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10 best books like The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling (Timothy Basil Ering): Grandma's Tiny House: A Counting Story!, Find a Cow Now!, In a Small Kingdom, Following Papa's Song, Some Pets, Mr. Wayne's Masterpiece, Princess Cora and the Crocodile, My Pillow Keeps Moving, My New Mom & Me, Go Sleep in Your Own Bed!

Grandma's Tiny House: A Counting Story!
AuthorJanay Brown-Wood
ISBN1580897126
This sweet, rhyming counting book introduces young readers to numbers one through fifteen as Grandma's family and friends fill her tiny house on Brown Street. Neighbors, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and grandkids crowd into the house and pile it high with treats for a family feast.

But...
Find a Cow Now!
AuthorJanet Stevens
ISBN0823422186
Ruff! Ruff! Yip! Yip! Dog is rounding up whatever he can find in his urban apartment, even chairs. He is also driving his bird companion crazy with the commotion. Bird sends him to the countryside to find something more appropriate to herd, such as a cow. but since Dog has never seen a cow, he finds all the...
In a Small Kingdom
AuthorTomie dePaola
ISBN0823435512
I know I read a lot of Tomie dePaola books when I was a small child, but I don't really remember any of them. When I saw this relatively recent title at the library, I thought I'd give it a try.

The story is simple (maybe a little too simple) and the themes are... well, nice, but I felt like something...
Following Papa's Song
AuthorGianna Marino
ISBN0670013153
“Papa?”asked Little Blue.“Are we going very far?”

“Yes, Little Blue. We will travel farther

than we have ever gone before.”



As two whales swim together through the big ocean, Little Blue has many questions for Papa, especially ones about the long...
Some Pets
AuthorAngela DiTerlizzi
ISBN1481444026
The duo that brought you the “bright” and “breezy” (Booklist) Some Bugs is back with a vibrant companion book that’s packed with your favorite pets.

Some pets sit.
Some pets stay.
Some pets fetch,
And some pets play.

Come one, come all, to the pet show! With...
Mr. Wayne's Masterpiece
AuthorPatricia Polacco
ISBN0399160957
In this inspiring true story, beloved artist Patricia Polacco conquers her fear of public speaking, allowing her to discover her remarkable voice. A wonderful companion to Thank You, Mr. Falker and The Art of Miss Chew, it celebrates the lifelong impact of a great teacher.
 
Speaking in front...
Princess Cora and the Crocodile
AuthorLaura Amy Schlitz
ISBN0763648221
A Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Medalist join forces to give an overscheduled princess a day off and a wicked crocodile a day "on."
Princess Cora is sick of boring lessons. She's sick of running in circles around the dungeon gym. She's sick, sick, sick of taking three baths a day. And her parents...
My Pillow Keeps Moving
AuthorLaura Gehl
ISBN0425288242
A lonely man tries to buy a pillow . . . and ends up with a new best friend in this silly and sweet doggy tale, perfect for fans of Officer Buckle and Gloria .

Dogs make good pillows, don't they?

A clever pup ends up in a cozy home, and she'll do anything to stay there. She impersonates...
My New Mom & Me
AuthorRenata Galindo
ISBN0553521365
Here is a heartwarming and completely accessible story about adoption, diversity, and acceptance. Told from the point of view of a puppy who is adopted by a cat, this gentle and reassuring tale is perfect for very young readers and listeners.

When the puppy comes to live with his new mom, he is...
Go Sleep in Your Own Bed!
AuthorCandace Fleming
ISBN0375866485
3.5 out of 5
A simple story with excellent pageturners, fun, rhythmic language, a sweet and very satisfying ending, and expressive Quentin Blake-like illustrations:


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Hooray for Birds!
AuthorLucy Cousins
ISBN0763692654
In an exuberant display of color, Lucy Cousins invites little ones to imagine themselves as brilliant birds.
Birds of all feathers flock together in a fun, rhyme-filled offering by the creator of Maisy. From the rooster s "cock-a-doodle-doo" at dawn to the owl s nighttime "tuwit, tuwoo," the cheeps...
The Friend Ship
AuthorKat Yeh
ISBN1484707265
Little Hedgehog is very lonely. But then she overhears passersby talking about something that gives her hope-something called a Friend Ship!

Hedgehog imagines a ship filled with friends of all kinds, and soon she's ready to hit the open seas in a boat of her own to track it down. Along the way,...
There's a Bear on My Chair
AuthorRoss Collins
ISBN0857633937
A rhyming bear book, which some rhymes I have seen in other bear books. But the illustrations were cute. And the emotions of the mouse will be fun to read aloud. The best part is the end! Almost an entire star for that ending. Must read in storytime--could work in toddler and preschool.

11/1/16-11/3/16...
Construction
AuthorSally Sutton
ISBN1922077305
Join in the exciting adventure of building a new library, with Construction by Sally Sutton.

From digging the ground, to painting the walls, you are with the team for every step of the big build.

Each page is about a different aspect of the build, and is written in a rhyme, with added sounds...
Buddy and Earl
AuthorMaureen Fergus
ISBN1554987121
Buddy does not know what is in the box that Meredith carries into the living room. But when the small, prickly creature says he is a pirate — and that Buddy is a pirate too — the two mismatched friends are off on a grand adventure.

In this first book in the Buddy and Earl series, a dog who likes to...
Littles: And How They Grow
AuthorKelly DiPucchio
ISBN0399555269
In the beloved tradition of Robert Munsch s Love You Forever and Emily Winfield Martin s The Wonderful Things You Will Be comes a beautiful rhyming ode to babies from a New York Times bestselling author/illustrator duo perfect for baby showers, newborn gifts, first birthdays, christenings, and anytime...
Hattie & Hudson
AuthorChris Van Dusen
ISBN0763665452
A little girl and her colossal friend teach a monster-size lesson about prejudging others in a charming new offering from Chris Van Dusen.

Hattie McFadden is a born explorer. Every morning she grabs her life jacket and paddles out in her canoe to discover something new on the lake, singing a...
The Quest for Z: The True Story of Explorer Percy Fawcett and a Lost City in the Amazon
AuthorGreg Pizzoli
ISBN0670016535
British explorer Percy Fawcett believed that hidden deep within the Amazon rainforest was an ancient city, lost for the ages. Most people didn't even believe this city existed. But if Fawcett could find it, he would be rich and famous forever. This is the true story of one man's thrilling, dangerous...
The Night World
AuthorMordicai Gerstein
ISBN0316188220
The Author's Note from the back:

'One night when I was four,
I awoke in the dark. I called to my father:
"Daddy, I have to pee!" He carried me to the bathroom,
but on the way back to bed, we went through the kitchen.
Out the window, where the familiar backyard should have been, I saw...
Lizard from the Park
AuthorMark Pett
ISBN1442483210
While this may not have been Mark Pett's thinking, Lizard in the Park was sort of a love letter to New York City for me. Leonard finds an friend, first in the form of an egg, which then becomes a lizard of quite a significant size. Leonard and his friend, Buster, explore New York City, in just the way I love to...
I Just Want to Say Good Night
AuthorRachel Isadora
ISBN0399173846
Caldecott Honor-winner Rachel Isadora's stunning oil paintings illustrate this delightful bedtime tale, set on the African plains.

The sun has set and the moon is rising, and that means it's bedtime. But not if Lala has a say--because she's not ready to go to sleep! First she needs to say good...
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree
AuthorDaniel Bernstrom
“A hungry snake. A beautiful brown boy. What more can a young reader ask for?”—National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson

A sneaky snake has no idea that the captives in his belly are planning their escape! In the spirit of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback,...
Gary
AuthorLeila Rudge
ISBN0763689548
Gary, a grounded racing pigeon, dreams of exploring the world—until the day he falls into an adventure of his very own.

Most of the time, Gary is just like the other racing pigeons, eating and sleeping and dreaming of adventure. There’s just one thing that separates him from the ordinary...
Tony
AuthorEd Galing
ISBN1626723087
A nostalgic poem introduces young readers to the long bygone era of horse drawn wagon dairy delivery, focusing on the narrator’s admiration for the horse that pulled the cart. The picture book format physically extends this gentle poem by spreading it out, with only a line or several lines per page,...
Poor Little Guy
AuthorElanna Allen
ISBN0525428259
With the cheeky twist of Jon Klassen’s This Is Not My Hat and the graphic appeal of Mo Willems, Poor Little Guy will leave kids giggling…and begging for rereads!

What do you do when you're so tiny that the bigger ocean creatures think you might even taste adorable?

An itsy-bitsy,...
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