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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+

🎨 Illustrated Philosophy 🦊 Animal Fables 💗 Self-Compassion 🤝 Vulnerability 🙏 Gratitude Practice

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

🎨 Illustrated Philosophy 🦊 Animal Fables 💗 Self-Compassion 🤝 Vulnerability 🙏 Gratitude Practice

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+

🪄 Magical Transformation 👥 Peer Pressure 🎨 Whimsical 📖 Modern Fable 🏫 School Setting

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

🪄 Magical Transformation 👥 Peer Pressure 🎨 Whimsical 📖 Modern Fable 🏫 School Setting

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+

📖 Illustrated Fable 💔 Bittersweet 🌳 Parental Love 🪵 One-Way Sacrifice 🌿 Human-Nature Bond

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

📖 Illustrated Fable 💔 Bittersweet 🌳 Parental Love 🪵 One-Way Sacrifice 🌿 Human-Nature Bond

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+

🌀 Existential Allegory 🦋 Embracing Imperfection 📖 Illustrated Fable 🌿 Gentle Philosophy 📚 Adult Picture Book

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

🌀 Existential Allegory 🦋 Embracing Imperfection 📖 Illustrated Fable 🌿 Gentle Philosophy 📚 Adult Picture Book

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+

🎵 Rhyming Picture Book 📖 Beginner Reader 😊 Persistent Optimist 😤 Grumpy Skeptic 🍳 Trying New Things

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

🎵 Rhyming Picture Book 📖 Beginner Reader 😊 Persistent Optimist 😤 Grumpy Skeptic 🍳 Trying New Things

Caps for Sale

by Esphyr Slobodkina • 1940

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

4.17

94k+

📚 Cumulative Tale 🐒 Mischievous Monkeys 🐵 Monkey See Monkey Do 💡 Resourceful Hero 🔄 Trickster Reversal

Caps for Sale

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

by Esphyr Slobodkina 1940 48 pages

4.17

94k+ ratings

📚 Cumulative Tale 🐒 Mischievous Monkeys 🐵 Monkey See Monkey Do 💡 Resourceful Hero 🔄 Trickster Reversal

Tiddler

by Julia Donaldson • 2008

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

4.19

3k+

🎣 Tall Tales 🌊 Ocean Adventure 🐠 Undersea World 🐙 Sea Creature Friends ✨ Whimsical

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

🎣 Tall Tales 🌊 Ocean Adventure 🐠 Undersea World 🐙 Sea Creature Friends ✨ Whimsical

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+

🐣 Early Reader 🐱 Mistaken Identity 🪺 Quest For Belonging 💕 Mother-Child Bond 🔁 Repetitive Structure

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

🐣 Early Reader 🐱 Mistaken Identity 🪺 Quest For Belonging 💕 Mother-Child Bond 🔁 Repetitive Structure

Stone Soup

by Marcia Brown • 1947

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

4.25

46k+

🦊 Trickster Tale 🧠 Clever Ruse 🏘️ Village Life 📚 Read-Aloud Classic 🦉 Folk Wisdom

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

🦊 Trickster Tale 🧠 Clever Ruse 🏘️ Village Life 📚 Read-Aloud Classic 🦉 Folk Wisdom

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+

🎭 Nonsense Verse 🤪 Absurdist Humor ✨ Whimsical Tone 🗣️ Read-Aloud Favorite 🌍 All-Ages Appeal

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

🎭 Nonsense Verse 🤪 Absurdist Humor ✨ Whimsical Tone 🗣️ Read-Aloud Favorite 🌍 All-Ages Appeal

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+

🎨 Illustrated Fable 🫂 Found Family 🦊 Talking Animals 💫 Self-Acceptance 🌿 Gentle Philosophy

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

🎨 Illustrated Fable 🫂 Found Family 🦊 Talking Animals 💫 Self-Acceptance 🌿 Gentle Philosophy

Sleeping Beauty

by Charles Perrault • 2014

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

3.69

203

🐸 French Folklore 👑 Cursed Princess 💤 Enchanted Sleep 🔮 Fate And Prophecy 💖 Breaking The Spell

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

🐸 French Folklore 👑 Cursed Princess 💤 Enchanted Sleep 🔮 Fate And Prophecy 💖 Breaking The Spell

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+

🔍 Hidden Figures 👩‍🔬 Women In Stem 🚀 Women Pioneers ⚓ Naval History 🏗️ Engineering History

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

🔍 Hidden Figures 👩‍🔬 Women In Stem 🚀 Women Pioneers ⚓ Naval History 🏗️ Engineering History

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

✊ Black History ⏳ Visual Timelines 👑 African Kingdoms 🕊️ Civil Rights Movement 🔗 Colonialism In 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

✊ Black History ⏳ Visual Timelines 👑 African Kingdoms 🕊️ Civil Rights Movement 🔗 Colonialism In 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

🧠 Autism Spectrum 🌈 Neurodiversity ✍️ Own Voices Autism 📖 Understanding Autism 🛑 Anti-Bullying

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

🧠 Autism Spectrum 🌈 Neurodiversity ✍️ Own Voices Autism 📖 Understanding Autism 🛑 Anti-Bullying

V Is for Vulnerable

by Seth Godin • 2012

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

3.84

500+

🦁 Creative Courage 🧠 Artistic Mindset 🎲 Creative Risk-Taking 🧱 Creative Blocks 🔓 Creative Independence

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

🦁 Creative Courage 🧠 Artistic Mindset 🎲 Creative Risk-Taking 🧱 Creative Blocks 🔓 Creative Independence

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+

🛏️ Bedtime Stories 🎨 Imaginative Play 🌙 Dream Adventures ✨ Magical Companions 🐸 Talking Animals

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

🛏️ Bedtime Stories 🎨 Imaginative Play 🌙 Dream Adventures ✨ Magical Companions 🐸 Talking Animals

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