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Forever Rose
By Hilary McKay. 2008
As Christmas approaches, eleven-year-old Rose, the youngest member of the eccentric Casson family, discovers that life is filled with both…
catastrophic problems and wonderful surprises. Sequel to Caddy Ever After (RC 62869, BR 16746). For grades 4-7. 2008Wildfire!
By Elizabeth Starr Hill. 2004
Living with his grandparents and great-grandmother in rural Florida, ten-year-old Ben looks forward to the Fourth of July celebrations. But…
newcomer Elliot annoys Ben by adopting the puppy that Ben wanted and by daring Ben to set off forbidden fireworks. For grades 3-6. 2004The haunted hotel (A to Z Mysteries, Stepping Stone Book)
By Ron Roy. 1999
As Halloween nears, strange sightings and bizarre sounds scare guests away from Green Lawn's hotel. Friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth…
Rose approach Mr. Linkletter--whose family owns the hotel--and offer to help get rid of the ghost before it puts him out of business. For grades 2-4. 1999Me and the pumpkin queen
By Marlane Kennedy. 2007
Fifth-grader Mildred is determined that this year she will finally grow the town's biggest pumpkin in honor of her mother,…
who died of cancer. Mildred also helps in her Dad's veterinary office, goes shopping to please her aunt, and plays chess with her best friend Jacob. For grades 4-7. 2007The case of the kidnapped candy
By James Preller. 2007
Right after Valentine's Day, Ms. Gleason asks her students to write poems about things they love and promises them a…
surprise treat. Then Ms. Gleason discovers the candy is missing, and it is up to Jigsaw and Mila to track down the thief. For grades 2-4. 2007Attack of the 50-ft. Cupid (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #2)
By Jim Benton. 2004
It's almost Valentine's Day. Franny's new lab assistant Igor, a dog of many breeds, accidentally brings to life a picture…
of Cupid and then enlarges Cupid to gigantic proportions. Now Franny has to deal with the problem. For grades 2-4. 2004Zelda and Ivy one Christmas
By Laura McGee Kvasnosky. 2000
While baking cookies with their neighbor Mrs. Brownlie, sister foxes Zelda and Ivy talk about what they want for Christmas.…
Back home they're unsure whether the Christmas elves will leave Mrs. Brownlie a gift, so they decide to make one for her themselves. Easy chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2000Happy birthday, Kit!: a springtime story, 1934 (Historical Character)
By Valerie Tripp, Susan McAliley, Walter Rane. 2001
Aunt Millie's visit to Kit and her family in Cincinnati during the Great Depression cheers them up. She impresses Kit…
with her money-saving ideas until she invites Kit's class to celebrate Kit's birthday at a "penny-pincher party." Sequel to Kit's Surprise (RC 64461, BR 17194). For grades 3-6. 2001Kit learns a lesson: a school story (Historical Character)
By Valerie Tripp, Susan McAliley, Walter Rane. 2000
In this sequel to Meet Kit (RC 63345, BR 16890), Kit learns hard lessons about the Great Depression. At school,…
Kit fights with a boy who makes fun of her out-of-work father. But a Thanksgiving delivery to a soup kitchen teaches Kit to be thankful. For grades 3-6. 2000A.J. is not happy about being in the school holiday pageant arranged by his Spanish teacher Miss Holly. Being on…
the stage crew sounds better but leads to disaster. For grades 2-4. 2006Kit's surprise: a Christmas story (Historical Character)
By Valerie Tripp, Susan McAliley, Walter Rane. 2000
Kit is not looking forward to Christmas when her family has so many money troubles. She even has a fight…
with her best friend, Ruthie. But, unexpectedly, helping grouchy uncle Hendrick solves some of her problems. Sequel to Kit Learns a Lesson (RC 64079, BR 17175). For grades 3-6. 2000My brother's hero (A Peachtree junior publication)
By Adrian Fogelin. 2002
Christmas vacation in the Florida Keys brings a welcome change for thirteen-and-a-half-year-old Ben Floyd. When he and his younger brother…
Cody first meet eleven-year-old Mica, Ben resents her know-it-all attitude. But she helps them explore the marine world, where Ben finds himself testing his courage. For grades 5-8. 2002Mr. Macky is wacky! (My Weird School Ser. #15)
By Dan Gutman. 2007
While Andrea explains what makes Presidents' Day special, a tall man with a tall hat and a fake beard walks…
into the classroom. Emily recognizes him as Abraham Lincoln, but A.J. knows it is Mr. Macky, the reading specialist at Ella Mentry School. For grades 2-4. 2007Happy New Year, Julie (Historical Character)
By Robert Hunt, Megan McDonald, Susan McAliley. 2007
San Francisco, 1974. Shuttling between their mother's and father's houses to celebrate Christmas is no fun for Julie and her…
sister Tracy. But Julie finds comfort in sharing the Chinese New Year traditions of her best friend, Ivy Ling, and in thinking about new beginnings. For grades 3-6. 2007The best Christmas pageant ever: A Christmas Holiday Book For Kids
By Barbara Robinson. 2005
The Herdmans are the worst kids in town, so when they take over the lead roles in the church's annual…
Christmas pageant, they cause quite a commotion. For grades 4-7. 1972The Easter Rabbit's parade
By Lois Lenski. 2004
Old Graybeard the Goat grumbles and White Rabbit brags about being the Easter Bunny, but all the farmyard animals work…
together to make a special Easter celebration for their caretaker Ann Eliza. For grades K-3. 1936Easter egg disaster
By Karen Gray Ruelle. 2004
The bunny who found Easter
By Charlotte Zolotow. 1987
After an owl tells a lonely rabbit that there are always rabbits at Easter, the bunny turns east, looking for…
what he believes is a place called Easter. He searches from summer through winter until spring arrives and he learns the true meaning of Easter. For grades K-3. 1959Lenny and Mel (Beginning chapter book)
By Erik P. Kraft. 2002
Twin brothers Lenny and Mel celebrate holidays in some unusual ways. After eating Thanksgiving turkey for a week, the boys…
put the remains under Mel's pillow for the Leftover Fairy to exchange for money. Beginning chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2002Rocking horse Christmas
By Mary Pope Osborne. 1997
A boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas that he names Shadow. They experience many rides and wonderful adventures together…
for several years. But eventually Shadow is retired to the attic--until a broken window changes his fate. For preschool-grade 2. 1997