The Rainbabies
10 best books like The Rainbabies (Laura Krauss Melmed): Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Bear, The Widow's Broom, Heckedy Peg, Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave, Little Fur Family, The Kitchen Knight: A Tale of King Arthur, Little Blue Truck's Halloween, Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
| Author | Trina Schart Hyman |
| ISBN | 0823404706 |
This has beautiful artwork with panes on the page with story similar to Jan Brett. There is also a main paige of just artwork. It is beautiful work. I did think this was good, but she basically tells the same story we all know. There is nothing new here, no spin, or any kind of fresh take really.
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| Author | Paul O. Zelinsky |
| ISBN | 0140558640 |
Richly hued oil paintings complement a story simply and gracefully told."Children...love the story for its mystery, and its familiarity. Adults will find that, like most classic fairy tales, this one rewards periodic rethinking." --New York Times Book Review"Zelinsky's smooth retelling and...
| Author | Else Holmelund Minarik |
| ISBN | 0590319671 |
Enter the world of Little Bear. Children will be entranced by Little Bear's trip to the moon, his birthday party, and his wishes and adventures.This is the first of the five classic books about Little Bear, introducing the funny and strikingly childlike bear cub and his friends. The combination of Else...
| Author | Chris Van Allsburg |
| ISBN | 0395640512 |
This isn’t necessarily a Halloween book. It’s set in the fall and there is a witch in it, but it’s really an anytime book. I’m going to go ahead and put it in the holiday reviews I do, but I read this earlier in the year and it was fun.
The artwork is Stunning and unbelievable. This is a beautiful...
| Author | Audrey Wood |
| ISBN | 0152336796 |
Revised Review:
“Heckedy Peg” is another early book of Audrey Wood and Don Wood and is the winner of the Irma Simonton Black Award. With Audrey Wood’s masterful storytelling and Don Wood’s exotic illustrations, “Heckedy Peg” is sure to be an instant classic.
Audrey...
| Author | Marianna Mayer |
| ISBN | 0688085008 |
Sweet, lovely Vasilisa lives with her jealous stepmother and stepsisters on the edge of a dark forest inhabited by the evil witch Baba Yaga. One night the stepmother sends Vasilisa to visit Baba Yaga, an errand from which the gentle girl has little chance of returning alive. "An engaging text and accomplished...
| Author | Margaret Wise Brown |
| ISBN | 0060518987 |
There was a little fur family
warm as toast
smaller than most
in little fur coats
and they lived in a warm wooden tree.
The Little Fur Family tells the story of a little fur child's day in the woods. The day ends when his big fur parents tuck him in bed "all soft and warm," and sing...
Well, I have modern sensibilities and could never get into Arthurian lore. But I loved Saint George and the Dragon by this team, and so I had to try this. Very glad I did. Not dumbed-down for kids, not updated for feminists, it is what it is. And it does set up the scene, tone, atmosphere, values... well enough...
Little Blue Truck's Halloween
| Author | Alice Schertle |
| ISBN | 0544772539 |
Beep! Beep! It’s Halloween! Little Blue Truck is picking up his animal friends for a costume party. Lift the flaps in this large, sturdy board book to find out who’s dressed up in each costume! Will Blue wear a costume too? With the delightful rhymes and signature illustration style...
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...
Mercy Watson Fights Crime
| Author | Kate DiCamillo |
| ISBN | 0763625906 |
The beguiling porcine wonder turns bucking bronco to snare a robber in this hilarious new addition to the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series.
Leroy Ninker is a small man with a big dream: he wants to be a cowboy, but for now he's just a thief. In fact, Leroy is robbing the Watsons' kitchen right this...
