Books like The Midnight Fair
By Gideon Sterer
For the kid who presses their face against the window every time you drive past a carnival at night, this is the story of what happens after the gates close. Neon-lit, giddy, and quietly magical — like sneaking into a carnival after hours.
Sent to his room for a time-out, a big-eared Siamese kitten imagines himself as a swashbuckling Chihuahua hero who must chase a menacing Bobble-ito out of his friends' doghouse.
A big-eared kitten who imagines himself a swashbuckling Chihuahua hero leads his doggy pals into the Under Mundo, where he must solve the Sphinx's riddle to enter a mummy's tomb.
A restless chicken named Louise leaves the henhouse craving adventure, facing pirates on the high seas, a lion under the big top, and a mysterious stranger in a bustling bazaar.
A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and steps into another world, where a red marker conjures a boat, a balloon, and a flying carpet — until a sinister emperor captures her.
A book of playful nonsense declares that stars are made of lemon juice, elbows grow on tickle trees, and rain makes applesauce — pure silly talk stacked line upon line.
A reluctant young girl trades a cold, rainy evening for a night at the ballet with her grandmother, and finds herself utterly transformed by the magic of The Nutcracker.
A pig named Pearl finds a talking bone on her way home from school, and their new friendship is soon tested by robbers and a hungry fox with unexpected powers.
A young hero condemned by a jealous king must earn the trust of the legendary winged horse Pegasus, then ride him into battle against the fire-breathing Chimera.
A girl named Sally travels to town walking backward and upside down, picking up a silly pig, a silly dog, and other funny friends who join her topsy-turvy parade.
Four tiny books in one: alligators march through the alphabet, a boy named Johnny counts his ever-growing pile of visitors, a boy named Pierre refuses to care about anything, and a hungry someone eats chicken soup with rice in every month of the year.
A boy falls asleep holding a book and drifts into a wordless dream world where chess pieces come alive, a dragon appears, and landscapes shift from canyons into cities before his eyes.
A team of kid inventors heads to the zoo armed with zany traps and rhyming plans, determined to outsmart and catch the rainbow-maned unicorn.
