On An Adventure (Picture Books)

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Journey


by Aaron Becker


In this wordless book, a young girl draws a door on her wall and goes through it to another world. 
WD Becker
In this wordless book, a young girl draws a door on her wall and goes through it to another world.
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Leave Me Alone


by Vera Brogsol


Grandmother wants so badly to be left alone to finish the knitting for her grandchildren that she leaves her tiny home and her big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting.
PB Brogsol
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Mr. Tiger Goes Wild


by Peter Brown


Bored with city life and the proper behavior it requires, Mr. Tiger has a wild idea that leads him to discover his true nature.
PB Brown
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Fortunately


by Remy Charlip


Good and bad luck accompany Ned from New York to Florida on his way to a surprise party.
PB Charlip
Good and bad luck accompany Ned from New York to Florida on his way to a surprise party.
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Louise: The Adventures of a Chicken


by Kate DiCamillo


Longing for adventure, intrepid Louise leaves her comfortable nest and goes to sea.
PB DiCamillo
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After the Fall


by Dan Santat


After falling off the wall, Humpty Dumpty is very afraid of climbing up again, but is determined not to let fear stop him from being close to the birds.
PB Santat
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Where the Wild Things Are


by Maurice Sendak


A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.
PB Sendak
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Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat


by Phillip C. Stead


When Jonathan's parents decide that he has gotten too old to have a stuffed animal, they trade his favorite bear, Frederick, for a toaster, so he sets off aboard a boat, looking for Frederick.
PB Stead
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Jumanji


by Chris Van Allsburg


When Jonathan's parents decide that he has gotten too old to have a stuffed animal, they trade his favorite bear, Frederick, for a toaster, so he sets off aboard a boat, looking for Frederick.  A Caldecott Medal winner.
PB Van Allsburg  and  SP PB Van Allsburg
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Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe


by Vera B. Williams


Mother, Aunt Rosie, and two children make a three-day camping trip by canoe.
PB Williams