The Prairie Thief

10 best books like The Prairie Thief (Melissa Wiley): The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, Pay Attention, Carter Jones, The Trumpet of the Swan, The Dragons of Blueland, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids, Dory Fantasmagory, Poppy, The Bears on Hemlock Mountain, Skylark, The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
AuthorKarina Yan Glaser
ISBN0544876393
The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home and convince...
Pay Attention, Carter Jones
AuthorGary D. Schmidt
Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler hat and all, on the doorstep—one who stays to help the Jones family, which is a little bit broken.

In addition to figuring out middle school, Carter has to adjust to the unwelcome presence of this new know-it-all...
The Trumpet of the Swan
AuthorE.B. White
ISBN0064408671
Swan Song

Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him.

Louis tries...
The Dragons of Blueland
AuthorRuth Stiles Gannett
ISBN0394890507
My Father's Dragon series is entirely delightful and fun! So be sure to read all three in the series. Both you and your kiddos will enjoy the engaging and whimsical adventures that Elmer and his friend dragon go on. Illustrations are quite lovely too, and we keep those younger ones attentive.

Ages:...
The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
AuthorSarah Mackenzie
ISBN0310350328
Connecting deeply with our kids can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven lives. Reading aloud offers us a chance to be fully present with our children. It also increases our kids’ academic success, inspires compassion, and fortifies them with the inner strength they need to face life’s...
Dory Fantasmagory
AuthorAbby Hanlon
ISBN0803740883
Move over, Junie B. Jones and Ivy & Bean! Here comes a lovably energetic little sister with a BIG personality—and an imagination to match!

As the youngest in her family, Dory really wants attention, and more than anything she wants her brother and sister to play with her. But she’s too...
Poppy
AuthorAvi
ISBN0689837186
At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl sat waiting. The owl's name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. With his piercing gaze, he surveyed the lands he called his own, watching for the creatures he considered his subjects....
AuthorAlice Dalgliesh
ISBN0689716044
Now while I certainly have very much enjoyed Alice Dalgliesh' 1953 Newbery Honour winning The Bears on Hemlock Mountain theme and content wise and do greatly appreciate the slice of pioneer American life presented and depicted, I am nevertheless and sadly left rather majorly cold and unsatisfied...
Skylark
AuthorPatricia MacLachlan
ISBN0064406229
My mother, Sarah,
doesn't love the prairie.
She tries, but she can't help
remembering what she knew first.
Sarah came to the prairie from Maine to marry Papa. But that summer, a drought turned the land dry and brown. Fires swept across the fields and coyotes came to the well in search...
The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life
AuthorJulie Bogart
ISBN0143133225
A joyful and accessible approach to homeschooling that harnesses children's natural curiosity and makes learning a part of everyday life, whether they're in elementary or high school

Parents who are deeply invested in their children's education can be hard on themselves and their kids....
The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
AuthorMeghan Cox Gurdon
ISBN0062562835
A Wall Street Journal writer’s conversation-changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful and more closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction.

A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another,...
AuthorLawrence Goldstone
ISBN0812970284
“Books are like puzzles,” write Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone. “The author’s ideas are hidden, and it is up to all of us to figure them out.” In this indispensable reading companion, the Goldstones–noted parent-child book club experts–encourage grownups and young readers alike to...
AuthorPam Barnhill
ISBN0999742108
Bring delight back to your homeschool.

Have you fallen into a routine of checking boxes? Do you wonder why you don't have time to focus on building your children's character and love of learning?

That can change.

Better Together teaches you how to design a part of your homeschool...
Introverted Mom: Your Guide to More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy
AuthorJamie C. Martin
ISBN0310354978
Motherhood is beautiful; motherhood is hard. All moms understand this paradoxical truth. Yet introverted mothers face unique challenges. When our quiet nature collides with our often loud role, frustration and guilt result. We wonder why motherhood feels at odds with our personality, and in our...
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