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childhood adventure

Books about childhood adventure for readers of all ages.

Cover of Mucky Pup

Mucky Pup

Ken Brown

Ages 2–6playfulnessdogs

Cover of Rosachok

Rosachok

Boris Vladimirovich Zakhoder

Ages 3–7animalsnature

Cover of What a Mess!

What a Mess!

Adria Meserve

Ages 3–7natureplay

Cover of The Bathwater Gang

The Bathwater Gang

Jerry Spinelli

Ages 7–11friendshipimagination

Cover of Peter Spier's Rain

Peter Spier's Rain

Peter Spier

Ages 3–8natureplay

Cover of The glass room

The glass room

Mary Towne

Ages 8–12friendshipfamily life

Cover of Chicky chicky chook chook

Chicky chicky chook chook

Cathy MacLennan

Ages 2–6animalsplay

Cover of Summertime in the Big Woods

Summertime in the Big Woods

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Ages 6–10familyfrontier life

Cover of The apple gathering

The apple gathering

Jacob Abbott

Ages 6–10responsibilitycooperation

Cover of Mud Puddle (Classic Munsch)

Mud Puddle (Classic Munsch)

Robert N. Munsch

Ages 3–8cleanlinesshumor

Cover of Miffy's bicycle

Miffy's bicycle

Dick Bruna

Ages 2–6independencejoy

Cover of Ashes, ashes

Ashes, ashes

Etienne Delessert

Ages 4–8imaginationfantasy

Cover of Popo and Fifina

Popo and Fifina

Arna Bontemps

Ages 8–12familymoving and change

Cover of Barnen på Bråkmakargatan

Barnen på Bråkmakargatan

Astrid Lindgren

Ages 7–12familysiblings

Cover of Moffat Museum

Moffat Museum

Eleanor Estes

Ages 7–11familycreativity

Cover of Car wash kid

Car wash kid

Cathy Goldberg Fishman

Ages 3–7family bondingfathers and sons

Cover of Flying the dragon

Flying the dragon

Natalie Dias Lorenzi, Lorenzi, Natalie, Lorenzi, Natalie

Ages 5–10familycousins

Cover of The rectory children

The rectory children

Mary Louisa Molesworth

Ages 8–12friendshipfamily

Cover of My Cape Cod magic

My Cape Cod magic

J. Bean Palmer

Ages 3–8natureimagination

Cover of Apples and pumpkins

Apples and pumpkins

Anne F. Rockwell

Ages 3–7autumnnature

Cover of Mud Puddle (Classic Munsch)

Mud Puddle (Classic Munsch)

Robert N. Munsch

Ages 3–8cleanlinessindependence

Cover of Calvin und Hobbes, Bd.16, Die Welt der Wunder

Calvin und Hobbes, Bd.16, Die Welt der Wunder

Bill Watterson

Ages 6–14friendshipimagination

Cover of A Pocketful Of Cricket

A Pocketful Of Cricket

Rebecca Caudill, Evaline Ness

Ages 5–10naturecuriosity

Cover of My dog is lost!

My dog is lost!

Ezra Jack Keats

Ages 4–8pets and animalsloss and worry