Books like Apt. 3
By Ezra Jack Keats
For the kid who turns a rainy, stuck-inside day into a full investigation, Sam and Ben's building becomes a place worth exploring floor by floor. quiet, rain-hushed, curious, city-block cozy
A big, friendly bear wanders through the woods noticing colors all around him — inviting little ones to spot matching colors of their own on every page.
A hungry squirrel searches for the nuts he buried, poking around a nest of fledglings, Mr. Owl, Frog, Vole, Mole, a cave of bats, and the woodchopper's house along the way.
A rhyming picture book invites young readers to imagine life as a penguin, from waddling walks to devoted parenting, paired with detailed illustrations throughout.
A tiny caterpillar hatches from an egg on a leaf and eats his way through days of the week and an amazing variety of foods, growing bigger as he prepares to become a butterfly.
A curious little girl wanders into the woods, finds an empty house belonging to three bears, and helps herself to their porridge, chairs, and beds before the owners come home.
A girl balances a basket of seven delicious fruits on her head, walking to surprise her friend Akeyo, while hungry animals secretly help themselves along the way.
A precocious girl wakes early every Monday, drags her chair down the hallway past her sleepy family, and waits outside for the one honking arrival she's been looking forward to all week.
A boy who loves stars decides to catch one for himself, trying a tall tree and a paper rocket ship before finding an answer in an unexpected place.
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 curious cub spends a day exploring the forest with his mama, noticing green leaves, blue jays, and brown trout along the way, until he finds a patch of red strawberries.
A curious young rabbit refuses to go to bed on Christmas Eve, determined to see Santa Claus in person no matter what his older sister Ruby says.
A curious monkey gets a new bicycle and, ignoring a warning not to wander far, rides off through the neighborhood — helping a paperboy, offering an ostrich a bugle, and getting into more mischief than he bargained for.
