Don't Forget the Bacon! by Pat Hutchins

Books like Don't Forget the Bacon!

By Pat Hutchins

For the kid who forgets half of what you asked them to do by the time they reach the stairs, this one turns a shopping list into a shared joke about how easy it is to get muddled. Playful, repetitive, gently comic

Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty

A mischievous family cat dodges bath time by scrambling Dad's chore list, so the family ends up mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, and mopping the baby instead of doing what they meant to.

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow

Five little monkeys jump on the bed after saying goodnight to Mama — and one by one, they fall off, bump their heads, and get a call to the doctor.

Don't Stick Sticks Up Your Nose! by Jerald S. Altman

A playful rhyming reminder that ears are for hearing and noses are for smelling — not for stuffing with toys, gadgets, or sticks, no matter how tempting it seems.

Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion

A dog who hates baths buries the scrubbing brush and runs off for a day of adventure, getting so filthy that his own family no longer recognizes him.

10 Minutes till Bedtime by Peggy Rathmann

A child gets ten minutes to get ready for bed while a growing crowd of hamster tourists pours through the front door for a wild, wordless-countdown tour of the house.

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Joffe Numeroff

A cat gets a cupcake and asks for sprinkles to go with it, setting off a chain of requests and small messes that just keeps looping back on itself.

If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff

A boy welcomes a hungry moose with a muffin, but one muffin leads to jam, then a trip to the store for more mix, spinning into one favor after another.

Burglar Bill by Allan Ahlberg

A burglar creeps down the street, climbs the wall, and slips through the window on another night of stealing — until someone burgles him right back.

Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin

Dragons love tacos more than anything, so a party planner throws them a giant taco party — but forgets that spicy salsa turns dragons into fire-breathing disasters.

David's Father by Robert Munsch

A girl named Julie notices the furniture moving into her new neighbor's house is enormous, and starts to wonder whether her new friend David's father might actually be a giant.

In a People House by Dr. Seuss

A spunky mouse invites a curious bird inside for a look around, naming every household object they find — while the people of the house grow less and less thrilled about their visitors.