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12 books with a reading profile close to The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Practical; an easy read.

  1. 1 Love Her Wild

    Love Her Wild

    by Atticus .

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    Atticus presents a collection of concise, minimalist poems organized into three distinct sections: Love, Her, and Wild.

  2. 2 Giraffes Can't Dance

    Giraffes Can't Dance

    by Giles Andreae

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    Gerald is a tall giraffe with thin legs and crooked knees who feels out of place at the annual Jungle Dance.

  3. 3 Chrysanthemum

    Chrysanthemum

    by Kevin Henkes

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    Chrysanthemum is a young mouse who loves her name until she begins kindergarten.

  4. 4 The Paper Bag Princess

    The Paper Bag Princess

    by Robert Munsch

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    Princess Elizabeth is set to marry Prince Ronald until a dragon burns her castle, destroys her clothes, and kidnaps her fiancé.

  5. 5 The Little Engine That Could

    The Little Engine That Could

    by Watty Piper

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    A train filled with dolls, toy animals, and nutritious food for children breaks down while attempting to cross a high mountain range.

  6. 6 Miss Rumphius

    Miss Rumphius

    by Barbara Cooney

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    Alice Rumphius lives a life defined by three goals set in her childhood: to travel to faraway places, to live by the sea in her old age, and to make the world more beautiful.

  7. 7 Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

    Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

    by Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    Lin-Manuel Miranda compiles a series of brief, daily affirmations originally shared through his social media accounts.

  8. 8 Guess How Much I Love You

    Guess How Much I Love You

    by Sam McBratney

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare engage in a playful competition to quantify their mutual affection before bedtime.

  9. 9 The Rainbow Fish

    The Rainbow Fish

    by Marcus Pfister

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    The Rainbow Fish possesses shimmering, multi-colored scales that distinguish him from every other creature in the ocean.

  10. 10 Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

    Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

    by Dr. Seuss

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    In this narrative, an unnamed protagonist in a yellow jumpsuit navigates a surreal landscape of jagged mountains and labyrinthine streets.

  11. 11 Falling Up

    Falling Up

    by Shel Silverstein

    inspirational, accessible

    Shel Silverstein’s third collection of poetry and pen-and-ink illustrations features over 140 entries that invert logic and physics.

  12. 12 More Than a Carpenter

    More Than a Carpenter

    by Josh McDowell

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    Josh McDowell presents an intellectual defense of the divinity of Jesus Christ, centering his argument on the trilemma that Jesus was either a liar, a lunatic, or the Lord.

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