6 must-read juvenile books like Freddy and the Bean Home News by Walter Rollin Brooks

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Freddy and the Bean Home News

By: Walter Rollin Brooks

4.32

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

"The American version of the great English classics, such as the Pooh books or The Wind in the Will…

If you liked the juvenile plot in Freddy and the Bean Home News by Walter Rollin Brooks , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1) by Ralph Moody

1. Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

By: Ralph Moody

4.27

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Ralph was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Thr… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
"There are only two kinds of men in this world: Honest men and dishonest men. There are black men and white men and yellow men and red men, but nothing counts except whether they're honest men or dish…"

-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

"You know, Son, sometimes a fellow has to take a licking for doing the right thing. A licking only lasts a short while, even if it's a hard one, but failing to do the right thing will often make a mar…"

-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

Cover of Along Came a Dog by Maurice Sendak, Meindert DeJong

2. Along Came a Dog

By: Maurice Sendak , Meindert DeJong

3.91

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The friendship of a little red hen and a homeless dog who appoints himself her protector ‘is treate… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1) by Lynne Reid Banks

3. The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1)

By: Lynne Reid Banks

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

At first, Omri is unimpressed with the plastic Indian toy he is given for his birthday. But when he… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by Brett Helquist, Jennifer Trafton, None

4. The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic

By: Brett Helquist , Jennifer Trafton , None

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Persimmony Smudge leads (much to her chagrin) a very dull life on the Island at the Ce… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Life is a mess and a miracle, so pick up a broom and dance."

-Brett Helquist, The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic

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5. The Family Under the Bridge

By: Garth Williams , Natalie Savage Carlson

3.96

Format: 97 pages, Paperback

This is the delightfully warm and enjoyable story of an old Parisian named Armand, who relished his… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"You're afraid the sly little things will steal your heart if they find out you have one."

-Garth Williams, The Family Under the Bridge

Cover of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3) by C.S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes

6. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

By: C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes

4.09

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

NARNIA... the world of wicked dragons and magic spells, where the very best is brought out of even … read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Courage, dear heart."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"Adventures are never fun while you're having them."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"Extraordinary things only happen to extraordinary people."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

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7. The Cricket on the Hearth

By: Charles Dickens

3.45

Format: 82 pages, Paperback

Dickens gave his first formal expression to his Christmas thoughts in his series of small books, th… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"I must bear the consequences as I deserve!"

-Charles Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth

"Gruff and Tackleton was also there, doing the agreeable; with the evident sensation of being as perfectly at home, and as unquestionably in his own element, as a fresh young salmon on the top of the …"

-Charles Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth

Cover of Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess by Chris Riddell, Richard Platt

8. Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess

By: Chris Riddell , Richard Platt

0.00

Format: 798 pages, Paperback

"Not many, if any, children's books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of informatio… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Poetics

By: Aristotle , Malcolm Heath

3.59

Format: None pages, Paperback

'The plot is the source and the soul of tragedy' In his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy,… read more

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  • classics
Cover of The Wife (Kristin Lavransdatter, #2) by Tiina Nunnally, Sigrid Undset, Sherrill Harbison

10. The Wife (Kristin Lavransdatter, #2)

By: Tiina Nunnally , Sigrid Undset , Sherrill Harbison

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

Original 3 Volumes: Kransen ('20), Husfrue ('21) & Korset ('22). In Kristin Lavransdatter(1920-22),… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
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11. Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4)

By: P.G. Wodehouse

4.27

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Ronald Psmith (“the ‘p’ is silent, as in pshrimp”) is always willing to help a damsel in distress. … read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"It seems to me that you and I were made for each other. I am your best friend’s best friend and we both have a taste for stealing other people’s jewellery."

-P.G. Wodehouse, Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4)

"Very rapidly now Freddie realised that what he had been wishing for was a partner to share the perils of this enterprise which he had so rashly undertaken. In fact, not so much to share them as to ta…"

-P.G. Wodehouse, Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4)

"In the past she had been compelled to describe this man as a hunk of cheese and to express the opinion that his crookedness was such as to enable him to hide at will behind a spiral staircase; but no…"

-P.G. Wodehouse, Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4)

Cover of The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3) by Andrew       Peterson, Justin Gerard

12. The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

By: Andrew Peterson , Justin Gerard

4.69

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

Book Three of The Wingfeather Saga Janner Wingfeather's father was the High King of Anniera. But h… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Sorry, lass. Ye have to seize the teachable moments, you know. Carry on."

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"Gnag bends things for breaking, and the Maker makes a flourish! Evil digs a pit, and the Maker makes a well! That is his way."

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"He means to make his subjects merciful and wise; sorrow and struggle bringeth both. We will, he tells me, grow by grieving, live by dying, love by losing. The heart itself is the field of battle and …"

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"I'll put her in charge of the puppies. I've twelve this week that need tending. How does that suit you?" Leeli's mouth hung open. She tried to say something but instead crumpled to the floor. She had…"

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

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13. By the Great Horn Spoon!

By: Sid Fleischman

4.48

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

For fans of theI Survivedseries--a rollicking adventure from the California Gold Rush! When Jack's … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1) by Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum

14. A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)

By: Michael Bond , Peggy Fortnum

4.23

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here. Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddingt… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
"I'm not a criminal,"

-Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)

"[Paddington] looked up to see that Mrs Brown had been joined by a little girl, with laughing blue eyes and long, fair hair."

-Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)

15. The Mouse That Roared (The Mouse That Roared, #1)

By: Leonard Wibberley

2.83

Format: 124 pages,

The tiny Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides the only way to survive an economic downturn is to declare … read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) by C.S. Lewis

16. Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich … read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The help will come,"

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"I don't want to hold you hand!"

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"Things never happen the same way twice."

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"And the feasts on the poop and the musicians."

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

Cover of The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdatter, #1) by Tiina Nunnally, Sigrid Undset

17. The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdatter, #1)

By: Tiina Nunnally , Sigrid Undset

3.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Originally published in Norwegian in 1920 and set in fourteenth-century Norway, The Wreath chronicl… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
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18. The First Men in the Moon

By: H.G. Wells , China Miéville , Patrick Parrinder , None

4.00

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chanc… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
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19. Homer Price

By: Robert McCloskey

4.09

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

20. The Phantom Tollbooth

By: Jules Feiffer , Norton Juster

4.20

Format: 24 pages,

Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click . Hailed as "a classic. .… read more

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21. Paddington Helps Out (Paddington, #3)

By: Michael Bond , Peggy Fortnum

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

That bear is back again, and in this new edition of Paddington Helps Out, his attraction for near d… read more

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22. The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog (Hank the Cowdog #1)

By: John R. Erickson , Gerald L. Holmes

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The popular Hank the Cowdog series is based on the humorous antics of the canine Head of Ranch Secu… read more

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23. The Wednesday Wars

By: Gary D. Schmidt

2.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero.The Wednesday… read more

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24. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.93

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

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25. 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

26. More About Paddington (Paddington, #2)

By: Michael Bond , Peggy Fortnum

4.00

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

This new revised edition of the third book about Paddington captures all the playfulness of the inc… read more

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Cover of The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) by C.S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes

27. The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

By: C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes

3.96

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

Jill and Eustace must rescue the Prince from the evil Witch. NARNIA...where owls are wise, where… read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Life isn't all fricasseed frogs and eel pie."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

"It's expression was solemn, its complexion muddy."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

"You would not have called to me unless I had been calling to you," said the Lion."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

"Though under earth, and throneless now I be Yet while I lived all earth was under me."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

28. Henry Huggins (Henry Huggins, #1)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary

4.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In the first novel from Newbery Award-winning author Beverly Cleary, boys and girls alike will inst… read more

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29. Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5)

By: L.M. Montgomery

4.17

Format: 227 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780553213188 Anne's own true love, Gilbert Blythe, … read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"…but youth yearned to youth."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5)

"We belong to the race that knows Joseph"

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5)

"Death grows friendlier as we grow older."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5)

"It takes all kinds of people to make a world."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5)

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30. The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

By: John Buchan

3.60

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

Adventurer Richard Hannay, just returned from South Africa, is thoroughly bored with London life—un… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"By God!' he whispered, drawing his breath in sharply, 'it is all pure Rider Haggard and Conan Doyle."

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"If you’re going to be killed you invent some kind of flag and country to fight for, and if you survive you get to love the thing"

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"I am an ordinary sort of fellow, not braver than other people, but I hate to see a good man downed, and that long knife would not be the end of Scudder if I could play the game in his place."

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"All this was very loose guessing, and I don't pretend it was ingenious or scientific. I wasn't any kind of Sherlock Holmes. But I have always fancied I had a kind of instinct about questions like thi…"

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

Cover of Freddy and the Bean Home News by Walter Rollin Brooks

31. Freddy and the Bean Home News

By: Walter Rollin Brooks

4.32

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

"The American version of the great English classics, such as the Pooh books or The Wind in the Will… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile

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3.91

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Lynne Reid Banks

3.93

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Brett Helquist , Jennifer Trafton , None

3.95

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George MacDonald

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