5 must-read classics books like The Little Island by Leonard Weisgard, Golden MacDonald

Cover of The Little Island by Leonard Weisgard, Golden MacDonald

The Little Island

By: Leonard Weisgard , Golden MacDonald

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

There is a little island in the ocean--and this book is about how it is on that little island, how …

If you liked the classics plot in The Little Island by Leonard Weisgard, Golden MacDonald , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

1. Last Stop on Market Street

By: Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." CJ… read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street book and Leonard Weisgard's The Little Island

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

Cover of Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian

2. Snowflake Bentley

By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin , Mary Azarian

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Of all the forms of water the tiny six-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the mo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Roxaboxen by Barbara Cooney, Alice McLerran

3. Roxaboxen

By: Barbara Cooney , Alice McLerran

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Barbara Cooney and celebrated children's book aut… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

4. 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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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans

5. Madeline's Rescue

By: Ludwig Bemelmans

4.24

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

It took Ludwig Bemelmans years to think of Madeline's next adventure after the 1939 original Madeli… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of The Little Island by Leonard Weisgard, Golden MacDonald

6. The Little Island

By: Leonard Weisgard , Golden MacDonald

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

There is a little island in the ocean--and this book is about how it is on that little island, how … read more

Similar categories in Leonard Weisgard's The Little Island book and Leonard Weisgard's The Little Island

  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • nature
Cover of Tuesday by David Wiesner

7. Tuesday

By: David Wiesner

3.32

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Caldecott classic celebrating twenty years in print. David Wiesner received the 1991 Caldecott Me… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy

8. Song of the Swallows

By: Leo Politi

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Every summer, the swallows leave San Juan Capistrano and fly far away, to a peaceful green island-b… read more

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Cover of Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

9. Make Way for Ducklings

By: Robert McCloskey

4.24

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston is available for the first time in a full-s… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction

10. Time of Wonder

By: Robert McCloskey

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Out on the islands that poke their rocky shores above the waters of Penobscot Bay, you can watch t… read more

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11. A Tree Is Nice

By: Marc Simont , Janice May Udry

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Trees are very nice," says Janice May Udry in her first book for children. She goes on to explain … read more

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12. My Friend Rabbit

By: Eric Rohmann

2.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Rabbit saves the day in a most ingeneous way. When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with hi… read more

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13. A Sick Day for Amos McGee

By: Philip C. Stead , Erin E. Stead

4.00

Format: None pages,

Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tor… read more

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Cover of Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

14. 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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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature

15. The Biggest Bear

By: Lynd Ward

3.81

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of … read more

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16. Kitten's First Full Moon

By: Kevin Henkes

3.87

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

The nationally bestselling picture book about a kitten, the moon, and a bowl of milk, written by th… read more

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17. Officer Buckle & Gloria

By: Peggy Rathmann

3.94

Format: 322 pages,

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18. Owl Moon

By: Jane Yolen , John Schoenherr

3.56

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and … read more

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19. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

By: Sophie Blackall , Lindsay Mattick

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, … read more

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Cover of Hot Dog by Doug Salati

20. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
Cover of Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Sophie  Blackall

21. Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Sophie Blackall

4.38

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A new picture book that will transport readers to the seaside. Watch the days and seasons pass a… read more

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  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

10 must-read fiction books like The Little Island by Leonard Weisgard, Golden MacDonald

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Roxaboxen

Barbara Cooney , Alice McLerran

3.97

Transform Your Habits

The Little House

Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

Transform Your Habits

Madeline's Rescue

Ludwig Bemelmans

4.24

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14 must-read fiction books like Roxaboxen by Barbara Cooney, Alice McLerran

Transform Your Habits

The Relatives Came

Cynthia Rylant , Stephen Gammell

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Roxaboxen

Barbara Cooney , Alice McLerran

3.97

Transform Your Habits

The Little House

Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

Transform Your Habits

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

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