Books like Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken
By Kate DiCamillo
For the kid who's already asking what's beyond the backyard, Louise proves that even a chicken can chase a wide, wondrous world. Droll, adventurous, and a little theatrical, with deadpan humor tucked into every peril.
A shy hippopotamus watches from the sidelines as other animals romp in a bog, try on hats, and go jogging together, until she must decide whether to finally say yes and join in.
A knight known as the Red Cross Knight sets out with a princess to face a dragon that has terrorized the countryside for years, in a battle that will decide the land's fate.
A pig named Pearl finds a talking bone on her way home from school, and their new friendship is soon tested by robbers and a hungry fox with unexpected powers.
In 1974, a French aerialist strings a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spends an hour walking, dancing, and performing tricks a quarter mile above the city.
A proper young boy named Vasya Kandinsky hears colors sing and sees sounds dance when he opens his paint box — but will he dare to paint music instead of pretty houses and flowers?
A poem-wish spoken over a growing girl, asking that she be shielded from nightmares at three, false friends at fifteen, and given clear sight and courage for whatever roads lie ahead.
A poor boy who longs to paint is given a magic paintbrush that brings to life whatever he creates, until a greedy emperor sets out to capture him and claim its power for himself.
A whiz-kid inventor gets a mysterious summons to the North Pole with his sister and best friend, but when the Queen of the Dark Elves takes his sister, he must abandon his questions and rescue her.
A boy named Rudy longs to fly more than anything, so he adopts a wild hawk, hoping their bond will somehow let him join it in the sky.
A boy sets out to find his father, the Lord of the Sun, and must pass through four ceremonial chambers — the kiva of lions, snakes, bees, and lightning — to prove he belongs.
A young traveler sets off into the wide world, soaring to great heights and seeing amazing sights, but also facing slumps, lurches, and lonely stretches along the way.
