Books like A Book of Maps for You
By Lourdes Heuer
For the kid facing a big move, this is the book that says the old house and the new one both deserve a place in your heart. Tender, quiet, and detail-rich — more hushed wonder than big drama.
A middle child inventor, unappreciated at home, runs away to build a meadow of one-of-a-kind houses for other overlooked kids — until the whole town comes looking for them.
A girl determined to make her own dragon for craft time struggles when her classmates don't recognize her creation — until a story from Grandma and help from her family spark something truly hers.
A girl in a swimsuit and flippers copies a graceful flamingo's every move, and through twists, turns, and one big flop, the two find their way to a dance in perfect harmony.
A scene-stealing cat named Chester hijacks his own picture book, swiping the author's supplies and insisting he can write a better story than she can — with mixed results.
A young girl visits her eccentric grandfather, where nothing is normal — tea comes in flower pots, and cleaning the house means mowing the rug.
A wordless journey through city streets where ordinary things — fire escapes, scaffolding, road signs — reveal the shape of a letter, all the way from A to Z.
Three children find a bag of chalk at a rainy playground and discover that whatever they draw with it springs to life right off the pavement.
A foreign exchange student named Eric moves in with a suburban family, asking curious questions his hosts can't always answer, until his farewell leaves behind an unforgettable surprise.
A pig who has every toy imaginable unwraps a Christmas box containing nothing at all — and has to figure out, with friends, what to do with an empty box.
A witch famous throughout Russia for eating children is secretly a lonely old woman who longs for a grandchild, so she disguises herself as a village babushka to find one.
