Books like Madeline
12 books with a reading profile close to Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.
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1
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.
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2
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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3
Roller Girl
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Twelve-year-old Astrid Vasquez signs up for a junior roller derby summer camp, a decision that creates a rift with her best friend, Nicole, who prefers ballet.
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4
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
by Louis Sachar
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Bradley Chalkers is the worst kid in fifth grade, a liar and bully who sits alone in the back of the class and has no friends.
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5
The Runaway Bunny/Goodnight Moon
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In this compilation of two classic children’s stories, Margaret Wise Brown focuses on the physical and emotional security of home.
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6
Where the Wild Things Are CD
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
After his mother sends him to bed without supper for behaving like a wild animal, a young boy named Max discovers his bedroom transforming into a vast tropical forest.
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7
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.
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8
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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9
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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10
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
by Sonora Reyes
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Aoife Torres, who goes by Yami, is a Mexican-American teenager who is forced to move to a Catholic school after a scandal involving her old public school.
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11
Moxie
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In a small Texas town, sixteen-year-old Vivian Carter grows tired of her high school’s double standards, ranging from sexist dress code enforcement to the unchecked harassment from the football team.
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12
Bleachers
by John Grisham
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In the small town of Messina, former high school football star Neely Crenshaw returns to the high school bleachers to keep vigil as his legendary coach, Eddie Rake, lies dying.
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