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Junie B. Jones is a party animal (Junie B. Jones Ser. #No. 10)
By Barbara Park. 1997
A family of poems: my favorite poetry for children
By Caroline Kennedy, Jon J. Muth. 2005
Treasury of Caroline Kennedy's best-loved childhood verses about animals, seasons, adventures, and bedtime. Features familiar classics by Shakespeare, Basho, Emily…
Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Ogden Nash as well as contemporary works by Nikki Giovanni, Jack Prelutsky, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Kennedy's mother, Jacqueline Bouvier, among many. For grades 4-7. 2005Good masters! Sweet Ladies!: voices from a medieval village
By Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd. 2007
Nineteen monologues and two dialogues about the ten- to fifteen-year-old sons and daughters of nobility and paupers living near an…
English manor in 1255. Interspersed between dramatic readings are background pieces on medieval customs and events, such as farming, falconry, the Crusades, and pilgrimages. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 2007You read to me, I'll read to you: very short Mother Goose tales to read together
By Mary Ann Hoberman. 2005
Short stories in verse based on familiar nursery rhymes. In "Little Miss Muffet," the spider politely asks to join Miss…
Muffet on her tuffet and after some discussion is permitted to stay. And Jack and Jill have a safer trip up the hill the second time. For grades K-3. 2005Winter holiday (Swallows And Amazons Ser.)
By Arthur Ransome. 1988
The Walker and Blackett children all come down with the mumps during their Christmas holiday. Quarantined in the house by…
the lake for an extra month, they set out on an imaginary adventure to the North Pole. Sequel to Peter Duck (DB 30557, BR 17522). For grades 4-7. 1933The case of the race against time (Jigsaw Jones Mystery Ser. #20)
By James Preller. 2003
Jigsaw has an appointment with his father to replace a broken chain on his grandfather's pocket watch. But the watch…
disappears while Jigsaw is at the barbershop. Will his friends find the watch before it's too late? For grades 2-4. 2003Writing magic: creating stories that fly
By Gail Carson Levine. 2006
Newbery Honor author of fiction provides advice, tips, and exercises to encourage aspiring writers. Covers story writing--from coming up with…
an idea and developing characters and plot to finding a publisher. Recommends practicing a lot and saving everything you write. For grades 5-8. 2006Reaching for sun
By Tracie Vaughn Zimmer. 2007
Josie, born with cerebral palsy, lives with her mother and grandmother, who both love gardening. When a lonely boy, Jordan,…
moves in nearby, he and Josie relate through their interest in nature, and Josie makes her first friend. For grades 4-7. Schneider Family Book Award. 2007Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose: one hundred best-loved verses
By Mary Engelbreit. 2005
Presents traditional nursery rhymes passed down through generations. Includes "Thirty days hath September..." and "Monday's child," which teach lessons; "Jack…
and Jill" and "Humpty Dumpty," which show disasters; and "There was a little girl...," "Old King Cole," and "Bobby Shafto," which portray typical people. For preschool-grade 2. 2005Nursery tales around the world
By Judy Sierra. 1996
An international collection of eighteen folktales from the oral tradition. Six themes group cultural variations together: runaway cookies; incredible appetites;…
the victory of the smallest; chain tales; slowpokes and speedsters; and fooling the big, bad wolf. For grades 3-6. 1996One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
By Seuss. 1960
McElligot's pool
By Seuss. 1974
Young Marco has spent three hours with his fishing pole at tiny McElligot's Pool without one single bite. He's not…
discouraged because he imagines all the wonderful fish that might still be caught. For grades K-3. 1947If I ran the circus (Classic Seuss)
By Dr Seuss. 1984
In this story told in rhyme, a young boy, Morris McGurk, imagines the fantastic animals and incredible acts that he…
will have in his Circus McGurkus, the world's greatest show. For grades K-3. 1956Punctuation takes a vacation
By Robin Pulver, Lynn Rowe Reed. 2003
Dog days (A junior Library Guild Selection Ser.)
By David Lubar. 2004
Larry's summer goals include playing baseball and caring for his collection of stray dogs. These plans change when his younger…
brother, Paul, is frightened by an alley dog and the cost of pet food goes up. By helping Paul, Larry solves his own problems. For grades 3-6. 2004The seeing summer
By Jeannette Eyerly. 1981
At first Carey is disappointed when she learns Jenny, the new girl next door, is blind. She soon discovers, though,…
that she and Jenny are more alike than different, especially after they are kidnapped. For grades 3-6. 1981Clockwork, or, All wound up
By Philip Pullman. 1998
Long ago in a German tavern, Fritz begins telling a story about a clockmaker. This master craftsman makes mechanical figures…
so lifelike, they appear to breathe. Then Fritz's story comes to life as the clockmaker enters the tavern. And Karl, an apprentice clockmaker, is desperate enough to accept this stranger's dangerous mechanical gift. For grades 5-8Starring Grace (Phyllis Fogelman Bks.)
By Mary Hoffman. 2000
In this sequel to Boundless Grace (BR 10495), the neighborhood kids spend the summer having adventures and play acting. At…
the end of vacation, Grace joins a local theater group as an extra in a musical. Easy chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2000Jack and Jill: From the Original Publisher
By Louisa Alcott, Jane Dyer, Louisa Alcott. 1999
Jack and Jill are the best of friends and when they are severely injured in a sledding accident they become…
even closer. With the help of Jack's mother, the two are provided with many amusements to pass the Christmas season. But will Jill ever walk again? For grades 5-8Amanda Pig and her best friend Lollipop (Oliver And Amanda Ser. #2)
By Jean Leeuwen. 1998
Amanda and Lollipop are best friends who love to play together. One day they stay at Amanda's house and do…
pirouettes until they get dizzy and fall down. The next day they go to Lollipop's and play with her baby sister. For grades 2-4