The Planets in Our Solar System

10 best books like The Planets in Our Solar System (Franklyn Mansfield Branley): Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, The Wedding Guest, The Potluck Club, Sixty Acres and a Bride, A Ball for Daisy, Diego Rivera: His World and Ours, Alaska Bound: One Man's Dream…One Woman's Nightmare!, Diary of a Penguin-napper, Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd, Treasures of the North

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Author	Mo Willems
ISBN	1844280136

When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place—a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, children will love being able to answer back and decide his fate. In his hilarious picture...

The Wedding Guest

Author	Jonathan Kellerman
ISBN	1780899025

The electrifying new Alex Delaware thriller from global bestseller Jonathan Kellerman. First comes love...then comes murder.

In the middle of a 'Saints and Sinners' themed wedding, a bridesmaid finds a young woman's corpse collapsed in the bathroom. None of the wedding guests claim to...

The Potluck Club

Author	Linda Evans Shepherd
ISBN	0800759842

plot summary: what happens, when & where, central characters, major conflicts[return]meet the six women of the mt. summit, colorado potluck club. they meet to share food and prayer requests, and although their meetings may occasionally turn into gossip fests, by the end of this tale the reader...

Sixty Acres and a Bride

Author	Regina Jennings
ISBN	0764209906

She's Finally Found a Place to Call Home...
How Far Will She Go to Save It?With nothing to their names, young widow Rosa Garner and her mother-in-law return to Texas and the family ranch. Only now the county is demanding back taxes and the women have only three months to pay.Though facing eviction,...

A Ball for Daisy

Author

Chris Raschka

Winner of the 2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal

This New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Best Illustrated Book relates a story about love and loss as only Chris Rashcka can tell it. Any child who has ever had a beloved toy break will relate to Daisy's anguish when her favorite ball is destroyed...

Diego Rivera: His World and Ours

Author	Duncan Tonatiuh
ISBN	0810997312

This charming book introduces one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera, to young readers. It tells the story of Diego as a young, mischievous boy who demonstrated a clear passion for art and then went on to become one of the most famous painters in the world. 

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Alaska Bound: One Man's Dream…One Woman's Nightmare!

Author	Tammy Jones
ISBN	0615442374

This riveting tale will transport you to a remote setting outside of Ketchikan, Alaska, where you are invited to take a front row seat on a unique journey with Tom and Tammy Jones and their Border collie, Pup. Relive the accounts of this exciting expedition as one man's dream of an existence in complete...

Diary of a Penguin-napper

Author	Sally Harris
ISBN	0987416308

3 weeks ...
2 boys ...
1 little penguin ...

What could possibly go wrong?

When 11 (and a half) year old Marty is partnered up with Jessica on the overnight science trip, he thinks all of this dreams are about to come true. It's his big chance to impress the most beautiful girl in...

Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd

Author	Alan Bradley
ISBN	1409149501

In spite of being ejected from Miss Bodycote’s Female Academy in Canada, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is excited to be sailing home to England. But instead of a joyous homecoming, she is greeted on the docks with unfortunate news: Her father has fallen ill, and a hospital visit will have to wait while...

Treasures of the North

Author

Tracie Peterson

Could They Fulfill Their Dreams in this Untamed Land?

Driven by desperation, Grace Hawkins must forsake the affluent comfort of her upbringing to save herself from an arranged marriage. Disillusioned by her father's insistence, she forges a daring plan to escape the sinister hand of her...