Books like Rhyming Dust Bunnies
By Jan Thomas
For the kid who shouts out the rhyme before you finish the page, this one turns wordplay into a game with real stakes. Silly, fast-paced, and a little suspenseful — playful right up until the broom shows up.
Warned to fear the Big Bad Mouse, the Gruffalo's curious child sneaks into the deep dark wood to hunt him down — only to spot the mouse and a mysterious giant shadow looming close behind.
The messiest monster in Booville and her fussiest, cleanest neighbor argue constantly — until Harry Beastie's wild Halloween party throws these two feuding creatures together.
A witch and her cat fly happily on a broomstick until the wind blows away her hat, bow, and wand — and the animals who return them all want a ride, leaving no room to spare when a hungry dragon attacks.
A small shaggy dog sets off for a walk through town, picking up one furry friend after another, until the whole gang runs smack into Scarface Claw, the toughest cat around, and must race home.
A worm records his everyday life in diary entries — playing with friends, going to school, and never having to take a bath — while figuring out the ups and downs of being small in a very big world.
A boy named Buzz searches for something to catch for the Amazing Pet Show, and a hungry fly follows a smell — and the two strike up a friendship no one expects.
A round-the-house cat gets compared to fantastical cats from other countries who fly planes, sing, and play violin — but this cat's one true talent is hiding in boxes.
A hungry lion chases a different animal every day of the week — until a family of ten fat rabbits teaches him to make carrot stew instead of eating them.
A drowsy dog just wants a quiet nap, but a bouncy little duckling named Zachary Quack keeps trailing after him, pittery-pattering and pestering him to play.
When evening falls, a crowd of bats flutters from the rafters to fill a moonlit stadium, watching their own all-stars play a topsy-turvy game of baseball.
A young spider records his everyday life in diary entries — spinning sticky webs, scaling walls, taking wind-catching lessons, and surviving the occasional run-in with a vacuum cleaner.
A boy named Ned races a thousand miles to a surprise party, and every stroke of good luck — a borrowed airplane, a handy parachute — flips into disaster and back again.
