Doctor DeSoto -- by William Steig (Author) (Book - Child)
"Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work." With the aid of his able assistant, Mrs. De Soto, he copes with the toothaches of animals large and small. His expertise is so great that his...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Rapunzel -- by Bernadette Watts (Author) (Book - Child)
"Retells the tale of the beautiful girl imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Mystery of the Giant Footprints -- by Fernando Krahn (Author) (Book - Child)
"When their children run off to pursue some giant footprints in the snow, the parents anxiously follow the trail." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
What Do People Do All Day? -- by Richard Scarry (Author) (Book - Child)
"Fewer labels but tons of pictorial information about work, workers, and the tools they use all set in short-story format. Scarry breaks down complex processes into child-size bites of information." ...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Bears of Hemlock Mountain -- by Alice Dalgliesh (Author) (Book - Child)
"A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain, but with the help of the big iron pot he borrows, he complete his...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Hateful Plateful Trick -- by Scott Corbett (Author) (Book - Child)
"Kerby and Fenton get into another jam with the Feats o' Magic Chemistry set while babysitting Kerby's cousin Gay. When they end up smelling like cornbeef and cabbage, hot dogs and sauerkraut and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
My Mother is the Smartest Woman in the World -- by Eleanor Clymer (Author) (Book - Child)
"Kathleen decides that her mother is so good at solving problems that she should run for mayor of their village." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Wheel on the School -- by Meindert De Jong (Author) (Book - Child)
"This 1955 Newbery Award-winner by Meindert De Jong, set in a small Dutch fishing village, tells the story of a young girl and her simple composition about the storks that build their nests in...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Real Thief -- by William Steig (Author) (Book - Child)
"Who hasn't known the sickening, demoralizing feeling of being falsely accused? In the Real Thief, William Steig explores this injustice with the keen insight of a good psychologist and the skillful...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Ox-Cart Man -- by Donald Hall (Author) (Book - Child)
"Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
