Books like The Funny Little Woman
By Arlene Mosel
For the kid who loves a chase, a good laugh, and a heroine who never stops smiling even in a monster's lair, this one delivers all three. Playful, suspenseful, and rooted in the rhythms of an old Japanese folktale.
A Siamese kitten convinced he's really a Chihuahua named Skippito blasts off to Mars, certain the red planet is covered in spicy pepper, ready to meet craters, crazies, and creatures along the way.
Six classic fairy tales get turned inside out in rhyme, as Cinderella, Snow-White, Little Red Riding Hood and others swap their storybook endings for wickedly unexpected ones.
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 student gets stuck with a science curse after his teacher claims poetry is everywhere in science, and suddenly every rhyme in his head turns into a poem about amoebas, black holes, or the food chain.
An action-figure hero in combat boots and battle pants turns everyday chores into missions, hunting the Lost Wreck of the Sieve in the dishpan and battling Mysterious Toes to save his pet Scrubbing Brush.
A trickster raven sets out to steal light from Sky Chief and give it to a world living in darkness, risking discovery to pull off his boldest transformation yet.
Two kids stuck inside on a rainy day get an uninvited visitor — a tall cat in a striped hat who promises fun and games while their mother is away.
A child imagines an entire day as a horse — galloping through familiar settings, wondering if they'd fit in their clothes, and whether a little sister would get a ride.
A young princess falls ill and declares she'll only get better if she has the moon, sending the king's wisest advisors scrambling until the court jester finds an answer no one else thought to try.
A little fly who can already walk on walls, see in every direction, and fly keeps a diary of her big dream: becoming a full-fledged superhero, alongside best friends Worm and Spider.
A little red chicken just can't sit still through bedtime stories, jumping into Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Hood to save the characters herself, much to her patient papa's dismay.
In a tiny town where every meal falls from the sky, life is delicious until the food weather turns dangerous, growing bigger and wilder until the townspeople fear for their safety.
