Books like This is Our House
By Michael Rosen
For the kid who's just discovered the power of saying 'you can't play with me' — and the parent hoping to gently show them the other side of it. Playground-real, funny, quietly pointed.
A worried elephant is down in the dumps, so his best friend pig dresses up as a cowboy, a clown, and even a robot — but none of it seems to be the right kind of cheering up.
An elderly man sets out to paint his porch pink with his cat Tabby by his side, but a scampering squirrel and his neighbor's dog Zeke turn the simple chore into chaos.
When neighbor Mrs. Teaberry hurts her foot, an elderly man and his fine cat Tabby agree to walk her dog Zeke for a week — only to discover Zeke tugs, wraps leashes around trees, and chases every dog in sight.
A careful elephant gets a delicious ice cream cone and faces a big decision: should he share it with his best friend Piggie — before it melts away entirely?
A new housekeeper takes every instruction on her to-do list exactly at its word — dressing a chicken, dusting furniture, and more — with hilariously literal results.
A boy named Spencer has so many toys that his parents keep tripping over them, so his mother insists he give some away — a task he finds nearly impossible.
A quiet boy nobody ever notices reaches out to welcome a new student to class, and their friendship gives him a chance to finally be seen.
A young penguin catalogs every gripe about life on the ice — the cold, the crowds, the predators — until a wise old walrus offers a little perspective on complaining.
Little Critter runs into one frustrating moment after another — cranky on the slide, stubborn in the sandbox — as he works through a day full of things not going his way.
A picnic goes sideways when rain and stormy winds send an umbrella (and Mouse!) flying into a tree — one friend calls it good news, the other bad, all the way through.
A frog who can't wait to play in the snow keeps bounding outside half-dressed, and his mother calls him back again and again to put on everything he forgot.
A mouse who loves school more than almost anything brings a purple plastic purse to class, gets it taken away by her teacher, and lashes out before learning how to make things right.
