Books like Millicent and the Wind
By Robert Munsch
For the kid who talks to the wind, the moon, or whoever else might be listening, Millicent's wish feels like theirs. Wistful, windswept, and quietly hopeful, with a mountain-air kind of magic.
A girl named Nora hears a tapping tentacle at her window and discovers a giant octopus living on her apartment roof, helping neighbors with chores — until one morning he's simply gone.
An imaginary friend waits and waits to be chosen by a child, and when no one picks him, he does the unimaginable — he leaves his island to find his perfect match himself.
A friendly ghost named Leo loves drawing and making snacks, but when a new family misunderstands his attempts to help, he leaves home to find where he truly belongs.
A lion wanders into the library one day, and since there aren't any rules against lions, he stays — quiet-footed, story-hour pillow, rule-follower — until an emergency forces him to break the one rule that matters.
A baby clown bounces off the circus train and lands in a lonely farmer's empty field, and the two unlikely companions spend a day together before the clown must find his way home.
Eight little ballerinas practice plié, relevé, and jeté together in perfect step until Miss Lina introduces a ninth dancer, Regina, and their tidy rows suddenly fall into disarray.
A small boy is invited to tea at the palace and always asks the same question — may he bring a friend? — and each time, a surprising animal guest shows up beautifully behaved.
A tiny snail longing to see the world hitches a ride on a humpback whale's tail, and together they sail to icebergs and volcanoes — until the whale gets stranded and needs the smallest friend to save her.
A beloved zoo lion, adored daily by townspeople who greet him with treats and kind words, finds his door open and sets out to politely return the visits — with unexpected results.
Three unlikely best friends — a ninja, a cowboy, and a bear — do everything together until competing to be the best at everything drives a wedge between them.
A fish and his best friend, a tadpole, grow up together in a pond until the tadpole becomes a frog and hops off to explore dry land, leaving the fish desperate to follow.
After finding a message in a bottle, a curious troll and his friend raft out to Lonely Island, hit a storm at sea, and are rescued by a resourceful new friend named Too-Ticky.
