Books like Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
12 books with a reading profile close to Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Bedtime for Frances
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Frances, a young badger, uses a series of clever stalling tactics to avoid going to sleep.
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A Bad Case of Stripes
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Camilla Cream loves lima beans but refuses to eat them because she wants to fit in with her classmates.
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A Pocket for Corduroy
by Don Freeman
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
In this sequel to the 1968 classic, Corduroy the teddy bear accompanies his owner, Lisa, to a snowy laundromat.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, a precursor to a sequence of mounting frustrations that define his day.
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Fangs
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Elsie is a three-hundred-year-old vampire who has spent centuries searching for a partner who can withstand her nocturnal lifestyle and bloodlust.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
by Jeff Kinney
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book functions as an interactive extension of the fictional series, moving past Greg Heffley’s narrative to place the reader in the role of the protagonist.
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Dad Is Fat
by Jim Gaffigan
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Jim Gaffigan chronicles the chaotic reality of raising five children in a cramped two-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
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Goodnight Moon Base
by Brett Hoffstadt, Steve Tanaka
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
This picture book adapts a classic bedtime structure to a near-future lunar setting.
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The Monster at the End of this Book
by Jon Stone
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Grover, a blue puppet from Sesame Street, becomes panicked when he reads the book’s title and discovers a monster waits on the final page.
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Seriously... I'm Kidding
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Ellen DeGeneres uses a series of conversational essays to examine the trivialities of modern living, ranging from the logistics of meditation to the absurdity of beauty standards and the mechanics of award ceremonies.
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