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12 books with a reading profile close to Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.

  1. 1 The Little House

    The Little House

    by Virginia Lee Burton

    Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    The story begins with a small pink house situated on a quiet green hill under the sun, moon, and stars.

  2. 2 King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian

    King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian

    by Marguerite Henry

    Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    Set in the eighteenth century, this historical novel follows the life of Sham, a golden-red stallion born in the stables of the Sultan of Morocco.

  3. 3 Stuart Little

    Stuart Little

    by E.B. White

    Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    Stuart Little is a mouse born into a human family living in New York City.

  4. 4 The Red Fairy Book

    The Red Fairy Book

    by Andrew Lang

    Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    Published in 1890 as the second volume of a wider series, this collection compiles thirty-seven traditional narratives sourced from French, German, Norse, and Russian folklore.

  5. 5 The Railway Children

    The Railway Children

    by E. Nesbit

    Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    After their father is abruptly taken away by mysterious officials, Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis move with their mother from a comfortable London villa to a small cottage near a country railway line.

  6. 6 Just So Stories

    Just So Stories

    by Rudyard Kipling

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    This collection contains twelve origin myths written as bedtime stories for the author’s daughter.

  7. 7 On the Banks of Plum Creek

    On the Banks of Plum Creek

    by Laura Ingalls Wilder

    Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    The Ingalls family moves from the Kansas prairie to Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where they settle into a dugout home carved into a creek bank.

  8. 8 Danny the Champion of the World

    Danny the Champion of the World

    by Roald Dahl

    Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    Danny lives with his father, William, in a converted gypsy caravan behind their small filling station.

  9. 9 The Railway Children

    The Railway Children

    by Edith Nesbit

    Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    After their father is arrested on false charges of espionage, the three Waterbury siblings—Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis—move from a comfortable London life to a modest cottage near a rural railway line.

  10. 10 A Little Princess

    A Little Princess

    by Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin’s London boarding school as a pampered heiress, but her status vanishes instantly when her father dies in India, leaving no inheritance.

  11. 11 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    by Kate Douglas Wiggin

    Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    Ten-year-old Rebecca Rowena Randall leaves her family’s struggling farm at Sunnybrook to live with her two stern aunts, Miranda and Jane Sawyer, in the village of Riverboro.

  12. 12 The Incredible Journey

    The Incredible Journey

    by Sheila Burnford

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    In the wilderness of northwestern Ontario, three domestic pets—a young Labrador Retriever, an aging English Bull Terrier, and a Siamese cat—are left in the care of a family friend while their owners are away.

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