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The Birthday Present

Written by Mavis Smith
A young dog goes shopping for a present for his mother's birthday.
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Cobble Street Cousins: a Little Shopping

Written by Cynthia Rylant and Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin
Lily has a wonderful idea -- to surprise Aunt Lucy with a dollhouse that looks just like her flower...
2nd - 5th
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Adam of the Road

Written by Elizabeth Janet Gray and Illustrated by Robert Lawson

Adam, aged 11, loves to travel with his father, a wandering minstrel, and his dog, Nick. They travel...

3rd - 7th
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Written by Judith Viorst and Illustrated by Ray Cruz
What else could go wrong in Alexander's day? He woke up with gum in his hair. Then his best friend...
1st - 5th
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Ginger Pye

Written by Eleanor Estes
The Pye family wouldn't be complete without Ginger, the dog Jerry Pye bought for a dollar. Ginger is...
2nd - 5th
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Miracles on Maple Hill

Written by Virginia Sorensen
The story of a family who leaves the city and go to Maple Hill so that the father can recover from...
2nd - 5th
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16485

Strawberry Girl

Written and Illustrated by Lois Lenski
Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer's family has moved to Florida to start their own farm growing strawberries...
3rd - 7th
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16492

Thimble Summer

Written and Illustrated by Elizabeth Enright
The story of Garnet Linden, who finds a silver thimble in a dried-up riverbed that brings good luck...
3rd - 7th
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16459

A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832

Written by Joan W. Blos
A novel about New England between 1830 and 1832, written in the form of a journal by a girl named...
3rd - 7th
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A Year Down Yonder

Written by Richard Peck

Mary Alice has spent many summers with Grandma Dowdel in a small town in Illinois, but now, at age...

3rd - 7th
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16455

Dear Mr. Henshaw

Written by Beverly Cleary and Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Sixth grader Leigh Botts is struggling. His parents just got divorced, and he and his mom move to a...
3rd - 7th
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Missing May

Written by Cynthia Rylant
Summer is very sad following the sudden death of her beloved Aunt May. When Uncle Orb claims that...
3rd - 7th
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Shiloh

Written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Marty Preston is in love with a beagle he found. He names the dog Shiloh and wants to keep her. But...
3rd - 7th
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The Egg Tree

Written and Illustrated by Katherine Milhous
This Caldecott winner tells the story of the Pennsylvania Dutch egg tree tradition. Two children...
1st - 4th
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Sign of the Cat

Written by Jonell and Lynne
Talking cats, a missing princess, swordfights with villains, and secret identities combine in this...
3rd - 6th
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16348

Storm Whale

Written by Davies and Benji and Illustrated by Davies
Every day, in a house by the sea, a little boy watches his father leave for a long day's work. One...
Pre-K - 3rd
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16363

Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haiku

Written by Wardlaw and Lee and Illustrated by Eugene
Won Ton has a happy life with his Boy, until… Ears perk. Fur prickles. Belly low, I creep…peek...
Pre-K - 3rd
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16260

Dear Hank Williams

Written by Holt and Kimberly Willis
It's 1948 in Rippling Creek, Louisiana, and Tate P. Ellerbee's new teacher has just given her class...
3rd - 4th
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I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love

Written and Illustrated by Nancy Tillman
Every child is special and unique, but every child also loves to dream of being something different...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Courage Test

Written by James Preller
Will has no choice. His father, a professor of American history, drags him along on a wilderness...
3rd - 5th
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A Snicker of Magic

Written by Natalie Lloyd
What is the curse over Magic Gulch? How is it related to her mother's broken heart? When Felicity...
3rd - 7th
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16021

Old Yeller

Written by Fred Gipson
Set in the late 1860s in Texas, the story is about Travis and his best friend, his dog, Old Yeller...
3rd - 7th
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16019

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Written by Patricia Reilly Giff

The story of Hollis Woods, a girl who was abandoned in a park for which she is named. Currently, she...

3rd - 7th
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16027

The Worst Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Written by Barbara Robinson
The story of the wild Herdman siblings, who are usually up to no good. When they go to the Christmas...
3rd - 7th

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