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12 books with a reading profile close to Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! by Dr. Seuss. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

    by Judith Viorst

    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.

  2. 2 Bedtime for Frances

    Bedtime for Frances

    by Russell Hoban

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    Frances, a young badger, uses a series of clever stalling tactics to avoid going to sleep.

  3. 3 Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

    Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

    by Kevin Henkes

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    Lilly, a spirited young mouse, arrives at school eager to showcase her new musical purse, glittery sunglasses, and three shiny quarters.

  4. 4 Esio Trot

    Esio Trot

    by Roald Dahl

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    Mr.

  5. 5 Fangs

    Fangs

    by Sarah Andersen

    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.

  6. 6 Goodnight Moon Base

    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.

  7. 7 Mr. Popper's Penguins

    Mr. Popper's Penguins

    by Richard Atwater

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    Mr.

  8. 8 A Pocket for Corduroy

    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.

  9. 9 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book

    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.

  10. 10 The Magic Finger

    The Magic Finger

    by Roald Dahl

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    The story centers on an eight-year-old girl with a supernatural ability located in her right index finger.

  11. 11 Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

    Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

    by Kate DiCamillo

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    Flora Belle Buckman is a cynical ten-year-old girl who finds herself responsible for a squirrel named Ulysses after he is sucked into a high-powered vacuum cleaner.

  12. 12 A Bad Case of Stripes

    A Bad Case of Stripes

    by David Shannon

    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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