The Wonderful Book
10 best books like The Wonderful Book (Leonid Gore): Julia's House for Lost Creatures, Sparky!, The Book Hog, Otto the Book Bear, Dog's Colorful Day: A Messy Story About Colors and Counting, The Carrot Seed, The Wall in the Middle of the Book, The Rough Patch, I Am Not a Chair!, Three Hens and a Peacock
Julia's House for Lost Creatures
| Author | Ben Hatke |
| ISBN | 1596438665 |
When Julia and her walking house come to town, she likes everything about her new neighborhood except how quiet it is! So Julia puts a sign up: "Julia's House for Lost Creatures." Soon she's hosting goblins, mermaids, fairies, and even a dragon. Quiet isn't a problem anymore for Julia...but getting...
| Author | Jenny Offill |
| ISBN | 0375870237 |
The ingenious author of 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore and a brilliant illustrator and production designer of the Coraline movie have created a hilarious, touching picture book perfect for young animal lovers. Like the Caldecott Medal-winning Officer Buckle and Gloria, Sparky stars a pet...
| Author | Greg Pizzoli |
| ISBN | 1368036899 |
The Book Hog loves books-the way they look, the way they feel, the way they smell-and he'll grab whatever he can find. There's only one problem: he can't read! But when a kind librarian invites him to join for storytime, this literature-loving pig discovers the treasure that books really are.
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| Author | Katie Cleminson |
| ISBN | 1423145623 |
Otto lives in a book and is happiest when his story is being read. Otto is no ordinary storybook character: when no one is looking, he comes to life! Otto loves to walk off of his book's pages, but when his book is taken away while Otto is off exploring, the book bear sets off on a grand adventure to find a new...
Dog's Colorful Day: A Messy Story About Colors and Counting
| Author | Emma Dodd |
| ISBN | 0525465286 |
At last, here is a concept book with a sense of humor and a satisfying story.Poor Dog. Somehow he always manages to be underfoot when someone makes a mess. Red jam, blue paint, pink ice cream, orange juice -- the history of his day is splattered on his bright, white coat. And by evening, there are ten colorful...
| Author | Ruth Krauss |
| ISBN | 0694004928 |
From beloved children's book creators Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson comes the perennial favorite The Carrot Seed, now in a board book that's perfect for little hands.
When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won't grow. But when you are very young, there are some things...
The Wall in the Middle of the Book
| Author | Jon Agee |
| ISBN | 0525555455 |
A foolish knight is certain that his side of the wall is the safe side in this meta picture book.
There's a wall in the middle of the book, and our hero—a young knight—is sure that the wall protects his side of the book from the dangers of the other side—like an angry tiger and giant rhino, and...
| Author | Brian Lies |
| ISBN | 0062671278 |
Evan and his dog do everything together, from eating ice cream to caring for their award-winning garden, which grows big and beautiful. One day the unthinkable happens: Evan’s dog dies. Heartbroken, Evan destroys the garden and everything in it. The ground becomes overgrown with prickles and thorns,...
| Author | Ross Burach |
| ISBN | 0062360167 |
Grab the best seat in the house with this funny, touching picture book about a giraffe who keeps being mistaken for a chair!
From the acclaimed author-illustrator of There’s a Giraffe in My Soup, Ross Burach, comes a curious tale about finding one’s courage and standing up for oneself....
| Author | Lester L. Laminack |
| ISBN | 1561455644 |
This hilarious book reveals what happens when some foolish farm animals decide to trade roles--and discover just how hard it is to do someone else's job.
The Tuckers' farm is a peaceful place. Everyone has a job and no one complains. That is, until a hapless peacock falls off the back of a passing truck...
| Author | Suzanne Lang |
| ISBN | 0553537865 |
A hilarious picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings…and the danger in suppressing them!
Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can’t understand it—how can he be in a bad mood when it’s SUCH a beautiful day? They encourage him not to hunch,...
An inquisitive fox sets off on a seafaring voyage with a crew of deer and pigeons in this enchanting tale of friendship and adventure.
Marco the fox has a lot of questions, like: how deep does the sun go when it sinks into the sea? And why do birds have such lizardy feet? But none of the other foxes...
