Best children art fiction books according to redditors
We found 99 Reddit comments discussing the best children art fiction books. We ranked the 45 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 99 Reddit comments discussing the best children art fiction books. We ranked the 45 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Crayons-Quit-Drew-Daywalt/dp/0399255370
This one? From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
For me, the dividing line almost always lies in the main conflict.
For MG, the main conflict is home-based. By this I mean, whatever the goal of the main character is, it is directly linked to his/her home life. It could have larger repercussions, but the hero is in it for his home. Chasing Vermeer is a good example of this: the kids are solving an art mystery that the entire world is focused on, but they're solving it to save their own community.
For YA, the main conflict is world-based. The main character is doing something broader than him or herself or things linked directly to his/her life.
Another way to put it: MG is about the main character finding a place within his home. YA is about the main character finding a place within his world.
Really, this is the biggest dividing line to me--everything else is flexible.
Straight A Claudia Kincaid - "From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler"
I had the I Spy haunted mansion CD-ROM game. My sis and I played it together all the time, but I couldn't admit that it was too spooky for me. Good memories.
I also loved these books where the scenes were made of everyday objects. They were so oddly satisfying and could keep me occupied for a long time just staring at the pages.
I've been thinking about it for a while tbh. You're obviously going to struggle to distill, say, dialectical materialism into a kid's book, but worker strength and overthrowing the ruling class is probably doable.
The thing is, most little kids' books don't have an antagonist. They're usually, at most, stories of personal growth against one's own mind or, sometimes, against nature.
I'd say one of the closest I've found is The Day the Crayons Quit.
These are for older kids but I love this series - Rosie Revere, Engineer, Iggy Peck, Architect, Ada Twist, Scientist
They are really well written rhyming books, I find so many kids books painful to read but these are great.
IKEA has inexpensive wood activity bar things that you can place over any blanket. Most of the other features of this expensive one you found could be met with a tag-ball toy and a couple black and white board books that you stand up. We especially liked Art for Baby which is really big, stands up open well, and has captivating images to look at during tummy time, and Black & White which unfolds into a long double sided panel to stand around baby so they can look around a bit while doing tummy time.
Sophie the Giraffe
Step and Play piano
Art for Baby
Blue Balliett's series:
Stephen Hawking's series:
Others...
The School Story (It has two female leads, not sure if that will be a deterrent for your nephews)
Einstein Anderson series
Encyclopedia Brown series
Hardy Boys series
Sammy Keyes series
Check the ages. All of these are above a 5-year-old, unless you're reading to him. Most of what you're asking for will end up being detective mysteries.
I wouldn't recommend nonfiction unless the subject matter matches their real-world interests... or you happen to know they prefer non-fiction.
I see visuals sometimes, if I'm really high and close my eyes. And I could totally imagine myself high and imagining clouds wandering around the earth having adventures or jobs.
Like this picture book
Chasing Vermeer is a mystery novel set in Hyde Park. I loved it as a kid
My two year old and I love Journey by Aaron Becker.
Sounds kind of like round trip
The Stephen Gammell illustrations in Scary Stories were the shit and the whole treasure in hardcover is only ten bucks on the Barnes and Noble website, which is an awesome deal because they recently republished them new (and crappier) art.
The Polor Express will always stick with me. I thought "Never Spit on Your Shoes" was some hilarious shit as a kid. And I loved "Round Trip" by Ann Jonas because you read through the book, and then flipped it upside and read it backwards, which changed the illustrations into new pictures. Blew my mind as a kid. Also, there were these stories with these beautiful cross hatching illustrations. I wish I could remember the title. I think it was like a young adult series (like Boxcar Children level) that just had a handful of illustrations in each book. I remember one of a rat character in a New York subway. Any ideas?
I'd say LinnAYa
It reminds me of this book (I also had the doll) from my childhood. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/9129583144?pc_redir=1413856853&robot_redir=1
The first few are Chahta but there are various tribes depicted, some available in both English and the given tribal language!
Some tribes have lists online or books available in their online stores, as well, so if you’re looking for anything specific you might try that.
You might read some picture books about perfectionism with him, such as Beautiful Oops, It's Okay to Make Mistakes, or Ish. Try discussing how the book relates to his experiences, and whether he thinks it might be okay for him to make mistakes too. Then you have something to reference when he's struggling with homework or other things.
Round Trip?? https://www.amazon.com/dp/0688099866/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_ZSrPDb91N3BNG
EDIT: I pasted wrong url at first
Look-Alikes? If not, look at some of the related items on that page.
Jeremy Dooley of insigne created a really darling board book (and ebook) for younger children:
Though that's a bit young for your audience, showing off different styles of lettering in popular culture (games, movies, etc.) and helping students draw their own alphabets could be fun and engaging.
http://prototypo.io is another extremely hands-on tool after you've explained some of the basic terminology.
Assuming it's not actually one of the I Spy books, there are the Look Alikes books by Joan Steiner:
https://www.amazon.com/Look-Alikes-More-You-Look-See/dp/0316713481
Generally, I would just go through here.
Specifically, here are some lists of my favs:
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Here's a few that my almost 4 year old girl loves these days:
Sector 7 - Kind of like a beginners sci-fi picture book
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present - A simple little tale, beautifully told about a girl and a rabbit (Maurice Sendak illustrated)
Paddle to the Sea - Little boy carves a canoe and sends it off to the sea. This book follows its journey along the Great Lakes to the sea. Also a great NFB short film.
When Louis Armstrong taught me Scat - Cute story for music lovers.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble - A young donkey finds a stone that grants wishes.
Click clack moo - Cows find a typewriter and start making demands on the farmer. Kind of an introduction to collective bargaining.
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I would highly recommend the Journey Trilogy, here’s book one
My daughter loves it.
The first one sounds like it must be Round Trip by Ann Jonas. No guess on the 2nd one.
http://www.amazon.com/Round-Trip-Ann-Jonas/dp/0688099866 ?
Is it Joan Steiner's Look-Alike books?
If it's not what the first person said it might be
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036S4D6K/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Or the mixed up files of Mrs e basil
"Round Trip"
I THINK I FOUND IT!
https://www.amazon.com/Round-Trip-Ann-Jonas/dp/0688099866
Oh, I <3 looking for books for my kids!! They are 14, 13, 12, 11, and 5. Our son is the youngest, and he loves all the books that his older sisters loved when they were younger. :D
Oh my gosh...Get those kids some books!
I would love this book for our oldest daughter if I win, please.
/u/DrUsual...can you think of any?
Thank you for the contest!
Look Alikes?
http://www.amazon.com/Look-Alikes-Jr-Joan-Steiner/dp/0316890731/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&amp;refRID=088MJ8GF0TES0D7JYW31
http://www.amazon.com/Look-Alikes-The-More-You-Look/dp/0316713481
If you don't mind fantasy, I'd recommend Tamora Pierce's newer series, the Provost's Dog trilogy, or Trickster's Choice (two books). The first one is crime-solving, while the second focuses on spycraft. I'm not a huge fan of the Beka Cooper books because it's written in first person, but I reread the Trickster ones fairly often as brain candy. You miss some of the subtler ties the first time through.
For younger audiences (and preteen protagonists), From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and The Westing Game come to mind.
I have the hardest time with visualization so I'm sorry I can't give you specifics for your design but I can tell you about my infertility tattoo and maybe that'll jump start some ideas for you. I just got a wild strawberry tattooed on the inside of my left wrist. It's something I've wanted since I was a teenager but things finally fell together to get it and have meaning. The strawberry itself is a symbol of my (finally) fertility, then the vines have 5 leaves on them to represent the 5 embryos we ended up with during IVF. Also hidden amongst the vines is the Gallifreyan symbol for the first letter of my son's first name. Doctor Who is something my husband and I both love and we referred to our embryo and fetus as Pond until we knew he was a boy and settled on a name, so I wanted a piece of fandom in there too. Do you have a favorite fandom you could incorporate? A show or a character you and your son both love? I know you mentioned elephants. I didn't like any of the actual infertility symbols so I came up with my own. I hope that helps! I absolutely love my tattoo. Also, check out this book!
ETA: my tattoo. https://imgur.com/a/KV9Vf
Round Trip by Ann Jonas?
EDIT:
Some more links here and here. Also, watch a video here :-)
I saw a video of BJ Novak reading that book- It looks really funny, and def. dependent on the narrator- so good on you for taking it on! Though I am by no means religious, I am fascinated by religion- I will take a look at your other title:)
See if your school library has this one- it's very clever and fun to read-
http://www.amazon.com/The-Crayons-Quit-Drew-Daywalt/dp/0399255370
I love children's books that treat them like young people and don't pander to them, as well as challenge their imagination.
Green Eggs and Ham! Thanks for the contest. I love that it revolves around children's books!
This book, The Tickle Monster is absolutely adorable! There are even corresponding Tickle Monster Mitts!
I'd love to win The Day the Crayons Quit for my first graders. This year's groups has a great sense of humor and I think they'd get a kick out of imagining their crayons going on strike!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Crayons-Quit-Drew-Daywalt/dp/0399255370
This reminds me of a book we bought for our kids years ago. It's called "Beautiful Oops" and encourages making the most out of mistakes just like this one through art.
Here's the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Oops-Barney-Saltzberg/dp/076115728X
Whoops! Mis-remembered the title slightly. It's actually "Tell Me a Tattoo Story"
Good reminder for Bob's Burgers. I've been meaning to get back to that.
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Here's some books that we liked around Kindergarten:
Really any Tony Diterlizi, Dave Shannon, or Mo Williams books are good.
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Title: The Ghost of Lady Liberty
Genre: Children Historical Fiction Chapter Book (Grades 1-4)
Price: $0.99 (ebook)
Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076YY3CG2/
The response to the first book (Missing Gems of the Taj Mahal https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071NZRDQ2; free until Nov 07) encouraged me to write a second book in the series. Young children can follow along as Sid and Meg try to save history-and themselves-while learning about the Statue of Liberty. History, interesting facts, recent photographs and illustrations enhance the realistic narrative, making this an educational and entertaining book for readers aged 5-10.
Ananya Chopra, a sixth-grader like Sid, illustrated Sid’s journey to Lady Liberty in her friendly style.
Premise:
Sid Cooper is a soon-to-be sixth-grader who loves history, travel and photography—which come together in this second chapter book in a series about travel and adventure while solving a mystery in history.
A visit to the Statue of Liberty takes an unexpected turn when Sid and his sister Meg are magically transported... over 130 years into the past, to when the pedestal was being built, and the statue was still in pieces waiting to be assembled!
Sid and Meg get a first-hand history lesson, but soon realize that the statue may never be built! Sightings of a ghost are scaring the construction workers, who plan to leave the island without completing the pedestal. How will Sid and Meg solve the mystery of the ghost of Lady Liberty and get back to the present?
Optimus Prime! My bunny's nickname is Hoptimus Prime!
I have this book, The Day the Crayons Quit, on my wishlist for both my kids at home and the kids in my classroom (and, I'll be honest, me). It's awesome and I've been wanting it for a long time.
Thanks for the contest :)
Here are some books my kids love:
Picture books:
Chapter books:
Most of the chapter books my kids read are part of a series so they aren’t really obscure but my kids love them so I figured I’d note them in case you hadn’t heard of any of them:
I'm a youth and family program assistant at the library where I work. I could use some kids books! Well, a kids book since we're going for a $10 item and kids books are ridiculously expensive sometimes. I would love to have my own copy of The Day the Crayons Quit. It's always checked out from the library and it'd be nice to have a copy that I can take with me to storytimes without needing to plan it ahead of time. This science experiment book would be awesome, too, if you wanted to gift two people something around $5 each. I'm working on a series of STEAM storytimes. I'm really looking forward to it. This would be a great book to get ideas from.
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy
Searched "Paris" on a whim on a streaming service my library offers and found it!
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Linnea in Monet's Garden
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Look Alikes maybe?
$24.85 Ice tea maker.
$10.79 book
$5.32 band aids
I vote for two $10 items! Somewhere in between one big one and multiple little ones.
don't go talking too loud you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones
I think your daughter might enjoy this book: The Day the Crayons Quit.
It's a favorite in our household.
My daughter was(is) a big fan of Little Blue Truck.
We also like Goodnight Gorilla and Peek a Who
For ones that can grow with her, I'd recommend:
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Press Here
How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight
Honestly, anything by Mo Willems or Jane Yolen is going to be good! I have some books on my daughter's gift list too.
For more suggestions, a friend of mine is a librarian and has a TON of books pinned on Pinterest. Here's just one of her boards.
For us? My daughter can always use more books. We have a ton, but she loves them. I think I'm most interested in The Day the Crayons Quit for her right now. It looks really good and funny and we like to read a little above her level to her anyway (she's almost 4 so at the bottom of this one.)
Green eggs and ham.
Not exactly along the lines of encouraging reading but my 5 year old really likes Journey. It's a picture book of an adventure that they get to make up their own story to go along with the pictures.
I'm kind of like you, haven't been around much lately (having a baby drains you from doing much), but I'll enter for the heck of it. I understand if I don't qualify.
The Hobbit Trilogy: Extended Edition because although it's not as epic as LotR it's still great to be back in the world of Middle Earth!
1TB Hard Drive you can never have too much storage space on your PC.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Four-Movie Collection it's such a classic series that everyone should own.
Roku 3 if you love streaming movies / TV shows as much as me then this is a must have.
The Day the Crayons Quit (Book) if you have any kids then this is one of the best selling books. Never hurts to build your collection.
I've included Amazon links for all the suggestions:
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is a great book. It's about a brother and sister who decide to run away to a museum, then get caught up in a mystery.
Nancy Farmer's books are always fantastic. The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm is great to start with.
A Wrinkle in Time is the first of a trilogy. It's really, really good. I know that technically it's recommended ages 10+, but I think that a big part of it is because the characters tend to use some vocabulary-building words. If you're reading it to him, he'd be fine. Great series!
Sounds like you're doing fine, the newborn is probably taking a lot in and as long as you're meeting her needs and find time to make her happy I think you're doing all that you need in regards to her care.
As for the older children, especially the 4 year old, it would benefit her to learn that you won't bring things everyday, how to manage her frustrations (know when she needs to take a break), and how to play by herself for a little bit.
Learning how to see mistakes differently may help her too
What time do you get there during the day? Are you allowed to take them out of the house? Are they signed up for any activities? When do the older children get home?
Here's a great book about tattoos you can share with your kids:
https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Tattoo-Story-Alison-McGhee/dp/1452119376
I hate to link Amazon but Goodreads is being silly now. I recommend checking it out from your local library. :) Then share the stories about your own tattoos! Or have the kids make one up.
If you like cloud machines, you should read this book
Your comment reminded me of [this book] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Crayons-Quit-Drew-Daywalt/dp/0399255370). Highly recommended.
As with reading, writing improves with practice. Maybe have him keep a journal. He spends x amount of time writing everyday. I would build writing stamina, start with 5 minutes build to 10 after a few weeks, then up it to 15. I wouldn’t go higher than 20/30 minutes especially if he doesn’t enjoy it, because this could cause him to revolve against writing. He can write whatever he wants to during this time: stories, a description of his day, his thoughts as they flow through his head... if he is really having issues getting going have him draw a picture of a story/event and then write about it (or give him a picture and have him write a story about it). Having my daughter do this improved both her handwriting legibility AND her composition skills.
You could also look into books like “Journey” by Aaron Becker. These are no words only picture books which tell a story. The kids describe what is happening on the pages making up their own descriptions, dialogue, and plot. Even if he isn’t writing while narrating these he is still composing the story. My daughter LOVES these.
Sector 7?
You two should read this book together
Depends which crayon you ask.
Funny children's book on that topic your kid would probably like.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Crayons-Quit-Drew-Daywalt/dp/0399255370
Also, this came to me a bit ago. Have you read or seen this book? Check it out. Sounds similar. https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Genius-Geniuses-Michael-DiMartino/dp/1626723362.