Books for Two’s
The following books are in the Picture Book section in alphabetical order by the author’s last name:
E/Baek
Five Little Ducks
When her five little ducks disappear one by one, Mother Duck sets out to find them.
E/Barton
My Car
In loving detail Sam describes his car and tells exactly how he drives it.
E/Bornstein
Little Gorilla
Little Gorilla’s family and friends try to help him overcome his special growing pains as he grows from little to big.
E/Burton (123)
One Gray Mouse
This counting book has a variety of animals, each in a different color, with a rhyming text.
E/Cabrera
Ten in the Bed
In this charming and colorful book, when the little one says “Move over,” sleepers fall, leap, bounce, and wobble out of bed dressed as cooks, ballerinas, pilots, doctors, and even pirates.
E/Carle
From Head to Toe
This book, presented in a question and answer format, encourages the reader to exercise by following the movements of various animals.
E/Cimarust
Peek-a-Moo!
Young readers must lift the flaps to find out which animals are playing peek-a-boo in the barnyard.
E/Martin
Here Are My Hands
Parts of the body are proudly introduced as the reader is told what each can do, from “hands for catching and throwing” to the “skin that bundles me in.”
E/Martin
We’ve All Got Bellybuttons!
Various animals invite the reader to experience what their different body parts can do, including their tickly belly buttons.
E/Peek
Mary Wore Her Red Dress
Each of her animal friends wears a different color of clothing to Katy Bear’s birthday party.
Books for Three’s and Four’s
The following books are in the Picture Book section in alphabetical order by the author’s last name:
E/Dunbar
Dog Blue
Bertie, who loves the color blue and really wants a dog, finally gets his wish even though the dog he meets is white with black spots
E/Gorbachev
Chicken Chickens Go To School
Two little chickens are worried about their first day of school and hope they will make new friends.
E/Henkes
Kitten’s First Full Moon
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.
E/LaRochelle
Best Pet of All
In this comical and appealing story, a boy’s mother won’t let him have a dog because they’re too messy and loud; however, she says he can have a dragon for a pet, if he can find one (which, of course, he does!)
E/Milan
Annie’s Chair
Little Annie gets upset when the dog sleeps on her chair.
E/Rathmann
Good Night, Gorilla
An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo.
E/Smee
Clip Clop
When Mr. Horse gives a ride to his friends, Cat, Dog, Pig, and Duck, they urge him to go faster and faster.
E/Ziefert
Buzzy Had a Little Lamb
Buzzy is not allowed to take his toy lamb with him on the first day of school, but he makes new friends who happily play and pretend with him.
E/Zimmerman
Digger Man
A young boy imagines how he will use his digger to make a park where he and his little brother can play.
E/Usui
The Fantastic Mr. Wani
When Mr. Wani, a crocodile, hurries to get to a party, he quite literally runs into a number of other animals headed in the same direction.
These books may be found in the Picture Books shelved alphabetically by the author’s last name.
E/Chen
Guji Guji
Crocodile Guji Guji was raised by a family of ducks and things are great until one day he meets three crocodiles who tell him that he isn’t a duck. When they ask Guji Guji to help them trap the ducks he feels torn and must decide who he is, what he is, and what’s really important.
E/Fleming
Munch! Muncha! Muncha!
After planting the garden he has dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep some persistent bunnies from eating all his vegetables.
E/Friend
Perfect Nest
Jack the cat gets much more than he bargained for when he decides to build the perfect nest to attract the perfect chicken.
E/Henkes
Lily’s purple Plastic Purse
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.
E/Hutchins
A Second is a Hiccup: A Child’s Book of Time
Friendly rhymes explain the passage of time in child-friendly terms.
E/Imai
Lilly’s Secret
When Coco mentions Lilly’s funny paws, Lilly is afraid that her friend Joey will notice them too.
E/Ji
No! That’s Wrong!
When is a hat not a hat? And when are underpants not underpants?
E/Joyc
The Leaf Men
When an old woman gets sick and her garden begins to die, the doodle bugs call on the Leaf Men to make things right again.
E/McClintock
Adele and Simon
When Adele walks her little brother Simon home from school he loses one more thing at every stop: his drawing of a cat at the grocer’s shop, his books at the park, his crayons at the art museum, and more. When Simon’s older sister, Adele, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Adele makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way ome, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every stop. What will they tell their mother?
E/Numeroff
The Chicken Sisters
The Chicken sisters drive a troublesome wolf home to his mother with their verwhelming eccentricities.
E/Piven
The Perfect Purple Feather
Rhyming text and illustrations take the reader on a journey, in which a simple purple feather becomes a whisker for a cat, a pen for an owl, a quill for a porcupine, and more.
E/Rathman
Officer Buckle and Gloria
The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle’s safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.
E/Rattigan
Truman’s Ant Farm
When Truman sends away the coupon for an ant farm given as a birthday gift by his Aunt Fran, he gets more than he bargained for when aunts start showing up and he must train them all.
E/Rylant
Alligator Boy
A boy puts on an alligator head and tail and is transformed into an alligator boy.
E/Sayre
One is a Snail
A new and amusing look at counting and multiples using feet
E/Standiford
Astronauts Are Sleeping
While spinning through space, three astronauts dream of life on earth.
E/Steig
Sylvester And The Magic Pebble
In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
E/Umansky
I don’t like Gloria
The family dog tries to cope with the arrival of a new pet.
E/Weinstein
When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat
>After dancing to music on the radio before she goes to bed, a young girl learns how to sing scat when Louis Armstrong comes to her in a dream. Includes facts about Louis Armstrong and scat singing.
E/Willems
Knufflebunny
After Trixie and daddy leave the laundromat, something very important turns up missing.
J/398.0943/Z
Rapunzel
A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.
Easy Readers
These books are in the Easy Readers section alphabetical order by the author’s last name.
E*/Adler
Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game
When eight-year-old sleuth Cam Jansen and her friend Eric go to a birthday party, she uses her photographic memory to solve the puzzle of the dinosaur count.
E*/Bonsall
Mine’s the Best
There’s a surprise ending to this funny story in which two boys at the beach argue over who has the best balloon.
E*/Bonsall
And I Mean It, Stanley
In this surprise-filled easy reader, a girl plays alone until the mysterious “Stanley” finally comes out from behind the fence to play with her.
E*/Bridges
Edna Elephant
Edna the elephant dances, tries on her new coat, starts to bake some cookies, and arranges flowers in a vase.
E*/Buck
Oh, Cats!
A girl spies three cats frolicking in her backyard and does everything she can to get them to play with her.
E*/DePaola
Boss for a Day
Moffie is ten minutes older than her twin brother, Morgie, and she is always in charge; but when their mother says Moffie is too bossy, she decides to make Morgie boss for a day.
E*/Hoff
Who Will Be My Friends?
When Freddy moves to a new house in a new neighborhood, he goes looking for new friends to play with.
E*/Kessler
Kick, Pass, and Run
After observing a boy’s football game, a group of animals organizes its own teams and game.
E*/Minarik
Cat and Dog
Cat and Dog tease and chase each other all through the house and garden. They have fun and make a big mess until they’re hungry, tired, and very happy to curl up together.
E*/Nodset
Go Away, Dog
A sweet and friendly old dog won’t give up until the boy he has chosen takes him home.
E*/O’Connor
Nina Nina Star Ballerina
Nina tells her friends that she will be a star in the upcoming ballet performance. When her friends misunderstand her, she doesn’t explain; and that’s how Nina creates a big problem for herself.
E*/Parker
Hello, School Bus!
Get on the school bus and join a bouncy, noisy ride to school.
E*/Paterson
Marvin One Too Many
A gentle and reassuring book about Marvin, who is ashamed to be learning to read more slowly than his classmates, but who is then helped along by an understanding Dad and older sister.
E*/Rylant
Puppy Mudge
Puppy Mudge is dirty. Henry has to get him into the tub for a big soapy bath.
E*/Stadler
Three Cheers for Hippo!
Hippo cleverly comes up with a plan to save Cat, Pig, and Dog just when it looks as if they are about to parachute into a swamp full of alligators.
E*/Stadler
Hooray for Snail
Slow Snail hits the ball so hard during a baseball game that it flies to the moon and back. Will Snail have time to slide in for a home run?
E*/Wiseman
Morris Goes to School
Morris the moose has an exciting day in school learning the alphabet, counting, singing, spelling, and doing other things that make him a one-of-a-kind moose.
E*/Ziefert
The Magic Porridge Pot
A poor hungry girl and her mother are given a magic pot that fills with delicioius hot porridge whenever they want some. Very soon, however, they discover that getting the pot to stop cooking is the tricky part.
Easy Readers
These books are in the Easy Readers section alphabetical order by the author’s last name.
E*/Adler
Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game
When eight-year-old sleuth Cam Jansen and her friend Eric go to a birthday party, she uses her photographic memory to solve the puzzle of the dinosaur count.
E*/Bonsall
Mine’s the Best
There’s a surprise ending to this funny story in which two boys at the beach argue over who has the best balloon.
E*/Bonsall
And I Mean It, Stanley
In this surprise-filled easy reader, a girl plays alone until the mysterious “Stanley” finally comes out from behind the fence to play with her.
E*/Bridges
Edna Elephant
Edna the elephant dances, tries on her new coat, starts to bake some cookies, and arranges flowers in a vase.
E*/Buck
Oh, Cats!
A girl spies three cats frolicking in her backyard and does everything she can to get them to play with her.
E*/DePaola
Boss for a Day
Moffie is ten minutes older than her twin brother, Morgie, and she is always in charge; but when their mother says Moffie is too bossy, she decides to make Morgie boss for a day.
E*/Hoff
Who Will Be My Friends?
When Freddy moves to a new house in a new neighborhood, he goes looking for new friends to play with.
E*/Kessler
Kick, Pass, and Run
After observing a boy’s football game, a group of animals organizes its own teams and game.
E*/Minarik
Cat and Dog
Cat and Dog tease and chase each other all through the house and garden. They have fun and make a big mess until they’re hungry, tired, and very happy to curl up together.
E*/Nodset
Go Away, Dog
A sweet and friendly old dog won’t give up until the boy he has chosen takes him home.
E*/O’Connor
Nina Nina Star Ballerina
Nina tells her friends that she will be a star in the upcoming ballet performance. When her friends misunderstand her, she doesn’t explain; and that’s how Nina creates a big problem for herself.
E*/Parker
Hello, School Bus!
Get on the school bus and join a bouncy, noisy ride to school.
E*/Paterson
Marvin One Too Many
A gentle and reassuring book about Marvin, who is ashamed to be learning to read more slowly than his classmates, but who is then helped along by an understanding Dad and older sister.
E*/Rylant
Puppy Mudge
Puppy Mudge is dirty. Henry has to get him into the tub for a big soapy bath.
E*/Stadler
Three Cheers for Hippo!
Hippo cleverly comes up with a plan to save Cat, Pig, and Dog just when it looks as if they are about to parachute into a swamp full of alligators.
E*/Stadler
Hooray for Snail
Slow Snail hits the ball so hard during a baseball game that it flies to the moon and back. Will Snail have time to slide in for a home run?
E*/Wiseman
Morris Goes to School
Morris the moose has an exciting day in school learning the alphabet, counting, singing, spelling, and doing other things that make him a one-of-a-kind moose.
E*/Ziefert
The Magic Porridge Pot
A poor hungry girl and her mother are given a magic pot that fills with delicioius hot porridge whenever they want some. Very soon, however, they discover that getting the pot to stop cooking is the tricky part.
428.2Bruno
A Punctuation Celebration!
Learn about the proper uses of punctuation with a simple introduction through a cheerfully illustrated collection of poems.
JB Cousteau Y
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau
This biography describes Cousteau s lifelong fascination with the sea, filmmaking, and invention, beginning with depictions of the scientist as a young boy, tinkering with cameras and swimming in the ocean to recover from chronic illness.
J/Fic/Fleischman
The Dunderheads
When Miss Breakbone confiscates Junkyard’s crucial find, Wheels, Pencil, Spider, and the rest of the Dunderheads plot to teach her a lesson.
J/811.54/F
A Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing, and Shout selected by Paul B. Janeczko
A collection of lively rhymes and tricky tongue twisters, poems for more than one voice, bilingual poems — from classic Shakespeare and Lear to anonymous rhymes to contemporary riffs on everything under the sun.
J/Fic/Greene
Owen Foote, Money Man
Ingenious eight-year-old Owen wants to make money for the things he absolutely needs, such as plastic vomit, but he tries to come up with some alternatives to earning an allowance, which sounds like too much work.
J/Fic/Hannigan
Emmaline and the Bunny
Everyone and everything in the town of Neatasapin is tidy, except Emmaline who likes to dig dirt and jump in puddles, and wants to adopt an untidy bunny.
J/Fic/Harper
Just Grace Goes Green
Grace can do a lot of things … but can she save the planet? Or at the very least, can she help her best friend Mimi get her favorite stuffed animal back?
J/Fic/Kelly
Lucy Rose Big on Plans
Lucy Rose records in her diary her special summer plans–to make a keychain for her mother, to help decorate the living room, to prevent her parents’ divorce, to vanquish some squirrels, and to enjoy a ninth birthday adventure with her father.
J/Fic/Kline
Horrible Harry and the Dungeon
It’s almost summer vacation and the students in room 2B are having trouble concentrating on their butterfly project, until a frightening-looking new teacher comes to supervise the Suspension Room and Harry is sent there as punishment for unruly behavior.
J/Fic/Krensky
Louise, Soccer Star?
Louise has been practicing, planning, and even dreaming about this year’s soccer season. So how can it be that, from the very first practice, she’s thrown so completely off her game?
J/Fic/Lindgren
Pippi Longstocking
Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey–but without any parents–at the edge of a Swedish village.
J/Fic/Look
Alvin Ho:Allergic to Girls,School,and Other Scary Things
A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.
Illus/J/Fic/Macdonald
Galileo’s Leaning Tower Experiment : A Science Adventure
In Italy, 1589, Massimo drops lunch to his uncle from a bridge, so the food falls into his uncle’s boat. One day, Galileo notices that the bread and wheel of cheese land in the boat at the same time. But Aristotle had said that heavy things fall at a faster rate than light ones. Will Galileo and Massimo be able to prove Aristotle’s theory wrong.
J/Fic/McDonald
Stink and the World’s Worst Super-stinky Sneakers
A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers he plans to enter in the World’s Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest.
J/Fic/McKenna
Third Grade Stinks!
Gordie loves his third grade teacher, but sharing a locker with a girl instead of his best friend and trouble with a school bully may ruin his best year ever.
J/M/Mitchelhill
The Graffiti Mystery
Vandals have struck at Damian’s school–someone has been spray-painting graffiti in the boys’ bathroom! To make matters worse, the vandals can’t even spell. If the crooks aren’t stopped, the whole school will be on cleaning duty. Damian knows he’s the school’s only hope of solving this bad spell of crime!
J/Fic/Murray
Henrietta : There’s No One Better
In Henrietta’s world, anything can happen. She has a baby brother, two white mice, a chocolate-colored dog, a woolly mammoth, two long green socks with toes, one pickle-eating best friend, a bathtub for sailing in and a huge, HUGE amount of discoveries to discover. But she also has a big, bad habit of making things up.
J/Fic/Seuling
Robert and the Happy Endings
Pirate problems plague Robert as the class rehearses a pirate play, his bike is pirated away, and bossy Susanne Lee invites only half the class to a pirate party.
These books may be found in the fiction stacks shelved alphabetically by the author’s last name.
J/Fic/Amato
Please Write in this Book
When Ms. Wurtz leaves a blank book in the Writer’s Corner with a note encouraging those who find it to “talk to each other” in its pages, the student’s entries spark a classroom-wide battle.
J/Fic/Birdsall
The Penderwicks
While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.
J/Fic/Birney
The World According to Humphrey
Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher. Look for sequels.
J/Fic/Burch
Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain
Tough times in rural Georgia during the Depression take a lively turn when spirited Ida Early arrives to keep house for the Suttons.
J/Fic/Cleary
Ramona and Her Father
The family routine is upset during Ramona’s year in second grade when her father unexpectedly loses his job. Look for more books about Ramona and her family.
J/Fic/Clements
The Landry News
A fifth-grader starts a newspaper with an editorial that prompts her burnt-out classroom teacher to really begin teaching again, but he is later threatened with disciplinary action as a result.
J/Fic/Creech
Love That Dog
A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem.
J/Fic/Danziger
Amber Brown Goes Fourth
Entering fourth grade, Amber faces some changes in her life as her best friend moves away and her parents divorce. Look for sequels.
J/Fic/Pennypacker
Clementine
While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
J/Fic/Pullman
Spring-Heeled Jack
Three children make their escape from a London orphanage and after a series of misadventures are reunited with their father through the efforts of the legendary Spring-Heeled Jack.
J/Fic/Stine
Who Let the Ghosts Out?
A boy suddenly finds himself haunted by the friendly ghosts of two children while being pursued by an evil being. Look for sequels.
J/Fic/Trine
Melvin Beederman Superhero: The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich
After graduating from the superhero academy, Melvin Beederman heads for Los Angeles, where he unexpectedly teams up with Candace Brinkwater, school play actress, to nab the evil McNasty Brothers. Look for sequels.
J/Fic/Van Draanen
Shredderman: Secret Identity
Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, has a secret identity Shredderman! Look for sequels.
J/M/Hale
Key Lardo
When the new penguin at school turns out to be a private eye, Chet Gecko confronts not only a devious sparrow but also his own jealousy. Look for other Chet Geko Mysteries.
J/SF/Crilley
Akiko on the Planet Smoo
Ten-year-old Akiko has an unexpected adventure when she is whisked away to a distant planet and put in charge of the rescue mission that must search for the kidnapped Prince Froptoppit. Look for sequels.
[Illus]/J/Fic/McCarthy
Seabiscuit: the Wonder Horse
The true story of Seabiscuit, the grandson of one of the greatest racehorses of all time, but he’d lost nearly every race he’d run. Automobile tycoon Charles Howard took a risk and purchased Seabiscuit for a bargain price. With a clever new trainer and a loving jockey, Seabiscuit began winning. But could he really beat the Triple Crown Champion?
J/398.09667/K
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.
J/Fic/Montgomery
(Series) Choose Your Own Adventure
You are the main character in each book, and you get to decide what happens next!
Junior Fiction (J/Fic)
These books may be found in the fiction stacks shelved alphabetically by the author’s last name.
J Fic Byng, Georgia.
Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Living in an orphanage in England, Molly learns hypnotism and hypnotizes her way to stardom in New York City.
J Fic DiTerlizzi, Tony.
Kenny and the Dragon
Kenny Rabbit has a dragon for a best friend, and he must save the dragon from the neighborhood which is afraid of it.
J Fic Flake, Sharon.
The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd St
10 yr.-old Queen, a spoiled and conceited Afro-American girl who is disliked by many of her classmates, learns a lesson from an unlikely “knight in shining armor.”
J Fic Frost, Helen.
Diamond Willow
In a remote area of Alaska, 12 yr.-old Willow helps her father with their sled dogs, and wishes she were more popular in school. She doesn’t realize that her animals carry the spirits of dead ancestors who care for her.
J Fic Giff, Patricia.
Eleven
Just before his 11th birthday, Sam, who can hardly read, finds an old newspaper with clues to the mystery of his life. He has the help of a new friend, a super reader.
J Fic Howe, Peter.
Waggit’s Tale
Waggit is abandoned as a puppy and becomes friends with a pack of wild dogs in a city park. However when a kind lady wants to adopt him, he is happy to go with her.
J Fic James, Mary.
Shoebag Returns
Further adventures of a cockroach named Shoebag, who lives in the exclusive Miss Battray’s School for Girls (and one boy). *
Sequel to Shoebag*
J Fic Jonell, Lynne.
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
Emmy discovers that her family is being drugged by their evil nanny. She and some new friends must try to return things to normal.
J Fic Kenney, Jeff.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Greg records his 6th grade experiences in middle school where he and his best friend, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice a day, hope just to survivie.
J Fic Reiche, Dietlof.
I,Freddy: Book One in the Golden Hamster Saga
Freddy, a remarkably intelligent golden hamster, learns how to read and how to write on a computer and escapes captivity to become an independent and civilized creature.
*Part of a Series*
J Fic Riordan, Rick.
The Last Olympian
While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.
J Fic Stewart, Paul.
The Curse of the Night Wolf
Barnaby is a messenger in Victorian times and he is attacked by a monster as he crosses London’s rooftops- a complex and exciting mystery follows.
J Fic Seidler, Tor.
The Silent Spillbills
Katerina is a stutterer, and while her school life is very uncomfortable, her after-school life is great since she goes bird watching. She likes best the spillbills, and as she learns to solve their problems, she solves her own.
Junior Fiction (J/Fic)
These books may be found in the fiction stacks shelved alphabetically by the author’s last name.
J/FIC/Anderson
Whales On Stilts
Racing against the clock, shy middle-school student Lily and her best friends, Katie and Jasper, must foil the plot of her father’s conniving boss to conquer the world using an army of whales.
J/FIC/Balliett
Chasing Vermeer
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
J/FIC/Creech
Heartbeat
Twelve-year-old Annie ponders the many rhythms of life the year that her mother becomes pregnant, her grandfather begins faltering, and her best friend (and running partner) becomes distant.
J/FIC/Cushman
Matilda Bone
Fourteen-year-old Matilda, an apprentice bonesetter and practitioner of medicine in a village in medieval England, tries to reconcile the various aspects of her life, both spiritual and practical.
J/FIC/DuPrau
City Of Ember
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions
J/FIC/Frederick
Mother Daughter Book Club
When the mothers of four sixth-grade girls with very different personalities pressure them into forming a book club, they find, as they read and discuss “Little Women,” that they have much more in common than they could have imagined.
J FIC/Haddix
Because Of Anya
While ten-year-old Anya faces the difficulties of losing her hair to alopecia, her classmate Keely learns how to stand up for what she knows is right.
J/FIC/Hiaasen
Scat
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
J FIC/Hobbs
Go Big Or Go Home
Fourteen-year-old Brady and his cousin Quinn love extreme sports, but nothing could prepare them for the aftermath of Brady’s close encounter with a meteorite after it crashes into his Black Hills, South Dakota, bedroom.
J/FIC/Jones
Howl’s Moving Castle
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.
J/FIC/Lasky
Last Girls of Pompei
Twelve-year-old Julia knows that her physical deformity will keep her from a normal life, but counts on the continuing friendship of her life-long slave, Sura, until they learn that both of their futures in first-century Pompeii are about to change for the worse.
J/FIC/Lupica
Hot Hand
In the wake of his parents’ separation, ten-year-old Billy seems to have continual conflicts with his father, who is also his basketball coach, but his quiet, younger brother Ben, a piano prodigy, is having even more trouble adjusting, and only Billy seems to notice.
J/FIC/Murphy
Desperate Journey
In the mid-1800s with both her father and her uncle in jail on an assault charge, Maggie, her brother, and her ailing mother rush their barge along the Erie Canal to deliver their heavy cargo or lose everything.
J/FIC/Pierce
Sandry’s Book
Four young misfits find themselves living in a strictly disciplined temple community where they become friends while also learning to do crafts and to use their powers, especially magic.
J SF/Sleator
The Boxes
When she opens two strange boxes left in her care by her mysterious uncle, fifteen-year-old Annie discovers a swarm of telepathic creatures and unleashes a power capable of slowing down time.
J/FIC/Stewart
Mysterious Benedict Society
When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, Benedict Society members Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance follow clues on an adventure that threatens to separate them from their families, friends, and even one another.
J/FIC/Tarshis
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out Of A Tree
A quirky and utterly logical seventh-grade girl named Emma-Jean Lazarus discovers some interesting results when she gets involved in the messy everyday problems of her peers.
J/FIC/Van Draanen
Flipped
In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.
J/FIC/Whelan
Homeless Bird
When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India’s tradition or find the courage to oppose it.
J FIC White
Memories of Summer
In 1955, thirteen-year-old Lyric finds her whole life changing when her family moves from the hills of Virginia to a town in Michigan and her older sister Summer begins descending into mental illness.
J/FIC/Woodson
Jacqueline Feathers
When a new, white student nicknamed “The Jesus Boy” joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie’s growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.
J/FIC/Yee
Millicent Min, girl genius
In a series of journal entries, eleven-year-old child prodigy Millicent Min records her struggles to learn to play volleyball, tutor her enemy, deal with her grandmother’s departure, and make friends over the course of a tumultuous summer.
J/398.2/Yep
Tree Of Dreams: Ten Tales From The Garden Of Night
A collection of stories connecting dream stories from around the world serves as a reminder that “dreaming is a bond that unites us”.
Junior Fiction (J/Fic)
These books may be found in the fiction stacks shelved alphabetically by the author’s last name.
J Fic Avi
A Beginning, a Muddle, and an End (gr. 3-5)
A snail wants to become a writer with the help of his friend Edward the ant, which leads them into a series of adventures.
J Fic Avi
Poppy (gr. 4 & 5)
Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas.
J Fic Bauer, Marion Dane
Runt (gr. 3-5)
Runt, the smallest wolf cub in the litter, seeks to prove himself to his father King and the reast of the pack and to earn a new name.
J Fic Bauer, Marian Dane
A Bear Named Trouble (gr. 3-5)
In Anchorage, Alaska, a boy named Jonathan and a brown bear named Trouble, cross paths. Based on an actual incident, and told form both the bear’s and Jonathan’s point of view, this is an involving animal story.
J Fic Bauer, Marian Dane
Ghost Eye (gr. 3-5)
Purrloom Popcorn, an exotically beautiful cat with one blue eye and one gold eye, receives his first real love from a lonely girl and an array of ghost cats.
J Fic Bawden, Nina
Henry (gr. 3-5)
Evacuated to the English countryside during World War II, a fatherless family tries to raise a baby squirrel that also lost its home.
J Fic Birney, Betty G
The World According to Humphrey (2-3)
Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.
J Fic Booth, Martin.
War Dog: A Novel (gr. 5-6)
After her owner is arrested while poaching, Jet is requisitioned by the British Army and sees duty on the beach at Dunkirk, searching for survivors of Germany’s bombing raids on English cities, and in Italy at the end of the war.
J Fic Broome, Errol
Tangles (gr. 5-6)
When she takes money from her neighbor’s wallet in order to buy a kitten, Sophie finds that she cannot live with the guilt.
J Fic Byars, Betsy
Little Horse on His Own (gr. 2-3)
Little Horse confronts lightning , fire, and dangerous animals in his effort to return home to his mother and the valley of the little horses.
J Fic Branford, Henrietta
Fire, Bed and Bone (gr. 5-6)
In 1381 England, a hunting dog recounts what happens to his beloved master Rufus and his family when they are arrested on suspicion of being part of the peasants’ rebellion led by Wat Tyler and the preacher John Ball.
J Fic Cone, Molly
Mishmash and the Substitute Teacher (gr. 2-4)
A precocious dog, the school prankster, and a substitute teacher help young Pete learn from his mistakes. Other books in this series: Mishmash, Mishmash and the Big Fat Problem, and Mishmash and the Robot.
J Fic Coatsworth, Elizabeth
The Cat and the Captain (gr. 3-5)
The Cat, the Captain, and Mrs. Tillie Todd have three different attitudes toward the Cat’s knack for usually finding the trouble he looks for.
J Fic Coville, Bruce
Moongobble and Me: The Dragon of Doom (gr. 2-3)
Life in the village of Pigbone is boring until an aspiring magician and his talking toad come to town and ask Edward to help them slay the Dragon of Doom. Other books in this series: Weeping Werewolf and The Evil Elves.
J Fic Delaney, Michael Clark
Obi, Gerbil on the Loose (gr. 3-4)
Obie the gerbil must fend for herself in a dangerous household, consisting of a dog, three cats, a parrot, and a mouse hidden in the attic, when the Armstrongs go on vacation and instructions for taking care of Obie get lost.
J Fic Hoban, Russell
The Mouse and His Child (gr. 3-4)
Two discarded toy mice survive perilous adventures in a hostile world before finding security and happiness with old friends and new.
J Fic Howe, Peter
Waggit’s Tale (gr. 3-5)
When Waggit is abandoned by his owner as a puppy, he meets a pack of wild dogs who become his friends and teach him to survive in the city park, but when he has a chance to go home with a kind woman.
J Fic Morpurgo, Michael
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (gr. 5-6)
When Boowie reads the diary that his grandmother sends him, he learns of her childhood in World War II England when American and British soldiers practiced for D-Day’s invasion in the area of her home, and about her beloved cat, Adolphus Tips, and the cat’s namesake.
J Fic Reiche, Dietlof
I, Freddy: Book One in the Golden Hamster Saga (gr.3-4)
Freddy, a remarkably intelligent golden hamster, learns how to read and how to write on a computer and escapes captivity to become an independent and civilized creature. Other books in the series include: Freddy in Peril and Freddy to the Rescue.
J Fic Seidler, Tor
Toes (gr. 3-4)
After getting lost on Halloween night when he is only a few months old, an intelligent seven-toed kitten makes his way into the life of a struggling musician.
Miss Lazar is bizarre!
Braille/J/Fic/Gutman
A.J. and his friends find out what amazing things Miss Lazar, the Super Custodian at their school, can do, Series My Weird School #9
Roller hockey radicals
Braille/J/Fic/Christopher
Newcomer Kirby Childs overcomes obstacles to find his spot on a new roller hockey team. (Vols 1 and 2)
Abel’s island
Braille/J/Fic/Stein
Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.
Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
Braille/E/Viorst
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Anastasia Krupnik
Braille/J/Fic/Lowry
Anastasia’s 10th year has some good things like falling in love and really getting to know her grandmother and some bad things like finding out about an impending baby brother.
Attack of the 50ft Cupid
Braille/J/Fic/Benton
Family tried to prevent chaos when her new lab assistant Igor, a dog of many breeds, accidentally lets loose a giant, fifty-foot, arrow-shooting cupid. This is part of the Franny K. Stein series #2
Beezus and Ramona
Braille/J/Fic/Cleary
Beezus’ biggest problem was her 4-year-old sister Ramona. Even though Beezus knew sisters were supposed to love each other, a sister like Ramona, it seemed impossible.
Brailways 2002 Volume 4
The bear that wasn’t / by Frank Tashlin — The tiger and the engineer / by Bruce Holland Rogers — Uninvited ghosts / by Penelope Lively — Ignis / by Gina Wilson — Love is a family / by Roma Downey — The dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins / b Barbara Kerley — A boy of unusual vision / by Alice Steinbach
Because of Winn-Dixie
Braille/J/Fic/DiCami
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
Bridge to Terabithia
Braille/J/Fic/Paterson
Jess and Leslie reign as King and Queen in their imaginary secret land. Their friendship changes Jess forever, and helps him to cope with an unexpected tragedy.
Bunnicula : a rabbit-tale of mystery
Braille/J/Fic/Howe
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
Cam Jansen and the mystery of the stolen corn popper a
Braille/J/Fic/Adler
Cam Jansen and the mystery of the television dog
Braille/J/Fic/Adler
Fifth-grader Cam uses her photographic memory, with help from her friend Eric and his twin sisters, to solve the mystery of Poochie, a famous canine television star.
The case of the frog-jumping contest
Braille/j/Fic/Preller
Jigsaw Jones investigates when the champion frog in a frog-jumping contest mysteriously disappears.
The cay
Braille/j/Fic/Taylor
When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, an adolescent white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are strand on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
A chair for my mother
Braille/E/Williams
A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
Charlie and the chocolate factory
Braille/J/Fic/Dahl
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.
Charlotte’s web
Braille/j/Fic/White
This book is about pigs, spiders and cows.
The courage of Sarah Noble
Braille/J/Fic/Dalghiesh
Remembering her mother’s words, and eight-year-old girl finds courage to go with her father to build a new home in the wilderness and to stay with the Indians when her father must go back to bring the rest of the family.
Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Braille/J/Fic Stout
Biography of the NASCAR driver who died in an accident at the 2001 Daytona 500.
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Braille/J/Fic/Cleary
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents’ divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.
The Egypt game
Braille/J/Fic/Snyder
A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a murder, and befriend the Professor before they move on to new interests, such as Gypsies.
Encyclopedia Brown, boy detective
Braille/j/M/Sobol
Fifth-grader “Encyclopedia” Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same.
Expectations : a gift for blind children from Braille Institute
Braille/j/808.8/E
Stories written in Braille.
The Fran that Time Forgot
Braillle/J/Fic/Benton
When her embarrassing middle name is revealed at school, mad scientist Franny K. Stein experients with time in order to return to the past and give herself a more dignified name. This is part of the Franny K. Stein series #4.
Frantastic Voyage
Braille/J/Fic Benton
Reduced to miniature size, Franny travels through her pet dog’s nostril and into his stomach. This is part of the Franny K Stein series #5.
Hailstones and halibut bones : adventures in color
Braille/J/811/ O’Neill
Twelve poems reflect the author’s feelings about various colors.
Henry and Mudge
Braille/J/E*/Rylant
Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge.
Henry and Ribsy
Braille/J/Fic/Cleary
Humpty Dumpty and other touching rhymes
Braille/j/398.8/M
The Indian in the cupboard
Braille/J/Fic/Reid B
A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a little key for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life in the cupboard and befriends him.
Just enough to know better: a braille primer
Braille/Par.Col./ 371.911/ Curran
In Braille and English.
Lets Learn Shapes with Shapely-CAL
Braille/E/ Keller
Form perception in children.
Lily’s crossing
Braille/J/Fic/Giff
During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily’s friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.
The little engine that could
Braille/E/P
When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of dolls, toys, and good food over the mountain.
Little house in the big woods
Braille/J/Fic/Wilder
A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as the help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father’s stories and singing, and share special occasions when they get together with relatives or neighbors.
Little house on Rocky Ridge
Braille/J/Fic/MacBride
In 1894 Laura Ingalls Wilder, her husband, and her seven-year-old daughter Rose leave the Ingalls family in Dakota and make the long and difficult journey to Missouri to start a new life.
A long way from Chicago
Braille/J/Fic/Peck
A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than- life grandmother.
Miss Nelson is missing!
Braille/E/Allard
The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher’s good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.
Mr. Lincoln’s whiskers
Braille/j/Fic/Winnick
The true story of Grace Bedell, who suggested that Abraham Lincoln grow a beard.
Ms. Todd is Odd
Braille/J/Fic Gutman
Mr Docker, a new science teacher, is a crazy inventor who blows things up, uses potatoes for power, and has A.J. and his friends wondering whether science is for nerds or is the coolest subjest ever. Series My Weird School #12
Number the stars
Braille/j/Fic/Lowry
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
A picture book of Davy Crockett
Braille/JB-Crockett/A
Pioneers — Tennessee — Biography
Redbird
Braille/E/ Fort, Patrick
Red Bird, a small airplane, encounters numerous hazards as it attempts to land at the airport. Text is in Braille and in clear black type and raised pictures can be both felt and seen.
The SENSEsational Alphabet
Braille/E/Rofe
Each child can benefit from seeing words and pictures, smelling scented patches, feeling Braille and tactile elements, and hearing recorded letters and words.
Where the red fern grows
Braille/j/Fic/Rawls
Billy trains his two dogs in the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country to be the finest hunting team in the valley proving loyalty and bravery in the face of danger.
J Fic Alcott, Louisa May Little Women; (gr. 5-8)
Jo, Beth, Meg and Amy March grow up in Civil War-era New England.
J Fic Alcott, Louisa May Little Men (gr. 5-8)
Grown-up Jo, her husband and two sons run a school for twelve orphaned boys.
J Fic Andersen, Hans C. Tales (gr. 3-6)
Contains some of the most well-known of Hans Christian Andersen’s tales, including the Little Mermaid.
J Fic Barrie, James M. Peter Pan (gr. 5-8)
The three Darling children fly away from their nursery with Peter Pan and travel to Never-Never Land.
E Baum, Frank L. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (gr. 5-8)
Down the Yellow Brick Road go Dorothy and her dog Toto, trying to get back to Kansas.
J Fic Burnett, Frances Little Lord Fauntleroy (gr. 4-6)
An American boy goes to England to be with his grandfather.
J Fic Burnett, Frances The Little Princess (gr. 5-8)
Sara Crewe is treated badly in her private school when her father disappears in war and she is left penniless.
J Fic Burnett, Frances The Secret Garden (gr. 4-7)
Two lonely children find healing magic in a secret garden that had been closed for many years.
J Fic Carroll, Lewis; Alice in Wonderland (gr. 5-8)
Alice falls down the rabbit hole into a wonderland where she grows smaller and meets all manner of strange creatures.
J Fic Collodi, Carlo; The Adventures of Pinocchio (gr. 4-7
A wooden puppet’s struggle through many perils on his way to becoming a real boy.
J Fic; Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh (gr. 2-6)
The adventures of Christopher Robin and friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey and Eyeore has a birthday.
J Fic; Nesbit, E. Five Children and It (gr. 4-6)
English siblings come upon a Psammead, a fat, furry sand fairy, who can make wishes come true.
J Fic; Porter, Eleanor; Polyanna (gr. 4-7)
The “glad girl” cheers the life of her strict and glum aunt with whom she goes to live.
J Fic; Sewell, Anna Black Beauty (gr. 4-6)
One handsome, strong-spirited horse is the center of on of the best loved animal stories.
J Fic; Sidney, Margaret Five Little Peppers (gr. 4-7)
The story of the Pepper family through the years.
J Fic; Spyri, Johanna; Heidi (gr. 4-8)
Heidi must leave her Swiss mountain home, her beloved grandfather and her friend Peter, to go to the city to school.
J Fic; St.Exupery, Antoine The Little Prince (gr. 2-5)
A tiny prince from a tiny planet pauses for a few days on earth with an aviator whose plane has crashed in the desert.
J Fic; Stevenson, Robert Louis Kidnapped (gr. 5-8)
David Balfour survives kidnapping, imprisonment, dangerous journeys and enemies in this exciting advenuture.
J Fic; Stevenson, Robert Louis Treasure Island; (gr. 5-8)
Jim Hawkins’ exploits in the 18th century involve the Admiral Benbow Inn, a parrot that sings about pieces of eight and a treasure map.
J Fic; Swift, Jonathan Gulliver’s Travels (gr. 5-adult)
Originally written as a political satire, this is now read as an adventure about Gulliver and his meeting with miniature people, giants and other odd creatures.
J Fic; Travers, Pamela; Mary Poppins (gr. 4-7)
Mary Poppins, the most wonderful nursemaid, can slide up banisters and talk to animals, fostering love in the children for whom she cares.
J Fic; Twain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (gr. 4-adult)
Huck isn’t really dead as some people think but is caught up in two journeys-one down the Mississippi with fugitive Jim and the other towards growing up.
J Fic; Twain, Mark The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & (gr. 4-adult)
Tom’s Mississippi boyhood adventures involve an island, a graveyard and a cave.
J Fic; Verne, Jules Around the World in 80 Days (gr. 5-adult)
Phineas Fogg bets his friends he can travel the world in 80 days.
J Fic; Verne, Jules Tweny Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (gr. 5-adult)
Nineteenth century science fiction story of Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus.
J Fic; Wiggin, Kate Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (gr. 4-6)
Ten-year-old Rebecca lives with her two aunts– one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental.
J Fic; Wyss, Johann; The Swiss Family Robinson (gr. 5-8)
Sole survivors of a shipwreck, a family uses everything to build a home on a wild, tropical island.
J Fic; Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh (gr. 2-6)
The adventures of Christopher Robin and friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey and Eyeore has a birthday.
J Fic; Nesbit, E. Five Children and It (gr. 4-6)
English siblings come upon a Psammead, a fat, furry sand fairy, who can make wishes come true.
J Fic; Porter, Eleanor; Polyanna (gr. 4-7)
The “glad girl” cheers the life of her strict and glum aunt with whom she goes to live.
J Fic; Sewell, Anna; Black Beauty (gr. 4-6)
One handsome, strong-spirited horse is the center of on of the best loved animal stories.
J Fic; Sidney, Margaret Five Little Peppers (gr. 4-7)
The story of the Pepper family through the years.
J Fic; Spyri, Johanna; Heidi; (gr. 4-8)
Heidi must leave her Swiss mountain home, her beloved grandfather and her friend Peter, to go to the city to school.
J Fic; St.Exupery, Antoine The Little Prince; (gr. 2-5)
A tiny prince from a tiny planet pauses for a few days on earth with an aviator whose plane has crashed in the desert.
J Fic; Stevenson, Robert Louis Kidnapped (gr. 5-8)
David Balfour survives kidnapping, imprisonment, dangerous journeys and enemies in this exciting advenuture.
J Fic; Stevenson, Robert Louis Treasure Island; (gr. 5-8)
Jim Hawkins’ exploits in the 18th century involve the Admiral Benbow Inn, a parrot that sings about pieces of eight and a treasure map.
J Fic; Swift, Jonathan Gulliver’s Travels (gr. 5-adult)
Originally written as a political satire, this is now read as an adventure about Gulliver and his meeting with miniature people, giants and other odd creatures.
J Fic; Travers, Pamela; Mary Poppins (gr. 4-7)
Mary Poppins, the most wonderful nursemaid, can slide up banisters and talk to animals, fostering love in the children for whom she cares.
J Fic; Twain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (gr. 4-adult)
J Fic; Twain, Mark The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (gr. 4-adult)
Tom’s Mississippi boyhood adventures involve an island, a graveyard and a cave.
J Fic; Verne, Jules Around the World in 80 Days (gr. 5-adult)
Phineas Fogg bets his friends he can travel the world in 80 days.
J Fic; Verne, Jules Tweny Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (gr. 5-adult)
Nineteenth century science fiction story of Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus.
J Fic; Wiggin, Kate; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (gr. 4-6)
Ten-year-old Rebecca lives with her two aunts– one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental.
J Fic; Wyss, Johann; The Swiss Family Robinson; (gr. 5-8)
Sole survivors of a shipwreck, a family uses everything to build a home on a wild, tropical island.
J 398.21 A Aesop Aesop’s Fables (gr. 2-5)
Various classic stories and morals passed down since the time of Aesop, a slave in ancient Greece.
J 398.2 A Alderson, Brian The Arabian Nights (gr. K+)
An illustrated collection of stories from the “Arabian Nights”, including those of Sinbad, Ali Baba and Aladdin.
J 398.2 A Andersen, Hans Christian Dulac’s Snow Queen and Other Stories (gr. )
Contains some of the famous Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales, with beautiful illustrations by Edmund Dulac.
J 398.2 A Andersen, Hans Christian The Little Mermaid (all grades)
For years the world has delighted in the story of the mermaid who loves her prince so well that she is willing to give up life beneath the sea.
J 398.2 A Andersen, Hans Christian The Princess and the Pea (gr. K-4)
The lion that is looking for a real princess finds her when she complains about sleeping on a pea, felt through dozens of mattresses.
J 398.2 A Andersen, Hans Christian The Ugly Duckling (gr. K-3)
An ugly ducking spends an unhappy year ostracized by other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.
J 398.0943 G Galdone, Paul The Frog Prince (gr. K-3)
The much-beloved tale of the beautiful princess who lost her plaything and the ugly frog who made her keep her promise.
J 398 G Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm’s Fairy Tales (all grades)
Two German brothers wrote many of these tales of witches, fairies, dwarfs and dragons, including the “Musicians of Bremen.”
J 398.0943 G Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm Sleeping Beauty (gr. K-4)
Enraged at not being invited to the princess’s chistening, the wicked fairy casts the spell that puts the princess to sleep for one hundred years.
J 398.0943 G Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
A princess takes refuge from her wicked step-mother in the home of the seven dwarfs.
J 292 H Hawthorne, Nathaniel A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales (gr. 3+)
Adaptations of the classic Greek myths of Hercules, King Midas, Pandora and other legendary figures.
J 398.22 K Malory, Thomas, Sir. King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
The great English hero tale of “once and future” king, his knights and their fabulous adventures in Camelot.
J 398.0943 M Mayer, Mercer Pied Piper of Hamlin (gr. K-3)
The story of the pied piper of Hamlin who rids the town of rats and then takes revenge on the townspeople.
J 398.0944 M Montresory, Beni Little Red Riding Hood (gr. K-3)
The classic story of the little girl who visits her grandmother but meets the big, bad wolf instead.
J 398.0944 P Perrault, Charles Cinderella (all ages)
The classic tale of the poor step-sister who, with the help of her fairy godmother, wins the hand of the prince.
J 398.0944 P Perrault, Charles Puss in Boots (gr. K-3)
A cunning cat wins his master a castle, a fortune and the hand of the princess.
J 398.0943 Z Zelinsky, Paul Rapunzel (gr. K-4)
Raised in solitude in a tower, lovely Rapunzel is rescued by her handsome prince and lives happily ever after.
J Fic Alter, Stephen. The Phantom Isles (gr. 4-6)
Three friends and the librarian in a Massachusetts town must help each other to free the ghosts that have been imprisoned in books by a professor on a fantastical island many years ago.
J Fic Anderson, Jodi Lynn. May Bird: And the Ever After (gr. 4-6) Bk. 1
Lonely and shy, ten-year-old May Ellen Bird has no idea what awaits her when she falls into the lake and enters The Ever After, home of ghosts and the Bogeyman.
J Fic Bath, K.P Escape From Castle Cant (gr. 4-6) Sequel to The Secret of Castle Cant
Having escaped from Castle Cant during the Chewing Gum Rebellion, Lucy and Pauline try to elude their pursuers, and one of the girls discovers a surprising truth about her parentage.
J Fic Bell, Ted. Nick of Time (gr. 4-6)
Nick McIver is no ordinary boy, fighting pirates, beating Nazis at their own game, and traveling through time.
J Fic Buckley, Michael. The Fairy-Tale Detectives: The Sisters Grimm Bk. 1 (gr. 4-6)
Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead. Part of the Sisters Grimm Series. Look for other titles in this series.
J Fic Carman, Patrick. Into the Mist. Bk. 1 (gr. 4-6)
Captain Roland Warvold tells Alexa and Yipes about the adventures he shared with his brother Thomas in Elyon, before the wall went up and divided the world in two. Bk. 2: Beyond the Valley of Thorns
J Fic Catanese, P.W. Happenstance Found (gr. 4-6) Bk. 1 in the Series, The Book of Umber
A boy awakens, blindfolded, with no memory of even his name, but soon meets Lord Umber, an adventurer and inventor, who calls him Happenstance and tells him that he has a very important destiny- and a powerful enemy.
J Fic Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl: The Time paradox. Bk. 6 (gr. 4-7)
Artemis’s mother has contracted a deadly disease-and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them.
J Fic Drake, Salamanda. Dragonsdale (gr. 4-7)
Cara yearns to ride her beloved Skydancer, a rare Goldenbrow dragon, but her father refuses to permit her to fly and she must be content with cleaning out the stalls and helping raise young dragons at the famed training farm known as Dragonsdale.
J Fic Funke, Cornelia. Igraine the Brave (gr. 4-6)
The daughter of two magicians, twelve-year-old Igraine wants nothing more than to be a knight, and when their castle is attacked by a treacherous neighbor bent on stealing their singing magic books, Igraine has an opportunity to demonstrate her bravery.
J Fic George, Jessica. Dragon Flight (gr. 4-6) Bk. 2
Young seamstress Creel finds herself strategizing with the dragon king Shardas once again when a renegade dragon in a distant country launches a war against their country, bringing an entire army of dragons into the mix.
J Fic> George, Jessica. Dragon Slippers (gr. 4-6)
Orphaned after a fever epidemic, Creel befriends a dragon and unknowingly inherits an object that can either save or destroy her kingdom.
J Fic Helgerson, Joseph. Horns and Slippers (gr. 4-6)
Along a magic-saturated stretch of the Mississippi River near Blue Wing, Minnesota, 12 year old Claire and her bullying cousin Duke are drawn into an adventure involving Bodacious Deepthink the Great Rock Troll, a helpful fairy, and a group of trolls searching for their fathers.
J Fic> Hunter, Erin. The Quest Begins: Seekers Bk. 1 (gr. 4-6)
Three young bears of different species-one black, one polar, and one grizzly-travel on a perilous quest to the Northern Lights, escorting a shape-shifting grizzly cub whose destiny will affect them all. Book 2: Great Bear Lake
J Fic Johnston, Tony. The Spoon in the Bathroom Wall (gr. 4-6)
Living in the boiler room of the school where her father is janitor seems normal to fourth grader Martha Snapdragon, until she has experiences with an evil principal, the class bully, and a mysterious giant spoon, all reminiscent of the Arthurian legends.
J Fic Lasky, Kathryn. Exile (gr. 4-6)
When the Band is exiled, old friends, loyal family and allies devise a plan to free young king Coryn and the tree from the hold of Stridge, a former dragon owl from the Middle Kingdom beyond the unnamed Sea.
J Fic Mebus, Michael. Gods of Manhattan (gr. 4-6)
Thirteen-year-old Rory discovers a spirit world that thrives alongside his contemporary New York City, filled with fantastical creatures, and people from the city’s colorful past who have become gods and goddesses, and who have chosen Rory to perform a dangerous mission.
J Fic McCaughrean, Geraldine. Peter Pan in Scarlet (gr. 4-6)
In the 1930’s, all is not well. Nightmares are leaking out of Neverland. Fearing for Peter Pan’s life, Wendy and the Lost Boys go back to Neverland-with the help of the fairy Fireflyer-only to discover their worst nightmares coming true! Peter Pan and his friends eventually restore Neverland to rights.
J Fic Michael, Livi. City of Dogs (gr. 4-6)
Jenny, a mysterious dog, shows up on Sam’s birthday and pulls many of the other dogs in the neighborhood into her quest to prevent the destruction of the world.
J Fic Paolini, Christopher. Brisingr (gr. 4-7) Bk. 3
The further adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira as they continue to aid the Varden in the struggle against the evil king, Galbatorix.
J Fic Pemberton, Bonnie. The Cat Master (gr. 4-6)
Buddy and Jett, the two cat brothers (one evil, one good), vie for the title of Cat Master as a retinue of dogs, cats, a possum, a bird, and a lizard help restore a monarch to his rightful throne.
J Fic Rowling, J.K.The Tales of Beedle the Bard: A Wizarding Classic From the World of Harry Potter (gr. 3-6)
Featuring commentary by Albus Dumbledore, a collection of tales from the world of Harry Potter includes “The Wizard and the Hopping Pot,” “Babbitty Rabitty and Her Cackling Stump,” and “The Tale of the Three Brothers.”
J Fic >Sanderson, Brandon. Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (gr. 4-6)
On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.
J Fic Stewart, Paul. Fergus Crane (gr. 3-6)
Nine-year-old Fergus Crane’s life is filled with classes on the school ship Betty Jeanne, interesting neighbors, and helping with his mother’s work until a mysterious box flies into his window and leads him toward an adventure.
J Fic Wilson, Nathan D. 100 Cupboards (gr. 4-6)
After his parents are kidnapped, timid 12 year old Henry York leaves his sheltered Boston life and moves to small-town Kansas, where he and his cousin Henrietta discover and explore hidden doors in his attic room that seem to open onto other worlds.
J Fic Maguire, GregoryThe Dream Stealer (gr. 3-5)
Fleeing an evil wolf, a village of Russian peasants rebuilds their homes on a train.
J Fic Mahy, Margaret Underrunners (gr. 4-6)
A 10-year old girl and a mean stranger discover the Tuck family’s secret of never growing old.
J Fic McGraw, Eloise The Moorchild (gr. 5+)
A “changling” child learns of her true identity and tries to find the human child whose place she had been given.
J Fic Napoli, Donna JoThe Magic Circle (gr. 3-6)
The story of the witch in Hansel and Gretel and how she got that way.
J Fic Norton, Mary The Borrowers (gr. 3-6)
The lives of the little people are in jeopardy from the humans that they “borrow” things from for survival.
J Fic Pearce, PhilippaTom’s Midnight Garden (gr. 4-6)
A boy is sent to his relatives’ house and is unhappy until he enters a fantasy world in the night and helps a young woman from the past.
J Fic Pullman, Philip The Firework-Maker’s Daughter (gr. 3-6)
Chulak and his talking white elephant help Lisa find the secret ingredients from a volcano so she can make fire-works like her father.
J Fic Pullman, Philip I Was A Rat (gr. 4-6)
A little boy turns London upside down when he appears at the home of an elderly couple and declares that he was once a rat.
J Fic Reid-Banks, Lynne The Indian in the Cupboard (gr. 4-6)
A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard and a key for his birthday and has an adventure when the Indian comes alive in the cupboard.
J Fic Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Socerer’s Stone (gr. 4-7);
Harry Potter, an orphaned wizard, goes to Hogwarts to learn all of the tricks of wizardry. This book has several sequels.
J Fic Russell, Barbara Blue Lightning (gr. 3-5)
Hit by lightning, a boy has an “out-of-body” experience, meets the spirit of his dead father and brings a troubled ghost back with him.
J Fic Sciezska, Jon Knights of the Kitchen Table (gr. 3-5)
The boys from the Time Warp trio find themselves back in the days of dragons and knights.
J Fic Sleator, William Among the Dolls (gr. 4-6)
Vicky is disappointed with the gift of a dollhouse but is terrified when she is drawn into it to confront the mean inhabitants.
J Fic Sleator, William Marco’s Millions (gr. 4-7)
Marco’s younger sister’s psychic powers leads him to a journey to other universes.
J Fic Soto, Gary Cat’s Meow (gr. 3-5)
Eight-year-old Graciela is amazed when her cat Pip begins speaking in Spanish.
J Fic Waugh, Sylvia The Mennyms (gr. 4-6)
The Mennyms, life-size rag dolls, live in secret but their existence is challenged when the owner of the house decides to visit.
J Fic Winthop, Elizabeth Castle in the Attic (gr. 4-6)
William is sent on a magical journey when he receives a toy castle.
J Fic Yep, Laurence The Magic Paintbrush (gr. 4-6)
Everything Steve paints with his new paintbrush becomes real.
J Fic Yolen, Jane The Pictish Child (gr. 3-5)
When Peter, Jennifer and Emily visit their grandmother, a retired witch, they find that the coven is involved in some dark magic.
Grades 2-4
J Fic Auch, Mary Jane I Was A Third Grade Science Experiment (gr. 2-4)
Brian tries to hypnotize his dog into thinking he is a cat for the science fair but the experiment goes wrong and his best friend starts to meow instead.
J Fic Baker, Barbara Third Grade is Terrible (gr. 2-4)
Liza is convinced third grade is going to be great until she gets to school that first day and everything starts going wrong.
J Fic Blume, Judy Freckle Juice (gr. 2-4)
Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon’s freckle recipe for fifty cents.
J Fic Brown, Marc Arthur’s Mystery Envelope (gr. 2-3)
Part of a Series An easy chapter book has Arthur assigned to take home an envelope from the principal.
J Fic Butterworth, Oliver The Enormous Egg (gr. 2-4)
A boy’s hen lays a very large egg which hatches a triceratops.
J Fic Byars, Betsy Beans on the Roof (gr. 3-4)
As each of the five members of the Bean family tries to write a “roof” poem, they come to realize just how nice it is to be a Bean.
J Fic Byars, Betsy Me Tarzan (gr. 3-4);
Dorothy wins the part of Tarzan in the school play because of her wonderful Tarzan yell.
J Fic Byars, Betsy The Seven Treasure Hunts (gr. 3-4)
Two boys make up a series of treasure hunts for each other, with disastrous and hilarious results.
J Fic Conford, Ellen Annabel the Actress, Starring in Just a Little Extra (gr. 2-4)
Part of a Series. A funny story about would-be actress, Annabel, who gets a role as an extra in a movie.
J Fic Conford, Ellen Jenny Archer to the Rescue (gr. 3-4)
Part of a Series. After perfecting her first aid skills, Jenny is disappointed in not finding anyone to rescue and decides to invent her own emergency.
J Fic Cox, Judy Third Grade Pet (gr. 2-3)
In this easy chapter book, Rosemary takes her pet rat home to save him from the class bully.
J Fic Cutler, Jane Rats! (gr. 3-4)
Two brothers face everyday crisis in this fun-loving book. Sequel to No Dogs Allowed.
J Fic Danziger, Paula Amber Brown is Not a Crayon (gr. 3-4)
Part of a Series. The year she is in the third grade is a sad time for Amber because her best friend Justin is getting ready to move to a distant state.
J Fic De Groat, Diane Annie Pitts, Artichoke (gr. 2-4)
Part of a Series. When Annie and her third grade class put on a play about nutrition, it has more surprises than the teacher expected.
J Fic Duffey, Betsy Virtual Cody (gr. 2-4)
Part of a Series. When Cody finds out that he was named after a dog, he thinks his friends will make fun of him.
J Fic Galbraith, Kathryn Roommates (gr. 2-4)
When Mama announces a new baby is on the way who will need a separate room, two sisters become roommates.
J Fic Giff, Patricia Reilly Not-So-Perfect Rosie (gr. 2-3)
Part of a Series. Rosie’s summer is very busy with her ballet recital and a visit from an Irish cousin.
J Fic Gilson, Jamie You Cheat! (gr. 3-4)
Nathan bribes his older brother to go fishing, and then wishes he hadn’t.
J Fic Greene, Stephanie Owen Foote, Money Man (gr. 2-4)
Part of a Series. In this beginning chapter book, Owen helps his neighbor build a backyard goldfish pond.
J Fic Hayashi, Nancy The Fantastic Stay-Home-From-School Day (gr. 3-4)
Best friends Leona and Eddie plan a fantastic day at home, but it backfires when Eddie gets sent to school, and separately they each go from disaster to disaster.
J Fic Howe, James Pinky and Rex Get Married (gr. 2-3)
Part of a Series. Best friends, Pinky and Rex, have a hilarious time when they decide to have a play wedding.
J Fic Hurwitz, Johann Elisa in the Middle (gr. 2-3)
Part of a Series. In her effort to help her family, Elisa usually gets into some kind of mayhem. This author also writes other series books for this grade level.
J Fic Lawlor, Laurie How to Survive Third Grade (gr. 3-4)
Ernest, an unpopular third grader, has a difficult adjustment to make until he finds a friend and experiences his first real successes in life.
J Fic Leverich, Kathleen Best Enemies (gr. 3-4)
Part of a Series. After Felicity trades her nasty tricks for friendship, Priscilla decides she’d rather have Felicity as an enemy.
J Fic Park, Barbara Junie B. Jones and her Big Fat Mouth (gr. 2-3)
Part of a Series. When her kindergarten class has Job Day, Junie B. goes through much confusion and excitement before deciding on the best job of all. Books can be found on the fiction shelves, as well as on the paperback rounder near the computers for the older children.
J Fic Petersen, P. J. The Sub (gr. 2-4)
Two friends switch seats when their class has a substitute teacher and find that it isn’t so easy to be someone else.
J Fic Pilkey, Dav Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets (gr. 3-4)
Part of a Series. George and his principal (Captain Underpants) have trouble with the toilets that eat teachers. This author also writes other series for the same grade level.
J Fic Pinkwater, Daniel Mush,A Dog From Space (gr. 3-4)
Part of a Series. Kelly Mangiaro, who has wanted a pet for as long as she can remember, gets more than she bargained for from her new dog Mush.
J Fic Reeve, Kirk Lolo and Red- Legs (gr. 3-4)
When Lolo finds a tarantula, an ordinary summer turns into a series of wild adventures.
J Fic Rockwell, Thomas How To Eat Fried Worms (gr. 3-4);
Because of a bet, Billy has to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days.
J Fic Smith, Robert Kimmel Chocolate Fever (gr. 3-4)
Henry Green, who loves chocolate, has strange things happen to him, including being the first person in medical history to get chocolate fever.
J Fic Soto, Gary The Pool Party (gr. 3-4)
Rudy is invited to a pool party by the most popular girl in school with very funny results.
J Fic Spinelli, Jerry The Bathwater Gang (gr. 3-4)
Bertie’s all-girl gang becomes involved in a harmless but heartfelt war with an all-boy gang, until Bertie’s grandmother steps in with a perfect solution.
J Fic Spinelli, Jerry Fourth Grade Rats (gr. 3-4)
Suds learns that you don’t have to be a “rat” or tough guy to get along in fourth grade.
J Fic Woodruff, Elvira The Summer I Shrank My Grandmother (gr. 3-4)
While spending the summer with her beloved grandmother, Nelly finds an old chemistry set and begins to experiment on grandma
J Fic Wittman, Sally Stepbrother Sabotage (gr. 2-4)
Nine-year-old Josh finds it impossible to get along with his rambunctious eight-year-old stepbrother Jake, until an impending change in their family unites them on a common front.
Grades 4 – 6
J Fic Atwater, Richard Mr. Popper’s Penguins (gr. 4-5)
When Mr. Popper gets a penguin from the zoo to keep his pet penguin company, he doesn’t expect to have 10 babies born.
J Fic Avi Romeo and Juliet – Together (and alive!) at Last (gr. 4-5)
The eighth grade’s plan to get two reluctant “lovers” together by means of a classroom production of Shakespeare’s play has some very unexpected results.
J Fic Blume, Judy Fudge-A-Mania (gr. 4-6)
Part of a Series. Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge. This author also writes other humorous books for this grade level.
J Fic Bunting, Eve Nasty Stinky Sneakers (gr. 4-6)
Will ten-year-old Colin find his missing stinky sneakers in time to enter The Stinkiest Sneakers in the world contest?
J Fic Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (gr. 4-6)
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.
J Fic Dahl, Roald Matilda (gr. 5-6)
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher Miss Honey to financial security.
J Fic Danziger, Paula There’s a Bat in Bunk Five(gr. 5-6)
On her own for the first time, fourteen-year-old Marcy tries to cope with the new people and situations she encounters while working as a camp counselor at an arts camp.
J Fic Fitzgerald, John The Great Brain is Back (gr. 5-6)
Part of a Series. Although bedazzled by pretty Polly, thirteen-year-old Tom Fitzgerald’s great brain and money-loving ways haven’t changed a bit.
J Fic Fleischman, Sid Chancy and the Grand Rascal (gr. 4-5)
Skinny Chancy and his newly found friend, the great rascal, enjoy humorous escapades as they travel by their wits up and across the Midwest in search of Chancy’s family.
J Fic Gardiner, John Reynolds Top Secret (gr. 4-6)
Despite the disapproval of his parents and his formidable science teacher, nine-year-old Allen determines to do his science project on human photosynthesis.
J Fic Greenwald, Sheila The Mariah Delany Lending Library Disaste (gr. 4-6)
Part of a Series. An eleven-year-old girl sets up her own lending library in competition with the New York Public Library and finds herself involved in more than she bargained for.
J Fic Hughes, Dean Nutty, the Movie Star (gr. 4-6)
Part of a Series. Eleven-year-old Nutty, hoping to improve his image with his fellow fifth graders, finds his popularity unexpectedly boosted when he gets a small part in a Hollywood movie.
J Fic Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Alice in Rapture, Sort Of (gr. 5-6)
Part of a Series. Alice and her friends vow to find boyfriends before the summer is over.
J Fic Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds The Boys Start the War (gr. 5-6)
The Hatford boys’ best friends and next door neighbors move away. The Meloy girls move in. The Hatford boys plan a lot of pranks on the Meloy girls and the girls get even!
J Fic Pevsner, Stella Would My Fortune Cookie Lie? (gr. 4-6);
While worrying that her mom is plotting to move the family from their Chicago home, thirteen-year-old Alexis also wonders about the mysterious young man who seems to be shadowing her and her friend.
J Fic Pinkwater, Daniel Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars (gr. 4-6)
Leonard’s life at his new junior high is just barely tolerable until he becomes friends with the unusual Alan and with him shares an extraordinary adventure.
J Fic Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms (gr. 4-6)
Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.
J Fic Rogers, Mary Freaky Friday (gr. 5-6)
A thirteen-year-old girl gains a much more sympathetic understanding of her relationship with her mother when she has to spend a day in her mother’s body.
J Fic Steiner, Barbara Oliver Dibbs to the Rescue!(gr. 5-6)
Beginning by painting his dog with tiger stripes, ten-year-old Ollie embarks on a series of sometimes disastrous moneymaking ventures to raise funds on behalf of wildlife preservation.
J Fic Yorinks, Arthur Company’s Going (gr. 4-6)
After inviting two spacemen to stay for dinner, Shirley and Moe are asked to return with them to their planet Nextoo to cater their sister’s rather large wedding.
J Fic Aiken, Joan Nightbirds of Nantucket (gr. 5-8)
A young English girl is rescued at sea by a whaling ship and ends up on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts, instead of home in England. Full of mystery, adventure, and humor.
J Fic Aiken, Joan Wolves of Willoughby Chase (gr. 4-6)
The misadventures of two little girls in the English countryside, who find wolves outside and a mean governess inside and have only their friend Simon to help them.
J Fic Alexander, Lloyd The Book of Three (gr. 4-7)
The first book in the fantasy adventures of Taran, assistant pig-keeper, who wants to be a hero in the kingdom of Prydain. With elements of Welsh legend.
J Fic Armstrong, William Sounder (gr. 4+)
Powerful story of an African-American family in the rural South. Newbery award winner.
J Fic Babbitt, Natalie Tuck Everlasting (gr. 4-6)
Pioneer family doomed to live forever gets help from a modern child, who must herself make the choice between mortality and everylasting life in this unusual fantasy.
J Fic Blume, Judy Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (gr. 4-6)
A young girl looks for answers to some very real questions in her life. Judy Blume’s first.
J Fic Brink, Carole Ryrie Caddie Woodlawn (gr. 4-6)
The frontier of the American west in the mid-19th Century comes to life in this story of a pioneer girl and her family.
J Fic Burch, Robert Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain (gr. 5-7)
Warm-hearted Appalachian story of a motherless family and the lively, oving, and funny woman who comes to care for them.
J Fic Burnford, Sheila The Incredible Journey (gr. 4-6)
Three household pets (pre-Disney) set out to find their real owner through a series of adventures across the wilds of Canada.
J Fic Byars, Betsy The Midnight Fox (gr. 4-7)
A boy is bored, having to spend a summer with relatives on a farm, until a thrilling encounter with a wild fox.
J Fic Cleary, Beverly Henry Huggins (gr. 3-5)
Henry, his dog, and his friends live a fun-filled life in their small town.
J Fic Cleary, Beverly Ramona the Pest (gr. 4+)
Henry’s friend, Beezus, has a little sister, Ramona, whose high-spirited antics get her in trouble. <
J Fic Cooper, Susan The Dark is Rising (gr. 5-8)
An exciting installment in a fantasy series about a modern boy who is pulled into a darkly thrilling world of magic and danger, in a battle between good and evil.
J Fic Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (gr. 3-6)
Charlie and four other children win entry into Willie Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory.
J Fic Dahl, Roald James and the Giant Peach (gr. 4-6)
James rides a giant peach on an adventure to escape from his mean aunts and live in New York.
J Fic Dahl, Roald The Witches (gr. 3-5)
A boy and his grandmother work together to stop witches from trying to destroy the world’s children by turning them in to mice.
J Fic Eager, Edward Half-Magic (gr. 3+)
Children find a half-magic coin and learn to double their wishes to make them come true.
J Fic Enright, Elizabeth The Saturdays (gr. 3-6)
Each child in a family does something special on Saturdays, as they take turns in a series of adventures.
J Fic Estes, Eleanor The Great Brain (and sequels) (gr. 4-6)
Does a girl who wears the same dress everyday to school really have one hundred dresses at home? The girls in her class learn a hard lesson in this short but powerful book.
J Fic Fitzhugh, Louise Harriet the Spy (gr. 5-7)
Harriet, independent and funny but not always nice or happy, is unforgettable. What happens when her friends find her journal full of bad opinions of them? This is only one part of the action in this fine novel.
E/A Auch, Mary Jane Princess and the Pizza;
When Princess Paulina enters a competition for the hand of Prince Drupert, she inadvertently cooks up a wonderful new delicacy: pizza.
E/ C Child, Lauren The Princess and the Pea
Presents a re-telling of the well-known fairy tale of a young girl who feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.
E*/D Weinberger, Jennifer Surprise for a Princess
The fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather make a mess trying to surprise Briar Rose on her birthday, but their magic fixes things in the end.
E/F Funke, Cornelia Princess Knight
Princess Violetta, who has trained as a knight, is angry when her father announces that she will be not a competitor but the prize in a jousting contest. She finds a way to compete anyway.
E/F Funke, Cornelia Princess Pigsty
Tired of being a princess, the youngest of three sisters throws her crown out the window and finds happiness working in the royal kitchen and pigsty.
E/G Grey, Mina The Very Smart Pea and the Princess to be
This skewed fairy tale delivers an entertaining spin and a great deal of visual wit. As you would expect, there’s a prince, his mother the queen, a whole lot of mattresses, and a pea who narrates the story.
E*/H Hall, Kirstin I’m a Princess
Dressed as a princess, a girl expects her family to treat her royally, but that is because Halloween has arrived.
E/H Holabrid, Katherine Angelina and the Princess
Angelina is too sick to dance well during the tryouts for the lead in the “Princess of Mouseland” ballet, but when the leading ballerina sprains her foot, Angelina is ready to prove she is still the best dancer of all.
E/H Holabrid, Katherine Angelina at the Palace
When Angelina Ballerina is recruited to help with the anniversary celebration of the king and queen of Mouseland, she finds herself in charge of preparing the three young princesses for their performance.
E/H Howland, Naomi Princess says goodnight
Rhyming text presents what a princess might do between leaving the ball and saying goodnight.
E/K Katz, Karen Princess Baby, Night-Night
At bedtime, Princess Baby is way too busy to go to sleep.
E/K Kleven, Elisa Paper Princess
A little girl makes a picture of a princess that comes to life and is carried off by the wind.
E/K Kleven, Elisa Paper Princess flies again: with her dog
While looking for a birthday gift for their owner, the paper princess and her dog travel on a kite, a tumbleweed, and a sailboat, and end up in a surprising place.
E/K Kroll, Steven Princess Abigail and the Wonderful Hat
Wishing to control the outcome of her father’s hat contest, because she knows she must marry the winner, Princess Abigail accepts the help of a strange green lizard from the forest.
E/L Lewis, J. Patrick Night of the Goat Children
The brave princess Birgitta, assisted by five children disguised as goats, outsmarts a dangerous band of outlaws threatening to take over the little kingdom of Beda.
E/L Lum, Kate Princesses are not quitters
Three bored princesses decide to become servants for a day and learn what hard work is all about.
E/M Martin, Rafe Storytelling Princess
Having survived a shipwreck, a princess tries to tell a prince a story whose ending he does not know and thus qualify for his hand in marriage.
E/M Muldoon, Kathleen Princess Pooh
Jealous of her invalid sister’s royal treatment as she sits in her wheelchair, Patty Jean tries out the conveyance and discovers life in a wheelchair is no fun at all.
E/O Oram, Hiawyn The Second Princess
The Second Princess tries to get rid of her sister, the First Princess, until she learns that her parents love them both equally.
E/R Ross, Tony I want my dinner
After a little princess learns to say “please” and “thank you,” she teaches the same etiquette to a Beastie.
E/R Roth, Susan Princess
A girl whose mother has called her to get up and go to school imagines all the things she would be free to do if she were a princess.
E/S Shields, Carole I am really a princess
A child imagines herself a princess and contrasts her everyday life with the one she could have in a castle with infinitely permissive parents.
E/W Walsh, Melanie Hide and Sleep
At bedtime Princess Poppy decides that, instead of going to bed, she is going to hide, trying several hiding places before finding the perfect one.
E/W Wilson, Karma Princess Me
A little girl imagines being a princess, with her stuffed animals serving as royal subjects. Make way! Make way! Here comes the princess of the land. She’s sweet and kind. She’s oh-so-grand. And just who is she, this lovely Princess Me? Come inside this book to see! A child’s bedroom is transformed into a magical kingdom in this bright, lively offering from Karma Wilson.
E/Y Young, Amy Belinda and the Glass Slipper
Belinda competes with a very ambitious new dancer for the title role in the ballet “Cinderella.”
E/Z Zemach, Harve Princess and the Froggie
Whenever the princess’s problems seem insoluble, Froggie helps her out of her difficulties.
PRINCESS BOOKS – SERIES
F French, Vivian Tiara Club
The adventures of five different young princesses at a special Princess Academy.
PRINCESS BOOKS – JUVENILE FICTION
J/FIC/Baker The Frog Princess
After reluctantly kissing a frog, an awkward, fourteen-year-old princess suddenly finds herself a frog, too, and sets off with the prince to seek the means–and the self-confidence–to become human again.
J/FIC/Bradley The Lacemaker and the Princess
In 1788, eleven-year-old Isabelle, living with her lacemaker grandmother and mother near the palace of Versailles, becomes close friends with Marie Antoinette’s daughter, Princess Therese, and finds their relationship complicated not only by their different social class but by the growing political unrest and resentment of the French people.
J/Fic/Cabot Princess in Training
High school sophomore Princess Mia records in her diary her struggles with geometry, the expectations of being a college student’s girlfriend, running for president of the student council, and a potential ecological disaster in her native land, Genovia.
J/Fic/Cabot Princess in Love
In a series of humorous diary entries, a New York City ninth grader agonizes over her love life, final exams and future as the Princess of Genovia.
J/Fic/King-Smith Lady Lollipop
A quick-witted swineherd and a pig named Lollipop are royally rewarded after they reform a spoiled princess.
J/Fic/Levine Two Princesses of Bamarre
With her adventurous sister, Meryl, suffering from the the Grey death meek and timid Princess Addie sets out to find a cure.
J/Fic/Levine Ella Enchanted
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
J/Fic/Levine Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg
After a hurricane injures the fairies’ godlike Mother Dove, whose magical feathers and precious egg are of powerful importance to both fairies and Neverland itself, it falls to newcomer Prilla and two companions to set things right.
J/Fic/Townly The Great Good Thing
Nothing ever changes inside the storybook kingdom inhabited by twelve-year-old Princess Sylvie, her parents, and many other characters until Sylvie discovers that by allying herself with the Reader she can experience new adventures beyond the confines of the book.
J/Fic/Townly Into the Labrinth : A Novel
Princess Sylvie and the other characters in the book entitled “The Great Good Thing” confront the perils of being uploaded onto the World Wide Web, forcing them to act out their story both in print and in cyberspace.
J/Fic/Townly Constellation of Sylvie
Sequel to: Into the labyrinth
Twelve-year-old Princess Sylvie tries to save her storybook kingdom, which lives within the pages of “The Great Good Thing,” when they find themselves aboard a doomed space ship, despite the interference of the jester, Pingree, who schemes to blackmail her into marrying him.
Par. Col. 155.4124S
THE OPTIMISTIC CHILD
Teaching children the skills of optimism is one of the best gifts a parents can give. Learn how to foster a spirit of positive futuremindedness in your child.
Par. Col 296.74/D
JEWISH FAMILY FUN BOOK
Holiday projects, everyday activities and travel ideas with a Jewish theme, which will connect children to their Jewish heritage in a meaningful and fun way.
Par. Col. 612.64/D
YOUR DEVELOPING BABY CONCEPTION TO BIRTH
This guide takes you through every stage of your baby’s development from conception to birth. By viewing diagrams and ultrasound images, you can see the development of faces, limbs and other features. This is truly a one of a kind journey for parents-to-be.
Par. Col. 613.7046 G
ITSY BITSY YOGA for Toddlers and Preschoolers
A unique blend of yoga-based postures and games designed to promote family bonding with a healthy lifestyle.
Par. Col. 618.24/M
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING
A completely updated edition of the classic of the same title first published 24 years ago. Packed with information for those expecting and those hoping to be expecting. Includes the latest details on medications and up-to-date medical information.
Par. Col. 618.92/B
SOLVING HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
Explains common health and behavioral problems in children from infancy through pre-school age. Presents practical suggestions for coping and red flags which indicate the time for professional help. Easy to read and understand.
Par. Col. 618.92/S
BABY EMERGENCY HANDBOOK
This medical emergency guide covers over forty common problems with clear information you need during the most stressful situations. Includes advice on keeping your infant safe.
Par. Col. 649.1/H
PARENTING REWARDS AND RESPONSIBLITIES
Learn about the responsibilities as well as the rewards of being a parent and sharpen or develop new parenting skills with this information-packed book.
Par. Col. 649.122/F
BABY BARGAINS
“Parents today have many more choices than past generations…” and this is the book to guide the new parent through the maze of products for baby. Common-sense advice on what is really needed and when, together with comments on the over-the-top and the absurd, for example, Baby Burberry Perfume.
Par. Col. 741.56314/G
DIABETES SNACKS, TREATS & EASY EATS FOR KIDS
Healthful, creative and easy to follow recipes for kids who must deal with a serious issue that is becoming all too common. Recipes can be useful as healthier renditions of children’s favorite foods.
Par. Col. 745.5/S
TREEHOUSES AND OTHER COOL STUFF
50 Projects You Can Build
Instructions and plans for projects that kids and parents can build together. Many use discarded materials around the house.
Par. Col. 793/W
KIDS’ PARTY GAMES & ACTIVITIES, Warner, Penny, 1993
Here are hundreds of entertaining ideas for children’s parties or anytime – geared to ages 2 to 12.
Par. Col. 796.083/W
I LOVE DIRT!
Here is a collection of fun, interactive activities to connect children with nature.Whether a child lives in the city or country, curiosity-stimulating ideas will encourage learning about and appreciating the great outdoors.
Par. Col. 910.202/B
TRAVELWISE WITH CHILDREN
Here are 101 tips and ideas to amuse, educate and entertain your children on a family vacation. Includes projects to do when you come home which will make the memories last forever.
Par. Col. 917.4721/A
BABY FRIENDLY LONG ISLAND
A local guide to indoor and outdoor activities which are baby and toddler friendly. This covers both Nassau and Suffolk counties.
NEW ON DVD
Par. Col. 618.244/Y
YOGA FOR YOUR PREGNANCY
For new and experienced yoga practitioners, this guide will prepare you for prenatal fitness and a healthy birth.
Par.Col. 649.1/P
PARENTING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE ROCKET SCIENCE
With humor, compassion, common sense, and clarity, this video will help parents raise respectful, responsible and fun-loving children.
Par. Col. 649.122 B
BABY SIGNING TIME VOL. 1 and 2
Help your baby from three months to age three get their needs and wants met. Effective in reducing tantrums and building baby’s vocabulary, this is a fun and easy way to learn to communicate before your baby’s speech begins.
Par.Col. 649.33 B
BREASTFEEDING BASICS
As the titles states, this is a primer for the new mother who wants to have a successful and rewarding experience bonding with and feeding her new baby.
Par . Col. 749.21 B
BABYSWIM
Informative and entertaining, this joyful look at swim class for 6 to 18month old babies is a pleasure to watch. Filmed in the beautiful Bahamas, moms and babies splash and paddle their way to fun and exercise.
J Fic
Avi Night Journeys (gr. 4+)
Two young indentured servants escape into Pennsylvania in the late 1700’s and receive help from an unexpected source.
J Fic
Bulla, Clyde Robert A Lion to Guard Us (gr. 3+)
Left on their own in seventeenth-century London, three impoverished children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father.
J Fic
Bulla, Clyde Robert Charlie’s House (gr. 3+)
A poor, friendless English boy, shipped to America as an indentured servant in the early eighteenth century, runs away from a cruel master and dreams of building a house of his own.
J Fic
Clapp, Patricia Constance: A Story of Early Plymouth (gr. 5+)
Constance Hopkins, a young girl traveling on the Mayflower to the New World, keeps a journal that records her feelings and observations about the journey and the events in the struggling colony.
J Fic
Carbone, Elise Lynn Blood on the River: Jamestown 1607 (gr. 5+)
Traveling to the New World in 1606 as the page to Captain John Smith, twelve-year-old orphan Samuel Collier settles in the new colony of James Town, where he must quickly learn to distinguish between friend and foe.
J Fic
Dalgliesh, Alice The Courage of Sarah Noble (gr. 2+)
Eight-year-old Sarah accompanies her father into the Connecticut wilderness in the early 1700’s to help him while he builds a house for the family who will come later.
J Fic
Edmonds, Walter The Matchlock Gun (gr. 4+)
A young boy protects his mother and sister from Indian attacks in the Hudson Valley during the French and Indian War in 1756.
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Fritz, Jean The Cabin Faced West (gr. 4+)
Ten-year-old Ann overcomes loneliness and learns to appreciate the importance of her role in settling the wilderness of western Pennsylvania.
J Fic
Hermes, Patricia Our Strange New Land (gr. 3+)
Nine-year-old Elizabeth keeps a journal of her experiences in the New World as she encounters Indians, suffers hunger and the death of friends, and helps her father build their first home.
J Fic
Kirkpatrick, Katherine Trouble’s Daughter (gr. 4+)
When her family is massacred by Lenape Indians in 1643, nine-year-old Susanna, daughter of Anne Hutchinson, is captured and raised as a Lenape.
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Koller, Jackie French The Primrose Way (gr. 5+)
A recent arrival to the New World in 1633, sixteen-year-old Rebekah, a missionary’s daughter, befriends a Native American woman and begins to question whether these “savages” need saving after all.
J Fic
Krensky, Stephen The Printer’s Apprentice (gr. 4+)
A young apprentice learns the importance of freedom of speech when Peter Zenger is arrested and tried for articles criticizing the British governing of the American colonies.
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Nixon, Joan Lowery Caesar’s Story (gr. 4+)
After having been a slave on Carter’s Grove plantation near Williamsburg, Virginia, since childhood, Caesar finally finds a way to plan his own future.
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O’Dell, Scott The Serpent Never Sleeps: A Novel of Jamestown and Pocahontas (gr. 4+)
In the early seventeenth century, Serena Lynn, determined to be with the man she has loved since childhood, travels to the New World and comes to know the hardships of colonial life and the extraordinary Princess Pocahontas.
J Fic
Speare, Elizabeth The Sign of the Beaver (5+)
Left alone to guard the family’s wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.
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Speare, Elizabeth The Witch of Blackbird Pond (gr. 5+)
In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.
Amelia Bloomer Book List
Amelia Bloomer Book List Web Site
The Amelia Bloomer list is a recommended reading list of feminist books for girls, ranging from beginning readers to teens, that feature strong, independent, female protagonists and that challenge what it means to be a woman, regardless of ethnicity or socioeconomic background.
Batchelder Award
This award, established in Mildred L. Batchelder’s honor in 1966, is a citation awarded to an American publisher for a children’s book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States.
Belpre Medal
The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth Web Site
Committed to providing a broad selection of outstanding books that mixes popular appeal with literary excellence, the Books for Youth editorial staff has chosen the titles below as best-of-the-year fiction, nonfiction, and picture books.
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Media
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Media Web Site
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Reference Sources
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Reference Sources Web Site
Titles were reviewed in RBB from February 2006 through January 2007. All the titles are intended for a general readership at the high-school level and up. For our pick of the crop for students, see “Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers” in the September 1 issue.
Booklist’s Top of the List
Booklist’s Top of the List Web Site
Every January, Booklist publishes Editors’ Choice: lists of the best books, databases, video/DVDs, and audiobooks of the past year. From these lists, we further select what we call the Top of the List: the single best title in eight categories—adult fiction, adult nonfiction, youth fiction, youth nonfiction, youth picture book, reference source, video/DVD, and audiobook.
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Carnegie Medal
The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video, supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, was awarded for the first time in 1991 to honor outstanding video productions for children released during the previous year. The annual award is given to the video’s producer by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA, through a Carnegie endowment.
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Web Site
Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream.
Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Notable Children’s Books
Notable Children’s Books Web Site
Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children’s books, recordings, videos, and computer software.
Notable Children’s Recordings
Notable Children’s Recordings Web Site
Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children’s books, recordings, videos, and computer software.
Notable Children’s Videos
Notable Children’s Videos Web Site
Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children’s books, recordings, videos, and computer software.
Notable Computer Software for Children
Notable Computer Software for Children Web Site
Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children’s books, recordings, videos, and computer software.
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production Web Site
This annual award will be given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.
Rainbow Project Book List
Rainbow Project Book List Web Site
The Rainbow Projecte Book List is list of recommended books dealing with gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangendered and questioning issues and situations for children up to age 18.
Sponsored by Social Responsibilities Round Table and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table
Schneider Family Book Award
Schneider Family Book Award Web Site
The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three annual awards each consisting of $5000 and a framed plaque, will be given annually in each of the following categories: birth through grade school (age 0-10), middle school (age 11-13) and teens (age 13-18). (Age groupings are approximations). The book must emphasize the artistic expression of the disability experience for children and or adolescent audiences. The book must portray some aspect of living with a disability or that of a friend or family member, whether the disability is physical, mental or emotional. Donated by Dr. Katherine Schneider. Deadline is December 1st.
Sibert Medal
The Sibert Award honors the most distinguished informational book published in English in the preceding year for its significant contribution to children’s literature.
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Web Site
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, established in 2004, is given annually (beginning in 2006) to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year.
W.Y. Boyd Literary Award
W.Y. Boyd Literary Award Web Site
An annual award consisting of $5,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement honoring the best fiction set in a period when the United States was at war. It recognizes the service of American veterans and military personnel and encourages the writing and publishing of outstanding war-related fiction. Donated by William Young Boyd II. Deadline is December 1st.
Wilder Award
The award, a bronze medal, honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
