When Grandpa Came to Stay -- by Judith Caseley (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Grandpa comes to his stay, Benny enjoys his company and helps him cope with Grandma's death" From Card Catalog
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)
The Bear's Toothache -- by David McPhail (Author) (Book - Child)
"When he discovers a bear with a toothache outside his window, a little boy tries to think of ways of removing the tooth." From Card Catalog
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 Day the Sun Danced -- by Edith Hurd (Author) (Book - Child)
"A poetic book about the animals in the forest who gather to welcome spring." From Choosing Books for Kids
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)
Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum -- by Allan Ahlberg (Author) (Book - Child)
"Simple text and illustrations demonstrate in brief vignettes such concepts as cause and effect, adding, parts of a whole, opposites, and the meaning of words." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Honey, I Love -- by Eloise Greenfield (Author) (Book - Child)
"Abounds with that special tenderness surrounding the everyday experiences in a child's life. These poems beg to be read aloud." From The Boston Globe
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Mr. Popper's Penguins -- by Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Poor Mr. Popper isn't exactly unhappy; he just wishes he had seen something of the world before meeting Mrs. Popper and settling down. Most of all, he wishes he had seen the Poles, and spends his...
All Ages
Age groups: 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)