Classics

V{|ÄwÜxÇËá VÄtáá|vá For Younger Children P BEMELMA Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline: Madeline, the smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis. P BUR Burton, Virginia Lee. The Little House: A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her. P COONEY Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius: As a child, great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all. P GAG Gág, Wanda. Millions of Cats: The story of an old man who sets out to find a cat and comes home with a herd of millions and millions cats that don’t get along. P JOHNSON Crockett, Johnson. Harold and the Purple Crayon: Harold goes for a walk in the moonlight by stepping into the picture he has drawn with his purple crayon. P KEATS Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day: The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. P LEAF Leaf, Munro. The Story of Ferdinand: A true classic with a timeless message, this story about a docile bull who would rather smell flowers than engage in the bullfights in Madrid.

E LOBEL Lobel, Arthur. Frog and Toad Are Friends: Heartwarming collection of five adventures of two best friends, Frog and Toad, who do everything together. When Frog feels sick, Toad cheers him up. When Toad loses a button, Frog helps him find it. (Frog and Toad series) P MARSHALL Marshall, James. George and Martha: A humorous story about the contrast between two plump hippos and how they delicately respect each other’s feelings. P MCCLOSK McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings: Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring. E MINARIK Minarik, Else Holmelund. Little Bear: Little Bear’s four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party. P POTTER Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit: Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught. P SENDAK Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are: A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king. E SEUSS Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat: Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some tricks and games. P SUESS Suess, Dr. Horton Hatches the Egg: The absurd story of an elephant that hatches an egg for a flighty bird and is rewarded for being faithful.   P VAN ALL Van Allsburg, Chris. The Polar Express: A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus. P WABER Waber, Bernard. Ira Sleeps Over: A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending the night at his friend's house but worries how he'll get along without his teddy bear. P ZION Zion, Gene. Harry the Dirty Dog: When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots.  

  For Older Readers J ALEXAND Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three: Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous oracular sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil. J ARMSTRO Armstrong, William Howard. Sounder: Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and through his relationship with his devoted dog Sounder. J BABBITT Babbit, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting: The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents aging. J BARRIE Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan: The adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. J BAUM Baum, L. Frank. The 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. J BLUME Blume, Judy. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret: Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God. J BURNETT Burnette, Frances Hodgson. The Little Princess: Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London School, is left in poverty when her father dies, but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor. J BURNETT Burnette, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden: Mary’s sour disposition sweetens when she discovers a mysterious garden, and helps it grow. YA BURNFOR Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey: Two dogs and a cat support each other through hardships, hunger, and danger as they travel two hundred and fifty miles across Canada to survive and return home. J CARROLL Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: A little girl ventures down a rabbit hold and embarks on a fantastic journey through Wonderland.

J COLLODI Collodi, Carlo. The Adventures of Pinocchio: Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy. J COOPER Cooper, Susan. The Dark is Rising: Will Stanton's eleventh birthday is the beginning of a frightening yet wonderful discovery of a special gift - immortality and power against the forces of evil. J DAHL Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last, and only five lucky children will be allowed inside. But what they find is even wilder than any of the wild rumors they've heard! J DAHL Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach: A fairy tale about James Henry Trotter, an unhappy little orphan who lives with his Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. J EAGER Eager, Edward. Half Magic: Faced with a dull summer in the city, Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha suddenly find themselves involved in a series of extraordinary adventures after Jane discovers an ordinary-looking coin that seems to grant wishes. (Sequel: Magic by the Lake)  

J FARLEY Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion: Young Alec Ramsay is shipwrecked on a desert island with a horse destined to play an important part in his life. Following their rescue, their adventure continues in America. J FORBES Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain: After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution. J GEORGE George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves: While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack. J GRAHAME Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows: The adventures of four animal friends; Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger, who live along a river in the English countryside. J HENRY Henry, Marguerite. Misty of Chincoteague: Two youngsters' determination to own a Chincoteague pony is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among those rounded up for the yearly auction.

J JUSTER Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth: Milo, a little boy who didn't know what to do with himself, goes through the phantom tollbooth, behind which lies a strange land and even stranger adventures. J KING King-Smith, Dick. Babe the Gallant Pig: A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success. J KIPLING Kipling, Rudyard. The Jungle Book: Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle. Also includes other short stories set in India. J KONIGSB Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself. J LE GUIN Le Guin, Ursula. A Wizard of Earthsea: A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. J LEWIS Lewis, C. S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Four English children go through a wardrobe door to Narnia where Aslan, the noble lion, fights the spell of the white witch. (First in the Chronicles of Narnia series) J LINDGREN Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi Longstocking: Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village. YA LONDON London, Jack. The Call of the Wild: The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields to work as a sled dog where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. J MACDONA MacDonald, George.  At the Back of the North Wind: A young boy has many adventures with his friend, the North Wind, who appears to him in many forms, but looks forward most to his final trip to the back of the North Wind. J MACLACH MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah Plain and Tall: When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.

J MONTGOM Montgomery, L. M. Anne of Green Gables: Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. (First in a series) J NESBIT Nesbit, Edith. Five Children and It: When four brothers and sisters discover a Psammead, or sand-fairy, in the gravel pit near the country house where they are staying, they have no way of knowing all the adventures its wish-granting will bring them. J NORTON Norton, Mary. The Borrowers: Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock. J O’BRIEN O’Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh: Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived. J ODELL O’Dell, Scott.  Island of the Blue Dolphin:  The story of an Indian girl who lived alone for 18 years on an island. J PATERSON Patterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia: The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm. J RASKIN Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game: The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. YA RAWLS Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows: A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart’s desire when he becomes the owner of two Redbone hounds which he teaches to become champion hunters. J SALTEN Salten, Felix. Bambi: A Life in the Woods: Describes the life of a deer in the forest as he grows into a beautify stag. J SEWELL Sewell, Anna. Black Beauty: A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

J SPEARE Speare, Elizabeth George. The Witch of Blackbird Pond: Kit Tyler left her luxurious home in Barbados to visit her Puritan aunt in Connecticut. While there she became friendly with Hannah, the Witch of Blackbird Pond. J SPYRI Spyri, Johanna. Heidi: An orphan sent to live with her grandfather learns to love both the old man and the Swiss Alps and is homesick when she goes to the city to be a companion to an invalid. J STEVENS Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island: When a boy and his mother discover a treasure map among the personal effects of a deceased boarder who owed them money, the youth finds himself launched on a dangerous adventure with pirates. YA TAYLOR Taylor, Mildred. Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry: A black family living in the South during the 1930's are faced with prejudice and discrimination which their children don't understand. J TWAIN Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Huck tells of his adventures travelling down the Mississippi on a raft with an escaped slave, and of the many people they encounter, including a pair of swindlers and two families in a feud. J WHITE White, E. B. Charlotte’s Web: Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte decides to help him. J WILDER Wilder, Laura Ingles. 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 when they get together with relatives or neighbors.