Duck for President by Doreen Cronin

Books like Duck for President

By Doreen Cronin

For the kid who questions why grown-ups get to be in charge of everything, Duck for President turns that exact question into an election campaign. Silly, dry-witted, and full of barnyard election chaos.

Frog and Fly by Jeff Mack

A hungry frog and a clever fly face off in six short comic-style chapters, with frog always seeming to win — until fly gets the last word.

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin

Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn and start leaving him notes with demands — and when he refuses, the whole farm goes on strike.

Chester's Back! by Mélanie Watt

A power-hungry cat with a red marker hijacks his own picture book, scribbling over the author's story until she fights back by auditioning other animals to replace him.

Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner

A Siamese kitten with an overactive imagination transforms into El Skippito, a mask-and-cape sword-fighter, ready to take on banditos and a bad bumble-beeto to save the day.

Giraffe Problems by Jory John

A self-conscious giraffe named Edward hates his long, bendy neck and tries every trick he can think of to hide it — until a slow-moving turtle helps him see it differently.

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont

A paint-happy kid gets banned from painting after covering everything from ceiling to floor, then finds a wildly funny way to keep creating anyway — using every color on hand.

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.

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.

Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee by Chris Van Dusen

A man and his little dog head out early one winter morning to learn how to ski, but a run-in with a curious moose sends them flying through the air and hanging above a snowy abyss.

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.

Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox

A watchful hen named Hattie spots something worrying in the bushes and tries to warn the other farm animals, one by one, as a fox creeps closer.