Bannerman, Helen. Story of Little Babaji
Babaji confronts some bully tigers in this new edition of Little
Black Sambo. See Sam and the Tigers by Julius Lester for
another version of this classic story. (70 pp) J/P/Bannerman
Berenstain, Stan and Jan. The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky
Old Tree
In this first reader, 3 bears dare to go into some spooky places. (40
pp) J/Reader/Berenstain
Bonsall, Crosby. Tell Me Some More
Andrew knows a place where you can hold a camel in your hand, pick up
a river, and be taller than a tree. Where could that place be? (64
pp) J/Reader/Bonsall
Bulla, Clyde Robert. Shoeshine Girl
Sarah Ida has been sent away from her parents to live with her Aunt
Claudia. She is very angry until she gets a job at a shoeshine stand.
(84 pp) J/Fiction/Bulla
Cameron, Ann. The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Juan lives with his Grandma in a small town in Guatemala, a place of
great beauty but also terrible poverty. Will he ever be able to go
to school? (57 pp) J/Fiction/Cameron
Cazet, Denys. Minnie and Moo and the Musk of Zorro
Two cows, inspired by a book, dress up as Zorro and try to save the
barnyard, with unexpected results. (48 pp) J/Reader/Cazet
Coerr, Eleanor. Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express
Young Bill becomes a rider with the Pony Express, delivering
the mail in spite of storms, attacking wolves, and robbers. (64 pp)
J/Reader/Coerr
De Paola, Tomie. Bill and Pete
Bill the crocodile and Pete, his "toothbrush" bird friend, have
many adventures, including starting school and meeting up with a bad
guy. There are 2 more books about Bill and Pete. (32 pp) J/P/De
Paola
Flack, Marjorie. Story about Ping
The young duck Ping is late returning home to his boat on the
Yangtze River. Rather than receive a spanking, he hides, then realizes
it is not so easy to find his home. (32 pp) J/P/Flack
McCully, Emily Arnold. Starring Mirette and Bellini
Master high-wire walker Bellini teaches the young Mirette all
he knows. When he is sent to prison, she must perform her bravest act
ever to free him. (32 pp) J/P/McCully
McPhail, David. Edward and the Pirates
Edward loves all kinds of books, but his favorites are adventure
stories. One night, while reading a library book, Edward falls asleep,
and awakes to find his bed surrounded by real pirates. What will he
do? (32 pp) J/P/McPhail
Peck, Robert Newton. Little Soup's Hayride
How do you go on a hayride if you don't have a wagon or a horse?
Leave it to Rob's best friend Soup to figure it out. (57 pp) J/Fiction/Peck
Puckett, Kelley. Batman's Dark Secret
Once there was a boy named Bruce Wayne. How did he become Batman,
who isn't afraid of anything? (30 pp) J/Reader/Puckett
Rey, H. A. Curious George (series)
George the monkey is always finding something to do, to look at,
or to pick up, and it inevitably leads to trouble. (56 pp) J/P/Curious
George
Rey, Margret and H. A. Whiteblack the Penguin Sees the World
Whiteblack the Penguin, Chief Storyteller of Penguinland, is
worried because he has run out of stories to tell. He sets out on a
journey that takes him to many different places. (32 pp) J/Illustrated
Fiction/Rey
Rosen, Michael. We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Through the river, through the mud, through the forest, watch
out for the bear! (34 pp) J/P/Rosen
Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter and Tabby Take the Train
(series)
Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby and Mrs. Teaberry and her dog Zeke
are going for a train ride - or are they? (40 pp) J/Reader/Rylant
Steig, William. Zeke Pippin
Angry with his family for falling asleep when he plays his harmonica,
Zeke runs away from home, only to confront a treacherous return journey.
J/P/Steig
Warner, Gertrude Chandler. Benny's New Friend (Boxcar Children
Early Reader series)
Benny isn't sure he wants to be friends with his new neighbor Beth.
Then he hurts his ankle in the woods and needs help. (32 pp) J/Reader/Paperback
Yaccarino, Dan. Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm Off to the Moon
A boy takes an exciting trip to the moon. (32 pp) J/P/Yaccarino
Avi. True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
It is 1832 and Charlotte is the only passenger and the only
female on a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Hours after the ship sets
sail, she is handed a dagger for her protection. Will she survive the
treacherous voyage? (215 pp) J/Fiction/Avi, J/Paperback/A
Bulla, Clyde Robert. Ghost of Windy Hill
The lady who lives at Windy Hill is convinced it is haunted.
Her husband invites a family with no fear of ghosts to live there.
Will anyone find a ghost? (84 pp) J/Fiction/Bulla
Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey
Three house pets, a Labrador retriever, a bull terrier, and
a Siamese cat, face starvation and wild animals as they trek through
the Canadian wilderness in search of the family they love. (145 pp)
J/Fiction/Burnford, J/Paperback/B
Crew, Gary. The Watertower
In this eerie picture book, two friends decide one hot summer
day to climb up into the water tower for a swim. Then, weird things
start to happen. (32 pp) J/Illustrated Fiction/Crew
Farley, Walter. Black Stallion
Alec is left stranded on a deserted island with a wild stallion.
Gradually, boy and horse learn to trust each other. (187 pp) J/Fiction/Farley,
J/Paperback/F
Fleischman, Sid. Bandit's Moon
Annyrose narrowly escapes the clutches of nasty O.O. Mary. Searching
for her long-lost brother, she is captured by a famous Gold Rush bandit.
What will her fate be? (136 pp) J/Fiction/Fleischman
George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves
Miyax, a young Eskimo girl, runs away from an unhappy marriage.
She takes off for her pen pal's home in San Francisco, but gets lost
in the Alaskan wilderness and meets up with a wolf pack. (170 pp) J/Fiction/George,
J/Newbery 1973
George, Jean Craighead. My Side of the Mountain
Sam Gribley, tired of living in a crowded apartment in New York
City, decides to run away and live in the woods. (177 pp) J/Battle
Fiction/George, J/Battle/Paperback/G, J/Paperback/G
Hill, Kirkpatrick. Winter Camp
Toughboy and Sister, recently orphaned, live with Natasha, an
elderly Athabascan Indian. When Natasha takes them to her winter training
camp, the two children must learn how to survive the harsh Alaskan winter.
This sequel to Toughboy and Sister may be read on its own. (185
pp) J/Fiction/Hill
Horowitz, Anthony. Stormbreaker
When his uncle dies in a mysterious car accident, 14-year-old
Alex goes undercover to try and stop a terrorist plot. Also the sequel,
Point Blank. (192 pp) J/Fiction/Horowitz, J/Paperback/H, Young
Adult/Horowitz, A.
Ives, David. Monsieur Eek
The 21 people living in the coastal city of Oongafoondsen know
nothing of life outside their borders. Then one day a ship washes up
with a lone survivor - a small hairy creature the townspeople assume
is a Frenchman and who they name "Mr. Eek." (255 pp) J/Fiction/Ives
Juster, Norton. Phantom Tollbooth
Milo is always bored. Then he receives a tollbooth, a map,
and a car, and drives to some unusual places you won't find on any regular
map. (255 pp) J/Fiction/Juster, J/Paperback/J
Kehret, Peg. Terror at the Zoo
Ellen and Corey Streator are excited about their overnight camp-out
at the zoo. When they are locked in the zoo with a dangerous criminal,
the night's events become very scary. (131 pp) J/Fiction/Kehret
Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
When Claudia decides to run away, she plans carefully. She will
invite her younger brother Jamie, who has money, to come with her, and
they will live in comfort at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (162pp)
J/Fiction/Konigsburg, J/Newbery 1968, J/Paperback/K
Mayer, Mercer. Shibumi and the Kitemaker
When Shibumi, the emperor's daughter, realizes how poor and
ugly the city is beyond the palace walls, she devises a courageous plan
to end the suffering. (48 pp) J/Illustrated Fiction/Mayer
McCloskey, Robert. Homer Price
When Homer is not in school, doing chores, or building radios,
he has wonderful adventures, like capturing four robbers and not being
able to turn off the automatic doughnut machine in his uncle's coffee
shop. (149 pp) J/Fiction/McCloskey
O'Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins
Left behind on an island when her tribe decides to move, 12-year-old
Karana learns to live on her own. (184 pp) J/Fiction/O'Dell, J/Newbery
1961, J/Paperback/O
Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet
After a plane crash, 13-year-old Brian must learn to survive
in the Canadian wilderness. In the process, he also learns how to deal
with his parents' divorce. (142 pp) J/Fiction/Paulsen, J/Paperback/P,
Young Adult/Paperback/P
Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee
Jeffrey Lionel Magee is always running, looking for a home and
a family he never had. Then he confronts racism. (184 pp) J/Fiction/Spinelli,
J/Newbery 1991, J/Paperback/S
Taylor, Theodore. The Cay
World War II is raging, and Phillip and his family need to leave
their island home. When his boat is torpedoed, Phillip is left blind
and stranded on a desert island with an old black man and a cat. (137
pp) J/Fiction/Taylor
