Best children performing arts fiction books according to redditors
We found 80 Reddit comments discussing the best children performing arts fiction books. We ranked the 42 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Are you thinking of the children's book Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick?
[from Amazon] Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother's room and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing. Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories -- Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures -- weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry.
http://www.amazon.com/Actress-Computer-Engineer-Barbie-Pictureback/dp/0449816192
Sigh... written by a woman none the less. ffs... I was hoping to find a snopes artical about this.
Marvel comics:
Other recommendations:
Additional resources:
EDIT: removed IDW's Transformers
>Discover the world of Star Wars’ Jedi through this fun and fully interactive reading experience.
>
>Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi is the ultimate in-universe guide to the world of the Jedi, transporting young readers to a galaxy far, far away through interactive features, fascinating facts, and captivating insights. With thrilling original illustrations and amazing special features including lift-the-flaps, textures, and more, Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi is guaranteed to thrill the saga’s legions of young fans.
Yeah, it's definitely Jediography. They have just changed the name of the book on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Secrets-Marc-Sumerak/dp/1683837029/
The Hilda series by Luke Pearson is really great. I think Hilda and the Troll is the first one, but I don't think they necessarily need to be read in order.
Also, all the Raina Telgemeier. She has Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts, as well as graphic novel versions of the Babysitter's Club books that are fantastic. And Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson.
That is such a good idea! I'll have to remember that if I have a kid. Here are some of my favorites (new and old). I'm not sure how unusual they are (many are Caldecott winners) but they might help.
The Paper Bag Princess
Wolf in the Snow
Drawn Together
Any of Chris Van Allsburg's texts (some are very popular, like Jumanji)
Imogene's Antlers
Dreamers
Mirette on the High Wire
A House that Once Was
Where's My Teddy?
There's Something in My Attic
There's a Nightmare in my Closet
Simpsons Season 13 - 15.49, prime, highest priority
Drummer Hoff - 14.84, prime, high priority
Atlas Shrugged Part 1 and Atlas Shrugged Part 2 - 8.06 and 10.04, both prime, high priority
total 48.47
My 14 month old twins LOVE to read. Some of our favorite books include:
The Dreamers series by Emily Winfield Martin. All of her books are amazing. The art is beautiful and there’s whimsy to her stories. There are two more books outside of this set I linked and they enjoy them both.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is very well liked by them, although it’s not my favorite. They love the bright colors and the fun attitude. It was one of the first ones I read to them when they were newborns (with the big paper back size) because the colors and shapes were bold.
Mama Loves You So is a short and sweet story. I love the illustrations and my girls love it too.
Wish is especially great for those who have struggled with infertility or loss. And even if you haven’t, it’s a lovely story. Warning: I still cry every time I read it to them.
Every Little Thing for you Bob Marley fans
Take Heart My Child is a sweet book for those of you who are sentimental. They don’t always love to sit still for it now, but it’s great for newborns.
And in general, they LOVE the books you can interact with and touch a feel like the dog/animal books with different furs. They like this Monster book that has a bunch of textures. They like this Dont Touch the Button book that is fun and interactive. They love flip the flap books, especially ones with animals and they helped them learn the sounds very easily. They also like the little puppet books.
Reminds me of one of my favorite children's books:
https://www.amazon.com/Made-This-Cake-Chihiro-Nakagawa/dp/1590785959
This nursery rhymes CD. It's by the BBC in the 90s, it's all British voices, they do the proper versions of everything. We basically have it on repeat any long journeys for the last 6 months and I don't hate it yet. Actually it's been really awesome seeing her doing the actions to songs she's learned at nursery that we've not taught her
The Secrets of Jin-shei is about a group of sworn sisters (alchemist, poet, etc) in a fantasy China.
Peony in Love is about a girl in 17th century China who spends half the book as a hungry ghost.
If you don't mind historical fiction, Empress Orchid is one of my favorite books and about the last empress of China. I found it very similar to The Goblin Emperor in that someone young and out of place is thrust into a position of power and spends the entire book learning to navigate a new culture and its politics.
Some kids' books on fantasy China if you want ridiculously fast reads: Clever-Lazy and The Firework Maker's Daughter, both about inventions.
Oh my gosh, you totally have to get him this book!! I just saw it at Barnes and Nobles the other day.
A Place for Pluto
>Instead of working let's read bad reviews of things we already hate in order to reaffirm that we still hate them.
Ooooohhhh......
Actually, this reminds me of a book I just read, Skinny. What the voice says to the character is different, but its ever-presence is similar.
Anyone else's parents read this delightful bit of anti-war propaganda to them as children? I remember reading it and thinking "wow, war is so futile." My opinion really hasn't changed since then.
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker and The Secrets of the Jedi https://www.amazon.de/dp/1683837029/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_HRCSDb1C35ZXY
The page I mentioned is actually shown in the preview pics. :D
Great stuff, and some excellent nostalgic recs in this thread. If you're interested in filling up the shelf with some more contemporary (but excellent) picture books, I recommend...
Yoko by Rosemary Wells
No David! by David Shannon
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
The Whole Pigeon Series by Mo Willems (board book sets are readily available if I'm not mistaken)
Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (I like her book Little Pea as well)
And two of my own nostalgia picks that I haven't seen mentioned but that really stuck with me through the years:
Drummer Hoff by Barbara and Ed Emberley
Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
A response/parody/remix of this other recent viral "hit".
I'd recently made a similar post elsewhere, so I'll go ahead and copy that below. In addition to that, another thing my four year old and I have done is to make a scale-distance solar system on the sidewalk using chalk. Look up the distances of planets in AU, draw the Sun, and then get walking--one large step = one AU. Don't worry about properly scaling the planet sizes themselves because then everything would be tiny. Feel free to include fun details like the asteroid belt / Ceres, large moons, dwarf planets, etc. And at the very end, Voyager. Its amazing to see how far out that one has gone!
So many good books to choose from! Examples:
Other book recommendations here: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2018/space-books-kids.html
Looking through a telescope is another fun activity you can do. But please don't bother with a "kids telescope" - those are basically toys, are difficult to use, and barely help in seeing even the Moon. The smallest real telescope is around a 4.5" - 5" reflector. This will obviously be too large for a 4 year old to operate, but with your help he will be able to see things first-hand. If you are unfamiliar with the sky, free apps like Stellarium or Sky Safari (iOS) can guide you where to look. Jupiter and Saturn are currently out in the night sky.
View the International Space Station! See here for when the ISS will be making a pass over your area, and explain what he is seeing!
Follow current space events! This can include watching rocket launches (SpaceX does a great job with webcasting these) or NASA/ESA science missions (Mars 2020 launches next year, and those landings are always very exciting).
With that said, [this is a solid children's book](A Place for Pluto https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1684460042/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_VTxACb9MEGP10) that does a good job of explaining differences between planets, dwarf planets, moons, and more.
I do know it was not Who Made This Cake, but I think it was kind of similar.
​
https://www.amazon.com/Made-This-Cake-Chihiro-Nakagawa/dp/1590785959 So was not this.
This maybe
Mine was Drummer Hoff (Fired it Off)
Personally I like Drummer Hoff a Caldecott Medal winner to boot.
Here are all the local Amazon links I could find:
amazon.co.uk
amazon.ca
amazon.com.au
amazon.in
amazon.com.mx
amazon.de
amazon.it
amazon.es
amazon.com.br
Beep bloop. I'm a bot to convert Amazon ebook links to local Amazon sites.
I currently look here: amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.ca, amazon.com.au, amazon.in, amazon.com.mx, amazon.de, amazon.it, amazon.es, amazon.com.br, if you would like your local version of Amazon adding please contact my creator.
When I was a child, my favorite book was "Ballerina Bess" in her red ballerina dress. Reminds me of that book very much.
https://www.amazon.com/Ballerina-Bess-Dorothy-Jane-Mills/dp/1553697146
https://www.amazon.com/I-Funny-Middle-School-Story/dp/031620692X/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=ifunny&qid=1566941970&s=gateway&sprefix=ifunny&sr=8-3
[Rascal] (http://www.amazon.com/Rascal-Sterling-North-ebook/dp/B00DYX9LO6/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394286528&sr=1-1&keywords=rascal) by Sterling North
[The Secret Garden] (http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Garden-Frances-Hodgson-Burnett-ebook/dp/B0083Z614S/ref=sr_1_36?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394286833&sr=1-36) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
[Harriet the Spy] (http://www.amazon.com/Harriet-Spy-Anniversary-Louise-Fitzhugh-ebook/dp/B00EX4E29Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394287171&sr=1-1&keywords=harriet+the+spy) by Louise Fitzhugh
[Superfudge] (http://www.amazon.com/Superfudge-Judy-Blume-ebook/dp/B00630NYN6/ref=sr_1_129?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394287388&sr=1-129) by Judy Blume
[Mr. Popper's Penguins] (http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Poppers-Penguins-Richard-Atwater-ebook/dp/B0051WIWP2/ref=sr_1_130?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394287388&sr=1-130) by Richard and Florence Atwater
[The Cricket in Times Square] (http://www.amazon.com/Cricket-Times-Square-Chester-Friends-ebook/dp/B00HBQ2D5Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394288058&sr=1-1&keywords=the+cricket+in+times+square) by George Selden
[Justin Morgan Had a Horse] (http://www.amazon.com/Justin-Morgan-Horse-Marguerite-Henry-ebook/dp/B009K58TT0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394288175&sr=1-1&keywords=justin+morgan+had+a+horse) by Marguerite Henry
[Sarah, Plain and Tall] (http://www.amazon.com/Sarah-Plain-Tall-Patricia-MacLachlan-ebook/dp/B00BS8SO9M/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394288419&sr=1-1&keywords=sarah+plain+and+tall) by Patricia MacLachlan
[Until the Last Spike] (http://www.amazon.com/Journal-Sullivan-Transcontinental-Railroad-Nebraska-ebook/dp/B00C2YWJEW/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394288867&sr=1-4&keywords=my+name+is+america) by William Durbin
[The Giving Tree] (http://www.amazon.com/Giving-Tree-Shel-Silverstein-ebook/dp/B00DB2QZPI/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394288987&sr=1-1&keywords=shel+silverstein) by Shel Silverstein
[Falcon's Dragon] (http://www.amazon.com/FALCONS-DRAGON-Luli-Gray-ebook/dp/B005FG2ANO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394289481&sr=1-1&keywords=falcon%27s+egg) by Luli Gray
[Ella Enchanted] (http://www.amazon.com/Enchanted-Trophy-Newbery-Carson-Levine-ebook/dp/B008XOAJQA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394289716&sr=1-1&keywords=ella+enchanted) by Gail Carson Levine
[Aesop's Fables] (http://www.amazon.com/Aesops-Fables-new-translation-Aesop-ebook/dp/B0082VCQZQ/ref=sr_1_573?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394290310&sr=1-573) by Aesop
[Caddie Woodlawn] (http://www.amazon.com/Caddie-Woodlawn-Carol-Ryrie-Brink-ebook/dp/B007MB5CEE/ref=sr_1_745?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394290700&sr=1-745) by Carol Ryrie Brink
[Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher] (http://www.amazon.com/Jeremy-Thatcher-Dragon-Hatcher-Magic-ebook/dp/B009YA49Q8/ref=sr_1_917?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394290956&sr=1-917) by Bruce Coville
[The Last Holiday Concert] (http://www.amazon.com/Last-Holiday-Concert-Andrew-Clements-ebook/dp/B00710P1JM/ref=sr_1_17?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394291315&sr=1-17&keywords=andrew+clements) by Andrew Clements
[Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds] (http://www.amazon.com/Cam-Jansen-Mystery-Stolen-Diamonds-ebook/dp/B002CMP95K/ref=sr_1_1127?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394291705&sr=1-1127) by David A. Adler
[Alice in Wonderland] (http://www.amazon.com/Alice-Wonderland-Illustrated-Fairy-eBooks-ebook/dp/B00A64NSSG/ref=sr_1_534?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1394289796&sr=1-534) by Lewis Carroll
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth
Here are two I think that could work that were my favorites growing up:
Dave at Night: An orphan boy goes to live at an orphanage in New York City where everyone is mean to him. He sneaks off into the streets of harlem every night and discovers parties, jazz, a whole cast of characters (takes place in the 1920s).
Chasing Redbird: A young girl lives with her aunt and uncle for the summer and decides to clear the trail behind their house while confronting her own demons (she feels responsible for some tragedies that have happened).
So is this: https://www.amazon.com/Henry-Steinway-Piano-Recital-Coveleskie/dp/193172105X
Drummer Hoff
This was one of my most favorite books as a child. I can't find it at any of the local used book stores and I'd love to have it again to relive my childhood joy!
Thanks!
:-)
This book.
Granted.
People constantly lurk this page
https://www.amazon.com/Funny-New-York-Times-bestseller/dp/031620692X
Just as a joke you should give her a copy of the David Myles (Canadian Musician) book "Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo". It's based on his song and pretty cute.
https://www.amazon.ca/Santa-Never-Brings-Me-Banjo/dp/1771086270