Books like Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee
By Chris Van Dusen
For the kid who wants every ordinary outing to turn into a wild ride, this snowy Mr. Magee adventure delivers the thrill without ever feeling scary for long. Bouncy, rhyming, and full of snowy, colorful energy.
A man and his dog set out on a peaceful camping trip, but a marshmallow-loving bear sends them plunging down a mountain and racing down a river toward a waterfall.
Warned to fear the Big Bad Mouse, the Gruffalo's curious child sneaks into the deep dark wood to hunt him down — only to spot the mouse and a mysterious giant shadow looming close behind.
A small shaggy dog sets off for a walk through town, picking up one furry friend after another, until the whole gang runs smack into Scarface Claw, the toughest cat around, and must race home.
A boy named Ned races a thousand miles to a surprise party, and every stroke of good luck — a borrowed airplane, a handy parachute — flips into disaster and back again.
A clever mouse walks through the deep dark wood, escaping hungry predators by inventing a scary monster called the gruffalo — then discovers the gruffalo is real.
A father and his four children set off to catch a bear, crossing grass, a river, mud, a forest, and a snowstorm before a narrow cave forces a sudden, breathless retreat.
A Siamese cat who imagines he's a bold Chihuahua bounces into his closet and lands in a snowy make-believe forest, where the seven Chimichangos dare him to kiss a frozen princess awake.
A clever mouse named Anatole works secretly as a prized cheese taster in a French cheese factory, until a prowling cat threatens to expose him and end his career.
A frontier giant named Swamp Angel lassos tornadoes and drinks lakes dry, then takes on Thundering Tarnation, a bear threatening settlers' winter food, in a wrestling match that spans mountains and lake.
A little mouse finds one perfect strawberry but worries a big hungry bear will smell it and come take it away, so he hatches a clever plan to keep it safe.
A cheerful frog rows out onto the pond in a lily-pad boat to catch a fish dinner, but gets bitten on the toe by a water-beetle and nearly gulped down by a hungry trout.
