18 books like Green Eggs and Ham

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl · 1964 · ★ 4.2 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin 11 months later. In… Shares: Community pick

The BFG Roald Dahl · 1980 · ★ 4.2 · 207p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This book is a great book for all ages. It is a fantasy/adventure book.The BFG stands for 'Big Friendly Giant'. He isn't like other giants, instead of going out to different countries to eat children he catches dreams. When he find's a little orphan girl watching him, he kidnaps her because he doesn't want anyone to find out that he was there, but when they arrive at giant's land they become… Shares: Community pick

Matilda Roald Dahl · 1988 · ★ 4.3 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security. Shares: Community pick

Hop on Pop Dr. Seuss · 1963 · ★ 4.0 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate LibraryThing: Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences, such as "Day. Play. We play all day. Night. Fight. We fight all night." Shares: Dr. Seuss, Books, Classics

Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? (Bright & Early Book) Dr. Seuss · 1970 · ★ 3.8 · 27p · ≈ 54m · Moderate Mr. Brown is an expert at imitating all sorts of noises. goodreads: Moo moo! Hoo hoo! Cock-a-doodle-doo! Oh, the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do. Now see if you can do them too! This fabulous book is ideal for teaching young children all about noises! Shares: Dr. Seuss, Classics

Many Waters (Time Quintet #4) Madeleine L'Engle · 1986 · ★ 4.0 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Sandy and Dennys have always been the normal, run-of-the-mill ones in the extraodinary Murry family. They garden, make an occasional A in school, and play baseball. Nothing especially interesting has happened to the twins until they accidentally interrupt their father's experiment. Then the two boys are thrown across time and space. They find themselves alone in the desert, where, if they… Shares: Children's, Books, Stories

Pooh Goes Visiting and Pooh & Piglet Nearly Catch a Woozle A. A. Milne · 1981 · ★ 4.0 · 30p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A. A. Milne's texts have been skillfully adapted by veteran Easy Reader author Stephen Krensky, so they retain all of their original charm. And every spread of these inviting books features full-color Ernest Shepard illustrations. In Pooh Goes Visiting, Pooh eats a bit too much and faces the prospect of being stuck in Rabbit's hole-until he loses weight! When Winnie-the-Pooh visits his friend… Shares: Children's, Books, Stories, Classics

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Wolves #1) Joan Aiken · 1911 · ★ 4.2 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Challenging This novel is the first in the Wolves Chronicles (aka The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Series), a series of children's novels set during the fictional early-19th century reign of King James the third. A large number of wolves have migrated from the bitter cold of Europe and Russia into Britain via a new "channel tunnel", and terrorize the inhabitants of rural areas. Read about the adventures of… Shares: Children's, Books, Stories

George's Marvelous Medicine Roald Dahl · 1981 · ★ 4.0 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Moderate What's the only cure for the meanest grandmother in the world? George creates a fierce and fantastic bubbling brew, the perfect cure. In this popular Dahl story, George creates a very special medicine to cure his grandma of her nasty habits. Great new Quentin Blake cover as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world. Shares: Children's, Books, Stories

The Great Gilly Hopkins (M Books) Katherine Paterson · 1978 · ★ 3.9 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Eleven-year-old Gilly has been stuck in more foster families than she can remember, and she's disliked them all intensely. She has a county-wide reputation for being brash, brilliant, and completely unmanagable. So when she's sent to live with the Trotters -- by far the strangest family yet -- Gilly decides to put her brilliant mind to work. Before long she's devised an elaborate scheme to get… Shares: Children's, Books, Stories

Scrambled Eggs Super! Dr. Seuss · 1953 · ★ 3.8 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Tired of scrambled eggs always tasting the same, Peter T. Hooper goes on an egg hunt, for his new recipe. He also finds loads of words that rhyme, to put in the keywords for his cook, book.... look! Shares: Children's, Stories

The Loving Spirit Daphne du Maurier · 1931 · ★ 3.8 · 365p · ≈ 12h · Challenging This book is a lush generational novel from the bestselling author of Rebecca. In her acclaimed debut, celebrated author Daphne du Maurier weaves a stunning tale of heartbreaking loss and undying love that knows no bounds. Janet, a fearless young woman of soaring strength, longs for the wildness and freedom of the sea. She feels herself pulled fast under its spell, yet she sacrifices her dreams… Shares: Books, Stories

The Black Stallion Walter Farley · 1941 · ★ 4.3 · 249p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Story of a horse the New York Times has called ''the most famous fictional horse of the Century!'' Young Alec is on his way home when a black stallion is loaded on to his ship. In a tragic shipwreck Alec saves the life of the black stallion. Stranded on an island the only way to survive is to trust the other. Will Alec ever make it safely home? Will the Black beat the two best racing horses in… Shares: Children's, Books

Lost in the Barrens - Collector's Edition Farley Mowat · 1956 · ★ 3.7 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Awasin, a Cree Indian boy, and Jamie, a Canadian orphan living with his uncle, the trapper Angus Macnair, are enchanted by the magic of the great Arctic wastes. They set out on an adventure that proves longer and more dangerous than they could have imagined. Drawing on his knowledge of the ways of the wilderness and the implacable northern elements, Farley Mowat has created a memorable tale of… Shares: Children's, Stories

The Morning Watch James Agee · 1950 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The Morning Watch explores the thoughts and feelings of 12-year-old Richard, a student at an unnamed Episcopal boarding school (based on Agee's schooling at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School in Sewanee, Tennessee), over the course of a few hours in the early morning of Good Friday in 1923. Part I opens with Richard waking up to participate in the 4 AM shift of a nightlong prayer vigil in the school's… Shares: Books, Stories

Ken Ward in the Jungle Zane Grey · 1912 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Ken Ward and his younger brother Hal have many adventures as they try to follow the course of the Santa Rosa River through uncharted jungles in Mexico. Shares: Books, Stories

Family Reunion Caroline B. Cooney · 1873 · 201p · ≈ 6h · Challenging (Gr. 6-7+ 11-12 yrs+) When the invitation to the Preffyn family reunion arrives, interrupting a perfectly decent summer vacation, 15-year-old Shelley Wollcott is anything but enthusiastic. With her father away on business and her older sister visiting their mother in Paris, Shelley must face the "perfect" Preffyns' reunion with only her prankster younger brother and her insecure new stepmother… Shares: Children's, Stories

The City Boy Herman Wouk · 1948 · ★ 3.0 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Challenging 'City Boy' spins a hilarious and often touching tale of an urban kid's adventures and misadventures on the street, in school, in the countryside, always in pursuit of Lucille, a heartless redhead personifying all the girls who torment and fascinate pubescent lads of eleven. Shares: Books, Stories

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