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Books like The Far Side Gallery 2

12 books with a reading profile close to The Far Side Gallery 2 by Gary Larson. Practical, outward-looking, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

by Roald Dahl

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Billy is a young boy who dreams of converting an abandoned, three-story building into a sweet shop.
2

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

by Dr. Seuss

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

This rhythmic book introduces young readers to a series of surreal creatures and scenarios through simple, repetitive verse.
3

How to Eat Fried Worms

by Thomas Rockwell

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Billy Forrester enters a high-stakes bet with his friend Alan: if Billy can eat fifteen earthworms in fifteen days, Alan must pay him fifty dollars.
4

Press Here

by Hervé Tullet

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Hervé Tullet’s interactive picture book begins with a single yellow dot on a plain white page.
5

Skippyjon Jones

by Judy Schachner

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese kitten who refuses to behave like a cat, preferring to inhabit his oversized imagination.
6

Green Eggs and Ham

by Dr. Seuss

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

The story follows an unnamed protagonist who is persistently badgered by a small, energetic creature named Sam-I-Am.
7

The Minpins

by Roald Dahl

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Little Billy defies his mother’s warnings and enters the Forest of Sin, where he encounters the Spitler, a smoke-belching monster that pursues him.
8

How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You

by Matthew Inman

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

This collection of comics and infographics interprets feline behaviors as calculated attempts at assassination.
9

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.
10

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

by Simms Taback

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Simms Taback’s interpretation of this classic cumulative folk song follows an elderly woman who accidentally gulps down a fly.
11

Giggle, Giggle, Quack

by Doreen Cronin

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Farmer Brown leaves his city-slicker brother, Bob, in charge of the farm while he goes on vacation.
12

Put Me in the Zoo

by Robert Lopshire

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Spot, a large yellow leopard-like creature with red spots, attempts to convince two children that he deserves a place in the local zoo.

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