Titanicat
10 best books like Titanicat (Marty Crisp): Follow the Drinking Gourd, Boxes for Katje, Emma Kate, Nettie's Trip South, Molly Bannaky, The Cats In Krasinski Square, Stand Straight, Ella Kate, Katie Loves the Kittens, The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom, Panda Kindergarten
| Author | Jeanette Winter |
| ISBN | 0679819975 |
Illus. in full color. "Winter's story begins with a peg-leg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the Underground Railroad. While working for plantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd (the Big Dipper). A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by...
| Author | Candace Fleming |
| ISBN | 0374309221 |
Simple seeds of friendship grow into something extraordinary
After World War II there is little left in Katje's town of Olst in Holland. Her family, like most Dutch families, must patch their old worn clothing and go without everyday things like soap and milk. Then one spring morning when the...
| Author | Patricia Polacco |
| ISBN | 0399244522 |
That adorable Emma Kate has an imaginary friend.They walk to school together every morning, and sit together in class.They sleep over at each other’s houses, and do their homework side by side.They even have their tonsils out and eat gallons of pink ice cream together. But a hilarious twist ending...
| Author | Ann Turner |
| ISBN | 0689801173 |
In a letter to her friend, Nettie remembers her trip to the pre-Civil War South. She remembers the sweet cedar smell in the air and the sun pressing on her head. But she also remembers Tabitha, the slave at the hotel who has only that one name, and she remembers the heaps of rags the slaves use for beds. Most...
On a cold gray morning in 1683, Molly Walsh sat on a stool tugging at the udder of an obstinate cow. When she spilled the milk, she was brought before the court for stealing. Because she could read, Molly escaped the typicalpunishment of death on the gallows. At the age of seventeen, the English dairymaid...
| Author | Karen Hesse |
| ISBN | 0439435404 |
Newbery medalist Karen Hesse tells a harrowing, true story about life in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
When Karen Hesse came upon a short article about cats out-foxing the Gestapo at the train station in Warsaw during WWII, she couldn't get the story out of her mind. The result is this stirring account...
| Author | Kate Klise |
| ISBN | 0803734042 |
Ella Kate Ewing was born in 1872. She started out small, but she just kept on growing. Soon she was too tall for her desk at school, too tall for her bed at home, too tall to fit anywhere. Ella Kate was a real-life giant, but she refused to hide herself away. Instead, she used her unusual height to achieve her...
The acclaimed author and illustrator of Chickens to the Rescue has created a sweet, funny, and entirely irresistible new character--a little dog just bursting with good intentions.
Katie is so excited when Sara Ann brings home three little kittens that she can't stop herself from howling...
| Author | Bettye Stroud |
| ISBN | 0763635197 |
"An exciting story about a girl and her father who escape slavery. . . . Works well as a story and also as a lesson in African-American history." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
Now that Hannah’s papa has decided to make the run for freedom, her patchwork quilt is not just a precious memento of Mama...
| Author | Joanne Ryder |
| ISBN | 0060578505 |
Follow a day in the life of the panda cubs at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda at the Wolong Nature Preserve, the largest research facility for giant pandas in China. Cubs are raised together in a protected setting—dubbed panda kindergarten—where they grow strong and...
| Author | Rob Scotton |
| ISBN | 0061177601 |
It's Halloween, and Splat is determined to be the scariest cat in the class. Unfortunately he's just too much of a scaredy-cat. He's afraid of a little spider, and everyone says his costume looks more silly than scary. And when Mrs. Wimpydimple tells a ghost story in the dark, Splat gets so frightened...
| Author | Ellen Levine |
| ISBN | 0590451588 |
This is part of a great series that allow young readers to be given a history book without being too overwhelming. The book focuses on a time period while exploring in detail the particulars such as in this case what it would have like to have traveled West when there were no modern transportation methods...
| Author | Eve Bunting |
| ISBN | 0152053808 |
It is difficult to find a children's book, that is illustrated tastefully, about a family in war time, but this book achieves this task effortlessly. There are moments where you might think the content is a bit strong for younger children, but if you think about it in terms of global consciousness and...
This picturebook biography is an excellent and accessible introduction for young readers to learn about one of the world's most influential luminaries. With her signature style of prose laced with stirring quotes, Doreen Rappaport brings to life Helen Keller's poignant narrative. Acclaimed illustrator...
| Author | Eileen Spinelli |
| ISBN | 0803729413 |
Someday I am going to be
a great artist.
Today
I am off to help my dad
paint the shed.
It’s hard to be content with the present moment when you are little. The future has infinitely more possibilities!
Here, the prolific and poetic Eileen Spinelli...
| Author | Karen Chinn |
| ISBN | 1880000539 |
Sam can hardly wait to go shopping with his mom. It's Chinese New Year's day and his grandparents have given him the traditional gift of lucky money-red envelopes called leisees (lay-sees). This year Sam is finally old enough to spend it any way he chooses. Best of all, he gets to spend his lucky money in...
Milo and the Magical Stones
| Author | Marcus Pfister |
| ISBN | 1558586822 |
An environmental story that tells such a gentle tale children will not notice that it's all about an important message - I certainly didn't! The story lets the message sink into the consciousness of the child to be remembered later on.
I still absolutely adore this book, even though I am not far...
| 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 | Zoe Hall |
| ISBN | 0590558498 |
Summary: This book is about a brother and sister who are getting ready for their favorite holiday. It goes through all the steps of how they planted pumpkin seeds to make a pumpkin patch. They go trick-or-treating at the end.
Evaluation: I really liked this book! It had really colorful illustrations....
The Day of Ahmed's Secret
| Author | Florence H. Parry |
| ISBN | 0688140238 |
The Day of Ahmed's Secret
As young Ahmed delivers butane gas to customers all over the city of Cairo, he thinks, I have a secret. All day long, as he maneuvers his donkey cart through streets crowded with cars and camels, down alleys filled with merchants' stalls, and past buildings a thousand...
The Very Fairy Princess Follows Her Heart
| Author | Julie Andrews Edwards |
| ISBN | 0316185590 |
Say Happy Valentine's Day with the #1 New York Times bestselling Very Fairy Princess, in a new format with bonus stickers!
Gerry makes beautiful cards for her friends at school, showcasing their special qualities. But when she forgets her folder at home, she needs to think of a new way to celebrate...
| Author | Aliki |
| ISBN | 0064460851 |
This book was written in 1986, and since that time, the printing industry has undergone its own technological evolution. Many of the steps described here are now computerized. But, assuming I did want to know how a book was created in the '80s, I still have concerns.
1) The author, the editor,...
Kitten and the Night Watchman
| Author | John Sullivan |
| ISBN | 1481461915 |
Winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award and the Margaret Wise Brown Prize
SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF 2018 BY THE BOSTON GLOBE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, AND BOOKPAGE
“Every life and job is unique; this book’s take on the job of a watchman is empathetic, poetic, and a joy to look...
