Longer picture books for older children

Help Me, Mr. Mutt! Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel

This is a complex story about dogs with people problems, and cat problems, too. Mr. Mutt writes back his advice to each problem, and so does the cat. Great for school age and older.

Look for other books by this sister team. One of my favorites is The Great Fuzz Frenzy which features prairie dogs and a tennis ball.



Speaking of prairie dogs, Danny Diamondback by Barry Jackson is an unlikely story about a rattlesnake who ends up protecting, not eating, the little rodents. And that rattle? Why it helped him land a gig with a band.







How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz
This is a more serious story, and is based on the author's own experiences. He was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1935. His family fled to Turkestan and this book is the story of part of that time. The author gives us enough information to make you want to read the book again, this time looking at all the pictures a bit differently.


Add The Journey that Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margaret and H. A. Rey for another, longer look at author/illustrators and WWII.