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The velveteen rabbit, or How toys become real: The Classic Children's Book
Par Margery Bianco. 1922
A velveteen rabbit stuffed with sawdust learns from an older toy that a child's love can make him real. Rabbit…
happily experiences the joy of this love and at last learns of another kind of reality. For grades 2-4 and older readersJulie's wolf pack (Julie of the Wolves Ser.)
Par Jean George, Wendell Minor. 1997
This sequel to Julie (DB 40306, BR 10116) chronicles six years of the wolf pack family led by Kapu. The…
Eskimos call these wolves "Julie's wolf pack" because of the past connection between Julie and the wolves. Now on their own, the members of the pack face famine and disease. When Kapu is captured for a scientific experiment, Julie intervenes on his behalf. For grades 5-8Second sight: stories for a new millennium
Par Avi. 1999
Eight short stories about the beginning of a millennium, by such authors as Madeleine L'Engle, Richard Peck, Natalie Babbitt, and…
Michael Cadnum. In Avi's "Oswin's Millennium," a stable boy in 999 fearfully awaits the arrival of Satan. In Peck's "The Three-Century Woman," an elderly woman conducts a television interview. For grades 6-9. 1999Beetles, lightly toasted
Par Phyllis Naylor. 1987
Andy really wants to win a fifth-grade essay contest on conservation, and he especially wants to beat his cousin Jack.…
Andy's idea involves testing recipes using handy critters--like beetles and worms--on unsuspecting eaters. The results surprise him. For grades 3-6Altogether, one at a time
Par E. L Konigsburg. 1971
Four short coping stories. In "Inviting Jason" Stan learns something about dyslexia; in "The Night of the Leonids" Lewis spends…
time at grandmother's; in "Camp Fat" Clara learns to love herself; and in "Momma at the Pearly Gates" Momma copes with prejudice. Some strong language. For grades 4-7. 1971Sammy the seal (I Can Read Level 1 Ser.)
Par Syd Hoff. 1959
Eager to try life outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the…
children but decides that, after all, home is best. For grades K-3. 1959Henry and Mudge and the snowman plan: the nineteenth book of their adventures (Henry And Mudge Ser.)
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1999
When Henry sees a sign announcing a snowman contest, he and his huge dog, Mudge, run home to tell Henry's…
father. They find him covered with green smudges from painting a chair. That gives Henry an idea for the contest. Easy chapter book. For grades K-3. 1999While no one was watching
Par Jane Conly. 1998
The summer their father is working out of town, Earl, Frankie, and Angela are left with their alcoholic Aunt Lula,…
but she vanishes. Earl hangs out with their older cousin and begins stealing. Tagging along on one job, seven-year-old Frankie takes a pet rabbit. The hare's owner, Addie, and her friend leave their nice neighborhood to track down the thieves. For grades 6-9Marvin's best Christmas present ever
Par Katherine Paterson. 1997
Christmas is coming, and Marvin wants to make a nicer present than the one he made for his parents last…
year. Finally he decides to make a big wreath to hang on the end of their house trailer. But when Christmas is past, he doesn't want the wreath taken down. For grades K-3The quiet little woman: three enchanting Christmas stories
Par Louisa Alcott, C. Dudash, Louisa Alcott. 1999
Stories by Alcott from the 1870s. In The Quiet Little Woman, thirteen-year-old Patty, an orphan, dreams of being adopted but…
is placed as a servant in the large Murray household. Through Aunt Jane's intervention on Christmas day, the Murrays begin to appreciate Patty's loving nature. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999The music of dolphins
Par Karen Hesse. 1996
An adolescent girl is captured by the Coast Guard, separating her from the dolphin family that raised her. Believing they…
rescued her, doctors name her Mila, for "miracle," and try to teach her human skills. But Mila misses her dolphin family and longs for her home in the warm sea. She questions the wisdom of the doctors and whose life is better. For grades 5-8Zelda and Ivy (Zelda And Ivy Ser.)
Par Laura Kvasnosky. 1998
Little foxes Zelda and Ivy are sisters. Zelda, the older, is usually in charge. When they play circus, Zelda announces…
while Ivy swings on the flying trapeze. And when they decide to try out the latest style--a blue striped tail with scallops, it is Zelda who does the work and Ivy who ends up with a funny-looking tail. For grades 2-4On different shores
Par Jen McVeity. 1998
Tess lives with her politician father, stepmother, and half-sister during the week and with her fashion-model mother on weekends. As…
her sister struggles to impress their increasingly distant father, Tess abandons competitive swimming and good grades to concentrate on her guerrilla environmental group's activities. For grades 5-8. 1998A long way from Chicago: a novel in stories
Par Richard Peck. 1998
In eight short stories an old man reminisces about the week each summer he and his little sister spent with…
his grandmother. Joey likes the train ride and his feisty, independent grandmother, who tells "whoppers," fishes, and shoots a shotgun. For grades 6-9Jane on her own: a catwings tale
Par Ursula K Le Guin. 1999
When Jane, a winged cat, flies off to the city in search of adventure, she learns that the warnings about…
human beings are true. Some of them cannot be trusted. Sequel to Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings (RC 40491, BR 9857). For grades 2-4Mr. Ape
Par Dick King-Smith, Roger Roth. 1998
Mr. Ape is an old man, suddenly free of wife and offspring, living in his family estate, Penny Royal. Happy…
to make his own decisions, he lives in the kitchen and buys hens to keep in the living room. He befriends Jake and his father, Joe--traveling gypsies who prove to be kindred spirits. For grades 3-6A mouse called Wolf
Par Dick King-Smith. 1997
Mary the mouse gives her very small son an important-sounding name she finds on sheet music outside her hole: Wolfgang…
Amadeus. As tiny Wolf listens to old Mrs. Honeybee play her piano, he realizes he can sing! Entranced, Mrs. Honeybee encourages him, and they become friends. For grades 2-4. 1997Amanda Pig and her best friend Lollipop (Oliver And Amanda Ser. #2)
Par Jean Leeuwen. 1998
Amanda and Lollipop are best friends who love to play together. One day they stay at Amanda's house and do…
pirouettes until they get dizzy and fall down. The next day they go to Lollipop's and play with her baby sister. For grades 2-4Zelda and Ivy and the boy next door (Zelda And Ivy Ser.)
Par Laura Kvasnosky. 1999
Fox sisters Zelda and Ivy are playing in their backyard when their new neighbor, Eugene, climbs over the fence. The…
three get involved in several adventures, but it usually ends up being two foxes against one. Companion to Zelda and Ivy (BR 11866). For grades 2-4