Books like The Kissing Hand
12 books with a reading profile close to The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.
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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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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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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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Madeline
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Set in a vine-covered boarding school in Paris, the story follows twelve young girls who live under the supervision of Miss Clavel.
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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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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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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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The Runaway Bunny
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
A small rabbit tells his mother that he plans to run away, sparking a theoretical game of chase.
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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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This Song Will Save Your Life
by Leila Sales
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Sixteen-year-old Elise Dembowski exists on the social periphery of her high school, failing at every attempt to manufacture a likable persona.
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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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Kensuke's Kingdom
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Michael is a boy who sails around the world with his parents and his dog, Stella Artois, on a yacht, but he falls overboard one night during a storm and is washed up on a remote island in the Pacific.
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