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| A PORCUPINE NAMED FLUFFY. Written by Helen Lester. Fluffy's name is a source of sorrow to the sharp-quilled youngster, until he meets and befriends a rhinoceros named--Hippo! |
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| A TALE OF TWO PRINCES. Written by Eckart Zur Nieden, translated by Mac K Thomas. This allegory tells the tale of our savior in a way children can easily appreciate. It tells of a town deceived by the dark prince who are then rescued by the prince of light. | |
| AMELIA BEDELIA. Written by Peggy Parish in 1963. A literal minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions. |
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| BACKYARD BANDIT MYSTERY (Cul-De-Sac Kids). Written by Beverly Lewis. Stacy Henry wants to earn money for the Cul-de-sac Kids Club. They decide to have a garage sale. But one night some of their treasures disappear. Is there a bandit in the neighborhood? Who is stealing from the Cul-de-sac Kids? |
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| BAD BUG BLUES. Written by Sigmund Brouwer. When Joel and Ricky Kidd’s mom sends them to a concert with Old Mr. Jones, Joel brings a jar of caterpillars along for company. Everything’s fine, till one escapes. Who knew a little caterpillar could move so quickly? Will Mr. Jones be mad at them? | |
| CAPS FOR SALE: A TALE OF A PEDDLER, SOME MONKEYS AND THEIR MONKEY BUSINESS. Written by Esphyr Slobodkina in 1949. A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree. |
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| CLIFFORD'S PUPPY DAYS. Written by Norman Bridwell. Young readers will enjoy a trip down memory lane with America's favorite Big Red Dog in a look at Clifford's youth. By the author of Clifford and Clifford the Big Red Dog. |
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| CORDUROY. Written by Don Freeman in 1968. A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him, he finds what he always wanted most. |
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| CRICTOR. Written by Tomi Ungerer. This humorous story tells the tal of the adventure of a women and her gift of a pet snake. |
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| DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR. Written by Syd Hoff in 1958. A little boy is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him. |
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| DUCKTAILS. Written by Janette Oke. Janette Oke’s Animal Friends introduce Quackery the Duck. Quackery and his duckling brothers and sisters are very busy learning the ins and outs of being a duck- how to swim, where to eat and how to steer clear of danger. They’re anxious to grow up and know all there is to know – especially his brother Zackery. |
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| FIDDLESTICKS (Cul-De-Sac Kids, 11). Written by Beverly Lewis. Shawn Hunter is dying to make the soccer team. He goes to practice and works out secretly at home, but time is running out. Can his cul-de-sac friends help him make the team? Or will the teasing at school mess Shawn up during tryouts? |
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| FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS. Written by Arnold Lobel. Five short stories that tell of the relationship between Frog and Toad. Frog and Toad are best friends. They do everything together and they look out for each other, too. When Frog is sick, Toad takes care of him, and when Toad is embarrassed about the way he looks in his bathing suit, Frog laughs. |
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| HARRY THE DIRTY DOG. Written by Gene Zion and Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham in 1956. When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots. |
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| HORTON HATCHES THE EGG. Written by Dr. Seuss. It's the talk of the jungle when an elephant hatches an egg. Extravagant nonsense and rollicking verse. Full-color illustrations. Poor Horton is taken advantage of but he keeps his promise to watch over the little egg until it's mother returns. Teaches children that it's not always easy to keep our promises. Particularly when the other person takes advantage of the situation. |
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| HORTON HEARS A WHO. Written by Dr. Seuss. A heartwarming tale of a determined elephant named Horton and his quest to protect the citizens of Who-ville. Horton, the lovable elephant, tries to protect tiny creatures on a speck of dust. An easy reader with delightful verse and pictures. Full-color illustrations. |
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| LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS. Written by Laura Ingalls Wilder in 1932. Two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions with relatives or neighbors. |
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| LONG SHOT. Written by Sigmund Brouwer. Joel Kidd knows he, Ricky, and Lisa are bound for trouble when they build the world’s biggest slingshot. But no one listens when Joel warns that trying it out might not be a bright idea. Who knew such a big rock could fly so far? Will they be able to hide their mistake? | |
| MEET KIRSTEN, AN AMERICAN GIRL. Written by Janet Beeler Shaw in 1986. Nine-year-old Kirsten and her family experience many hardships as they travel from Sweden to the Minnesota frontier in 1854. |
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| MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL. Written by Virginia Lee Burton in 1939. When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Ann, lose their jobs to the gasoline, electric, and diesel motor shovels, they go to a little country town where they find that one new job leads to another. |
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| NEW KID IN TOWN. Written by Janette Oke. Janette Oke’s Animal Friends introduce Fuzzle the skunk. Out for a walk one day, Fuzzle is separated from his family. Alone for the first time in his life, he must find his own food and a place to sleep. If only he could get some help from the other animals in the forest. |
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| NO LONGER A NOBODY. Written by: Matilda Nordtvedt. What can a boy do for the school pet show if he lives in an apartment and can't have pets? Sammy finds an answer and grows in mind and spirit in the process. Christian fiction novel, 55 pages, 6 chapters. A Beka Book. |
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| OX-CART MAN. Written by Donald Hall. Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons. The family spends the year planting and harvesting crops, building and carving tools, spinning and weaving. Each member of the family contributes and father takes the surplus to market to sell for cash to buy the things they can't make. |
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| THE BRAMBLE THICKET. Written by Deborah E. Thomas. This is the tale of the eight Bramble Thicket Bears. The fun-loving bears journey over tall mountains and across babbling books in search of a new place to live. Share the excitement as the bears tackle problems and find friends during their quest for a new home. |
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| THE COURAGE OF SARAH NOBLE. Written by Alice Dalgliesh in 1954. An eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a home in the Connecticut wilderness and stay with the Indians when her father goes back for the rest of the family. |
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| THE LORAX. Written by Dr. Seuss. Long before saving the Earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the planet's natural beauty. In this cautionary tale of greed and environmental destruction, the lovable Lorax tries to save the Truffula Forest and its inhabitants from disaster at the hands of the cantankerous Once-ler. |
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| THE MITTEN. Written by Alvin Tresselt, retold by Jan Brett. When Nicki drops one of his new white mittens in the snow, he doesn't even notice it's missing. One by one, the woodland animals discover the mitten and crawl inside, each one larger than the last: a mole, a rabbit, even a big, brown bear! |
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| THE RACE AGAINST JUNK FOOD. Written by: Anthony Buono, Roy Nemerson and Brian Silberman. A fun filled adventure introducing the Snak Posse (Super Nutritionally Active Kids.) These vegi-people get children excited about living healthy through fun and entertainment. For children 9 & under, read how Tommy & the Snake Posse win the race against junk food! |
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| THE RAINBOW FISH. Written by by Marcus Pfister. The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship. In a simple and appealing way, the brief text conveys the story's universal message about sharing. |
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| THE SNOWY DAY. Written by Ezra Jack Keats in 1962. The simple tale of a boy waking up to discover that snow has fallen during the night. Keats's illustrations, using cut-outs, watercolors, and collage, are strikingly beautiful in their understated color and composition. The book is notable not only for its lovely artwork and tone, but also for its importance as a trailblazer. |
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| THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT. The best-selling children's book of all time, written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, printed privately and published in 1902. Potter created the character of Peter Rabbit in 1893 in a letter she wrote to amuse a sick child. She devised adventures for Peter and gave him a mother and three siblings, Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail, in The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Mr. McGregor's Garden, with 42 black-and-white illustrations and a colored frontispiece. The simple text was greatly enhanced by Potter's delicate drawings of animals that were recognizably realistic woodland creatures despite their humanlike clothing and homes. |
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| THE TALE OF THREE TREES. Retold by Angela Elwell Hunt. Three trees growing on a hilltop dream of grand futures, but when they're claimed by woodcutters, other things happen. One becomes a manger that holds the Christ child, another a humble fishing boat that carries Jesus and his followers, and the third is cut into stout timbers that become Jesus' cross. A traditional folktale about the power of God's love to transform and renew. | |
| THE VELVETEEN RABBIT. Written by Margery Williams Bianco in 1922. By the time the velveteen rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real. |
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| THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR. Written by Eric Carle in 1970. A hungry little caterpillar eats his way through a large and varied quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. |
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| THIS LITTLE PIG. Written by Janette Oke. Janette Oke’s Animal Friends Introduce Hiram the Pig. Hiram doesn’t always get along with his brothers and sisters, especially the bully Hawkins. They’re always competing. And as Mother teaches them about life of the farm, Hiram and Hawkins end up in many scrapes together. |
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