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The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

by Charlie Mackesy • 2019

One boy, three animals, and the art of being kinder to yourself.

4.55

200k+

Self Help

Philosophy

Art

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

One boy, three animals, and the art of being kinder to yourself.

by Charlie Mackesy 2019 128 pages

4.55

200k+ ratings

Self Help

Philosophy

Art

A Bad Case of Stripes

by David Shannon • 1998

A girl who fears standing out wakes up striped. The cure? Admit she loves lima beans.

4.26

88k+

Picture Books

Children

Fantasy

A Bad Case of Stripes

A girl who fears standing out wakes up striped. The cure? Admit she loves lima beans.

by David Shannon 1998 32 pages

4.26

88k+ ratings

Picture Books

Children

Fantasy

The Giving Tree

by Shel Silverstein • 1964

A tree loves a boy and gives him everything she has, across a lifetime of taking.

4.39

1.2M+

Children's

Picture Books

Classics

The Giving Tree

A tree loves a boy and gives him everything she has, across a lifetime of taking.

by Shel Silverstein 1964 64 pages

4.39

1.2M+ ratings

Children's

Picture Books

Classics

The Missing Piece

by Shel Silverstein • 1976

A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.

4.28

31k+

Children's

Picture Books

Classics

The Missing Piece

A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.

by Shel Silverstein 1976 112 pages

4.28

31k+ ratings

Children's

Picture Books

Classics

Green Eggs and Ham

by Dr. Seuss • 1960

Sam-I-Am won't quit offering green eggs and ham, and one grump's resolve is wearing thin.

4.32

800k+

Children

Picture Books

Classics

Green Eggs and Ham

Sam-I-Am won't quit offering green eggs and ham, and one grump's resolve is wearing thin.

by Dr. Seuss 1960 64 pages

4.32

800k+ ratings

Children

Picture Books

Classics

Caps for Sale

by Esphyr Slobodkina • 1940

While a peddler naps, monkeys steal every cap off his head.

4.17

94k+

Children

Picture Books

Classics

Caps for Sale

While a peddler naps, monkeys steal every cap off his head.

by Esphyr Slobodkina 1940 48 pages

4.17

94k+ ratings

Children

Picture Books

Classics

Tiddler

by Julia Donaldson • 2008

The smallest fish tells the tallest tales, until a real current sweeps him out to sea.

4.19

3k+

Picture Books

Children

Animals

Tiddler

The smallest fish tells the tallest tales, until a real current sweeps him out to sea.

by Julia Donaldson 2008 30 pages

4.19

3k+ ratings

Picture Books

Children

Animals

Are You My Mother?

by P.D. Eastman • 1960

Hatched alone, a baby bird asks every creature and contraption he meets for his mother.

4.22

200k+

Children

Picture Books

Animals

Are You My Mother?

Hatched alone, a baby bird asks every creature and contraption he meets for his mother.

by P.D. Eastman 1960 64 pages

4.22

200k+ ratings

Children

Picture Books

Animals

Stone Soup

by Marcia Brown • 1947

A village hides its food from three soldiers, who then start cooking dinner from stones.

4.25

46k+

Picture Books

Children's

Classics

Stone Soup

A village hides its food from three soldiers, who then start cooking dinner from stones.

by Marcia Brown 1947 48 pages

4.25

46k+ ratings

Picture Books

Children's

Classics

Where the Sidewalk Ends

by Shel Silverstein • 1974

Over a hundred poems and drawings for the part of you that never outgrew nonsense.

4.35

1.5M+

Poetry

Children

Classics

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Over a hundred poems and drawings for the part of you that never outgrew nonsense.

by Shel Silverstein 1974 176 pages

4.35

1.5M+ ratings

Poetry

Children

Classics

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - The Animated Story

by Charlie Mackesy • 2022

A lonely boy meets three animals who teach him, over cake and conversation, that he belongs.

4.59

7k+

Children

Picture Books

Graphic Novels

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - The Animated Story

A lonely boy meets three animals who teach him, over cake and conversation, that he belongs.

by Charlie Mackesy 2022 192 pages

4.59

7k+ ratings

Children

Picture Books

Graphic Novels

Sleeping Beauty

by Charles Perrault • 2014

Cursed at birth, a princess sleeps a hundred years inside a castle swallowed by thorns.

3.69

203

Classics

Fairy Tales

Fantasy

Sleeping Beauty

Cursed at birth, a princess sleeps a hundred years inside a castle swallowed by thorns.

by Charles Perrault 2014 46 pages

3.69

203 ratings

Classics

Fairy Tales

Fantasy

The Girl With a Mind for Math

by Julia Finley Mosca • 2018

Segregation said she couldn't. The Navy said two months. She designed a ship in 18 hours.

4.41

500+

Picture Books

Biography

Children's

The Girl With a Mind for Math

Segregation said she couldn't. The Navy said two months. She designed a ship in 18 hours.

by Julia Finley Mosca 2018 40 pages

4.41

500+ ratings

Picture Books

Biography

Children's

Timelines from Black History

by D.K. Publishing • 2021

Black history stretches from Lucy to the Year of Africa. This visual timeline connects the dots.

4.39

157

History

African American

Africa

Timelines from Black History

Black history stretches from Lucy to the Year of Africa. This visual timeline connects the dots.

by D.K. Publishing 2021 96 pages

4.39

157 ratings

History

African American

Africa

How to Talk to an Autistic Kid

by Daniel Stefanski • 2011

An autistic kid's manual for classmates: why he's lonely, what hurts, and how to include him.

4.25

308

Children

Picture Books

Autism

How to Talk to an Autistic Kid

An autistic kid's manual for classmates: why he's lonely, what hurts, and how to include him.

by Daniel Stefanski 2011 48 pages

4.25

308 ratings

Children

Picture Books

Autism

V Is for Vulnerable

by Seth Godin • 2012

The artist's ABC: vulnerability over polish, initiative over permission, impact over effort.

3.84

500+

Self Help

Business

Art

V Is for Vulnerable

The artist's ABC: vulnerability over polish, initiative over permission, impact over effort.

by Seth Godin 2012 64 pages

3.84

500+ ratings

Self Help

Business

Art

Bedtime Stories for Kids

by Uncle Amon • 2015

Before sleep: a leap among stars, a pirate stowaway, a magic gem, and a cardboard moon rocket.

3.82

22k+

Children

Short Stories

Fantasy

Bedtime Stories for Kids

Before sleep: a leap among stars, a pirate stowaway, a magic gem, and a cardboard moon rocket.

by Uncle Amon 2015 25 pages

3.82

22k+ ratings

Children

Short Stories

Fantasy

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