Books like Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
By Simms Taback
For the kid who never wants to throw anything away, this story turns one worn-out coat into a whole parade of possibilities. Cheerful, resourceful, and a little mischievous, with a folk-art warmth running through every page.
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 kid dreams up the ultimate shortcut to awesome: a magical Robo-Sauce that turns squishy little humans into giant, laser-eyed, rocket-footed robots — no beans, baths, or bedtime required.
A little red chicken just can't sit still through bedtime stories, jumping into Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Hood to save the characters herself, much to her patient papa's dismay.
Two best friends who've already played every game, baked every cookie, and painted every picture decide to try something harder: standing perfectly still and doing nothing for ten whole seconds.
A child imagines an entire day as a horse — galloping through familiar settings, wondering if they'd fit in their clothes, and whether a little sister would get a ride.
An alphabet journey where each letter unfolds into a densely packed illustration, from Armored Armadillos Avoiding an Angry Alligator to Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards, hiding dozens of matching objects to hunt for.
A boy named Duncan opens his crayon box to find a stack of complaint letters — Blue is exhausted, Black feels misused, and Orange and Yellow are fighting over who's really the color of the sun.
An author sits down to write a story about a mouse in a house, but her cat Chester keeps grabbing a red marker to rewrite the pages his way — turning the book into a battle over who's really in charge.
Bold die-cut shapes stack and overlap page after page, transforming circles, squares, and triangles into nine recognizable zoo animal faces right before your eyes.
