I Hate My Brother Harry -- by Crescent Dragonwagon (Author) (Book - Child)
"Harry's little sister finds that being a sibling almost always mean mishaps and injustices, but that her brother has his good points, too.
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Lentil -- by Robert McCloskey (Author) (Book)
"Lentil's harmonica playing saves the day when calamity threatens the homecoming celebration for the leading citizen of Alto, Ohio." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
White Dynamite and Curly Kidd -- by Bill Martin (Author) (Book - Child)
"The double-page spreads are filled with action and energy--cowboys on the boxes, rodeo clowns on the alert, the cantankerous bull twisting and bucking with Curly Kidd on his back. Dust, dirt, and...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
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)
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)