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12 books with a reading profile close to Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

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.
2

The Trumpet of the Swan

by E.B. White

Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Louis is a trumpeter swan born without a voice, a physical defect that prevents him from honking to attract a mate like Serena.
3

Goodnight Moon

by Margaret Wise Brown

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.
4

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.
5

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.
6

The Story About Ping

by Marjorie Flack

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.
7

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Nick Allen is a fifth-grade student known for his creative distractions.
8

Madeline

by Ludwig Bemelmans

Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Set in a vine-covered boarding school in Paris, the story follows twelve young girls who live under the supervision of Miss Clavel.
9

Sooley

by John Grisham

Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

In the civil war-torn landscape of South Sudan, seventeen-year-old Samuel "Sooley" Sooleyman receives an invitation to play basketball for a scouting team in the United States.
10

Kensuke's Kingdom

by Michael Morpurgo

Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Michael is a boy who sails around the world with his parents and his dog, Stella Artois, on a yacht, but he falls overboard one night during a storm and is washed up on a remote island in the Pacific.
11

Are You My Mother?

by P.D. Eastman

Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

A mother bird leaves her nest to find food, and while she is gone, her egg hatches.
12

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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