Wanted... Mud Blossom
10 best books like Wanted... Mud Blossom (Betsy Byars): Each Little Bird that Sings, The Cricket in Times Square, Johnny Tremain, The Tail of Emily Windsnap, Bud, Not Buddy, Hattie Big Sky, Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things, Ida B. . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World, Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire, Little Fur Family
| Author | Deborah Wiles |
| ISBN | 0152056572 |
Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals. But that's not surprising, considering that her family runs the town funeral home. And even though Great-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart attack and Great-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead--just like that--six months later, Comfort...
The Cricket in Times Square
| Author | George Selden |
| ISBN | 0440228891 |
One night, the sounds of New York City--the rumbling of subway trains, thrumming of automobile tires, hooting of horns, howling of brakes, and the babbling of voices--is interrupted by a sound that even Tucker Mouse, a jaded inhabitant of Times Square, has never heard before. Mario, the son of Mama...
| Author | Esther Forbes |
| ISBN | 0440442508 |
Probably the greatest book ever written, by both man and child, woman and other writing entity, Johnny Tremain tells the story of a young genius who becomes a silversmith and burns the crappin' hell out of his hand. He's always embarrassed by his sort of melty hand and keeps it in his pockets or in his mother's...
The Tail of Emily Windsnap
| Author | Liz Kessler |
| ISBN | 0763628115 |
For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep her away from the water. But when Mom finally agrees to let her take swimming lessons, Emily makes a startling discovery - about her own identity,...
| Author | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| ISBN | 0385323069 |
It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him:
He has his own suitcase full of special things.
He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better...
| Author | Kirby Larson |
| ISBN | 0385733135 |
ACTUALLY THIS WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE. Honestly I was afraid this was going to be SUPER GIRLY or SUPER ROMANCE-Y (or both). But… it really wasn’t? I mean it definitely would hold more of an appeal for girls, and it’s definitely not a new favorite, but the good news is that I only gagged once. *nods*...
Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
| Author | Lenore Look |
| ISBN | 0375839143 |
Alvin Ho is an Asian American second grader who is afraid of everything—elevators, tunnels, girls, and, most of all, school. He’s so afraid of school that, while he’s there, he never, ever, says a word. But at home he’s a very loud superhero named Firecracker Man, a brother to Calvin and Anibelly,...
Ida B. . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
| Author | Katherine Hannigan |
| ISBN | 0060730269 |
Ida B. Applewood believes there is never enough time for fun.
That's why she's so happy to be homeschooled and to spend every free second outside with the trees and the brook.
Then some not-so-great things happen in her world. Ida B has to go back to that Place of Slow but Sure Body-Cramping,...
| Author | Amy Guglielmo |
| ISBN | 1481461311 |
Mary Blair lived her life in color: vivid, wild color.
From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator, designer, and animator for Walt Disney Studios, Mary wouldn’t play by the rules. At a time when studios wanted to hire men and think in black and white, Mary painted twinkling...
| 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...
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...
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (Magic Shop #1)
| Author | Coville, Bruce |
| ISBN | 7801520625 |
My name is Jeremy, and I just experienced the most memorable day of my life. My art teacher embarrassed me in the middle of class, a girl wanted to kiss me, and I was chased by bullies. I ended up lost in our small town and found myself in front of a magic shop. The shopkeeper said a big, shiny marble chose me (huh?),...
