Books like Pete's a Pizza
By William Steig
For the kid who turns a rainy afternoon into a full-blown sulk, this is proof that a parent's silliness can turn any mood around. Playful, warm, silly, and physical — the kind of game that ends in giggles.
A young pig loves nothing more than wallowing in a mud puddle, and no amount of pleading from her family can pull her out — so eventually they wade in too.
A mama penguin finds a hat floating in the icy water — and out pops one baby penguin, then another, and another, until she's surrounded by an ever-growing, mischievous family.
A book with no pictures forces whoever reads it aloud to say every ridiculous word on the page — including BLORK, BLUURF, and a song about eating ants for breakfast.
Twin sisters who look alike but never think alike share six funny stories about their everyday adventures, proving that being silly together is its own kind of fun.
A tiny hedgehog named Bean spends her days with Grandma, in ten small stories full of ordinary magic — losing a bad mood in a meadow, giant strawberries, and a ghost that's really just Bean in a sheet.
A little girl heads to a crowded Tehran bazaar with her grandmother and worries about getting lost, imagining silly ways to hide under her grandmother's chador instead.
Bored with their spots on the map, all fifty states swap places overnight at a states party — until the switcheroo starts causing chaos and someone has to set the country straight.
A little boy heads outdoors and imitates the walk of every animal he meets, trying out hops, waddles, and gallops before finally moving like himself.
On an Easter egg hunt through Grandmom's house, a girl discovers a box of hand-painted eggs in the attic and helps revive a family tradition: hanging them on a small tree.
A girl from the Muscogee Creek Nation dreams of jingle dancing at the next powwow, but her dress has no jingles — so she turns to the women in her family and community to borrow theirs.
A small boy runs, jumps, and makes a mess through page after page of trouble, hearing one word from his mom again and again — until he finally gets the hug he needed all along.
Two best friends spend a week of summer vacation at Eamon's grandparents' house, supposedly for Nature Camp — but waffles, video games, and staying inside turn out far more interesting than nature ever was.
