Potatoes, Potatoes -- by Anita Lobel (Author) (Book - Child)
"There was once an old woman who had a potato farm and two hardworking, loving sons. But one day one son ran away to the army of the east; the other son joined the army of the west. Caldecott...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Bionic Bunny Show -- by Marc Brown (Author) (Book - Child)
"As an ordinary rabbit in real life portrayed as a bionic bunny on his television series, the reader views all the produciton efforts that provide that illusion." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Up Goes the Skyscraper -- by Gail Gibbons (Author) (Book - Child)
"Convinced she's a failure, Sophie Hatter is resigned to working in her stepmother's hat shop. Then the evil Witch of the Waste appears, turning Sophie into an old woman. For the first time, Sophie...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Cars and Trucks and Things that Go -- by Richard Scarry (Author) (Book - Child)
"For starters, it's a great vocabulary guide that names the many things that go. It's also teeming with detail-rich scenes and characters on every page, teaching children the rewards of looking long...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Hailstones and Halibut Bones -- by Mary O'Neill (Author) (Book - Child)
"Since it's original publication in 1961, Hailstones and Halibut Bones, Mary O'Neill's renowned work of poetry about the colors of the spectrum, has become modern children's classic. This new edition,...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
My Father's Dragon -- by Ruth Gannett (Author) (Book - Child)
"My Father's Dragon--a favorite of young readers since the 1940s and a Newbery honor book--captures the nonsensical logic of childhood in an amusingly deadpan fashion. The story begins when Elmer...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe -- by Bette Greene (Author) (Book - Child)
"Philip Hall is the cutest, smartest boy in the sixth grade, and Beth Lambert loves him. The fact that he beats her in classwork, sports, and almost everything else doesn't bother Beth at first. Then...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Shoeshine Girl -- by Clyde Bulla (Author) (Book - Child)
"Determined to earn some money, ten-year-old Sarah Ida gets a job at a shoe shine stand and learns a great many things besides shining shoes." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Ghost-Eye Tree -- by Bill Martin (Author) (Book - Child)
"The Ghost-Eye Tree tells of a young brother and sister sent by their mother to fetch a bucket of milk on a windswept night. To do so, they must pass the dread "Ghost-Eye tree," a shadowed and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Lizard Magic -- by Daniel Pinkwater (Author) (Book - Child)
"When left to take care of himself, a young boy becomes involved with a community of intelligent lizards who tell him of a little known invasion from outer space." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
