Little Bear -- by Maurice Sendak, Elsa Minarik (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Elsa Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak teamed up to create these simple stories that are deeply comforting and lovingly playful. In one story, "Birthday Soup," Little Bear cannot find his mother...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Queen of Eene -- by Jack Prelutsky (Author) (Book - Child)
"Fourteen humorous poems including 'Poor Old Penelope,' 'Curious Clyde,' and 'Uncle Bungle.'" From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
"B" Is for Betsy -- by Carolyn Haywood (Author) (Book - Child)
"Betsy experiences an interesting first year in school and looks forward to summer vacation at her grandfather's farm." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Carp in the Bathtub -- by Barbara Cohen (Author) (Book - Child)
"Leah and her brother hatch a plan to save the Passover carp from the cooking pot. A classic!" From Editorial Review
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -- by Bette Lord (Author) (Book - Child)
"Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Something Suspicious -- by Kathryn Galbraith (Author) (Book - Child)
"Lizzie and her best friend try to track down a bank robber called the Green Pillowcase Bandit and end up with more mysteries then they can handle." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Good-Hearted Youngest Brother -- by Emoke de Papp (Author) (Book - Child)
"The age-old theme of the youngest son befriending creatures who in return help him fulfill his quest is stunningly illustrated here. The clarity of the jewel-tone pictures illuminates the familiar...
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)
A Book of Pigericks: Pig Limericks -- by Arnold Lobel (Author) (Book - Child)
"Thirty-eight original limericks about all manner of pigs." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Great Gilly Hopkins -- by Katherine Paterson (Author) (Book - Child)
"Gilly Hopkins is a determined-to-be-unpleasant 11-year-old foster kid who the reader can't help but like by the end. Gilly has been in the foster system all her lifen and she dreams of getting back...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)