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10 best books like Wombat Divine (Mem Fox): The 12 Days of Christmas: A Pop-Up Celebration, The Little Drummer Boy, Night Tree, The Trees of the Dancing Goats, Mr Archimedes' Bath, Pete the Sheep-Sheep, Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, Memorial, There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake, The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek

The 12 Days of Christmas: A Pop-Up Celebration
AuthorRobert Sabuda
ISBN0689808658
There are people who fold paper and there are people who create with it. Mr. Sabuda definitely falls into the latter category.

The cutouts are both from page turning and flap unfolding. Elaborate and seemingly impossible paper cutouts unfold with each turn of the page, illustrating the entirety...
The Little Drummer Boy
AuthorEzra Jack Keats
ISBN0140567437
A procession travels to Bethlehem, bringing gifts for the newborn baby Jesus. The little drummer boy comes along, although he is too poor to bring a present fit for a king. Instead, he plays a song on his drum for the Christ Child. Within the little drummer boy's seemingly simple gift lies the true spirit...
Night Tree
AuthorEve Bunting
ISBN0152001212
I got this on the title. I didn't know it was a Christmas book. So Christmas in August. I'm as bad as the Retail stores. You can't skip Halloween. Anyway.

This book was such a surprise. I didn't know anything about it and that's how you want to be. Don't read any more reviews where they might give away...
The Trees of the Dancing Goats
AuthorPatricia Polacco
ISBN0689838573
Trisha loves the eight days of Hanukkah, when her mother stays home from work, her Babushka makes delicious potato latkes, and her Grampa carves wonderful animals out of wood as gifts for Trisha and her brother. In the middle of her family's preparation for the festival of lights, Trisha visits her closest...
Mr Archimedes' Bath
AuthorPamela Allen
ISBN0207172854
When reading this to a small group of children, some of them enjoyed this, others thought it just silly and a couple thought it to be on the lame side. So a very mixed reaction.


Those that liked it got a kick out of Mr Archimedes trying to figure out what was happening with the bath water. One child...
Pete the Sheep-Sheep
AuthorJackie French
Australian sheep shearers always have sheep dogs--smart, well-trained dogs with names like Brute, Tiny, and Fang, who bark commands--"Woof! Arf arff arff! Grrrr!"--to round up the sheep for shearing.

But sheep shearer Shaun doesn't have a sheep dog. Instead, he has a sheep-sheep named...
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley
AuthorAaron Blabey
ISBN1590785967
A delightfully uplifting tale about self-belief, courage, and—above all—the power of friendship. Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley are the best of friends. But they are different in almost every way: Pearl loves solving mysteries and moves rather fast in the world, and Charlie likes taking leisurely...
Memorial
AuthorGary Crew
ISBN1894965086
A Moreton Bay Fig tree, planted as a memorial to Australian soldiers killed in World War I, is slated to be cut down by the local council. A young boy tells the moving story of the tree, as related by his great grandfather, grandfather, and father, each of whom has participated in wars over the years. Interweaving...
There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake
AuthorHazel Edwards
ISBN0340286970
'My daddy says there's a hole in our roof. I know why there's a hole. There's a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake.'

The cake-eating hippo is ageless. This classic story about one of the largest and most famous imaginary friends has been delighting children around the world for almost 40 years....
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
AuthorJenny Wagner
ISBN0140501266
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek by Jenny Wagner, illustrated by Ron Brooks is a gentle, humorous story of prejudice, identity and self-acceptance about a mythological Australian creature.

Brooks' illustrations are reminiscent at times of Sendak, using a dark engraving style that suits...
Big Red Tub
AuthorJulia Jarman
ISBN0439672325
The Big Red Bath is a great book to read in the early years setting. It can be used as a main theme for topic work as there are lots of activities it can be centred around. It also investigates capacity and opens avenues for really good water play as well as volume exploration.

The animals used in the...
Noni The Pony
AuthorAlison Lester
ISBN1741758882
I'm a big fan of Alison Lester - her set of four little board books (Happy and Sad, Bibs and Boots, Crashing and Splashing and Bumping and Bouncing) are huge favourites at our house, and I've picked up a couple of her Imagine books too, so when I saw this one of course I had to get it.

It's the sweet and...
Half A World Away
AuthorLibby Gleeson
ISBN0439889774
The U.S. debut of an incredible new illustrator introduces two everyday friends whose closeness endures no matter how far apart they are.

"If I call Amy really loudly, she'll hear me, won't she?" Louie asked his mom.
His mom shook her head. "Amy is half a world away."

Amy and Louie...
Pros and Cons of Being a Frog
AuthorSue deGennaro
ISBN1742830633
Finding the right animal wasn't easy. It was Camille who finally gave me the idea of being a frog!

Frogboy and Camille are best friends but they are very different. Camille speaks in numbers and Frogboy likes to dress up. With Camille's help he finds that dressing up as a frog is perfect for him,...
Santa's Book of Names
AuthorDavid McPhail
ISBN0316115347
Illustrated throughout with stunning watercolor nightscapes of snowy winter scenes, Santa's Book of Names depicts all the warmth and spirit of this special time of year in a story about a young boy who learns to read with Santa's help. David McPhail's inspirational holiday story emphasizes the importance...
The Nativity
AuthorJulie Vivas
ISBN0152060855
This is my favorite nativity picture book. The text is taken from the KJ Bible and the illustrations are a treat. The tattered wings and combat boots on the angels are a fun interpretation. Pregnant Mary is portrayed more realistically in this cartoon style than in more traditional renderings. Joseph...
The Twelve Days of Christmas
AuthorLaurel Long
ISBN0803733577
The astounding talent of Laurel Long brings this beloved song to life with breathtaking style. Set against a lush countryside, each day brings a new gift elegantly rendered. And like in the verses of the song, the previous gifts are repeated in every illustration, giving this striking artwork a hidden...
My Mom
AuthorAnthony Browne
ISBN0374350981
The perfect gift for Mother's Day

Following up on his bestseller My Dad, the inimitable Anthony Browne returns to celebrate the every-mom. In this paean to motherhood, we first meet Mom over a cup of coffee, clad in a floral robe. The robe is ever present as her child describes her wondrous abilities...
Dirty Bertie
AuthorDavid Roberts
ISBN1854308203
This book is hilarious and children love it! Bertie is a little boy with dirty habits, he eats sweets off the floor, he licks the dogs face and wees on the flowerbed! The pictures are very funny and the repetitive nature of the story means that the children can join in with 'no Bertie, that's dirty Bertie!'...
Who Is Coming to Our House?
AuthorJoseph Slate
ISBN0399234101
A modern Christmas classic about how the animals prepare a cozy welcome for the baby Jesus.

"Who is coming to our house?

Someone, someone," says Mouse.

As Pig makes room, Lamb cleans up, Goose stacks the hay, and Duck lines the crib with eiderdown, Mary and Joseph are on their...
The Birds of Bethlehem
AuthorTomie dePaola
ISBN0399257802
A perfect first Christmas book

This inventive and fresh Nativity story is told from a bird's-eye view. On the morning of the first Christmas, the birds of Bethlehem gather in the fields--not only to eat but to share the exciting news. People from all over have descended on Bethlehem and an angel...
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