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Book Recommendations Based On Books You Already Love

October 13, 2014 •

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There are some classic and popular books for kids that have been read countless times in our house.  It’s great to have those favorites that get multiple reads, but sometimes you just don’t want to read the same book for the 100th time.

Here are some book recommendations that may be new to you that are great compliments to some your favorite classics!

book recommendations based on books for kids that you already love from growingbookbybook.com #kidlit

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If you love The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle, then try The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri.

My boys love to chase the squirrels away from our bird feeder so this book was a huge hit in our house.  All the animals take turns asking the squirrel to do things.  But, the squirrel is too buys collecting food before winter arrives.  At the end of the story, the busy squirrel is tuckered out from all of his collecting.

If you enjoy Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, then check out Amos: The Story on an Old Dog and His Couch by Howie Schneider.

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It’s out of print so check your library for a copy.  Harry and Amos are both dogs who set out on an adventure while their owners are unaware of this mischief.  The illustrations are even very similar.

If you are a fan of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?  or Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr., then you will want to get Tiptoe Joe by Ginger Foglesong Gibson.  We love, love, love this book!
Joe the bear tiptoes through the forest gathering the animals on a journey to see his special surprise.  It’s such a fun read-aloud!

We really haven’t had our fill of Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems.  They are some of our favorites.  But, we also discovering new books. If you are a fan of Elephant and Piggie, check out A Splendid Friend Indeed by Suzanne Bloom.
This Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book is the tale of another two friends- Bear and Goose.

Or you might like Jonathan Fenske’s new book, Woodward and McTwee.  It’s a story of a hippopotamus and a bird who love to play games.  It’s also an early reader book so it’s perfect for beginning readers to read on their own.

If you enjoyed How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton, check out When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach.
Unlikely pets make their way into homes in these two stories.  So, what if you got a free dinosaur with everything you bought one day?

Six books for you to check out that just might become new classics and favorites in your house. My boys highly recommend all of these titles!

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

Comments

  1. Cheryl Carpinello says

    October 29, 2014 at 12:19 pm

    Thanks for sharing this idea. We have read some from both lists! Thanks for sharing on the Kid Lit Blog Hop.

  2. Renee @ Mother Daughter Book Reviews says

    October 22, 2014 at 3:29 pm

    I love this idea for recommending books. It’s true that you do get stuck in a series very easily. We used to grab every Sandra Boynton book we could get our hands on. Then we read them all… what do you next? Thanks for sharing your post in the Kid Lit Blog Hop!

  3. Catherine @ Story Snug says

    October 17, 2014 at 4:17 am

    Really enjoyed reading this post. So many of our books have connections to others.

    #kidlitbloghop

  4. Kimbra Power says

    October 16, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    I’m a HUGE fan of “If you liked this….try that…” as a librarian so thank you so much for your post…I’m always looking for kids to move on from a rut, try something new, extend their vocabulary so this is great.
    Thanks for being part of the KidLitBlogHop
    Kimbra Power
    Barefoot Librarian

  5. ~ linda says

    October 16, 2014 at 10:14 pm

    What a clever idea…”If you love…, then read…” I think that is great and the books above are all good ones, both sides of the book fence.

  6. Tiffiny says

    October 13, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    Thanks for these recommendations. We love some of the ones you mentioned, so we’ll have to check out their counterparts.

  7. Rebecca says

    October 13, 2014 at 12:10 pm

    Your blog is beautiful! I found you through the Thoughtful Spot blog hop. Can’t wait to explore the rest of your site.

    • Jodie Rodriguez says

      October 13, 2014 at 4:21 pm

      Rebecca, I so glad you are here! You might want to start here for a tour of the blog: https://growingbookbybook.com/start/ Enjoy and welcome!

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