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Books like The very quiet cricket

12 books with a reading profile close to The very quiet cricket by Eric Carle. Practical, outward-looking, growth-minded, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Llama llama red pajama

by Anna Dewdney

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Baby Llama experiences a universal childhood trial: the transition from evening play to solitary sleep.
2

Harry the Dirty Dog

by Gene Zion

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Harry is a white dog with black spots who hates taking baths.
3

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.
4

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

by Dr. Seuss

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

The Cat in the Hat returns to lead Young Cat through a series of increasingly absurd reading challenges.
5

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.
6

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

by Eric Litwin

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Pete the Cat walks down the street wearing brand-new white sneakers and singing about his love for them.
7

Diary of a Worm

by Doreen Cronin

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.
8

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.
9

Cat in the Hat Song Book

by Dr. Seuss

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

The Cat in the Hat Songbook contains nineteen original musical compositions written by Dr.
10

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.
11

If You Take a Mouse to School: A Silly Circular Story About a Mouse’s First Day of School and New Classroom Adventures

by Laura Numeroff

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

If you take a mouse to school, he begins by asking for a lunchbox.
12

Go, Dog. Go!

by P.D. Eastman

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

A large cast of multicolored canines moves through a day of constant activity using bicycles, scooters, and roller skates.

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