Books like Bear Stays Up for Christmas
12 books with a reading profile close to Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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Horton Hears a Who!
by Dr. Seuss
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In the Jungle of Nool, a compassionate elephant named Horton discovers a microscopic community living on a speck of dust situated atop a clover.
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The Story About Ping
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Ping, a young domestic duck, lives on a crowded houseboat on the Yangtze River alongside his extended family.
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Stellaluna
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
After an owl attacks her mother, a young fruit bat named Stellaluna falls into a bird’s nest.
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The Complete Adventures of Curious George
by Margret Rey
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
This collection gathers the original seven stories featuring a small monkey named George and his guardian, the Man with the Yellow Hat.
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Owl Moon
by Jane Yolen
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
On a cold, silent winter night, a young girl and her father walk through the woods to go owling.
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Goodnight Moon
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In a high-ceilinged green room, a young rabbit lies in bed and prepares for sleep by acknowledging every object within his sight.
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Tikki Tikki Tembo
by Arlene Mosel
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In a small village in ancient China, a mother honors her firstborn son by giving him the incredibly long name Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo, while her second son is named simply Chang.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by Dr. Seuss
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
High atop Mount Crumpit, the Grinch lives in bitter isolation, harboring a deep resentment for the cheerful Whos of Whoville.
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9
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In this rhythmic picture book, five siblings and their dog set out on a communal adventure to find a grizzly bear.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Originally written for a Montgomery Ward holiday promotion, this rhyming verse introduces a young reindeer named Rudolph who is ostracized by the North Pole herd.
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The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Chester Raccoon stands at the edge of the woods, reluctant to leave his mother to begin his first day of school.
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The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
James Patterson chronicles the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students—Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin—in their off-campus home.
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