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10 best books like We All Went on Safari (Laurie Krebs): Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, The Lion and the Mouse, Rain Makes Applesauce, Tap the Magic Tree, Beatrice's Goat, Elizabeti's Doll, How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, Whoever You Are, Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale, Mama Panya's Pancakes: A Village Tale from Kenya

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
AuthorVerna Aardema
ISBN0140549056
"In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. "Elegance has become the Dillons' hallmark. . . . Matching the art is Aardema's uniquely onomatopoeic text . . . An impressive showpiece."
-Booklist, starred review.

Winner of Caldecott Medal in...
The Lion and the Mouse
AuthorJerry Pinkney
ISBN0316013560
In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. After a ferocious lion spares a cowering mouse that he'd planned to eat, the mouse later comes to his rescue, freeing him from a poacher's...
Rain Makes Applesauce
AuthorJulian Scheer
ISBN0823400913
The stars are made of lemon juice...
...and rain makes applesauce.
Elbows grow on a tickle tree...
...and rain makes applesauce.
Oh, you're just talking silly talk.

This is a book of silly talk. It doesn't pretend to be anything else. And yet it is an extraordinary creation,...
Tap the Magic Tree
AuthorChristie Matheson
ISBN0062274457
The acclaimed interactive picture book about the changing seasons. “Like Hervé Tullet’s Press Here, Matheson’s Tap the Magic Tree proves you don’t need apps for interactivity,” praised the New York Times.

Every book needs you to turn the pages. But not every book needs you to...
Beatrice's Goat
AuthorPage McBrier
ISBN0689869908
More than anything, Beatrice longs to be a schoolgirl. But in her small African village, only children who can afford uniforms and books can go to school. Beatrice knows that with six children to care for, her family is much too poor. But then Beatrice receives a wonderful gift from some people far away...
Elizabeti's Doll
AuthorStephanie Stuve-Bodeen
ISBN1584300817
Upon the arrival of her new baby brother, Elizabeti decides she needs a doll she can care for the way her mother cares for the new baby. After looking around her village, Elizabeti finds the perfect doll to love, and names her Eva.

When Mama changes the new baby's diaper, Elizabeti changes Eva....
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
AuthorMargaret McNamara
ISBN0375840141
For curious kids, this explores skip counting and estimation in a fun pumpkin-themed classroom experiment. "How many seeds are in a pumpkin?" Mr. Tiffin asks his class as they gather around the big, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk. Robert, the biggest kid, guesses that the largest one has a million...
Whoever You Are
AuthorMem Fox
ISBN0152060308
Every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look the same. They may not speak the same language. Their lives may be quite different. But inside, they are all alike. Stirring words and bold paintings weave their way around our...
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale
AuthorVerna Aardema
ISBN0140546162
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain is a beautiful picture book set in Nandi, Kenya, Africa. A tale of magic and tradition in a land where there has been no rain and the grass and animals are in desperate need to be replenished and fed. ‘As the big, black cloud, all heavy with rain, that shadowed the ground...
Mama Panya's Pancakes: A Village Tale from Kenya
AuthorMary Chamberlin
ISBN1905236646
As she and her son Adika make their way to market to buy the flour and chili pepper she needs to make pancakes, Mama Panya is dismayed at the number of people Adika invites to join them at their meal. With only two coins in her pocket, how will she feed so many people...?

A lovely picture-book, with...
We're Going On A Leaf Hunt
AuthorSteve Metzger
ISBN0439873770
Join three friends on a fun leaf-finding adventure! This bouncy new version of the popular song begs to be read out loud.
There are lots of beautiful fall leaves to find! Three friends have a big adventure hiking over a mountain and through a forest to collect leaves of all kinds and colors. What will...
Little Red Riding Hood
AuthorJerry Pinkney
ISBN0316013552
In this inspired rendering of the classic Grimm Brothers folktale, five-time Caldecott Honor winning artist Jerry Pinkney introduced two favorite children's characters to a new generation: the sly, scary wolf and the sweet little girl in her famous red hood. Readers will squeal with delight all...
Leaf Man
AuthorLois Ehlert
ISBN0152053042
Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? No one's quite sure, but this much is certain: A Leaf Man's got to go where the wind blows.

With illustrations...
My Rows and Piles of Coins
AuthorTololwa M. Mollel
ISBN0395751861
"I emptied my secret money box, arranged the coins in piles and the piles in rows . . ." The market is full of wonderful things, but Saruni is saving his precious coins for a red and blue bicycle. How happy he will be when he can help his mother carry heavy loads to market on his very own bicycle--and how disappointed...
The Colors of Us
AuthorKaren Katz
ISBN0805071636
A positive and affirming look at skin color, from an artist's perspective.

Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades.

Through...
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