19 must-read picture books books like Henry the Castaway by Mark Taylor

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Henry the Castaway

By: Mark Taylor

4.38

Format: 1 pages, Hardcover

Henry and his dog, Laird Angus McAngus, were fearless explorers. One morning they set out to find a…

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1. Strega Nona

By: Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the t… read more

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"In a town in Calabria, a long time ago, there lived an old lady everyone called Strega Nona, which meant "Grandma Witch"."

-Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona

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2. The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

By: Marjorie Flack , DuBose Heyward

4.34

Format: 46 pages, Hardcover

The country bunny is a lady, and she attains the exalted position of Easter Bunny in spite of her r… read more

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"Cottontail knocked on the big front door and was admitted to the Palace. There she stood in her funny country clothes but none of the other four Easter Bunnies laughed, for they were wise and kind an…"

-Marjorie Flack, The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

Cover of The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack, Kurt Wiese

3. The Story About Ping

By: Marjorie Flack , Kurt Wiese

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Ping was an adventurous duck who lived on a beautiful wise-eyed boat on the Yangtze River. He liked… read more

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4. The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night (Dell Picture Yearling)

By: Peter Spier

3.97

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

This Caldecott Honor book from beloved illustrator Peter Spier is a spirited take on a classic Amer… read more

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  • adventure
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5. The Red Carpet

By: Rex Parkin

3.67

Format: 230 pages,

Follow the runaway carpet as it rolls out of the Hotel Bellevue, through the town and countryside, … read more

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6. The Little House

By: Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House… read more

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7. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

By: Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and… read more

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8. Charlie the Tramp

By: Russell Hoban

4.33

Format: 481 pages, Hardcover

Charlie the Beaver wants to be a trampwhen he grows up. Tramps don t have to learn how to chop down… read more

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9. The Matchlock Gun

By: Walter D. Edmonds

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Newbery Medal Winner In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the I… read more

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10. Goops and How to Be Them: A Manual of Manners for Polite Infants Inculcating Many Juvenile Virtues

By: Gelett Burgess

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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11. Rechenka's Eggs

By: Patricia Polacco

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A warm tale of love and and the unexpected from the bestselling author of The Keeping Quilt. Old Ba… read more

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12. A Tale for Easter

By: Tasha Tudor

4.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

Springtime is special, and Easter is the most magical day of all! read more

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13. Ollie's Ski Trip

By: Elsa Beskow

4.67

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

Six-year-old Ollie is given his first pair of real skis. As soon as the snow begins to fall, he set… read more

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14. The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)

By: Josephine Tey

3.95

Format: None pages,

Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant is intrigued by a portrait of Richard III. Could such a sensitiv… read more

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15. Norman the Doorman

By: Don Freeman

3.91

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Norman, the doorman of a mouse hole in an art museum, uses his own art talent and finds a way to se… read more

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Cover of Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina

16. Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

By: Esphyr Slobodkina

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Caps for Saleis a timeless classic beloved by millions...one of the most popular picture books ever… read more

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17. George Washington

By: Ingri d'Aulaire , Edgar Parin d'Aulaire

3.89

Format: 384 pages,

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18. Miss Rumphius

By: Barbara Cooney

4.45

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted an… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
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19. For the Children's Sake

By: Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

4.44

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

Every parent and teacher wants to give their children the best education possible. Everyone would l… read more

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"Pupils whose foundations have been deeply laid on books and things, using narration to lock their knowledge in place, and who learn not for marks and prizes but because learning is its own reward... …"

-Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, For the Children's Sake

"No parent/home/child/teacher/school has an all-round 100 percent wholeness. We all have limitations and problems. But I must never think it is all or nothing. Perhaps I'd like to live in the country,…"

-Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, For the Children's Sake

20. Urchin and the Heartstone (The Mistmantle Chronicles, #2)

By: Omar Rayyan , None , Margaret McAllister

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

As summer dawns on the island of Mistmantle, its inhabitants prepare for the coronation of Crispin … read more

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21. Blueberries for Sal

By: Robert McCloskey

4.21

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Honor Book What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A belo… read more

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22. Choo Choo

By: Virginia Lee Burton

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

The adventures of a beautiful little locomotive who decided to run away from her humdrum duties. read more

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23. At the Back of the North Wind

By: George MacDonald , Arthur Hughes

4.00

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

Historias Maravillosas #50 Diamante vive en el Londres victoriano junto a su familia en condicio… read more

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"How kind you are, North Wind!' 'I am only just. All kindness is but justice. We owe it."

-George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind

"White hands of whiteness Wash the stars' faces, Till glitter, glitter, glit, goes their brightness Down to poor places."

-George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind

"The church grew very lonely about him, and he began to feel like a child whose mother has forsaken it. Only he knew that to be left alone is not always to be forsaken."

-George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind

"...though I cannot promise to take you home," said North Wind, as she sank nearer and nearer to the tops of the houses, "I can promise you it will be all right in the end. You will get home somehow."

-George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind

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24. The Little Duke

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

4.13

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful sca… read more

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25. Six Voices, One Story: The Heart of AmblesideOnline

By: AmblesideOnline Education Foundation

4.72

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

The AmblesideOnline Advisory began as a band of mothers who followed God and the vitalizing ideas o… read more

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26. Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too

By: Cindy Rollins

4.75

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

Being a mom can sometimes feel like an overwhelming job with endless tasks and lofty, unattainable … read more

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"The truth is that all humans are always seeing something, paying attention to something, learning something. Perhaps, we are learning every sort of sexual innuendo known to man by watching endless re…"

-Cindy Rollins, Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too

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27. Home in the Woods

By: Eliza Wheeler

4.57

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book from Eliza Wheeler is based on her grandmother's childhood and pays homage to a f… read more

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28. Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms

By: Justin Whitmel Earley

4.61

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Discover simple habits and easy-to-implement daily rhythms that will help you find meaning beyond t… read more

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29. Theodore Roosevelt an Initial Biography

By: Genevieve Foster

3.98

Format: None pages, Library Binding

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30. Henry the Castaway

By: Mark Taylor

4.38

Format: 1 pages, Hardcover

Henry and his dog, Laird Angus McAngus, were fearless explorers. One morning they set out to find a… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
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31. Emily and Daisy

By: Elsa Beskow

4.26

Format: 28 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling story perfect for fans of the Moomins, Beatrix Potter and Cicely Mary Barker�s Flower F… read more

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23 must-read childrens books like Henry the Castaway by Mark Taylor

Transform Your Habits

Strega Nona

Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

Marjorie Flack , DuBose Heyward

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The Story About Ping

Marjorie Flack , Kurt Wiese

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night (Dell Picture Yearling)

Peter Spier

3.97

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15 Top fiction books like Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

Transform Your Habits

Strega Nona

Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Story About Ping

Marjorie Flack , Kurt Wiese

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Bread and Jam for Frances (I Can Read Level 2)

Russell Hoban , Lillian Hoban

4.21

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