Whose Egg Is This? (Early Reader Animal Series: A Childrens Picture Book)
I remember taking this book out of the library when I was a kid, it was was a collection of bizarre poems with equally bizarre pictures. There was a poem called, "The Whimpley-Whim", with a picture of this weepy-looking catlike creature "The woeful Whimpley-Whim has never been known to woo. If you looked like him, would you?
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I remember reading this book as a kid, it was about this conceited bear on the first page of the book, he's admiring himself in a mirror who lives in a house with his two friends, a fox, and I believe a squirrel though he may have been a mouse. While I don't remember the circumstances exactly, I think that the fox and squirrel become too irritated with the bear and leave the house, but they soon miss their home, and, in turn, the bear re-examines his behaviour. Needless to say, there's a happy reunion at the end. Any information would be much appreciated!
What i can tell you is that it was a children's book that had poems and i guess some of the traditional nursery rhymes like "rain rain go away". I was born in and i remember reading it before 2nd grade. Please help me find the book!!
I remember it being comforting when i read it. Not sure, but perhaps it's the orchard book of nursery rhymes, by faith jaques? I had a similar version when I was a kid, and it sounds very much like it. This book was late 70s or early 80s. It was about a boy who's father would go to the shed every night and be working on a project. I remember the boy would see lights on but could never find out what his father was doing.
Then, on the boys birthday his father unveiled the surprise - he has built him a train and some carriages. He would then give his friends rides. I remeber this book fondly and would really like to find a copy for my son for when he is old enough to enjoy the story as much as I did! Looking for a book about a child looking forward to a town parade. The child develops some illness that requires quarantine at home.
The dog is tan, not red, so not Clifford. Don't recall any human character being included in the story.
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Only one graphic is clearly remembered Can't remember any other of the plot line. Don't think it was a series. HELP for personal mental health reasons. I'm looking for a book that was read to me when I was younger. I don't remember the title and I don't remember if it was a book on its own or a short story in a book. Now for the details: An important part as well, is that the creature could turn invisible and I remember in some of the illustration, all you could see was the ears and eyes and maybe the tail. This creature lived in a broken tree probably in a forest not sure.
McCullage, from the Tales from Puddle Lane series. The Griffle was a creature conjured up by a magician's magic dust, who befriends two kids, and they have fun together. I'm looking for a book about a girl that loves to read and is wealthy family with a summer home on the coast, her father is a builder and she recommends to him that since he is building houses that look all the same he should paint them different colors, they have a big sailboat, and the theme of the book is something along the lines of listening to what the waves say or reading the waves.
At the end when she is older she gets her fortune told and if I remember correctly she decides to become a writer. This could be it, a book by Barbara Cooney about her mother's family, although her mother wanted to paint Cooney, of course was both an illustrator and a writer. A beautiful book but since Barbara Cooney was famous by the time it was written and many copies were published, not very expensive. The Yankees performance against the Tigers in the ALCS reminded me of a short ghost story I read as a child in which a baseball team showed up at a game but did not swing at one pitch all game, struck out looking 27 times and it was later reported that their team bus had an accident on a bridge and fell through the barrier and fell into the waters below killing everyone on board.
I thought this story was contained in Strange But True Baseball Stories, but realized that was silly! I think it was a short compilation of children's ghost stories published in the '60's or '70's most likely. I read this book out of my school library in or All I can remember is the main character, a girl wants to go see her teacher. She has to take her siblings with her and they take a train that I believe was actually a subway.
The teacher is surprised to see them but they end up having a nice visit all the same. The book was a hard cover. Sorry I don't remember anything else about the story. Hope someone can help. This story was within a Reader for approx grade 3 or 4. In the story a girl falls into a well and the leaves are turned to gold coins.
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The sisters follow her but they are tarred and feathered. I am looking for a Halloween book fom the late 70's or 80's. I don't fully remember the story but I think it had something to do with a girl or a witch who stole Halloween candy but had a happy ending of course. I know it's not much to work with, but if you can help, I would appreciate it! On the cover, she is sitting on a big pile of all the candy she stole not a roof. But it has a happhy ending! At some point in the book they build a giant mechanical robot lion for protection which ends up eating them.
My parents gave me this book for my eighth birthday. It was about a boy who was so small, he could fit into a matchbox. His parents were also very small and got blown off the Eifell Tower when he was a baby. He ended up being raised by the director of a travelling circus and sleeping in a matchbox. At some point, the director allows him to be a part of a circus act where he calls people up on stage and the little boy steals all their valuables without them knowing - he then gets revealed to the audience and becomes internationally famous.
I remember there were parts where some bookmaker makes him books the size of postage stamps. He also tries to find a girl his size but is unsuccessful. I originally read this book in Russian, though I'm not sure it was by a Russian author, as my parents often gave me books by Swedish, Danish, Italian and English writers.
I don't remember how it ends. I loved this book and would really appreciate any help finding it! Thanks for your help!
I think this is the same book that i inherited when i was a child, i believe it is "the little man" by erich kastner. I'm looking for a collection of books that my Gran used to read to me as a kid in the early to mid 90's.
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They were picture books, with cardboard covers and paper pages. I remember them being very colorful. The people were drawn tall with lanky arms and rosy cheeks. They could have been published anywhere from the 70's to the early 90's. Sadly, I have no clue what either of those were. There were several books with individual stories - the books weren't connected to each other in any way as far as the actual stories were concerned.
The one that sticks out in my memory the most was called something like The Wackadoos, actually I'm pretty sure that was the name of it. It was about these little creatures that caused silly mayhem wherever they went. In one part they scare some people in a dark street by popping out from around the corner. In another part they shout at the top of they're lungs. It ends with them disappearing into I only half remember it.
If any one has any ideas I would appreciate your help. Hi all, I want to find out the title and author of this book if anyone can help: It is a story about an old couple who wants to sell their white house; visitors ask for the house to be painted, which they do, and they go through various colors, only to realize that white was the perfect color for their house and that they didn't want to move anymore, that it was the perfect house. Thanks for any leads.
Its a childhood book, with a smooth cover, it was blue. I really need to get the name of this book, I want to be able to read it to her before she is officially gone, so please please help: Check out this link to the cover and summary, and see if it checks out: I've never read this one in particular, but I've read others in the Baby Blue Cat series and I used to love them. I really hope you get to read it for your Nana!! I'm the guy from the previous post "Children's picture book I am remembering that the main character s somehow arrived at an island.
For some reason, this character had reason to cross the island and all of its dark and scary regions [I remember a very dense jungle; dim lighting in many illustrations]. The book is from the 90s possibly as early as the 80s , and presented each page as a series of stages that the character would encounter: I recall a point where he must slip past a sleeping predator or guard of the river -- a massive river that divided the island, and then was carried across the river by some friendly creature or something like that.
I realize that I'm grasping at straws here, but I'm going off the haziest of mental images. I don't even remember if the character was human. ANY clues would be appreciated. It was "My Father's Dragon"!!! After a bunch of deadends, I found it by typing what seemed like a fruitless Google search: Then on the second entry down, I gasped -- saw the map of the Island of Tangerina and Wild island, the river, and my childhood came rushing back.
Never doubt the power of creative searching techniques people! Just keep at it People's memories of books are so amazing. Now that I reread your post, of course it's My Father's Dragon, but it didn't occur to me. Please don't include links unless they are directly book related The one I'm trying to remember the name of is one read to me as a second or third grader, I believe, so the copyright would pre-date or so.
I think it was a chapter book, I don't recall any illustrations in particular, though I daresay there were some. The girl wanted her so much that she stole the doll and hid her away. That's about all I remember, other than this sense that I loved the book very much. There may be more than one cover illustration. Have half-remembered this for so many years, and now I can put a cover to it.
I am looking for a series of early readers which was published in the Uk in the late s and early The first in the series was called "My House" and from memory, the next was about a bird called Joey, the third about a cowboy. My Mum cannot remember the name of the publishers but I learnt to read from these and would love a set. This is a great resource for all Ladybird books. Adventure stories in Kentucky with 4 or 5 young frontiersman.
Read when about 8 to 11 years old in There were three to five volumes. Each volume was a single story but they all involved the same main characters who were young frontiersman fighting Indians in Kentucky. The Young Trailers series by Joseph Altsheler. I liked them then too, a lot.
This was a Blue matte hardback cover book from the 50's? It included some fairytales and stories and was about inches thick. I have looked online for this book for a few years now with no luck finding it. Any help would be appreciated. The story we'd really like to find is the one about the rabbits that took over the den of a bobcat during the night while the bobcat was out looking for rabbits to eat. It had illustrations of Mr. Bobcat wearing trousers held up with suspenders and as time went along and he couldn't find any rabbits to eat, he got thinner and thinner.
The book would have been published before likely from the late 's. Any ideas on either the book or the bobcat story? Hi, I'm trying to remember the name of a book I read as a child.
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I'll try and outline everything I can remember about it, but first of all the story itself came in a big book with other short stories so I don't know if it was actually a stand-alone work or part of a collection. The story was illustrated on every page showing how it progressed. The setting is in the cold winter time in a snowstorm and the story revolves around a few small animals I think a rabbit? I think even a bear tried to fit in there! Skip to Main Content Area. More Tips for Searchers. What are Rare Children's Books?
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All 21 Five novels are still lashings of fun. A lovely way of introducing first numbers at storytime. Some of the books have no words, others have small verses to follow. A cheery fellow, Elmer has appeared in a series of books about life in the wild: A vibrant, comic tale with no words and lots of slapstick moments. He goes on a spree of gorging volumes and volumes, only to find that he is also filling up on knowledge!
But just how healthy is this new diet? Here, the charming Mr Wolf is in the mood for pancakes, but no-one, especially the snooty Chicken Little, will help him. Of course, everyone wants to eat when the air is filled with the aroma of cooking — but does Mr Wolf want guests? Eventually she created a series of books about this six-year-old who lives at the posh Plaza Hotel in New York City in the care of her very British nanny. Little Rabbit Foo Foo has to learn that cycling around bopping other animals on the head is not good form. However, Queen Gloriana another little girl has heard tell of the rabbit and sends all her horses and men to offer riches in exchange for him.
Emily refuses but one night he is stolen! Emily marches straight to the palace to find him and ends up showing Gloriana that she can create her own beloved cuddly that is well-loved and played with every day. March top , reading , literacy , children's books Related Content Learning to love books Five happy children's books Julia Donaldson discusses the importance of libraries [INTERVIEW] Why fathers should read with their children Everything you need to know about your child's reading Discuss this story Fiona Murphy So lovely to see rhyming stories are so popular.
I am a writer and cannot help but write in Rhyme. Parents tell me they love it. Kids tell me they love it but Publishers are not too keen. I shall keep going as writing rhyming stories for me is like having a scratch I have to itch. Thanks Junior mag for a lovely list. You are looking at: Learning to love books. Five happy children's books.