Books like Curious George Goes to the Hospital
By Margret Rey
For the kid who's nervous about doctors, needles, or what happens behind those hospital doors, this one walks through it all beside a familiar, curious friend. Reassuring, gentle, and matter-of-fact, with George's usual mischief softened by a caring hospital staff.
A little girl wonders whether she's small, so she asks the animals and things she meets on her journey — and discovers that size depends entirely on who's doing the looking.
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 dog named Rocket sits under his favorite tree as a little yellow bird teaches him the alphabet, letter by letter, until sounds turn into words he can read all on his own.
A nonfiction dive into fashion history reveals how corsets, combs, hair dye, and hats have actually injured or killed the people who wore or made them.
A girl so worried about fitting in that she never admits she loves lima beans wakes up one day covered in stripes that keep changing — and can't seem to recognize herself anymore.
A young girl is separated from her mother at the last moment and must sail to America alone, only to discover the address for her family in New York has smudged into illegible ink.
A young llama starts his first day of preschool, and once Mama leaves for work, the new teacher, new toys, and roomful of noisy kids feel like too much all at once.
A young squirrel named Squeakers scampers through the forest and comes upon a dangerous Crickle-Crack tree — and despite knowing better, curiosity pulls him closer.
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.
The true story of a boy born to formerly enslaved parents who reads the newspaper aloud to his father every day, then carries that hunger for knowledge into the coal mines and beyond, eventually transforming how the world understands Black history.
A New York City boy dreads his family's move out West, convinced he'll have to ride a horse to school, dodge buffaloes, and avoid cactus everywhere he sits.
A cheerful look at children being kind to one another in everyday moments — a friendly hello, a boost onto a bike, a cheer of encouragement — all across a busy neighborhood.
