Books like When Dinosaurs Came with Everything
By Elise Broach
For any kid who has ever slumped through a shopping trip dreaming of something wilder happening around the next corner, this book turns the most tedious errand day into the best one ever. Playful, deadpan-funny, and gleefully over-the-top.
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 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 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.
A cheerful little woman chases a runaway rice dumpling deep underground, where she falls into the clutches of a wicked three-eyed oni and must use her wits to escape.
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.
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.
Three pigs build their familiar houses of straw, sticks, and bricks, but when the wolf huffs one pig right out of the story's pages, all three escape into a wild landscape of other tales entirely.
A little rock named Petra believes she's a mighty mountain, but a dog's fetch sends her tumbling into a bird's nest, a pond, and a string of brand-new identities.
A squirrel named Mr. Peanuts lives a surprisingly human life — playing piano, reading books — and writes to invite his cousin over, hoping for company.
A boy named Marvin K. Mooney is told, again and again, that it's time to leave — by lion's tail, by mail, by stilts, by Crunk-Car, by Zumble-Zay — will he ever take the hint?
An alphabet journey where each letter unfolds into a densely packed illustration, from Armored Armadillos Avoiding an Angry Alligator to Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards, hiding dozens of matching objects to hunt for.
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.
