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12 books with a reading profile close to Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton. Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

by Jane Yolen

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

This picture book uses rhyming verses to illustrate the bedtime behaviors of ten different prehistoric creatures.
2

Curious George Goes to the Hospital

by Margret Rey

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

The story begins when Curious George discovers a colorful puzzle piece on the kitchen table and, mistaking it for candy, swallows it.
3

If You Take a Mouse to School: A Silly Circular Story About a Mouse’s First Day of School and New Classroom Adventures

by Laura Numeroff

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

If you take a mouse to school, he begins by asking for a lunchbox.
4

Stone Soup

by Ann McGovern

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

In this retelling of the classic folk tale, a weary young traveler arrives at the home of a suspicious old woman who insists she has no food to share.
5

The Enormous Crocodile

by Roald Dahl

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

The story follows a greedy, boastful crocodile living in the African river who develops a craving for succulent children.
6

The wimpy kid movie diary

by Jeff Kinney

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

This book provides a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the process of adapting Jeff Kinney’s cartoon illustrations into a live-action feature film.
7

Go, Dog. Go!

by P.D. Eastman

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

A large cast of multicolored canines moves through a day of constant activity using bicycles, scooters, and roller skates.
8

Diary of a Worm

by Doreen Cronin

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

This picture book follows the daily life of a young, anthropomorphic worm through a series of dated journal entries.
9

George's Marvellous Medicine

by Roald Dahl

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Eight-year-old George Kranky is left alone to supervise his grandmother, a miserable woman who treats him with constant cruelty.
10

The Complete Cat in the Hat (Dr Seuss)

by Dr. Seuss

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

This 2004 collection compiles the original narrative of a chaotic, hat-wearing feline who visits two children, Dick and Sally, on a rainy afternoon while their mother is away.
11

Your favorite Seuss

by Dr. Seuss

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

This volume compiles thirteen complete works by Theodor Geisel, including Horton Hatches the Egg, The Cat in the Hat, and The Lorax.
12

Madeline's Rescue

by Ludwig Bemelmans

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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