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10 best books like The Sea Of Tranquility (Mark Haddon): Night Of The Moonjellies, Wombat Divine, The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas, The Adventures of Abdi, Mrs. Armitage: Queen of the Road, One Giant Leap, Museum ABC, There's a House Inside My Mummy, "Let's Get a Pup!" Said Kate, Pete the Sheep-Sheep

Night Of The Moonjellies
AuthorMark Shasha
ISBN1930900163
On his way to help grandmother and relatives at a seaside hot dog stand, seven-year-old Mark stops on the beach to pick up a small jellylike substance that he places in a bag of seawater. A moonlight ride with Gram on a fishing boat takes them out on the ocean where thousands of moonjellies shimmer, and the...
Wombat Divine
AuthorMem Fox
ISBN0152020969
I picked this up because I think Mem Fox has a good hit/miss ratio... The cover I have isn't immediately christmassy, and I thought Wombat Divine was referring to an especially good wombat - so I was initially suprised that this was a Christmas book.

This book has everything you could ask for -...
The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas
AuthorTony Wilson
ISBN1407111450
After tiring of the needs of overly demanding princesses, Prince Henrik devises a test to find a girl who s not so sensitive, using a very thin mattress and an entire packet of frozen peas. His dream girl shows up unexpectedly in the form of his old friend Pippa, who is all too happy to pitch a tent or play a...
The Adventures of Abdi
AuthorMadonna
ISBN0670058890
"The power of certainty is without limits."

Abdi is a little boy who has been given a very big task. He is to deliver the most precious necklace in the world -- made by Eli, his teacher and a master jeweler -- to the queen. Along the way he is robbed in the desert, thrown in a dungeon, and has a surprising...
Mrs. Armitage: Queen of the Road
AuthorQuentin Blake
ISBN0224070185
I'm very familiar with Quentin Blake's illustrations of Roald Dahl, but I'm embarrased to say I wasn't aware of his other works.

A quick check of his website reveals that he has been involved in more than 300 books - only 27 of which were written by Roald Dahl and a full 35 which were written and illustrated...
One Giant Leap
AuthorRobert Burleigh
ISBN0399238832
The words are instantly recognizable: ?That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.? Spoken by Neil Armstrong moments after he became the fi rst human being to set foot on the moon, they have come to represent all that is possible when man's determination to achieve the seemingly impossible...
Museum ABC
AuthorMetropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN0316071706
Museum ABC introduces more than one hundred works art--using the alphabet!

This unique alphabet book features four works of art from different cultures and periods for each letter of the alphabet. Simple words matched with intriguing illustrations provide an opportunity for endless exploration....
There's a House Inside My Mummy
AuthorGiles Andreae
ISBN1841210684
This book helps explain pregnancy to children. It is about a little boy, whose mother is pregnant. The little boy believes that there is a house inside his mother where his brother or sister lives. It explains that the baby is in sort of a giant bathtub inside his mother’s tummy and that the baby needs...
"Let's Get a Pup!" Said Kate
AuthorBob Graham
ISBN0763614521
The Barnes & Noble Review
A little girl's dream comes true -- twice -- in this outstanding picture book from gifted author/illustrator Bob Graham. After her cat, Tiger, dies, Kate needs another companion to love, someone to keep her feet warm at night. "Let's get a pup!" she proclaims as she...
Pete the Sheep-Sheep
AuthorJackie French
Australian sheep shearers always have sheep dogs--smart, well-trained dogs with names like Brute, Tiny, and Fang, who bark commands--"Woof! Arf arff arff! Grrrr!"--to round up the sheep for shearing.

But sheep shearer Shaun doesn't have a sheep dog. Instead, he has a sheep-sheep named...
Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness
AuthorLynley Dodd
ISBN0140545506
Hairy Maclary is a scruffy dog from Donaldson's Dairy. He desperately wants to check out the Riverside Cat Club Annual Show. Using his stealth skills, he manages to sneak into the dazzling world of cats.

Little did Hairy know that his visit would create kitty chaos. Humans scramble to catch...
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley
AuthorAaron Blabey
ISBN1590785967
A delightfully uplifting tale about self-belief, courage, and—above all—the power of friendship. Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley are the best of friends. But they are different in almost every way: Pearl loves solving mysteries and moves rather fast in the world, and Charlie likes taking leisurely...
Eyes, Nose, Fingers, and Toes
AuthorJudy Hindley
ISBN0763604402
Peekaboo! From a blink and a wink of their eyes, to a wiggle of their shoulders, to a stomp of their feet, a group of lovable toddlers joyfully explores the many ways to use their bodies. Readers are invited to join in the fun of learning all the moves our bodies are able to make--and how, for instance, lips...
Memorial
AuthorGary Crew
ISBN1894965086
A Moreton Bay Fig tree, planted as a memorial to Australian soldiers killed in World War I, is slated to be cut down by the local council. A young boy tells the moving story of the tree, as related by his great grandfather, grandfather, and father, each of whom has participated in wars over the years. Interweaving...
Thomas the Tank Engine Story Collection
AuthorWilbert Awdry
ISBN0375834095
Since the first Thomas stories written by a father for his son over 60 years ago, Thomas the Tank Engine continues to delight children everywhere. This collection contains 14 of the best-loved titles of the Reverend W Awdry’s classic Railway Series and includes the most famous adventures of Thomas...
Children Just Like Me
AuthorBarnabas Kindersley
ISBN0789402017
Tadesse from Ethiopia, Suchart from Thailand, Celina from Brazil. . . each of these children has hopes and fears, dreams and beliefs. Their cultures are different, yet in many ways their daily lives are very similar, as are their hopes for the future and their ways of looking at the world.

Over...
Whose Nose and Toes?
AuthorJohn Butler
ISBN0670059048
Whose nose and Toes by Whose John Butler
ISBN0-670-05904-8
Whose nose and Toes by John Butler is a guessing picture book written for N-Nursery ages 2-5. In this book, they show a picture of an animal's nose and toes and the reader is to guess what animal they belong too. By turning the page they...
My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch
AuthorGraeme Base
ISBN0810915472
Author/Illustrator: Graeme Base
First Published: 1983

Graeme Base is one of those seriously lucky (and talented!) authors - the first publisher he sent his first book to accepted it. "My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch" has subsequently been produced as a play. He has gone on to make a huge...
Imagine
AuthorAlison Lester
ISBN0395669537
This isn't so much a story as a series of imaginative scenarios: children playing, creating worlds in their collective imaginations, turning bunk beds into tents and fishbowls into the ocean. The corresponding text consists of a beautifully-worded, poetic ode to the scene they've created through...
Zoom, Rocket, Zoom!
AuthorMargaret Mayo
ISBN0802727905
When night has come and the moon shines bright,

Reflecting back our sun's great light—

Explore the stars and search the sky,

And watch for satellites gliding by!

Ride a rocket to the stars as astronauts go zooming, booming, flying, and guiding their way through...
That's Not My Teddy
AuthorFiona Watt
ISBN0746037821
We are treated to an identity parade of teddy bears, each displaying a distinctive characteristic that helps us confirm that this particular teddy isn't ours. The best teddy is reserved for the final page, where it is revealed that the teddy with the most luxurious fur is the one we have been looking for....
The Little Fire Engine
AuthorLois Lenski
ISBN0375810706
Mr. Small does it all!

In this adventure, Fireman Small rushes to battle a fire in town. When the alarm bell rings, Fireman Small suits up and roars down the road in his shiny red fire engine. When he helps extinguish the fire and rescues a young girl, Fireman Small becomes a hero in Tinytown.

Now...
The Frozen Water Trade: A True Story
AuthorGavin Weightman
ISBN0786886404
Now in paperback, the fascinating story of America's vast natural ice trade which revolutionized the 19th century

On February 13, 1806, the brig Favorite left Boston harbor bound for the Caribbean island of Martinique with a cargo that few imagined would survive the month-long voyage. Packed...
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