Atwater, Richard. Mr. Popper’s Penguins. The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions. 138 pages. (J FIC Atw)
Avi. The End of the Beginning. Avon the snail and Edward, a take-charge ant, set off together on a journey to an undetermined destination in search of unspecified adventures. 143 pages. (J FIC Avi)
Baum, Frank, L. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas. 160 pages. (J FIC Bau)
Blume, Judy. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Peter faces the ultimate challenge: his two-year-old brother. 132 pages. (J FIC Blu)
Bond, Michael. A Bear Called Paddington. A very small bear found by Mr. and Mrs. Brown at Paddington station becomes one of the family. 132 pages. (J FIC Bon)
Cleary, Beverly. Ramona the Brave. Six-year-old Ramona struggles with a difficult teacher while her mother takes a new job. 189 pages. (J FIC Cle)
Clements, Andrew. Frindle.What’s a “frindle”? A boy tries to confuse his teacher by getting the class to use made-up words. 102 pages. (J FIC Cle)
Cowley, Joy. Snake and Lizard. Presents the adventures of Snake and Lizard, who, from their first meeting find themselves constantly arguing, but once they get to know each other, they realize they really do have many things in common. 85 pages. (J FIC Cow)
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy.Set in the Depression, this story about an African-American boy who has had a difficult life yet is still optimistic about his future is filled with humor and youthful wisdom. 245 pages. (J Newbery Cur)
DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. Ten-year old India describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big, ugly dog, Winn-Dixie. 182 pages. (JPB DiC)
Dahl Roald. The BFG. Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants. 219 pages. (J FIC Dah)
Eager, Edward. Half-Magic. Adventure tales of four children who discover a magic coin that grants wishes by halves. 192 pages. (JPB Eag)
Fitzgerald, John Dennis. The Great Brain. Ten-year-old Tom Fitzgerald, alias “The Great Brain,” is the shrewdest con artist west of the Mississippi during the early 1900s. 175 pages. (JPB Fit)
Grahame, Kenneth. The Reluctant Dragon. The boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and especially St. George the dragon killer that there is no call for concern? (JIL Gra)
Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside -Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger. 244 pages. (JPB Gra)
Henry, Marguerite. Misty of Chincoteague. Paul and his sister Maureen’s determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction. 173 pages. (JPB Hen)
Hughes, Ted. The Iron Giant. An invincible giant robot without a master stalks the land, devouring anything made of metal. 79 pages. (J FIC Hug)
Jansson, Tove. Finn Family Moomintroll. The delightful adventures of a family of trolls and their friends. 170 pages. (J FIC Jan)
King-Smith, Dick. A Mouse Called Wolf. Wolfgang Amadeus Mouse is a small creature with a big name who sings his way into the heart of his music-loving human housemate. 98 pages. (JPB Kin)
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Four children open a magic wardrobe and fall into another world, where a lion is king and a wicked witch threatens the land with eternal winter. 189 pages. (J FIC Lew)
Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi Longstocking. Pippi’s high-spirited, good-natured hijinks cause as much trouble as fun, but she is a unique and lovable character. 160 pages. (J FIC Lin)
MacDonald, Betty Bard. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle uses humor and magic to teach the neighborhood children some much-needed lessons. 118 pages. (J FIC Macd)
Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh. Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Tigger and their friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. 161 pages. (J FIC Mil)
Norton, Mary. The Borrowers. Secretive and resourceful, the Borrowers live concealed in a house of full-sized humans, cleverly using items they “borrow.” 180 pages. (J FIC Nor)
Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square. Chester the cricket arrives at a Times Square newsstand where he makes friends with a boy, a cat, and a mouse. 149 pages. (J FIC Sel)
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger. 221 pages. (J FIC Ste)
Tellegen, Toon. The Squirrel’s Birthday and Other Parties. A collection of nine short stories by Toon Tellegen that feature the whimsical adventures of animals learning about friendship, dancing, and having fun. 147 pages. (J FIC Tel)
White, E.B. The Trumpet of the Swan.Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter swan, finds himself far from his wilderness home when he determines to communicate by learning to play a stolen trumpet. 251 pages. (J FIC Whi)
White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web. Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that his is destined to be the farmer’s Christmas dinner, until his friend, Charlotte, decides to help him. 184 pages. (J FIC Whi)
White, E.B. Stuart Little. The adventures of the debonair mouse Stuart Little as he sets out in the world to seek out his dearest friend, a little bird that stayed for a few days in his family’s garden. 131 pages. (J FIC Whi)
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods. A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father’s stories and singing, and share special occasions with relatives and neighbors. 237 pages. (J FIC Wil)
