18 books like Old Mother West Wind
Bambi
Describes the life of a deer in the forest as he grows into a beautiful stag.
Shares: Legends and stories of Animals, Animals, Children's fiction
Just so stories for little children. Stalky & Co.
"Once upon a time O best beloved," and so begins one of the best loved and most respected collections of stories for children, Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories. This edition includes the author's own unique illustrations. Kipling's bold linear fantasies, in the style of art nouveau, as well as his attention to realistic detail, create an intriguing and strikingly different interpretation. One…
Shares: Legends and stories of Animals, Animals, Short Stories, Children's fiction
The little bookroom
Collects twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, which include kings, princesses, servants, a mysterious flower, orphans, enchanted woods, an organ-grinder, giants, a little dressmaker, fairies, and a kindly farmer.
Shares: Short Stories, Children's fiction
Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances
The reminiscences of a young girl growing up in early nineteenth-century England.
Shares: Short Stories, Children's fiction
Just So Stories
Seven tales that explain special things about animals, such as how the whale got his tiny throat, the camel his hump and the leopard his spots.
Shares: Animals, Short Stories, Children's fiction
Animal Fairy Tales
This book tells the story of the Empty Pot, a traditional Chinese folk tale. In it, the hero of the story learns that it is better to be honest than to cheat, and that honesty will bring real rewards.
Shares: Animals, Children's fiction
Mother West Wind's children
Fifteen tales that explain why Danny Meadow Mouse has a short tail, the reason Reddy Fox has no friends, and other mysteries about the residents of the Green Meadow.
Shares: Animals, Short Stories, Children's fiction
9 From the Nine Worlds
Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase series star in these short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology.
The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy may have concluded, but we haven't heard the last of our favorite peeps from the Nine Worlds.
Join Hearthstone, Blitzen, Samirah, Alex, Jack, T.J., Mallory, Halfborn, and more on a hilarious and…
Shares: Short Stories, Children's fiction
Silly Sally
A rhyming story of Silly Sally, who makes many friends as she travels to town--backwards and upside down.
Shares: Animals, Children's fiction
The Magic World
Twelve stories with magic occurrences.
Shares: Short Stories, Children's fiction
Doctor Dolittle's post office
Doctor Dolittle establishes a swallow mail service for the animals when he discovers that they have their own way of writing.
Shares: Animals, Children's fiction
Gifts
Young adult story about finding one's place in the world.
Shares: Animals, Children's fiction
The Wild Robot
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal…
Shares: Animals, Children's fiction
Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales
A collection of seven creepy stories. Maybe you don't believe in ghosts and vampires, and spooky things that creep around in the dark. . .
Then you won't mind sitting by a vampire's tomb at midnight. Or being locked up with the mummies in a dark museum. You might like to join the mysterious boy who lurks in the shadows at Saint Michael's. Or the ghost who waits by the side of the road.
Or…
Shares: Animals, Short Stories, Children's fiction
Black Beauty
Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was written from a horse as main characters perspective. She wrote it in the last years of her life, during which she was bedridden and seriously ill.Merriam-Webster (1995). "Black Beauty". Merriam Websters Encyclopedia of Literature. The novel became an immediate best-seller,…
Shares: Animals, Children's fiction
Vampires
A collection of thirteen original stories about vampires by a variety of authors.
Shares: Short Stories, Children's fiction
Frog and Toad Together
Frog and Toad Together is an American fantasy adventure children's picture book, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel and published by Harper & Row in 1972. It is the second book in the Frog and Toad series. Like each of the other four books in the series, it contains five easy-to-read short stories. It was a Newbery Honor Book, or runner-up for the American Library Association Newbery Medal,…
Shares: Animals, Short Stories, Children's fiction
The Book of Dragons
Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragons — including one made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, and a fire-breathing monster that flies out of an enchanted book and eats an entire soccer team! Marvelous adventure and excitement for make-believers of all ages.
Shares: Short Stories, Children's fiction