Books like Mog the Forgetful Cat
By Judith Kerr
For the kid who loves the family pet that gets exasperated sighs and endless forgiveness in equal measure, Mog is a reminder that being a bit muddled doesn't stop you from being loved. Cozy, domestic, gently funny, with a flash of real suspense.
An adopted dog named Cooper refuses to act like a dog — he'd rather drive the family car, go to the ballet, and travel than fetch or sit — so his new family has to adjust to his quirky ways.
A beloved dinosaur bakes cookies, helps old ladies cross the street, and plays with kids in town — while one boy, Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie, insists she's scientifically extinct and shouldn't exist at all.
When alphabet soup goes straight to her brain, a family dog named Martha suddenly starts talking — and talking, and talking — until the day she stops.
A gallery of towering, spike-tailed dinosaurs test their families' patience with messes and roaring fits, then show love in small ways — cleaning up, smiling instead of shouting, and hugging tight.
One overworked mother cooks endless separate meals as each of her seven picky children demands their own special food — until a birthday surprise finally brings them all to the same table.
An eight-year-old girl and her six-year-old brother each insist the other is the family troublemaker and that they themselves are secretly the favorite — sibling rivalry, told from both sides.
A crocodile mistakenly turns up under the tree on Christmas Eve and starts eating everything in sight — the roast, the stove, even the tree — while one girl fights to save him.
A young polar bear's fishing trip with Grampa Bear is interrupted by pesky otters, sparking a gentle conversation about why we're called to love others — even when they're hard to love.
A boy drops his white mitten in the snow, and one by one a mole, a rabbit, a badger, and other woodland animals squeeze inside — each one bigger than the last — until a bear and a tiny mouse push things too far.
An anxious squirrel who plans for every disaster decides to make the perfect friend, picking a toothless candidate and prepping mittens, a mirror, and a lemon — until his careful plan takes a toothy turn.
A quiet, gentle ghost joins the Whittaker family on their seaside holiday, only to discover their rented cottage already has an occupant: a noisy ghost who needs help learning how to be useful.
A grumpy bear insists he has the worst cold anyone has ever suffered, while his relentlessly cheerful mouse friend tries to nurse him back to health with stories, songs, and banjo tunes.
