18 books like Alexander and the wind-up mouse
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do, drives through it in his toy car, transporting him to the Kingdom of Wisdom, once…
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The Greentail Mouse
The mice become so involved in their Mardi Gras masquerade they forget it is all in fun.
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Corduroy
A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him, he finds what he has always wanted most of all.
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Test drive
A test drive is the driving of a motor vehicle to assess its drivability or roadworthiness, and general operating state. A person who tests vehicles for a living, either for an automobile company, automotive media for review purposes, or a motorsports team, is called a test driver.
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The Indian in the Cupboard
What could be better than a magic cupboard that turns small toys into living creatures?
Omri's big brother has no birthday present for him, so he gives Omri an old medicine cabinet he's found. Although their mother supplies a key, the cabinet still doesn't seem like much of a present. But when an exhausted Omri dumps a plastic toy Indian into the cabinet just before falling asleep, the magic…
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Gus was a friendly ghost
A ghost and a mouse have a summer house all to themselves while the folks are away for the winter.
Shares: Mice, Children's fiction
Frederick
(goodreads) While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words.
(Amazon) Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food... except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it’s Frederick’s stories that…
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A Prize Inside
Rico is missing just one Hero Cat prize. Robot and Rico take a trip to the grocery store. With Robot's special tricks, Rico is sure he'll get the prize he wants. Even if he has to check every cereal box in the store!
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The Classic Tale of the Velveteen Rabbit
By the time the Velveteen Rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.
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Il segreto delle fate dei cristalli
When Will Mystery calls, the Thea Sisters answer the call because there is trouble in one of the fairy kingdoms: a dragon has been turning all the fairies' precious gems into stone, and wrecking havoc throughout the Crystal Kingdom--and it is up to the sisters to find out why the dragon is destroying this Kingdom and stop him before it is too late.
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The House at Pooh Corner
Ten adventures of Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, and other friends of Christopher Robin.
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Contains:
In Which [a House Is Built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore][1]
In Which [Tigger Comes to the Forest and Has Breakfast][2]
In Which [a Search Is Organdized, and Piglet Nearly Meets the Heffalump Again][3]
In Which It Is Shown That [Tiggers Don't Climb Trees][4]
In Which [Rabbit Has a Busy…
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Freya and the Magic Jewel (Thunder Girls Book 1)
Unlike her twin brother Frey, twelve-year-old girlgoddess Freya is not excited about their invitation to Asgard Academy, especially after she loses her magical jewel, leaving her powerless and worried about making friends.
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The red sun
"Sam Baron is about to get the shock of his life. First his substitute English teacher claims to have turned his old teacher into a lizard; then a strange dwarf named Rego arrives and claims Sam is from a magical realm called Orkney. When his friends are taken prisoner, it's up to Sam to save them. Sam embarks on a journey to Orkney through a stonefire to find his friends, but when he arrives, he…
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War and peas
When a king asks his rich neighboring country to help his starving subjects, a food-throwing battle ensues.
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Hansel and Gretel
"Hansel and Gretel" is a well-known fairy tale of German origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm.
In this favorite Grimm Brothers tale, an evil stepmother sends Hansel and Gretel into the woods, but birds eat the crumb trail they drop along the trail to find their way back. Lost and hungry, they find a tempting house made of gingerbread...but can they trust the old woman inside? 
Hansel and…
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Viaje en el tiempo 2
Geronimo Stilton and his family embark on another adventure through time to visit ancient Rome, the Maya Empire, and the Palace of Versailles during the reign of the Sun King. Book #2
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Ace Dragon Ltd
John goes for a ride in the sky on Ace Dragon's back and finds him not so limited after all.
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The Tailor of Gloucester
When the tailor becomes sick and cannot finish the waistcoat for the Mayor, the mice finish it for him.
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