adventures of a Royal Cat, The Hotel Cat, The Storm, Little Bo, Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin, Music Was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein

You And Me, Little Bear
AuthorMartin Waddell
ISBN0744544599
A beautifully told story about the close relationship between a father bear and his son.
You could read this book with two views in mind; friendship, sharing and playing or the strong bond children have with a loved one. The story can also be read with the theme of father and son in mind.
I read this...
The Cats of Seroster
AuthorRobert Westall
ISBN0330292390
This is one of those few childhood favourites that I don't seem to share with many people - but what's not to like about a historical fantasy with telepathic cats set in southern France?

Englishman Cam of Cambridge is on the move again after his clever thinking gets him accused of witchcraft....
The Church Mouse
AuthorGraham Oakley
ISBN0333493370
Buying this book is a mix of whimsy and preparedness. I say that I have two other of the authors books that I adored as a child so it was inevitable that I tried his most famous books. Some may say I'm getting clucky and feathering the future eka-Brendon's nest. They may have a point...

I adored both...
The Mousehole Cat
AuthorAntonia Barber
ISBN1844289109
*LOVE*

"At the far end of England, a land of rocks and moorland stretches itself out into a blue-green sea. ... One of these harbours is so small and the entrance between its great stone breakwaters is so narrow that fishermen called it 'the Mousehole'. The people who lived in the cottages around...
Carbonel and Calidor: Being the Further Adventures of a Royal Cat
AuthorBarbara Sleigh
ISBN0140311874
The third and final book in the Carbonel trilogy

“There are many kinds of magic...and once magic is in your blood it attracts more magic,” says the royal cat Carbonel at the start of Carbonel and Calidor. Sure enough, Carbonel’s human friends Rosemary and John soon encounter magic in...
The Hotel Cat
AuthorEsther Averill
ISBN1590171594
One wintry day a lonely stray cat wandered into the Royal Hotel. He chased mice so well that he was given the job of Hotel Cat. Tired of always spending time in the cellar Tom ventured upstairs and met the gentle Mrs. Wilkins, a longtime hotel resident who had the ability to communicate with cats. She encouraged...
The Storm
AuthorCynthia Rylant
Life with only the sea can be lonely. Just ask Pandora and Seabold. They've lived most of their lives with the sea -- Pandora in a lighthouse and Seabold on a boat -- and they're each quite used to being alone. Or they were.
But one day, the sea did something extraordinary: It brought Pandora and Seabold...
Little Bo
AuthorJulie Andrews Edwards
I really loved this little chapter book. Little Bo was a sweet, wonderfully descriptive tale about Little Bo, the smallest kitten in a litter, who has many adventures. The story begins on a stormy night, when the litter of kittens are born to a pure-bred Persian cat. The owner of this cat, Mrs. Edge, doesn't...
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin
AuthorMarguerite Henry
ISBN0970561806
Apparently, Quakers don't believe in art...I never knew this. Its considered evil I guess. So ironically, "Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin" is about a Quaker boy who loves art.

Ben does his utmost to study art, even behind his family's back. He cuts pieces of Grimalkin's fur to make paint...
Music Was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein
AuthorSusan Goldman Rubin
ISBN1580893449
This biography of American composer, pianist, and conductor Leonard Bernstein takes readers from his childhood in Boston to his spectacular professional conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1943. Illustrated with archival photographs, mostly from the Leonard Bernstein Collection...
Pearl Verses the World
AuthorSally Murphy
ISBN0763648213
At school, Pearl is a group of one, and at home her beloved granny is fading. A poignant gem of a tale about independence, grief, and finding your place.

Pearl likes to write poems, but despite the insistence of her teacher, Ms. Bruff, Pearl's poems don't rhyme, and neither does she. She wishes...
Sees Behind Trees
AuthorMichael Dorris
ISBN0078681357
Visually impaired Walnut cannot earn his adult name the same way other boys do, by hitting a target with a bow and arrow. With his highly developed other senses, however, he earns a new name: Sees Behind Trees. "Dorris takes on some meaty existential issues here; he does so with grace, bighearted empathy,...
Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers
AuthorChris Grabenstein
ISBN0062026208
The version I am actually reviewing is the Audible Originals one. It is not listed in the editions available. I chose the version I hope matches.

I chose this title as part of the Audible Original program. I debated getting it as I’m not a child. Okay, some who know me might argue that so, I’m...
Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles
AuthorRupert Kingfisher
ISBN1599903067
Madame Pamplemousse is the story of Madeleine, forced to work in her unpleasant uncle's horrible restaurant, The Squealing Pig. By chance she comes across the most marvellous shop, run by Madame Pamplemousse, which is quiet, discreet, yet full of delicious and otherworldly 'edibles' - Pterodactyl...
Glow: Animals with Their Own Night-Lights
AuthorW.H. Beck
Why be afraid of the dark when there is so much to see? Whether it’s used to hunt, hide, find a friend, or escape an enemy, bioluminescence—the ability to glow—is a unique adaptation in nature. In this fun and fascinating nonfiction picture book, join world-renowned photographers and biologists...
Dolphin Baby!
AuthorNicola Davies
ISBN0763655481
Swim with a baby dolphin as he learns to survive - and play - in an engaging story splashed with facts and buoyed by bright illustrations.

Pop! Tail first, head last, Dolphin is born into the blue. He's brand new, but helped by his mother, he swims up, up, up to take his first breath. Readers are invited...
There's a Frog in My Throat!: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me
AuthorLoreen Leedy
ISBN0823418197
Have you heard the buzz?

Kids book experts Pat Street and Loreen Leedy worked like dogs (that is, they worked very hard) to pull a rabbit out of a hat (do something amazing) and create this hilarious, comprehensive introduction to similes, metaphors, and idioms.

Pairing hilariously...
The Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth
AuthorEoin Colfer
ISBN0141318902
Will's brother Marty is always playing practical jokes. But when he tells the bloodcurdling story of the cutthroat pirate Captain Crow, Will is terrified. Is it another one of Marty's tricks, or could Captain Crow's ghost really be out to get him?

Spooky, funny fiction – brilliant for boys...
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AuthorSven Nordqvist
Viiru ja Pesonen -kirjat alkavat olla meidän taloudessa jo klassikkokirjojen asemassa, ainakin mitä tulee lasten kirjallisuuteen. Sven Nordqvistin satuhahmot seikkailevat meillä oman kirjahyllyn sisällössä, lelulaatikossa, puheissa, digiboksin tallenteilla, elokuvahyllyssä,...
Thunder-Boomer!
AuthorShutta Crum
ISBN0618618651
A summer storm brings relief from the heat—and a surprise—to a farm family.
It's a hot day on the farm, and a little girl, her brother, and their mother are trying to cool off by the pond. Suddenly, dark clouds roll in. A thunder-boomer is on the way! The storm brings pounding rain and hail—and...
On The Road
AuthorLucy Nolan
ISBN0761452346
I love Down Girl and Sit. They are two dogs that live in neighboring houses and this is a collection of stories about them, as narrated by Down Girl. Down Girl lives with her master, Rruff, and loves it when they go out for a drive. In the first story, Down Girl and Sit and their masters go to the beach and get...
Just a Dog
AuthorMichael Gerard Bauer
Sometimes a dog isn't just a dog--sometimes he's the glue the holds a whole family together.

Mr. Mosely is a special dog. Not just because he's so big (he's part Great Dane.) Not just because he's all white (with one black spot under his eye and a heart shaped splotch on his chest.) Not just because...
Splat the Cat: A Whale of a Tale
AuthorAmy Hsu Lin
ISBN0062090240
Splat the Cat is off for a day at the beach in this I Can Read book from New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton. 
 
Splat is excited because his grandfather told Splat that you can hear the sea if you put a seashell up to your ear. Splat is determined to discover a shell like that...
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