Books like A Giraffe and a Half
12 books with a reading profile close to A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein. Practical, outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Officer Buckle and Gloria
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Officer Buckle is a dedicated safety officer who delivers repetitive, dull presentations to disinterested students at Napville Elementary School.
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The Magic Finger
by Roald Dahl
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
The story centers on an eight-year-old girl with a supernatural ability located in her right index finger.
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Madeline's Rescue
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
In this sequel set in a Catholic boarding school in Paris, Madeline falls into the River Seine and is saved from drowning by a courageous stray dog.
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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
This 1958 collection contains three rhyming tales centered on pride and vanity.
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Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
by Jen Campbell
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Jen Campbell, a bookseller based in London and Edinburgh, chronicles the bizarre and illogical requests encountered while working behind a sales counter.
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Goodnight Bush
by Erich Origen
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Goodnight Bush is a political parody that reimagines the classic children’s bedtime story as a critique of George W.
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The Cat in the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites
by Dr. Seuss
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
This 2003 collection compiles several of Theodor Geisel’s most recognized works into a single volume.
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Farmer Brown faces an unexpected labor crisis when his cows discover an old typewriter in the barn.
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The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Duncan just wants to color, but when he opens his box of crayons, he finds a stack of letters instead of his drawing tools.
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Curious George
by H.A. Rey
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
The story begins in Africa, where a man in a large yellow hat captures a small, nameless monkey and brings him across the ocean on a ship.
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Diper Overlode
by Jeff Kinney
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
In this installment of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, middle-schooler Greg Heffley joins his older brother Rodrick’s rock band, Löded Diper, as an assistant and roadie.
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