Books like Possum Magic
By Mem Fox
For the kid who's ever felt invisible or overlooked, Hush's journey back to being seen is a quiet, gentle triumph. Warm, gentle, and rambling, with a sense of adventure across a distinctly Australian landscape.
A carpenter named Caleb gets into a spat with his wife Kate, then wakes up transformed into a dog — unable to speak or explain who he really is, so he stays close to her as her loyal companion.
When a Czar promises his daughter to whoever brings him a flying ship, a young man dismissed by everyone as a fool sets off to try his luck and gathers a band of strange companions along the way.
When every girl at the Paris boarding school falls sick on Christmas Eve, the smallest and bravest one stays well enough to take charge — and finds unexpected help from a magical rug-selling merchant.
When an evil spider queen threatens to destroy a kindly old woman's garden, the good bugs call on the tiny warrior Leaf Men for help — and race to recover a Long Lost Toy that might save her.
On St. Patrick's Day morning, a boy and his dog set off through town making their own parade, determined to prove they're not too small to join the celebration.
Swept away from his family tree, a stick creature is fetched by a dog, thrown by a child, turned into a snowman's arm, and nearly burned on a fire before Santa Claus steps in to help him get home for Christmas.
A spider sets off on a dangerous journey and is rescued in turn by his six sons — then faces a puzzle: which son deserves the glowing reward he found?
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 fiercely protective squirrel guards her babies with a determined chook-chook-chook, scaring off trouble again and again — until something much bigger wanders right onto her tree.
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 girl who loves gorillas longs for her too-busy father to take her to see one, until the night before her birthday brings an extraordinary, moonlit visitor.
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.
