RECOMMENDED READING: Reading Lists
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Library Staff's Favorite Children's Books


Childrens' Fiction:

Alb     Alborough, Jez          Where's My Teddy?
Alc     Alcott, Louisa May      Little Women
And     Anderson, Hans C.       The Ugly Duckling
And     Anderson, Hans C.       The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Avi     Avi                     The True Confessions of Charlotte
                                Doyle
Bab     Babbitt, Natalie        Tuck Everlasting
Ban     Banks, Lynne Reid       The Indian in the Cupboard
Bar     Barker, Cicely          Flower Fairies (series)
Bar     Barrie, James           Peter Pan
Bem     Bemelmans, Ludwig       Madeline
Bes     Bestall, Alfred         Rupert, A Bear's Life
Bly     Blyton, Enid            The Famous Five (series)
Bru     Bruckner, Karl          The Day of the Bomb
Bow     Bowers, Vivien          Crime Science
Bur     Burnett, Francis H.     The Secret Garden
Bur     Burnford, Sheila        The Incredible Journey
Bur     Burton, Pierre          The Secret World of Og
Bur     Burton, Virginia        Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
Can     Cannon, Janell          Verdi
Car     Carroll, Lewis          Alice in Wonderland
Car     Carroll, Lewis          Through the Looking Glass
Chr     Christopher, John       The White Mountains
Cle     Cleary, Beverly         Runaway Ralph
Cle     Cleary, Beverly         Mouse and the Motorcycle
Col     Collis, Len             Rupert (series)
Coo     Coolidge, Olivia        The Trojan War
Coo     Cooper, Susan           Dark Is Rising
Dah     Dahl, Roald             James and the Giant Peach
Dah     Dahl, Roald             The Twits
Dah     Dahl, Roald             Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dav     Davis, Jim              Garfield At Large
Far     Farley, Walter          The Black Stallion (series)
Fit     Fitch, Sheree           Sleeping Dragons All Around
Fle     Fleishman, Paul         A Fate Totally  Worse Than Death
Fle     Fleishman, Sid          The Whipping Boy
Fle     Fletcher, Susan         Shadow Spinner
Gal     Gallico, Paul           Thomasina
Gan     Gantos, Jack            Joey Pizza Swallowed the Key
Gip     Gipson, Fred            Old Yeller
Gra     Grahame, Kenneth        The Wind in the Willows
Gre     Green, Bette            Summer of My German Soldier
Gri     Grimm                   Snow White
Gri     Grimm                   Beauty and the Beast
Hen     Henry, Maguerite        King of the Wind
Her     Herriot, James          The Christmas Day Kitten
Her     Herse, Karen            Out of the Dust
Hol     Holm, Anne              I Am David
Hug     Hughes, Monica          Isis (series)
Jor     Jordan, Sherryl         Winter of Fire
Kee     Keene, Carolyn          Nancy Drew Series
Kin     Kingsley, Charles       The Water Babies
Len     L’Engle, Madelein       A Wrinkle in Time
Len     L’Engle, Madelein       Meet the Austins
Lew     Lewis, C.S.             The Narnia Chronicles
Lon     London, Jack            The Call of the Wild
Low     Lowry, Lois             Number the Stars
Low     Lowry, Lois             The Giver
Mac     MacLaughlin, Patricia   Sarah, Plain and Tall
Mag     Magorian, Michell       Goodnight Mr. Tom
Mar     Marsden, John           Letters for the Inside
Mau     Mauser, Pat             A Bundle of Sticks
Maz     Mazer, Harry            Wild Kid
McN     McNaughton, Janet       To Dance at the Palais Royale
McN     McNaughton, Janet       Make or Break Spring
Mil     Milne, A.A.             Now We Are Six
Mon     Montgomery, L.M.        Anne of Green Gables
Mon     Montgomery, L.M.        Emily of New Moon
Mow     Mowat, Farley           Lost in the Barrens
Mow     Mowat, Farley           The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
Mow     Mowat, Farley           Owls in the Family
Mun     Munsch, Robert          The Paper Bag Princess
Mur     Murphy, Shirley R.      Children of Ynell (series)
Nap     Napoli, D.              Song of Magdalene
Nes     Nesbit, E.              The Railway Children
New     Newth, Mette            Dark Light
Nor     Norton, Mary            The Borrowers
Opp     Oppel, Kenneth          Silverwing
O'Po    O'Porren, Rupert        Mrs. Frisbig and the Rats of Nimh
Pau     Paulsen, Gary           Harris and Me
Pau     Paulsen, Gary           Hatchet
Pea     Pearson, Kit            The Guest of War Trilogy
Pea     Pearson, Kit            The Daring Game
Pen     Penn, Audrey            The Kissing Hand
Per     Perrault, Charles       Cinderella
Pey     Peyton, K.M.            Flambards
Pot     Potter, Beatrix         The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Raw     Rawlings, Marjorie      The Yearling
Rey     Rey, H.A.               Curious George
Rob     Robinson, Barbara       The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Roc     Rockwell, Thomas        How to Eat Fried Worms
Sac     Sacher, Louis           Holes
Sai     Saint-Exupery, Antoine  The Little Prince
Sal     Salten, Felix           Bambi
Sen     Sendak, Maurice         Where the Wild Things Are
Set     Seton, Ernest T.        Wild Animals I Have Known
Seu     Seuss, Dr.              Green Eggs and Ham
Seu     Seuss, Dr.              Are You My Mother?
Sew     Sewell, Anna            Black Beauty
Sny     Snyder, Zilpha K.       The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case
Spi     Spinelli, Jerry         Maniac Magee
Spi     Spinelli, Jerry         Wringer
Spy     Spyri, Johanna          Heidi
Ste     Stevenson, Robert L.    A Child’s Garden of Verse
Ste     Stevenson, Robert L.    Treasure Island
Ste     Stevenson, Robert L.    Kidnapped
Ste     Stewart, Mary           The Little Broomstick
Tol     Tolan, Stephanie        Welcome to the Ark
Tol     Tolkien, J.R.R.         The Hobbit
Van     Van Allsburg, Chris     The Polar Express
Voi     Voigt, Cynthia          Tell Me If the Lovers Are Losers
Wad     Waddell, Martin         Owl Babies
Wau     Waugh, Sylvia           The Mennyms
Wei     Weis, Margaret          Goodnight Moon
Whi     White, E.B.             Charlotte's Web
Wie     Wieler, Diana           RanVan the Defender
Wil     Wilder, Laura Ingalls   Little House on the Prairie Series
Wys     Wyss, Johann            Swiss Family Robinson
Yum     Yumoto, Kazume          The Friends

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