Books like Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
12 books with a reading profile close to Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton. Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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If You Take a Mouse to School: A Silly Circular Story About a Mouse’s First Day of School and New Classroom Adventures
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
If you take a mouse to school, he begins by asking for a lunchbox.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Madeline's Rescue
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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Curious George
by H.A. Rey
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
The story begins in Africa, where a man in a large yellow hat captures a small, nameless monkey and brings him across the ocean on a ship.
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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.
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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.
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Diary of a Worm
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.
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Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
by Jen Campbell
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Jen Campbell, a bookseller based in London and Edinburgh, chronicles the bizarre and illogical requests encountered while working behind a sales counter.
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Lyle is a friendly crocodile who lives with the Primm family in a brownstone on East 88th Street.
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