Books like The Grand Hotel of Feelings
By Lidia Brankovic
For the kid whose big feelings feel too big to fit anywhere, this book builds them a whole hotel of their own. Gentle, imaginative, and quietly reassuring, with a playful hotel-tour structure.
After causing havoc in his wolf suit, a boy sent to bed without supper sails to an island of monstrous Wild Things, who crown him king before he chooses to sail home.
A young girl with skin the color of midnight longs to be lighter like her mother and sister, until a shooting star's story about the sisters Night and Day changes how she sees herself.
A friendly ghost named Leo loves drawing and making snacks, but when a new family misunderstands his attempts to help, he leaves home to find where he truly belongs.
After spotting three dazzling mermaids on the subway, a boy transforms his home into a lagoon of imagination, fashioning his own mermaid costume from a curtain and some ferns.
A boy flies a single-propeller plane he finds in his closet all the way to outer space, but running out of fuel forces a risky landing on the dark, monster-rumored moon — where he meets a stranded young Martian just as lost and alone.
A rich king who prizes gold above all else is granted his wish that everything he touches turns to gold — until he accidentally touches his own daughter.
A small boy is invited to tea at the palace and always asks the same question — may he bring a friend? — and each time, a surprising animal guest shows up beautifully behaved.
A small green chameleon wishes it could be handsome like a flamingo, smart like a fox, and funny like a seal, taking on new parts until it's a jumble of everyone else.
A witch famous throughout Russia for eating children is secretly a lonely old woman who longs for a grandchild, so she disguises herself as a village babushka to find one.
A janitor and his loyal dog, cramped and weary of their crowded one-room life, accept a mysterious bird's offer of paradise on a floating island — only to discover the price of that easy life.
A boy strolls down Market Street from A to Z, buying a gift from each shopkeeper — who are dressed head-to-toe in exactly what they sell, from gloves to oranges to wigs.
A young cartographer leaves behind hand-drawn maps of his old neighborhood — the school, the chicken coop, the best skylight spot for a bed — as a gift for the next child moving into his house.
