Picture Books
Polacco, P. (1992).
Picnic at mudsock meadow.
This is a cute story for the
fall season about a Halloween picnic and eerie swamp lights.
Keller, L. (2003). Arnie the
doughnut. New York, NY: Henry Holt.
This is a cute, funny story
of a doughnut and his encounter with Mr. Bing.
Steig, W. (1969). Sylvester and
the magic pebble.
The story of a donkey and the
situation he gets into when he encounters a magic pebble.
Seuss, Dr. (1966). The cat in
the hat.
The fun story of the mischevious
cat in the hat.
Crimi, C. (2004). Boris and bella.
Orlando, Florida. Harchourt, Inc.
A Halloween book, about Bella
Legrossi the messiest monster in Booville and Boris Kkeanitoff is the cleanest, and how they become friends.
Jackson, B.E. (2008). Danny Diamondback.
NewYork, NY. HarperCollins Publishers
A fun southwestern story of Danny
the rattlesnake and how he tries to make friends not knowing he is a deadly poisonous snake.
Gillmor, D. & Gay, L. The
Christmas Orange
A Christmas story of a little
boy named Anton who sued Santa Claus.
Frazee, M. Santa Claus the
World's Number One Toy Expert
A cute Christmas story of how Santa works, chooses and tests the toys for children.
Currey, A. Truffle's Christmas
Truffle the mouse is undecided on what he wants from Santa, a blanket or a hula hoop.
Hobbie, H. I'll be Home for Christmas
Toot is trying to make it home for Christmas to be with his friend Puddle, but he gets caught in a winter storm. Will
Toot make it home for Christmas?
Cain, S. The Teeny Weeny Tadpole
Teeny Weeny Tadpoles' adventure in learning to jump like his mother.
Lowell, S. Josefina Javelina
A hairy tale of Josefina a javalina who wants to be a famous ballerina. A twist
on the classic fairy tale theLittle Red Riding Hood.
Schachner, J Skippyjon Jones
The imagination of a siamese kitty who thinks he is a chihuahua.
Turkle, B. Thy Friend, Obadiah
A story of Obadiah and a special bond he gets with a sea gull.
Williams, S. The Witch Casts a Spell
A Halloween story that can be sang to a tune.
Jackson, A. Thea's Tree
A modern twist on Jack and the Giant Bean Stock. Thea's science project involved
planting strange purple seed in her front yard and her research to find out what she planted.
Eubank, P. ABCs of Halloween
"A is for attics- spooky, dusty, and dark."
Winters, K. Whooo's Haunting the Teeny Tiny Ghost?
Teeny Tiny Ghost's house is being haunted, but he's the ghost. Who could be
haunting his teeny tiny house?
Zolotow, C. A Tiger Called Thomas
Thomas thinks his new neighbors don't like him and won't leave his yard. His
tiger costume for Halloween makes him realize that people do like him.
Scroggs, K. Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features: Dracula vs. Grampa At the
Monster Truck Spectacular
Described as hilariously funny from the first page and couldn't be put down and an
easy fun read.
Eastman, P.D. Are You My Mother?
A baby bird falls out his nest looking and asking everything he bumps into, "Are
you my mother?"
Eastman, P.D. Snow
A rhyming story about two girls who spend a day in the snow with their
dog.
Seuss, Dr. ABC
"W..w..W..Willy Waterloo washes Warren Wiggins who is washing Waldo Woo." A
very fun to read alphabet book.
Freeman, D. Corduroy
A bear named Corduroy who wants someone to take him home from the big department
store.
Piper, W. The Little Engine That Could
A little blue engine helps pull a broke down train over the mountain after other
bigger, stronger trains refuse to help.
Suess, Dr. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
The Cat in the Hat is back to cause more trouble for poor Sally along
with Little Cat A,B,C,D....Y and Z!
Suess, Dr. The Foot Book.
Feet, feet, right foot, left foot, and every kind of foot, feet you can imagine
are in this book.
LeSieg, T. In A People House.
An easy to read story of what is in a people house from a mouse and
bird's perspective.
Briggs, R. The Snowman Storybook.
A story of James' overnight adventure with his snowman.
Greenberg, M.H. Mermaids on Parade.
A little girl's story of a tradition in her hometown of mermaids and legendary creatures
who parade the streets of Coney Island every year.
Allsburg, C.V. Two Bad Ants.
A story of two ants and thier adventure of misbehavior.
Ward, J. The Seed and the Giant Saguaro.
The story of the Saguaro cactus and how it comes to be in the desert and some of
the animals found in the desert.
Suess, Dr. Green Eggs and Ham.
A fun story of Sam and how he likes and has fun with green eggs and ham.
Schachner, J. Skippy Jon Jones in Mummy Trouble.
Skippy Jon Jones imagination is getting him in trouble again, this time in Egypt
with mummys.
Suess, Dr. Oh, the Places You Will Go.
An insprirational, fun story for both children and adults.
Barnett, J. Things that are Most in the World.
Ordinary items that we usually don't think about are sometimes things that are most
in the world.
Ketteman, H. Bubba the Cowboy Prince.
A fractured Texas tale of a spinoff of Cinderella.
Lowell, S. The Three Little Javelinas.
A funny spinoff of the Three Little Pigs set in the west.
Ketteman, H. Waynetta and the Cornstalk.
A twisted story of Jack and the Beanstalk.
Poetry
Prelutsky, J. (1976). The snoop
on the sidewalk and other poems. New York, NY. Greenwillow Books.
A book of fun poems with made
up creatures that are easy for children to read and have fun with.
Prelutsky, J. (2002). Scranimals.
New York, NY. Greenwillow Books.
A world full of scrambled animals,
put into poems is fun for children to put their imagination to work.
Miller, K. (2007). Poems in Black
& White. Honesdales, PA. Wordsong.
A book of poems where the
world is explored in black and white.
Prelutsky, J. (2004). If
not for the cat. New York, NY. Greenwillow Books.
A fun book of haiku poems written
about animals.
Favorite ditties that children
love: Grandma Bear form Delaware; Jilliky, Jolliky, Jelliky Jee; Pennington Poe; Poor Potaoes. Easy to learn rhymes.
Prelutsky, J. The Wizard.
A story written with rhyme about
an evil wizard and his evil thoughts and doings.
Silverstien, S. Falling Up.
A very fun book of poems.
Silverstien, S. Where the
Sidewalk Ends.
Another very fun and funny book
of poems.
Prelutsky, J. The Frogs Wore
Red Suspenders.
A book of fun easy to read short
poems.
Folktales
Andersen, H.C. (1967). The little
mermaid. Natick, MA. Alpahbet Press.
The folktale of a young mermaid
who longs to be human and trades her fins for legs to have the love of a human prince.
Ga'g, Wanda. (1928). Millions
of cats.
This a old folktale about millions
of cats and teaches a valuable lesson in life.
Andersen, H. The Red Shoes
A folktale of a little girl who
encountered the fate of dancing in her red shoes that she could not stop thinking about during church.
Postgate, D. Engelbert Sneem
and his Dream Vacuum Machine.
A folktale of how evil Engelbert
Sneem stole children's dreams and how he became good Engelbert Sneem who takes nightmares and bad dreams away from children.
Andersen A.H. Thumbelina.
A folktale of tiny Thumbelina's
many encounters and adventures to find true love.
Sawyer, R. The Wee Christmas
Cabin of Carn-na-ween.
Oona's story of trying to fit
in and dream of her own cabin and love.
Numeroff, L. If You Give A
Cat A Cupcake. What would happen if you gave a cat a cupcake? A cute story of what this cat does when he gets
a cupcake.
Millard, G. Kaito's Cloth.
Kaito wants nothing more than
to see her butterflies fly once more before winter. She journeys to the Mountain of Dreams where she asks the Lord of
flight to make her wish come true.
Realistic Fiction
Lumry, A & Hurwitz, L. (2008).
Adventures of riley: project panda. New York, NY. Scholastic Press.
This is the adventure story of
Riley and her trip to China to visit the Wolong Panda Reserve and learn of the many different animals and plants she encounters
on her trip.
Wilders, L.I. Little House
in the Big Woods.
A story of a family who lives
in the woods of Wisconsin and tells of the everyday life and hardships they face in 1872.
Hiaasen, C. (2002). Hoot.
This book is based around a mystery/adventure and
a boy who faces many dilemmas with friends,school and family.
Calhoun, M. Flood.
Sarajean and her family go through
the devastation of a flood, and have to leave their home to escape the rising waters.
Lyon, G. One Lucky Girl.
A true story of baby Becky who survived a tornado and how her brother
found her.
Bunting, E. A Day's Work.
A story of a grandson and grandfather immigrants looking for work and how a
little lie can change the outcome of a day's work.
Graphic Novels
Jacques, B. Redwall
The story of a brave mouse who
battles evil.
London, J. Call of the Wild
Stevenson, R.L. & Hamilton,
T. Treasure Island
Historical Fiction
Crisp, M. Titanicat.
Jim befriends 4-0-1 the cat on
the Titanic. Sailor's believed that cats brought good luck to ships. Does Jim's fate ly in this ship's cat?
Woodruff, E. George Washington's
Socks
McDunn, R. The Green Coat:
A tale from the Dust Bowl Years
Autobiography/Biography
Doubleday-Mooyart, B.M. Anne
Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. A true and vivid depiction of experiences that Anne Frank suffered and
endured while hiding in the "Secret Annex" during the Holocaust and WWII.
Vins, N. Children of the Storm
The autobiography of Natasha
Vins
Grimes, N. & Collier, B.
Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
Fantasy
Boston, L.M. & P. The
Children of Green Knowe
Wyss, T. Night Flyer
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the
Witch and the Wardrobe
A magical story of a parallel
world where evil has taken over and good is trying to prevail.
Science Fiction
Lewis, P.O. (2003). The Jupitor
Stone.
A stone travels through space
and lands on earth many many years ago, until eventually a child finds it and asks- Where did it come from? Where
will it go?
Scieszka, J. & Smith, L.
Baloney (Henry P.)
Henry P. Baloney's story of why
he was late for class.
Waugh, S. Space Race
NonFiction/Informational
Sill, C. (1953). About mullusks. Atlanta, GA. Peachtree Publishers.
A great book to pick up if interested
in learning about the many different kinds of mollusks, very informational and easy to read.
Serafini, F. (2008).
Looking closely inside the garden. Tonawanda, NY. Kids Can Press.
Ever wonder what a garden looks like up close? Have a look inside this book and explore what awaits in the garden.
Filled with great information and photos.
Fradin, J.& D.
(2007). Hurricanes witness to disaster. Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society.
Fantastic pictures and information, a very interesting read.
Carr, J. Greedy
Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale
Learn when and how to use apostrophes with Greedy Apostrophe.
Gibbons, G. The Pumpkin Book
Learn about pumpkins and how they grow and what holidays they play roles in.
Butler, J. Pi-shu the Little
Panda
Colorful picturea and interesting panda facts of a mother panda and her baby
pi-shu.
Resnick, J. Eyes
on Nature: Penguins. A very informational book on penguins that
is filled with lots of colorful pictures on every page.
Sayre, A. Turtle, Turtle,
Watch Out! An adventure of a sea turtle from the moment it's mother lays her on the beach to her own laying
eggs on the beach.
Fiction Novels
Cleary, B. The Mouse and the
Motorcycle.
The adventures of a mouse
named Ralph and his motorcycle.
