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Children's Titles
These links will take you to the book on Amazon.com. In some cases, the book shown on Amazon is not the specific printing listed here.
I took a Literature for Elementary School course in college (I was once an elem-ed major). These children's titles are those that I personally have enjoyed and they only skim the surface.
Just As Long As We're Together - Judy Blume
The Lorax - Dr. Seuss
The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
Quintillius: The Star That Shone - William B. Thielking (I couldn't find this book on Amazon ...how awful!)
Flip the Flying Possum - Noela Young (Couldn't find this book on Amazon either, though at least the author showed up!)
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears - West African folktale retold by Verna Aardema, illus. Leo and Diane Dillon - 1976 Caldecott Medal winner
The House on Deer-Track Trail - Marty Kelly, illus. by Ronald Himler
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
Five Little Peppers - Margaret Sidney
El Blanco - The Legend of the White Stallion - Rutherford Montgomery
Oh, the Places You'll Go! - Dr. Seuss - This book is pretty much about the highs and lows in life. It makes a great graduation gift for people of all ages (or a gift for someone who's embarking on an adventure).
The Westing Game - Ellen Raskin - 1979 Newbery Medal winner- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Henry and Ribsy - Beverly Cleary
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Robert C. O'Brien - 1972 Newbery Medal winner
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe - C. S. Lewis. If I've managed to get this right, this is the first book according to publishing date, in theChronicles of Narnia series. However, The Magician's Nephew is the first in chronological order according to plot.
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle - 1963 Newbery Medal winner. This book is the first book in a series of four called The Time Quartet.
The Seal Oil Lamp - Dale De Armond, pub 1988 by The Sierra Club. I have no affiliation with The Sierra Club.
The Snowy Day - Ezra Jack Keats - 1963 Caldecott Medal winner
The Bracelet - Yoshiko Uchida, illus. by Janna Yardley
Camels Are Meaner Than Mules - Mary Calhoun, illus. by Herman B. Vestal - This book was hilarious! Follow a Union soldier as he tries to understand his camel. This was a period when The Union tried bringing camels in to use in the desert instead of horses.
Captains Courageous - Rudyard Kipling, adapted by Mitsu Yamamoto, illus. by Ken Landgraf - Harvey is a rich, spoiled teen who is swept overboard from the deck of an oceanliner on its way to Europe. He is rescued and made to work for his keep by Captain Disko Troop who owns the fishing schooner. Harvey learns a little about life while he's with them.
Return to Harmony - Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn - Jodie befriends a smaller girl, named Bethan, who has a lazy eye. Each girl has her own problems but as the girls grow, they learn to face their problems together. When Jodie leaves for college, a whole new world confronts her.
Pollyanna - Eleanor H. Porter
Amazing Grace - Mary Hoffman, illus. by Caroline Binch
Will Somebody Please Marry My Sister? - Eth Clifford, illus. by Ellen Eagle
Sounder - William H. Armstrong, illus. by James Barkley - Newbery Medal winner
Amelia Bedelia and the Baby - Peggy Parish, illus. by Lynn Sweat
Sam, Bangs and Moonshine - Evaline Ness - 1967 Caldecott Medalwinner
Samuel Todd's Book of Great Inventions - E. L. Konigsburg
The Classic Treasury of Silly Poetry - ed. by Jane P. Resnick, illus by Joan Gallup
a poison tree and other poems - illus by Mercer Mayer
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers - Nancy Willard, illus by Alice and Martin Provensen - 1982 Newbery Medal, Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1982 Caldecott Honor
Winnie the Humpback Whale - Lynn M. LaGrange, in cooperation with Greenpeace; illus by Jake Williams. I have no affiliation with Greenpeace.
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship - Russian folktale retold by Arthur Ransom, illus. by Uri Shulevitz
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - an African tale by Jon Steptoe - 1988 Coretta Scott King Award, 1988 Caldecott Honor, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J. K. Rowling
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - Judith Kerr. Illus. by the author. - This is a great book about two Jewish children named Max & Anna. The story begins in Germany right before World War I, when Hitler is beginning his politics. I wouldn't really call it an Anne Frank type novel.
Frog and Toad Together - Arnold Lobel - 1973 Newbery Honor book
Frog and Toad Are Friends - Arnold Lobel - 1971 Caldecott Honor
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky - Elphinstone Dayrell. Illus. by Blair Lent - 1969 Caldecott Honor
The Indian in the Cupboard - Lynne Reid Banks - This is a great story about a boy who finds that his toys come to life when he locks them in the cupboard.
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti - adapted and illus. by Gerlad McDermott - 1973 Caldecott Honor
Charlotte's Web - E.B. White - Follow the friendship of a pig named Wilbur and Charlotte the spider - 1953 Newbery Honor book
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain - Alice Dalgliesh- This was one of my favorites when I was a little girl.- 1953 Newbery Honor book
Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery - If you're lucky, you might be able to catch the movie series on PBS.
The Green Book - Jill Paton Walsh - When Earth is no longer a fit place to live, people leave on ships taking supplies but very few personal items as there is little room. Father, Joe, Sarah and Pattie are one family among many that land on a planet they think will support life. The green book is one of the items this family takes with them.
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret - Judy Blume - This is a somewhat controversial book as it addresses the issue of religion. Margaret's parents have different religious backgrounds and she doesn't know which one to choose as her own.
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