Monday, February 28, 2011

Pippi Longstocking

I don't know how to review this book.  As a child, it was always one of my favorites.  Pipi was wild and such a free spirit.  And she had a monkey.  How can you not love a monkey?  I read this dozens of times growing up.  I loved how she just did and said whatever and nevermind the consequences.  I loved how she transformed the two kids from next door from uptight, perfect children into kids not afraid to have fun.  But then....
I re-read it again last week and realized I really hate that kid.  I wanted to spank her or tranquilize her, one of the two.  She is an unruly spoiled brat.  She lies without a single thought to what she is saying and it is not even remotely amusing.  She has the manners of a wild boar and I cannot begin to imagine the mess her house was.  But I still love the monkey.  I could just do without Pipi.  I cannot imagine ever letting my own children play with her.  And my kids are not perfect little angels.  But sending them to play with Pipi????  May as well give them a bottle of gas and a lighter and tell them to go play in the middle of the interstate.  Plus did I mention those manners and complete disregard for adult authority?
I guess that is the point of the book.  If you are raised on the high seas and your father is a cannibal king, you cannot be expected to know much of anything about manners and being good.  You are pretty much destined to be  a lying, crazy, monkey-owning heathen.  I guess I can say that it was okay.  Loved it as a child but as an adult and a parent, I am hoping my kids don't pick up the same manners that Pipi Longstocking had.
[book:Pippi Longstocking|19302]

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

I grew up watching this series on tv and loved the books when I was young.  My two older girls have read all the books and my youngest is on the 3rd or 4th one now.  So I decided to re-read them as well. 
This is the saga of Laura Ingalls and her family.  This is actually the second book in the series.  Laura and her family leave the Big Woods and head for the open country of the west.  Pa feels like the woods have become too crowded and wants to be somewhere that he can hunt enough meat for his family and not be covered up by neighbors.  So they head west into Indian Territory.  Almost immediately they encounter problems when they try to cross a stream that almost takes their wagon.  But they make it through.  Once they reach a good spot with water nearby and plenty of game, Pa tells them that they are going to settle here.  He builds a barn for the horses, a house for the family and they begin to live and grow up on the prairie.  Life was a struggle for them.  There are wild animals, wildfires, sickness and few to no doctors, Indians and the constant threat of injury.
My kids were struck by the differences of life then and now.  They were awed that the girls did not have their own rooms.  What do you mean the whole family slept in one room?  What about the bathroom?  No stove?  How did they do that?  They appreciated what they have a whole lot more after they read the books.  Life was so dangerous, even when they were not doing things we would consider dangerous.  These books are timeless and I would recommend them to anyone from about 2nd grade and up.
[book:Little House on the Prairie|77767]

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The Hobbit

This is kind of like the first Lord of the Rings books if you will.  It introduces Bilbo Baggins, a lovable but kind of pain in the backside Hobbit.  He is more worried about how much food he has in his house than anything else.  Bilbo goes on a quest to find treasure that is guarded by a dragon.  Along the way, he receives help from Gandulf the Wizard, who is kind and good but keeps tripping off on other errands, as well as elves and dwarves. 
The characters in this book are so colorful and believable.  When I was young I was terrified of giant spiders that could talk (hmmmmm.....wasn't there one is a Harry Potter book?).  There are trolls and evil wolves and wonderful eagles that can talk and save the day.  It is a magical trip for anyone EVEN if you are not into this genre of writing.  It is not my most favorite but I still really enjoyed this book.  Part of me wanted to help Bilbo Baggins on his way and another part of me was rolling my eyes and hoping he got eaten by a troll.
Super book that I think anyone from 3rd grade and up would enjoy.  And I hear there is a movie coming out soon?  I might just have to see it.
[book:The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again|5907]

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

By far, this was my favorite book in the series up to this point.  There is going to be a wizard competition at Hogwart's and somehow Harry's name gets thrown into the pot to compete.  There are tons of visitors and new characters and there is a shocking twist toward the end.  There are mermaids and dragons and magical mazes with danger lurking at every turn.  We see Hermione and Ron begin to realize that they DO have feelings for one another and poor Harry, well he just can't seem to ever find a girlfriend can he?
Through it all, you have the ever present Lord Valdemort skulking around and making plans to get Harry and take control over the magical world.

The writing was great.  The characters are funny and even more developed this time and I did not feel this book dragging like the last one did.

Recommended for 5th grade and up if it is the un-abridged version.

[book:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|6]

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Year three is here for Harry, Hermione and Ron.  They return to Hogwart's to find it in a semi-lockdown mode because Sirius Black is on the loose.  Dementors guard the grounds and drain away your happiness if they attack you.  The book was an easy, fast read and did keep you turning to find out what happens next.  The characters are, for the most part, the same as the previous books with a little more development. 
I enjoyed the book but did feel from time to time like it was trying to slow down.  It picked up the pace though again pretty quickly and moved on. 
Harry has to decide in this one who is really telling the truth about some things and who is lying.  You learn a lot more about Harry's parents and their past and you learn about Azkaban Prison.  As always, Lord Valdemort lurks in the background waiting to kill Harry. Harry, Ron and Hermione have to help Hagrid save one of his magical creatures when Malfoy makes it attack him and the creature is sentenced to death. Add a dose of wererwolves, time turning and missing rats and you have a fun, surprising and sometimes funny book.
Would recommned for about 5th grade and up for the complete un-abridged version.  3rd and 4th grade would enjoy the abridged shorter version as well.
[book:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|5]

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Okay I have a confession to make....I read this book years ago and finished it up late one night.  I went to sleep and woke up in a panic because there was a T-Rex roaming our neighborhood and he was pulling the roofs off houses and then picking people up from inside and eating them.  I know, I know...me and my weird dreams.
I saw the movie before I read the book.  Saw it when it first came out at theaters and enjoyed it so much that I went and bought the book to read.  Loved the book even more than the movie.  It was so well written and so descriptive, I could smell the jungle air and the animals.  It took me no time to finish it, evidenced by the fact that I could not put it down until I was done.  It was super.  The pace is super fast, the detail is magnificent, the characters are well thought out and solid.
Is there such a place in existence?  Perhaps something the government of some country is funding?  Maybe so, maybe not.  But it was a wonderful book and the differences in the book and movie are minute.  You will love the book if you loved the movie.  Maybe more like I did.
[book:Jurassic Park|7677]

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Ah....the old Harry Potter.  I know I am getting old.  I remember when this series came out and all the hooplah over how the people who read this book were all promoting witchcraft and devil worship.  Lol....so be it then.  I liked this book a whole lot.  My girls have read it as well as the rest of the series and honestly, they have yet to pick up a stick in the yard and try to call forth demons.
Poor Harry Potter.  He is an orphan stuck living with a hateful aunt and uncle and their terrible son.  They make him sleep under the stairs in a little storage spot.  He is banned from any kind of normal activity and is the family secret.  Until......Harry finds out he is a wizard.  He is whisked off to wizard school at Hogwart's and finds his life changed 180 degrees from what it was.  He is kind of a star at Hogwart's.  His parents were killed fighting Lord Valdemort and Harry is the only one to ever escape an attack by the all powerful dark wizard. 
Harry is on the quest for the sorcerer's stone and without realizing it, he is guided through the adventure by the adults that are training and teaching him.  They are training Harry to be a great wizard but he does not fully understand everything that is happening all the time.  He makes fast friends with Hermione and Ron and the three of them are never far from each other in this book (or in any of the later books).
Great book and the ones that follow are just as good.  Great writing that will keep you interested and most of the time, the books flow at a good pace so you don't feel bogged down. The full un-abridged versions would be good for probably 5th grade and up, although, my 3rd grade daughter is reading them now and has no problem.  They do make abridged versions for younger children but I think you miss a lot of the interesting characters and things that go

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Read this one again with my girls and we all enjoyed it.  No matter how often we read it it is still so great!!!  I let them alternate and each read a chapter and then I read for a while.  It makes it fun for them and gives me a break too.  What a wonderful imagination Baum had!

I have heard many discussions about the "hidden" meanings of this book.  Why can't we just have a book for the sake of the book?  It is a fun story.  I have always loved the characters in this book.  Dorothy goes on a trip, whether real or dreamt, and learns that sometimes you have to be separated from the ones you love so you can really appreciate them. She realizes that her boring life in Kansas is really not so bad and that all she really wants is to get back to her family and friends.  She meets friends along the way that teach her how to be brave and how to treasure the things that are important.

I think many of us experience this in one way or another as we grow up.  We cannot wait to get away and out from under the rules and decisions our parents make for us.  We think they cannot possibly understand how we feel and what we are dealing with. So we strike out on our own.  And we make mistakes and sometimes we have an epic fail.  And somewhere along the way, maybe not when we are young, but somewehre we realize that we miss those parents and the concern and care they had for us.  And we want nothing more than to return to those boring days of them taking care of us and telling us what is best for us.  I know I wish I could go back to those days.

[book:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|236093]

Monday, February 21, 2011

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

  • 45 & 47 Stella Street And Everything That Happened - Elizabeth Honey
  • The 101 Dalmations - Dodie Smith
  • 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - Jules Verne
  • A

  • Across The Barricades - Joan Lindgard
  • Across The Nightingale Floor - Lian Hearn
  • The Adventures Of Baron Munchhausen - Gottfried Burger
  • The Adventures Of Gian Burrasca - Vamba
  • Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
  • The Adventures Of Maya The Bee - Waldemar Bonsels
  • The Adventures Of Peach Boy - Unknown
  • The Adventures Of Rupert The Toad - Roy Berocay
  • The Adventures Of The Dish And The Spoon - Mini Grey
  • Adventures Of The Ingenious Alfanhui - Rafael Ferlosio
  • The Adventures Of The Wishing Chair - Enid Blyton
  • The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
  • Adventurour Tales Of Machu Pichu - Ciro Alegria
  • Aesop's Fables - Aesop
  • After The First Death - Robert Cormier
  • Agnes Cecilia - Maria Gripe
  • Aldabra - Silvana Gandolfi
  • Alex - Tessa Duder
  • Alex Rider: Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz
  • Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - Judith Viorst
  • Alfie Gets In First - Shirley Hughes
  • Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
  • All About Doggie And Pussycat - Josef Capek
  • Almost Everyone Could Topple - Toon Tellegen
  • Alvin Says Goodnight - Ulf Lofgren
  • Amazing Grace - Mary Hoffman
  • Amazon Adventure - Willard Price
  • Amelia Bedelia - Peggy Parish
  • Ameliaranne And The Green Umbrella - Constance Heward
  • Amos And Boris - William Steig
  • The Amulet Of Samarkand - Jonathan Stroud
  • Anancy Spiderman - James Berry
  • Anastasia Krupnik - Lois Lowry
  • Angelina Ballerina - Katharine Holabird
  • Animalia - Graeme Base
  • Anne Of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
  • Anno's Journey - Mitsumasa Anno
  • Apoutsiak - Paul Emile Victor
  • Arabian Nights - Unknown
  • Are We There Yet? - Alison Lester
  • Are You My Mother? - P.D. Eastman
  • Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - Judy Blume
  • Ark Angel - Anthony Horowitz
  • Around The World In 80 Days - Jules Verne
  • The Arrival - Shaun Tan
  • Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar - Maruice Leblanc
  • Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
  • Arthur - Kevin Crossley Holland
  • Ash Road - Ivan Southall
  • Asterix The Gaul - Rene Goscinny
  • Astro Boy - Osamu Tezuka
  • At The Back Of The North Wind - George Macdonald
  • Autumn Term - Antonia Forest
  • Avocado Baby - John Birmingham
  • B

  • The Baby's Catalogue - Allan Ahlberg
  • A Bad Case Of Stripes - David Shannon
  • Bad Habits - Babette Cole
  • Badger On The Barge - Janni Howker
  • Ballet Shoes - Noel Streatfeild
  • Balloon Cat - Keiko Sena
  • A Balloon For Grandad - Nigel Gray
  • Barbapapa - Annette Tison
  • The Baron In The Trees - Italo Calvino
  • Barrumbi Kids - Leonie Norrington
  • Bathwater's Hot - Shirley Hughes
  • The Battle Of Bubble And Squeak - Philippa Pearce
  • A Bear Called Paddington - Michael Bond
  • The Bear Went Over The Mountain - John Prater
  • The Bear's Famous Invasion of Sicily - Dino Buzzati
  • The Bears On Hemlock Mountain - Alice Dalgliesh
  • Becassine - Jacqueline Riviere
  • Because Of Winn Dixie - Kate Dicamillo
  • The Bed And The Breakfast Star - Jacqueline Wilson
  • Bedtime For Frances - Russell Hoban
  • Beegu - Alexis Deacon
  • The Berenstein Bears - Stan Berenstain
  • Bertoldo, Bertoldino, And Cacasenno - Giulio Croce
  • The Best Nest - P.D. Eastman
  • Betsy Tacy - Maud Lovelace
  • Bevis - Richard Jefferies
  • The Bfg - Roald Dahl
  • The Big Sister - Siv Widerberg
  • Big Tiger And Christian - Fritz Muhlenweg
  • The Biggest Bear - Lynd Ward
  • The Biggest Kiss In The World - R. Chavez Castaneda
  • Biggles: The Camels Are Coming - W.E. Johns
  • Bilgewater - Jane Gardam
  • Bill's New Frock - Anne Fine
  • Billy Bunter Of Greyfriar's School - Frank Richards
  • Black Beauty - Anna Sewell
  • The Black Corsair - Emilio Salgari
  • The Black Smurf - Peyo
  • The Black Stallion - Walter Farley
  • Blinky Bill - Dorothy Wall
  • The Blue Fairy Book - Andrew Lang
  • Blueberries For Sal - Robert Mccloskey
  • A Boat In The Forest - Paolo Mastrocola
  • The Bobbsey Twins - Laura Hope
  • The Bonny Pit Laddie - Frederick Grice
  • Book Of Nonsense - Edward Lear
  • The Book Of Three - Lloyd Alenxander
  • Borka - John Burmingham
  • The Borrowers - Mary Norton
  • The Box Of Delights - John Masefield
  • The Boxcar Children - Getrude Warren
  • The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne
  • The Boy Who Grew Flowers - Jen Wojtowicz
  • The Boy, The Swallow, And The Cat - Miguel Bunuel
  • Brendon Chase - B.B.
  • Bridge To Terabithia - Katherine Paterson
  • Bridget And The Moose Brothers - Pija Lindenbaum
  • Brother In The Land - Robert Swindells
  • The Brothers Lionheart - Astrid Lindgren
  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See - Bill Martin, Jr.
  • Bud, Not Buddy - Christopher Paul Curtis
  • Bunny Bath - Lena Anderson
  • Burglar Bill - Allan Ahlberg
  • By The River - Steven Herrick
  • C

  • Caddie Woodlawn - Carol Brink
  • The Call Of The Wild - Jack London
  • Can't You Sleep, Little Bear - Martin Waddell
  • The Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde
  • Caperucita In Manhattan - Carmen Gaite
  • Caps For Sale - Esphyr Slobodkina
  • Captain Fracasse - Theophile Gautier
  • Captain Pugwash - John Ryan
  • Captain Storm - Emilio Salgari
  • Captain Thunder - Victor Mora
  • The Carpet People - Terry Pratchett
  • Carrie's War - Nina Bawden
  • Carrot Top - Jules Renard
  • Carry On, Mr. Bowditch - Jean Latham
  • The Cat, Or How I Lost Eternity - Jutta Richter
  • The Cat In The Hat - Dr. Seuss
  • The Cat That Lived A Million Times - Yoko Sana
  • The Catcher In The Rye - J.D. Salinger
  • Cautionary Tales for Children - Hilaire Belloc
  • The Cave Children - Alois Sonnleitner
  • The Cay - Theodore Taylor
  • A Chair For My Mother - Vera Williams
  • The Changeover - Margaret Mahy
  • Chanticleer And The Fox - Barbara Cooney
  • Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
  • Charlotte Sometimes - Penelope Farmer
  • Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
  • Charmed Life - Diana Jones
  • The Cherry Kids - Constantin Chirita
  • The Children From Number 67 - Liza Tetzner
  • The Children Of Green Knowe - Lucy Boston
  • The Children Of The Forest - Elsa Beskow
  • The Children Of The New Forest - Frederick Marryat
  • Children Of The Oregon Trail - A. Rutgers Der Loeff
  • A Child's Christmas In Wales - Dylan Thomas
  • A Child's Garden Of Verses - Robert Stevenson
  • Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang - Ian Fleming
  • Chlorophyll From The Blue Sky - Bianca Pitzorno
  • Chocky - John Wyndham
  • The Chocolate War - Robert Cormier
  • A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
  • The Church Mouse - Graham Oakley
  • Cion Cion Blue - Pnin Carpi
  • The Circus Is Coming - Noel Streatfeild
  • Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare - Darren Shan
  • Clarice Bean: That's Me - Lauren Child
  • Clever Bill - William Nicholson
  • Clever Polly And The Stupid Wolf - Catherine Starr
  • Clifford The Big Red Dog - Norman Bridwell
  • Clockwork - Philip Pullman
  • The Cloud - Gudrun Pausewang
  • Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs - Judie Barrett
  • The Cloven Viscount - Italo Calvino
  • Clown - Quentin Blake
  • Cole's Funny Picture Book - Edward Cole
  • Come Away From The Water, Shirley - John Burningham
  • Come Hither - Walter De La Mare
  • Comet In Moominland - Tove Jansson
  • The Companions - Lygia Nunes
  • The Composition - Antonio Skarmeta
  • Conrad: The Factory Made Boy - Christine Nostlinger
  • Constable Sniffer - Asko Sirkia
  • The Coral Island - Robert Ballantyne
  • Coram Boy - Jamila Gavin
  • Corduroy - Don Freeman
  • The Cow Who Fell In The Canal - Phyllis Krasilovsky
  • The Cricket In Times Square - George Selden
  • Crictor - Tomi Ungerer
  • Crisis On Conshelf Ten - Monica Hughes
  • Crispin - Avi
  • Crispin - Ted Dewan
  • Crocodile Beat - Gail Jorgensen
  • The Crowstarver - Dick King Smith
  • Crusade In Jeans - Thea Beckman
  • The Cuckoo Clock - Mrs. Molesworth
  • The Cucumber King - Christine Nostlinger
  • Cue For Treason - Geoffrey Trease
  • Curious George - Margret Rey
  • The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time - Mark Haddon
  • D

  • Dailan Kifki - Maria Walsh
  • D'aulaires' Book Of Greek Myths - Ingri D'aulaire
  • D'aulaires' Norse Gods And Giants - Ingri D'aulaire
  • The Dark Frigate - Charles Hawes
  • The Dark Is Rising - Susan Cooper
  • The Day I Learned To Tame Spiders - Jutta Richter
  • The Day The Babies Crawled Away - Peggy Rathman
  • Deadly, Unna - Philip Gwynne
  • Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty
  • Dear Zoo - Rod Campbell
  • The Death Book - Pernilla Stalfelt
  • The Demon Headmaster - Gillian Cross
  • Detectives In Togas - Henry Winterfield
  • The Devil's Arithmetic - Jane Yolen
  • Dinosaurs And All That Rubbish - Michael Foreman
  • Doctor De Soto - William Steig
  • Dodo Gets Married - Petra Mathews
  • A Dog So Small - Philippa Pearce
  • The Dog With The Yellow Heart - Jutta Richter
  • Dogger - Shirley Hughes
  • The Doll's House - Rumer Godden
  • The Dolphin Crossing - Jill Walsh
  • Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus - Mo Willems
  • Doraemon - Fujiko Fujio
  • Dougy - James Moloney
  • Down With Skool - Geoffrey Willans
  • Drac And The Gremlin - Allan Baillie
  • Dragon Ball - Akira Toriyama
  • Dragonkeeper - Carole Wilkinson
  • Dragonsong - Anne Mccaffrey
  • The Dreams Of The Toad - Javier Villafane
  • The Duck In The Gun - Joy Cowley
  • Dusty Wants Help - Roger Sandberg
  • The Dutch Twins - Lucy Perkins
  • E

  • Each Peach Pear Plumb - Allan Ahlberg
  • Eagle Of The Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff
  • Eclipse Of The Crescent Moon - Geza Gardonyi
  • Ede And Unku - Alex Wedding
  • The Edge Of The Cloud - K.M. Peyton
  • Efrem The Knights - Mino Milani
  • The Eighteenth Emergency - Betsy Byars
  • The Elephant And The Bad Baby - Elfrida Vipont
  • Elidor - Alan Garner
  • Elmer - David Mckee
  • Eloise - Kay Thompson
  • Elsa Marie And Her Seven Little Daddies - Pija Lindenbaum
  • Elsie Piddock Skips In Her Sleep - Eleanor Farjeon
  • Emil And The Detectives - Erich Kastner
  • Emily Climbs - L. M. Montgomery
  • The Emperor's New Clothes - Hans Anderson
  • The Enormous Crocodile - Roald Dahl
  • Eric, Or Little By Little - Frderic Farrar
  • Ernest And Celestine Have Lost Simon - Gabrielle Vincent
  • The Extraordinary Adventures Of Massogram - Josep Torres
  • The Eye Of The Wolf - Daniel Pennac
  • F

  • Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
  • Fairy Tales - Marie d'Aulnoy
  • Fairy Tales From The Past - Charles Perrault
  • The Family From One End Street - Eve Garnett
  • The Fantastic Antonita - Borita Casas
  • Fantomette - Goerge Chaulet
  • The Far Distant Oxus - K. Hull
  • Farmer Boy - Laura Wilder
  • Father Christmas - Raymond Briggs
  • Father Grew Wings In Spring - Toni Kontio
  • Felix And Alexander - Terry Denton
  • The Fib - George Layton
  • The Field Guide - Holly Black
  • The Fifth Form At St. Dominics - Talbot Reed
  • Fifty Fables For Children - Wilhelm Hey
  • Figgie Hobbin - Charles Causley
  • Finding Violet Parker - Jenny Valentine
  • Finn Family Moomintrail - Tove Jansson
  • The Fire Eaters - David Almond
  • Fire Engine Lil - Janet Mclean
  • Fire, Bed And Bone - Henrietta Branford
  • First Of Midnight - Marjorie Darke
  • Five Children And It - E. Nesbit
  • Five On A Treasure Island - Enid Blyton
  • Flambards - K.M. Peyton
  • Flat Stanley - Jeff Brown
  • Flotsam - David Wiesner
  • Flour Babies - Anne Fine
  • Fly Away Home - Christine Nostlinger
  • Fly, Little Bird - Francesco Altan
  • The Fortunes Of Philippa - Angela Brazil
  • Four Sisters - Malika Ferdjoukh
  • Fox - Margaret Wild
  • Foxie - Ingri And Edgar Parin D'aulaire
  • Foxspell - Gillian Rubinstein
  • Fray Perico And His Donkey - Juan Munoz
  • Frederick - Leo Lionni
  • Freight Train - Donald Crews
  • Friday, Or The Savage Life - Michel Tournier
  • Friday's Tunnel - John Verney
  • Friederich - Hans Richter
  • The Friends - Rosa Guy
  • Friends From The Other Side - Gloria Anzaldua
  • Frog And Toad Are Friends - Arnold Lobel
  • Frog In Winter - Max Velthuijs
  • From The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - E.L. Konisburg
  • Fungus The Bogeyman - Raymond Briggs
  • G

  • The Garden - Jiri Trnka
  • Garden Of Little Creatures - Antoon Krings
  • Gargling With Jelly - Brian Patten
  • Gaston - Andre Franquin
  • The Gathering - Isobelle Carmody
  • Gentle Ben - Walt Morey
  • The Ghast Of Thomas Kempe - Penelope Lively
  • The Ghost Drum - Susan Price
  • The Giant Jam Sandwich - Janet Burroway
  • The Gifting - Sophie Masson
  • The Girl And The Jackdaw Tree - Riitta Jalonen
  • A Girl Of The Limberlost - Gene Porter
  • The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses - Paul Goble
  • The Giver - Lois Lowry
  • The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
  • Go, Dog, Go - P.D. Eastman
  • The Goalkeeper's Revenge - Bill Naughton
  • Gold Dust - Geraldine Mccaughrean
  • Good Dog, Carl - Alexandra Day
  • The Good Little Devil - Contesse De Segur
  • The Good Master - Kate Seredy
  • Good Night, Alfie Atkins - Gunilla Bergstrom
  • Goodnight Moon - Margaret Wise Brown
  • Goodnight, Mr. Tom - Michelle Magorian
  • Gorilla - Anthony Browne
  • Granny - Peter Hartling
  • The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
  • Graveyard Kitaro - Shigeru Mizuki
  • The Great Escape From City Zoo - Tohby Riddle
  • Green Eggs And Ham - Dr. Seuss
  • Grimms' Fairy Tales - Jacob Grimm
  • Grimpow - Rafael Abalos
  • Grinny - Nicholas Fisk
  • Grover - Vera Cleaver
  • The Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson
  • Guess How Much I Love You - Sam Mcbratney
  • Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift
  • Gumdrop - Val Biro
  • H

  • Habberdy Dick - Katharine Briggs
  • Hairy Maclary From Donaldson's Dairy - Lynley Dodd
  • Half Magic - Edward Eager
  • Halinka - Mirjam Pressler
  • Handa's Surprise - Eileen Browne
  • Handles - Jan Mark
  • The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde
  • The Happy Return - C.S. Forester
  • The Hardy Boys 1 - Franklin Dixon
  • Harold And The Purple Crayon - Crocket Johnson
  • Haroun And The Sea Of Stories - Salman Rushdie
  • Harriet The Spy - Louise Fitzhugh
  • Harry And The Bucketful Of Dinosaurs - Ian Whybrow
  • Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire - J.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling
  • Harry the Dirty Dog Gene Zion
  • Hatchet - Gary Paulson
  • Hating Alison Ashley - Robin Klein
  • Haunted House - Jan Pienkowski
  • The Haunting - Margaret Mahy
  • Hayflower And Quiltshoe - Sinikka And Nopola
  • Heart - Edmondo Amicis
  • Heart's Delight - Per Nilsson
  • The Hedgehog Tree - Antonio Gramsci
  • Heidi's Wandering Learning Years - Johanna Spyri
  • Henry And Amy - Stephen King
  • Henry And Mudge - Cynthia Ryland
  • Hey, Al - Arthur Yorinks
  • Hey, Dollface - Deborah Hautzig
  • Hiter's Daughter - Jackie French
  • The Hobbit - J.R. Tolkein
  • The Hodgeheg - Dick Smith
  • Hodja The Pjort - Ole Kirkegaard
  • Holes - Louis Sachar
  • Homecoming - Cynthia Voight
  • Horrid Henry - Francesca Simon
  • The Hound Of The Baskervilles - Arthur Doyle
  • The Hound Of The Mound And The Frog Of The Bog - Ana Machado
  • The Hounds Of The Morrigan - Pat O'shea
  • The House That Jack Built - Unknown
  • How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff
  • How The Whale Became - Ted Hughes
  • Humphrey's Corner - Sally Hunter
  • The Hundred Dresses - Eleanor Estes
  • A Hundred Million Francs - Paul Berna
  • Hurrah For St. Trinians - Ronald Searle
  • I

  • I Am David - Anne Holm
  • I Am Not Esther - Fleur Beale
  • I Am Polleke - Guus Kuijer
  • I Am Susannah - Libby Gleeson
  • I Capture The Castle - Dodie Smith
  • I Hate School - Jeanne Willis
  • I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato - Lauren Child
  • If You Give A Mouse A Cookie - Laura Numeroff
  • The Illustrated Mum - Jacqueline Wilson
  • I'm The King Of The Castle - Susan Hill
  • In Medeleni - Ionel Teodoreanu
  • In Mr. Thunder's House - Guido Quarzo
  • In The Night Kitchen - Maurice Sendak
  • The Incredible Journey - Sheila Burnford
  • The Indian In The Cupboard - Lynne Banks
  • Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
  • The Invention Of Hugo Cabret - Brian Selznick
  • The Iron Man - Ted Hughes
  • Is That A Monster, Alfie Atkins - Gunilla Bergstrom
  • Island Of The Blue Dolphins - Scott O'dell
  • The Island On Bird Street - Uri Orlev
  • Italian Folktales - Italo Calvino
  • Ivor The Engine - Oliver Postgate
  • J

  • Jacob, Have I Loved - Katherine Paterson
  • Jamela's Dress - Niki Daly
  • James And The Giant Peach - Road Dahl
  • Jennifer Jones Won't Leave Me Alone - Frieda Wishinsky
  • Jennings And Darbishire - Anthony Buckeridge
  • Jim Button And Luke The Engine Driver - Michael Ende
  • Jip And Janneke - Annie Schmidt
  • Jock Of The Bushveld - Percy Fitzpatrick
  • John Brown, Rose, And The Midnight Cat - Jenny Wagner
  • Johnny And The Bomb - Terry Pratchett
  • Johnny Tremain - Esther Forbes
  • Johnny, My Friend - Peter Pohl
  • Jolanda, Daughter Of The Black Corsair - Emilio Salgari
  • The Jolly Aunt - Lother Meggendorfer
  • The Jolly Postman - Allan Ahlberg
  • Josephine And Her Dolls - H.C. Cradock
  • Joseph's Yard - Charles Keeping
  • Journey To Jo'burg - Beverley Naidoo
  • Journey To The Center Of The Earth - Jules Verne
  • Journey To The River Sea - Eva Ibbotson
  • Joyful Noise - Paul Fleischman
  • Jules's Rat - Peter Hacks
  • Julian The Rabbit - Nicoletta Costa
  • Julie Of The Wolves - J. Craighead George
  • Jumanji - Chris Van Allsburg
  • A Jump Into The World - Bruno Tognolini
  • The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling
  • Just Annoying - Andy Griffiths
  • Just So Stories - Rudyard Kipling
  • Just William - Richmal Crompton
  • K

  • Kangaroo For All - Gloria Fuertes
  • Katie Morag Delivers The Mail - Mairi Hedderwick
  • The Kaziranga Trail - Arup Dutta
  • Keeper - Mal Peet
  • The Keeping Quilt - Patricia Polacco
  • Kensuke's Kingdom - Michael Morpurgo
  • A Kestrel For A Knave - Barry Hines
  • The Keys To The Kingdom: Mister Monday - Garth Nix
  • A Kid For Two Farthings - Wolf Mankowitz
  • Kidnapped - Robert L. Stevenson
  • Kimba - Osamu Tezuka
  • King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table - Roger Green
  • The King Of Copper Mountain - Paul Biegel
  • Kipper - Mick Inkpen
  • Knight's Fee - Rosemary Sutcliff
  • Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale - Mo Willems
  • Kubula And Kuba Kubikula - Vladislav Vancura
  • L

  • The Lark And The Laurel - Barbara Willard
  • Lassie Come Home - Eric Knight
  • The Last Giants - Francois Place
  • Lavender's Blue - Kathleen Lines
  • Lemony Snicket: The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket
  • Lemony Snicket: The Vile Village - Lemony Snicket
  • Lend Me Your Wings - John Agard
  • Leo And Popi - Marie Agnes Gaudrat
  • Leo The Late Bloomer - Robert Kraus
  • Leonard The Terrible Monster - Mo Willems
  • The Letter For The King - Tonke Dragt
  • The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch - Ronda Armitage
  • Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse - Kevin Henkes
  • Linnea In Monet's Garden - Christina Bjork
  • The Lion - Joseph Kessel
  • A Lion In The Meadow - Margaret Mahy
  • The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
  • Listen To My Heart - Bianca Pitzorno
  • The Little Bird - Paro Anand
  • Little Blue And Little Yellow - Leo Lionni
  • Little Bookroom - Eleanor Farjeon
  • Little Brown Bear - Claude Lebron
  • The Little Captain - Paul Biegel
  • The Little Engine That Could - Walter Piper
  • The Little Fox - Istvan Fekete
  • The Little Grey Man - B.B.
  • The Little Horse Bus - Graham Greene
  • The Little House - Virginia Burton
  • Little House In The Big Woods - Laura Wilder
  • Little House On The Prairie - Laura Wilder
  • Little I Am I - Mira Lobe
  • Little Lord Fauntleroy - Frances Burnett
  • The Little Man Dressed In Gray - Fernando Alonso
  • The Little Mermaid - Hans Anderson
  • Little Nicholas - Rene Goscinny
  • Little Old Mrs. Pepperpot - Alf Proysen
  • Little Onion - Gianni Rodari
  • The Little Pot Boiler - Spike Milligan
  • The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint Exupery
  • A Little Princess - Francis Burnett
  • The Little Red Engine Gets Its Name - Diana Ross
  • The Little Red Lighthouse - Hildegarde Swift
  • Little Spook's Baby Sister - Inger Sandberg
  • Little Tim And The Brave Sea Captain - Edward Ardizzone
  • Little Toot - Hardie Gramatky
  • The Little White Horse - Elizabeth Goudge
  • Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
  • The Little Wooden Horse - Ursula Williams
  • Llama, Llama Red Pajama - Anna Dewdney
  • Lon Po Po - Ed Young
  • A Long Way From Verona - Jane Gardam
  • Looking For Alibrandi - Melina Marchetta
  • Loon's Necklace - William Toye
  • Lord Of The Flies - William Godling
  • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring - J.R.R. Tolkein
  • Lost And Found - Oliver Jeffers
  • Lotta's Bike - Astrid Lindgren
  • The Love Book - Pernilla Stalfelt
  • Love You Forever - Robert Munsch
  • Lucky Luke Arizona 1880 - Morris
  • Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile - Bernard Waber
  • M

  • M.C. Higgins - Virginia Hamilton
  • The Machine Gunners - Robert Westall
  • Madame Doubtfire - Anne Fine
  • Madeline - Ludwig Bemelmans
  • Madlenka - Peter Sis
  • The Magic Finger - Roald Dahl
  • The Magic Fishbone - Charles Dickens
  • The Magic Pocket - Michio Mado
  • The Magic Pudding - Norman Lindsey
  • Maisy Goes To Playschool - Lucy Cousins
  • Make Way For Ducklings - Robert Mccloskey
  • Maniac Magee - Jerry Spinelli
  • Manolito Gafotas - Elvira Lindo
  • Marc Just Couldn't Sleep - Gabriela Keselman
  • Marcelino, Bread And Wine - Jose Silva
  • Marianne Dreams - Catherine Storr
  • Marigold Garden - Kate Greenway
  • Marlaguette - Marie Colmont
  • Martine - Gilbert Delahaye
  • Mary Poppins - P.L. Travers
  • Math Curse - Jon Scieszka
  • Matilda - Roald Dahl
  • Matthias And Grandpa - Roberto Plumini
  • Max - Bob Graham
  • Max And Moritz - Heinrich Busch
  • Max And Sally - Milos Macourek
  • Me In The Middle - Anamarie Machado
  • Meg And Moog - Helen Nicoll
  • Memoirs Of A Basque Cow - Bernardo Atxaga
  • Memories Of Idhun: The Resistance - Laura Gallego
  • Merryll Of The Stones - Brian Caswell
  • The Messenger - Markus Zusak
  • Metropolis - Osamu Tezuka
  • Michka - Marie Colmont
  • Miffy - Dick Bruna
  • Mike Mulligan - Virginia Lee Burton
  • Millions - Frank Boyce
  • Millions Of Cats - Wanda Gag
  • Milly Molly Mandy Stories - Joyce Brisley
  • The Min Min - Mavis Clark
  • Mind Your Own Business - Michael Rosen
  • Minnow On The Say - Philippa Pearce
  • Miss Nelson Is Missing - Harry Allard
  • Missing From Saint Agil - Pierre Very
  • Mister Magnolia - Quentin Blake
  • Mistress Masham's Repose - T.H. White
  • Misty Of Chincoteague - Marguerite Henry
  • Mog The Forgetful Cat - Judith Kerr
  • Moka The Cow - Agostino Traini
  • A Mole Always Turns Up On Its Own - Hanna Johansen
  • Molly Goes Shopping - Eva Ericksson
  • Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling - David Cornish
  • Moomin, Myble, And The Little My - Tove Jansson
  • Moonfleet - J. Meade Falkner
  • Morality Tales - Rafael Pombo
  • Morris's Disappearing Bag - Rosemary Wells
  • Mort And Phil - Francisco Ibanez
  • Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve
  • Mother Goose - Kate Greenway
  • The Mouse And His Child - Russell Hoban
  • The Mouse And The Motorcycle - Beverly Cleary
  • Mousehole Cat - Antonia Barber
  • Mouth Open, Story Jump Out - Grace Hallworth
  • Mr. And Mrs. Pig's Evening Out - Mary Rayner
  • Mr. Archimedes' Bath - Pamela Allen
  • Mr. Fox - Gavin Bishop
  • Mr. Grumpy's Outing - John Burningham
  • Mr. Majeika - Humphrey Carpenter
  • Mr. Popper's Penguins - Richard Atwater
  • Mr. Rabbit And The Lovely Present - Charlotte Zolotow
  • Mr. Tickle - Roger Hargreaves
  • Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of Nimh - Robert O'brien
  • Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - John Steptoe
  • My Big Birkett - Lisa Shanahan
  • My Cat Likes To Hide In Boxes - Eve Sutton
  • My Father's Dragon - Ruth Gannett
  • My Friend Flicka - Mary O'hara
  • My Friend Mr. Leaky - J.B.S. Haldane
  • My Friend Percy's Magical Gym Shoes - Ulf Stark
  • My Friend The Painter - Lygia Bojunga
  • My Girragundji - Meme Mcdonald
  • My Great Grandfather, And I - James Krus
  • My Kingdom For A Horse - Ana Machado
  • My Naughty Little Sister - Dorothy Edwards
  • My One Legged Friend And Me - Anna Haakana
  • My Place - Nadia Wheatley
  • My Side Of The Mountain - Jean Craighead George
  • My Sweet Orange Tree - Jose Vasconcelos
  • The Mystery Of The Yellow Room - Gaston Leroux
  • N

  • The Naming Of Tishkin Silk - Glenda Millard
  • The Nargun And The Stars - Patricia Wrightson
  • Nausicaa - Hayao Miyazaki
  • A Necklace Of Raindrops - Joan Aiken
  • Neitah: A Girl In The Far North - Edith Klatt
  • Nesthakchen - Else Ury
  • Neverending Story - Michael Ende
  • The New Kid On The Block - Jack Prelutsky
  • New Policeman - Kate Thompson
  • Night At The Galactic Railroad - Kenji Miyazawa
  • The Night Pirates - Peter Harris
  • Night Swimmers - Betsy Byars
  • No Way Of Telling - Emma Smith
  • Nobody's Boy - Hector Malot
  • Nobody's Family Is Going To Change - Louise Fitzhugh
  • The Nonexistent Knight - Italo Calvino
  • Northern Lights - Philip Pullman
  • Not Chicago. Not Here - Kirsten Bole
  • Not Now, Bernard - David Mckee
  • Not So Fast Songolo - Niki Daly
  • Nothing To Be Afraid Of - Jan Mark
  • Noughts And Crosses - Malorie Blackman
  • Now We Are Six - A.A. Milne
  • Number The Stars - Lois Lowry
  • Nurse Matilda - Christianna Brand
  • The Nutcracker And Other Tales - E.T.A. Hoffman
  • The October Child - Eleanor Spence
  • O

  • Oh, Boy! - Marie Aude Murail
  • Oh, The Places You'll Go - Dr. Seuss
  • Okilele - Claude Ponti
  • Old Bear - Jane Hissey
  • Old Master Q - Wong Chak
  • Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats - T.S. Eliot
  • Old Tom - Leigh Hobbs
  • Old Yeller - Fred Gipson
  • Olivia - Ian Falconer
  • On The Antilles Sea In A Paper Boat - Nicolas Guillen
  • One Morning In Maine - Robert Mccloskey
  • One Snowy Night - Nick Butterworth
  • One Woolly Wombat - Red Trinca
  • Only You Can Save Mankind - Terry Pratchett
  • The Orange Cow - Nathan Hale
  • Ordinary Jack - Helen Creswell
  • Orlando - Kathleen Hale
  • Oscar At The South Pole - Carmen Kurtz
  • The Otterbury Incident - Cecil Day Lewis
  • Out Of The Dust - Karen Hesse
  • The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton
  • Owl Babies - Martin Waddell
  • Owl Moon - Jane Yolen
  • The Owl Services - Alan Garner
  • Ox Cart Man - Donald Hall
  • P

  • A Pack Of Lies - Geraldine Mccaughrean
  • Pagan's Crusade - Catherine Jinks
  • The Painted House - Montserrat Del Amo
  • A Pair Of Jesus Boots - Sylvia Sherry
  • Pancakes For Findus - Sven Nordqvist
  • The Paper Bag Princess - Robert Munsch
  • The Papunya School Book - Nadia Wheatley
  • A Parcel Of Patterns - Jill Walsh
  • Parvana's Journey - Deborah Ellis
  • Pastures Of The Blue Crane - H.F. Brinshead
  • Pat The Bunny - Dorothy Kunhart
  • The Path - Miguel Delibes
  • Paul Street Boys - Ferenc Moinar
  • Peace At Last - Jill Murphy
  • Peanuts - Charles Schulz
  • The People Could Fly - Virginia Hamilton
  • The Peppermint Pig - Nina Bawden
  • Peeling The Onion - Wendy Orr
  • Perez The Mouse - Luis Coloma
  • Peter In Blueberry Land - Elsa Beskow
  • Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens - J.M. Barrie
  • The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster
  • Picnic At Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay
  • The Pied Piper Of Hamlin - Robert Browning
  • Pig Heart Boy - Malorie Blackman
  • Pigeon Post - Arthur Ransome
  • The Pigman - Paul Zindel
  • Pinocchio - Carlo Collidi
  • Pippi Longstocking - Astrid Lindgren
  • Pirate's Heart - Benne Pludra
  • Pit Pony - Joyce Barkhouse
  • Platero And I - Juan Jimenez
  • Playing Beatie Bow - Ruth Park
  • Please Mrs. Butler - Allan Ahlberg
  • A Pocket For Courduroy - Don Freeman
  • Poems For The Very Young - Michael Rosen
  • Pollyana - Eleanor Porter
  • The Polar Express - Chris Van Allsburg
  • A Pony For Jean - Joanna Cannan
  • Poordog The Starved - Graciela Montes
  • Possum Magic - Mem Fox
  • Postcards From No Man's Land - Aiden Chambers
  • Postman Pat's Treasure Hunt - John A. Cunliffe
  • The Prince And The Pauper - Mark Twain
  • Prince Caspian - C.S. Lewis
  • The Prince Of Motordu - Pef
  • The Princess And The Goblin - George Macdonald
  • The Princess Who Had Magic Fingers - Marla Gefaell
  • The Prisoner Of Zenda - Anthony Hope
  • Private Peaceful - Michael Morpurgo
  • Professor Branestawm - Norman Hunter
  • Pumpkin Soup - Helen Cooper
  • Q

  • The Quangle Wangle's Hat - Edward Lear
  • Queen Of The Caribbean - Emilio Salgari
  • The Quinkins - Percy Trezise
  • Quirky Tails - Paul Jennings
  • R

  • Rabbit And Coyote - Beatriz Donnet
  • Rabbit Hill - Robert Lawson
  • The Railway Children - E. Nesbit
  • Ramona The Pest - Beverly Cleary
  • The Rattle Bag - Ted Hughes
  • The Real Thief - William Steig
  • Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm - Kate Wiggin
  • The Red Pony - James Steinbeck
  • The Red Shoe - Ursula Dubosarsky
  • The Red U - Wilhelm Matthiessen
  • Red Zora - Kurt Held
  • Redwall - Brian Jacques
  • Redwork - Michael Bedard
  • Refugee Boy - Benjamin Zephaniah
  • Rifles For Watie - Harold Keith
  • River Boy - Tim Bowler
  • The Robber Hotzenplot - Otfried Preubler
  • Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
  • Robinson The Younger - Johann Campe
  • Rocco - Sherryl Jordan
  • Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Mildred Taylor
  • Ronia, The Robber's Daughter - Astrid Lindgren
  • The Rose And The Ring - William Thackeray
  • Rose Goes To Daycare - Barbro Lindgren
  • Rosie's Walk - Pat Hutchins
  • Roule Galette - Natha Caputo
  • Rowan Of Rin - Emily Rodda
  • The Ruby In The Smoke - Philip Pullman
  • Rumpelstiltskin And Other Grimm Tales - Carol Duffy
  • The Runaway Bunny - Margaret Wise Brown
  • Runaway Train - Benedict Blathwayt
  • The Running Man - Michael Bauer
  • Rupert The Bear - Mary Tourtel
  • Rupert The Rapper And Aunt Deep Freeze - Sinikka Nopola
  • S

  • Sarah, Plain And Tall - Patricia Maclachlan
  • The Scarecrows - Robert Westall
  • The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The School At The Chalet - Elinor Brent Dryer
  • The School For Cats - Esther Averill
  • Schoolboy Jia Li - Qin Wenjun
  • The Sea At The End Of The Forest - Pinin Carpi
  • The Sea Monster - Christopher Wormell
  • The Sea Thing Child - Russell Hoban
  • The Seasons In The City - Italo Calvino
  • The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole - Sue Townsend
  • The Secret Garden - Frances Burnett
  • The Secret Of The Old Clock - Carolyn Keene
  • See How They Run - David Mcrobbie
  • See Ya, Simon - David Hill
  • The Sentinels - Peter Carter
  • Seven Little Australians - Ethel Turner
  • The Sheep Pig - Dick King Smith
  • Shiloh - Phyllis Naylor
  • The Ship That Flew - Hilda Lewis
  • The Shrinking Of Treehorn - Florence Heide
  • Shy Violet - Giana Anguissola
  • The Silver Brumby - Elyne Mitchell
  • The Silver Jaguar - Hermann Schulz
  • The Silver Sword - Ian Serrailler
  • Simple National Slovak Tales - Pavol Dobsinksy
  • Six Companions - Paul Bonzon
  • Skellig - David Almond
  • Skippyjohn Jones - Judy Schachner
  • The Slave Dancer - Paula Fox
  • Slaves Of Quentaris - Paul Collins
  • Sleep Well, Little Bear - Quint Buchholz
  • The Slightly True Story Of Cedar B. Hartley - Martine Murray
  • Slinky Malinki - Lynley Dodd
  • Smith - Leon Garfield
  • Snip Snap - Mara Bergman
  • The Snow Spider - Jenny Nimmo
  • The Snowman - Raymond Briggs
  • The Snowy Day - Ezra Keats
  • Some Of The Kinder Planets - Tim Jones
  • Something's Fishy, Hazel Green - Odo Hirsch
  • The Sons Of The Great Bear - Liselotte Henrich
  • Sophie's Misfortunes - Sophie Rostopochine
  • Sounder - William Armstrong
  • The Spirit Wind - Max Fatchem
  • The Squirrel, The Hare And The Little Grey Rabbit - Alison Uttley
  • Stellaluna - Janell Cannon
  • The Sterkarm Handshake - Susan Price
  • Stig The Dump - Clive King
  • Stina - Lena Anderson
  • Stinky Cheese Man - John Scieszka
  • The Stone Book - Alan Garner
  • Stone Cold - Robert Swindells
  • Stone Soup - Marcia Brown
  • Stony Heart Country - David Metzenthen
  • Stories From The Year One Thousand - Tonino Guerra
  • Stories To Fernando - Erna Wolf
  • Storm - Kevin Crossley Holland
  • Storm Boy - Colin Thiele
  • The Story About Ping - Marjorie Flack
  • The Story Of A Seagull - Luis Sepulveda
  • The Story Of Babar - Jean De Brunhoff
  • The Story Of Doctor Doolittle - Hugh Lofting
  • The Story Of Ferdinand - Munto Leaf
  • The Story Of The Little Mole - Werner Holzwarth
  • The Story Of The Root Children - Sibylle Offers
  • The Story Of The Treasure Seekers - E. Nesbit
  • The Story Of Tracy Beaker - Jacqueline Wilson
  • The Stowaway Of The Ulysses - Ana Maria Matute
  • Stradbroke Dreamtime - Noonuccal Oodgeroo
  • Strange Objects - Gary Crew
  • Strega Nona - Tomie Depaolo
  • Strollers - Lesley Beake
  • Der Struwwelpeter - Heinrich Hoffman
  • Stuart Little - E.B. White
  • The Summer Book - Tove Jansson
  • The Summer Of The Swans - Betsy Byars
  • Sunday's Child - Gudrun Mebs
  • Superfudge - Judy Blume
  • Sussi And Biribissi - Collodi Nipote
  • Swallows And Amazons - Arthur Ransome
  • Swimmy - Leo Lionni
  • The Swish Of The Curtain - Pamela Brown
  • The Swiss Family Robinson - Johann Wyss
  • Switchers - Kate Thompson
  • The Sword In The Stone - T.H. White
  • Sylvester And The Magic Pebble - William Steig
  • T

  • The Tale Of Despereaux - Kate Dicamillo
  • The Tale Of Jemima Puddle Duck - Beatrix Potter
  • The Tale Of Mr. Jeremy Fisher - Beatrix Potter
  • The Tale Of Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter
  • Tales And Legends - Javier Villafane
  • Tales From Shakespeare - Charles And Mary Lamb
  • Tales Of Otogizoshi - Unknown
  • Tales Of Rue Broca - Pierre Gripari
  • Tales Of Snugglepot And Cuddlepie - May Gibbs
  • Tales Of The Jungle - Horacio Quiroga
  • Tales Of Uncle Rabbit - Euclides Jaramillo
  • Talking Whispers - James Watson
  • Tangara - Nan Chauncey
  • Tar Beach - Faith Ringgold
  • Tarka The Otter - Henry Williamson
  • Taronga - Victor Kelleher
  • Tashi - Anna Fleming
  • Tatu And Paty In Helsinki - Aino Havukainen
  • T'choupi - Theirry Courtin
  • Teddy Robinson Stories - Joan Robinson
  • Telephone Tales - Gianni Rodari
  • Teo Discovers The World - Violeta Denou
  • That Pesky Rat - Lauren Child
  • A Thief In The Village - James Berry
  • The Thirteen Clocks - James Thurber
  • There Will Be Wolves - Karleen Bradford
  • This Is The Bear - Sarah Hayes
  • Thomas The Tank Engine - Rev. Awdry
  • Thorn Castle - Istvan Fekete
  • Three Fairy Tales - Gustavo Garzo
  • The Three Musketeers - Alexander Dumas
  • The Three Pigs - David Wiesner
  • The Three Railway Engines - Rev. Awdry
  • The Three Robbers - Tomi Ungerer
  • Through The Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll
  • Thunder And Lightnings - Jan Mark
  • Thunderwith - Libby Hathorn
  • Thursday's Child - Sonya Hartnett
  • Tickle, Tickle - Helen Oxenbury
  • The Tiger Who Came To Tea - Judith Kerr
  • The Tigers Of Mompracem - Emilio Salgari
  • Time Of Trial - Hester Burton
  • Tintin In The Land Of The Soviets - Herge
  • Titeuf - Zep
  • To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
  • A Toad Who Wanted To Be A Star - Oscar Alfaro
  • Toby - Graciela Cabal
  • Toby Alone - Timothee De Fombelle
  • Tom Brown's Schooldays - Thomas Hughes
  • Tomb Raiders - Odile Weulersse
  • Tomorrow, When The War Began - John Marsden
  • Tom's Midnight Garden - Philippa Pearce
  • Tow Truck Pluck - Annie Schmidt
  • Traditional Chinese Folktales - Unknown
  • A Traveller In Time - Alison Utley
  • The Treasure In Silver Lake - Karl May
  • Treasure Island - Robert L. Stevenson
  • A Tree Is Nice - Janice Udry
  • Troy - Adele Geras
  • The Trouble With Donovan Croft - Bernard Ashley
  • Truckers - Terry Pratchett
  • The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs - John Scieszka
  • Tuck Everlasting - Natalie Babbitt
  • Tulku - Peter Dickinson
  • The Turbulent Term Of Tyke Tiler - Gene Kemp
  • Tweet Tweet - Ludmilla Podjavorinska
  • The Twelve And The Genii - Pauline Clarke
  • The Twenty One Balloons - William Du Bois
  • Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
  • Two Little Bears - Hanna Muschg
  • Two Weeks With The Queen - Morris Gleitzman
  • Twopence A Tub - Susan Price
  • U

  • Ug: Boy Genius Of The Stone Age - Raymond Briggs
  • The Ugly Duckling - Hans Anderson
  • Uncle - J.P. Martin
  • Uncle Remus Stories - Joel Harris
  • Under The Mountain - Maurice Gee
  • Underground To Canada - Barbara Smucker
  • Unknown Or Forgotten Princess - Philippe Lechermeier
  • Up In The Tree - Margaret Atwood
  • Uppo The Bear - Elina Karjalainen
  • Utterly Me, Clarice Bean - Lauren Child
  • V

  • The Valley Of The Fireflies - Gloria Diaz
  • Velveteen Rabbit - Margery Williams
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle
  • The View From Saturday - E.L. Konisburg
  • Viking's Dawn - Henry Treece
  • The Village By The Sea - Anita Desai
  • A Visit From Saint Nicholas - Clement Moore
  • The Visits - Silvia Schujer
  • The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader - C.S. Lewis
  • W

  • A Walk In The Park - Anthony Browne
  • Walk Two Moons - Sharon Creech
  • Walkabout - James Marshall
  • Walking Naked - Alyssa Brugman
  • War Horse - Michael Morpurgo
  • The War Of The Buttons - Louis Pergaud
  • The Warden's Niece - Gillian Avery
  • Warrior Scarlet - Rosemary Sutcliff
  • Watch Out For The Cat - Silvana Gandolfi
  • The Water Babies - Charles Kingsley
  • Watership Down - Richard Adams
  • Way Home - Libby Hathorn
  • We Are The Triplets - Roser Capdevila
  • We Couldn't Leave Dinah - Mary Treadgold
  • The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen - Alan Garner
  • We're Going On A Bear Hunt - Michael Rosen
  • The Westing Game - Ellen Raskin
  • The Whale Rider - Witi Ihimaera
  • What Celia Says - Elena Fortun
  • What Do People Do All Day - Richard Scarry
  • What Does The Mouse Think On Thursday - Josef Guggenmos
  • What Katy Did - Susan Coolidge
  • The Wheel On The School - Meindert Dejong
  • When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - Judith Kerr
  • When The Snow Fell - Henning Mankell
  • When The Wind Blows - Raymond Briggs
  • When The World Was Still Young - Jurg Schubiger
  • When We Were Very Young - A.A. Milne
  • Where The Lilies Bloom - Vera Cleaver
  • Where The Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls
  • Where The Sidewalk Ends - Shel Silverstein
  • Where The Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak
  • Where's My Teddy - Jez Alborough
  • Where's Spot - Eric Hill
  • Whipping Boy - Sid Fleischman
  • Whispers In The Grave - Theresa Breslin
  • White Fang - Jack London
  • The White Stone - Gunnel Linde
  • Who Does This Kid Take After - Eva Janikowsky
  • Who's Seen The Scissors - Fernando Krahn
  • Why Mosquitos Buzz In People's Ears - Verna Aardema
  • Why The Whales Came - Michael Morpurgo
  • The Widemouthed Frog - Francine Vidal
  • The Wind In The Willows - Kenneth Grahame
  • Wind On The Moon - Eric Linklater
  • The Wind Singer - William Nicholson
  • Window - Jeannie Baker
  • The Winged Watchman - Hilda Stockum
  • Winnie The Pooh - A.A. Milne
  • Winnie The Witch - Valerie Thomas
  • Winter In Wartime - Jan Terlouw
  • Winter Song - Jean Claude Mourlevat
  • Witch Child - Celia Rees
  • The Witch Of Blackbird Pond - Elizabeth Speare
  • With Clive In India - George Henty
  • A Wizard Of Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin
  • Wolf Brother - Michelle Paver
  • Wolves - Emily Gravett
  • The Wolves In The Wall - Neil Gaiman
  • The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase - Joan Aiken
  • The Wonderful Adventures Of Nils - Selma Lagerlof
  • The Wonderful Farm - Marcel Ayme
  • The Wonderful Tree - Ulf Lofgren
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Lyman Baum
  • Woods Of Windri - Violet Needham
  • The Wool Pack: A Tale Of Adventure - Cynthia Harnett
  • The Worst Witch - Jill Murphy
  • Worzel Gummidge - Barbara Todd
  • A Wrinkle In Time - Madeleine L'engle
  • Y

  • The Yearling - Marjorie Rawlings
  • The Young Visiters - Daisy Ashford
  • You're All My Favorites - Sam Mcbratney
  • Z

  • Zazie In The Metro - Raymond Queneau
  • Zen Shorts - John Muth