My Friend Jacob -- by Lucille Clifton (Author) (Book - Child)
"The friendship between eight-year old Sam and a teenage retarded boy is based on genuine caring and appreciation of what each boy can do rather what they can't do." From Choosing Books for Kids
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
The Most Amazing Hide and Seek Alphabet Books -- by Robert Crowther (Author) (Book - Child)
"The first page of Robert Crowther's delightful, interactive pop-up book is pure white, with the big black letters a and b looking perfectly innocent. Tug on the up arrow, however, and a playful,...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Mary Poppins -- by P.L. Travers (Author) (Book - Child)
"Life was never the same again for the Banks family after the astonishing Mary Poppins blew in with the east wind. This revised edition introduces some delightful new characters. 'Delightful nonsense...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 -- by Beverly Clearly (Author) (Book - Child)
"From the first day of third grade, when Ramona Quimby meets her eventual nemesis Yard Ape, life moves on at its usual wild pace--usual for the boisterous Ramona, that is. Soon she is accidentally...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Stay Away from Simon -- by Carol Carrick (Author) (Book - Child)
"Lucy and her younger brother are frightened when they discover that Simon, the hulking miller's boy, is following them home from school." From Product description
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
My Robot Buddy -- by Alfred Slote (Author) (Book - Child)
"For his tenth birthday, Jack wants a robot so he'll have someone to play with." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Ruthie's Rude Friends -- by Jean Marzollo (Author) (Book - Child)
"Ruthie is the only kid from earth on Planet X10 in this humorous science fiction." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Marzipan Moon -- by Nancy Willard (Author) (Book - Child)
"The almonds in an old, mended, but magic crock produce a delicious, nourishing marzipan moon nightly for a poor parish priest until a visiting bishop decides the miraculous almonds need a more...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Kid's Computer Capers -- by Sandra Markle (Author) (Book - Child)
"Presents the history of computers, investigates what computers can and cannot do, explores how they work, and explains how to operate a computer and write programs. Includes puzzles, activities, and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Morning, Noon, and Nighttime, Too: Poems -- by Lee Hopkins (Author) (Book - Child)
"An anthology of poems about everyday activities that takes the reader from breakfast time to bedtime." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)