13 Best fiction books like Norman the Doorman by Don Freeman

Cover of Norman the Doorman by Don Freeman

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…

If you liked the fiction plot in Norman the Doorman by Don Freeman , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet

1. The Caboose Who Got Loose

By: Bill Peet

4.15

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Katy Caboose is tired of being last, and one day an accident allows her to realize her dream of pea… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • 1st grade
  • fantasy
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2. In November

By: Cynthia Rylant , Jill Kastner

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In November, the air grows cold and the earth and all of its creatures prepare for winter. Animals … read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
"In November, the trees are standing all sticks and bones. Without their leaves, how lovely they are, spreading their arms like dancers. They know it is time to be still."

-Cynthia Rylant, In November

"In November, the earth is growing quiet. It is making its bed, a winter bed for flowers and small creatures. The bed is white and silent, and much life can hide beneath its blankets."

-Cynthia Rylant, In November

"In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog. Fo…"

-Cynthia Rylant, In November

"In November, people are good to each other. They carry pies to each other's homes and talk by crackling woodstoves, sipping mellow cider. They travel very far on a special November day just to share …"

-Cynthia Rylant, In November

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3. The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon

By: Jacqueline Davies , Melissa Sweet

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This fascinating picture book biography from beloved author of the Lemonade War series Jacqueline D… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Davies's The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon book and Don Freeman's Norman the Doorman

  • animals
  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. 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
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5. Just So Stories

By: Rudyard Kipling

3.73

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects include How the Camel Got His Hump. The B… read more

Similar categories in Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories book and Don Freeman's Norman the Doorman

  • animals
  • fantasy
  • childrens
  • fiction
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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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  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. Snow

By: Uri Shulevitz

3.58

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Snow is a 1998 New York TimesOutstanding Book of the Year and a 1999 Caldecott Honor Book. "It's sn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story by Barbara Cooney, Gloria Houston

8. The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story

By: Barbara Cooney , Gloria Houston

3.78

Format: 377 pages, Paperback

This unforgettable tale, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Barbara Cooney, has become a seasonal cl… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Terrible Storm

By: None , Carol Otis Hurst

4.71

Format: 595 pages, Hardcover

In this fictional account, Grandpa Otis and Grandpa Clark recall the great blizzard of 1888, also k… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

10. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

By: William Steig

3.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

One rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frigh… read more

Similar categories in William Steig's Sylvester and the Magic Pebble book and Don Freeman's Norman the Doorman

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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11. 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

Similar categories in Don Freeman's Norman the Doorman book and Don Freeman's Norman the Doorman

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • 1st grade
  • fantasy

12. Under the Snow

By: Melissa Stewart , Constance R. Bergum

3.40

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

When snow falls, we love to sled and skate and have snowball fights. But at the end of the day, we … read more

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13. Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch

By: Eileen Spinelli , Paul Yalowitz

4.27

Format: 217 pages, Paperback

One wintry day, a postman delivers a mysterious package with a big pink bow to a lonely man named M… read more

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14. 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

Similar categories in Robert McCloskey's Make Way for Ducklings book and Don Freeman's Norman the Doorman

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Ox-Cart Man

By: Barbara Cooney , Donald Hall

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Caldecott Medal (1980) Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, t… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Cooney's Ox-Cart Man book and Don Freeman's Norman the Doorman

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

16. Little Bear's Visit

By: Else Holmelund Minarik , Maurice Sendak

3.86

Format: None pages, Library Binding

Little Bear likes to visit Grandmother and Grandfather Bear. He likes Grandfather's hat and Grandmo… read more

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17. Swimmy

By: Leo Lionni

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

Deep in the sea there lives a happy school of little fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, b… read more

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18. Brave Irene

By: William Steig

3.81

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

"Brave Irene" is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker's daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn't feeling so… read more

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19. Stone Soup

By: Marcia Brown

3.87

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

First published in 1947, this classic picture book has remained one of Marcia Brown's most popular … read more

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20. The Sniffles for Bear

By: Bonny Becker , Kady MacDonald Denton

3.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The relentlessly cheery Mouse pushes a cold-suffering Bear to new heights of melodrama in a hilario… read more

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21. Amos & Boris

By: William Steig , None

4.43

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

Amos le souriceau aime tellement la mer qu'un jour, fascine par les baleines, il tombe de son batea… read more

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22. The Three Pigs

By: David Wiesner

4.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This Caldecott Medal-winning picture book begins placidly (and familiarly) enough, with three pigs … read more

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23. 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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24. 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

Similar categories in Robert McCloskey's Blueberries for Sal book and Don Freeman's Norman the Doorman

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

25. Thunder Cake

By: Patricia Polacco

4.25

Format: None pages,

When the air gets heavy and dark clouds drift low over the fields of Grandma's farm, her frightened… read more

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26. Little Toot

By: Hardie Gramatky

4.25

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Story of a young tugboat. read more

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27. When I Was Young in the Mountains (Reading rainbow book)

By: Cynthia Rylant , Diane Goode

3.62

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

For twenty years, Cynthia Rylant's story of childhood in the Appalachian Mountains has been an endu… read more

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28. The Twelve Days of Christmas

By: Jan Brett

4.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"On the first day of Christmas My true love gave to me A partridge in a pear tree." For many centur… read more

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29. The Monkey and the Crocodile: A Jataka Tale from India

By: Paul Galdone

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Twice the clever little monkey foils the attempts of the crocodile to capture him. read more

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30. Ten Ways to Hear Snow

By: Cathy Camper

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A snowy day, a trip to Grandma's, time spent cooking with one another, and space to pause and disco… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Camper's Ten Ways to Hear Snow book and Don Freeman's Norman the Doorman

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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31. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

5 Top fantasy books like Norman the Doorman by Don Freeman

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The Caboose Who Got Loose

Bill Peet

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Just So Stories

Rudyard Kipling

3.73

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The Little House

Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

William Steig

3.12

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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon , Verna Aardema

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves

Tiphanie Beeke , Julia Rawlinson

4.19

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Saint George and the Dragon (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Trina Schart Hyman , Margaret Hodges

4.19

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One Fine Day

Nonny Hogrogian

4.00

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