Families who loved Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Reach for this book when your child feels overwhelmed by a rigid schedule of extracurriculars, chores, or the pressure to be 'perfect.' It is an ideal choice for the child who has started to push back against a calendar that leaves no room for play or messiness. Princess Cora is a young queen in training who is suffocated by her parents' demands for constant studying and scrubbing. When her fairy godmother sends a rowdy crocodile to take her place for a day, chaos ensues in the funniest way possible. The story uses absurd humor to address the heavy feeling of being overscheduled and the importance of advocating for one's own needs. It is perfectly pitched for 7 to 10 year olds as a transitional chapter book, offering a cathartic look at standing up to authority figures who mean well but have forgotten what it is like to be a child.
