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Little Women Little Men Bagnold, Enid National Velvet Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan Baum, Frank L. The Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Patchwork Girl of Oz Blackmore, R.D. Lorna Doone Burnett, Frances Hodgson Little Lord Fauntleroy Little Prince!! The "ecret Garden Carroll, Lewis lice in Wonderland Throu#h the Lookin# Gla!! Collodi, C. The dventure! of Pinocchio Dodge, Mary Ma es $an! %rinker and the "ilver "kate! !il"ret#, Frank &hea'er (y the Dozen $ingsley, C#arles The Water %a(ie! $i ling, Rudyard The )un#le %ook )u!t "o "torie! Lo%ting, Hug# The "tory of Doctor Dolittle Voya#e! of Doctor Dolittle (Newbery Award) Milne, A.A. Winnie*the*Pooh The $ou!e at Pooh &orner Montgomery, Lucy nne of Green Ga(le! nne of the +!land nne of +n#le!ide nne,! $ou!e of Dream! &'Hara, Mary My Friend Flicka

(orter, Eleanor H. Pollyanna Pollyanna Grow! -' Rawlings, Margaret $innan The .earlin# )alten, Feli* %am(i )and"erg, Carl /oota(a#a "torie! )ewell, Anna %lack %eauty )idney, Margaret The Five Little Pe''er! ) ri, Jo#anna $eidi )tein"eck, Jo#n The /ed Pony )te+enson, Ro"ert Louis Trea!ure +!land 0idna''ed ,wain, Mark Tom "awyer -erne, Jules Journey to the Center of the Earth .yss, Jo#ann Da+id The "wi!! Family /o(in!on

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The Borrowers. By Mary Norton. Illustrated by Beth

and Joe rush. !ar"ourt# $%&'. Inter(ed)ate. A *ully real)+ed ()n)ature ,orld )s the sett)n- *or an unusual *antasy based on the .re()se that a d)()nut)/e ra"e o* .eo.le l)/es by 0borro,)n-1 the ne"ess)t)es o* l)*e *ro( hu(an be)n-s. 2he)r )n-enu)ty )n ada.t)n- )te(s l)3e .osta-e sta(.s or .)ns *or the)r .ur.oses )s as )ntr)-u)n- as )t )s )n/ent)/e. 4)rst )n a ser)es. The Hundred Dresses. By Eleanor Estes. Illustrated by Lou)s Slobod3)n. !ar"ourt# $%55. Pr)(ary# Inter(ed)ate. 6hen shabby 6anda Petrons3) "la)(s that she has one hundred dresses at ho(e# she be"o(es a tar-et *or teas)nby "lass(ates ,ho s"orn her be"ause she )s d)**erent. Des.)te the)r "ruelty# )t )s 6anda ,ho tr)u(.hs and )s re(e(bered *or her sterl)n- "hara"ter. Johnny Tremain. By Esther 4orbes. Illustrated by Lynd 6ard. !ou-hton# $%5'. Youn- Adult. 6hen a 7ealous *ello, a..rent)"e .re").)tates the a"")dent ,h)"h (a)(s h)s hand# a br)-ht# obser/ant teena-er# unable to "ont)nue h)s tra)n)n- as a s)l/ers()th# be"o(es e(bro)led )n e/ents lead)n- to the o.en)n- battle o* the A(er)"an Re/olut)on. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. By C. S. Le,)s. Illustrated by Paul)ne Baynes. Ma"()llan# $%&8. Inter(ed)ate. 4our s)bl)n-s# e/a"uees *ro( London dur)n- 6orld 6ar II# d)s"o/er the (a-)" land o* Narn)a beh)nd a ,ardrobe )n the "ountry ho(e ,here they are stay)n- ,)th an elderly .ro*essor. Dra,n )nto the story o* a 3)n-do( under the s.ell o* a ,h)te ,)t"h# they 7o)n *or"es ,)th the l)on Aslan to de*eat her )n a "lass)" "on*rontat)on bet,een -ood and e/)l. Perha.s the (ost *a()l)ar o* a ser)es ,h)"h "on"ludes ,)th The Last Battle# $%&9. Little House in the Big Woods. By Laura In-alls 6)lder. Illustrated by :arth 6)ll)a(s. !ar.er# $%&'. Inter(ed)ate. 4a()ly sol)dar)ty )s the (e(orable ele(ent )n a story o* .)oneer l)*e based on the author;s re"olle"t)ons o* her o,n "h)ldhood. Deta)ls o* da)ly l)/)n-# the "on<uest o* hardsh).s throu-h *a)th and deter()nat)on# and abo/e all the sense o* se"ur)ty "reated by lo/)n- .arents ha/e endeared

the In-alls *a()ly to "ountless readers. 4)rst )n a ser)es. Many Moons. By Ja(es 2hurber. Illustrated by Lou)s Slobod3)n. 4)rst .ubl)shed $%5'. Ne, ed)t)on )llustrated by Mar" S)(ont. !ar"ourt# $%%8. Pr)(ary. 6hen "osseted Pr)n"ess Leonore )ns)sts that she (ust ha/e the (oon )n order to re"o/er *ro( the )llness that has )n"a.a")tated her# she .lun-es the "ourt )nto a *renet)" sear"h *or a solut)on. A*ter all the -reat ()nds ha/e *a)led# the "ourt 7ester tr)u(.hs )n a lo-)"al "on"lus)on to a s.ar3l)n- s.oo* o* the "on/ent)onal *a)ry tale by one o* A(er)"a;s *ore(ost hu(or)sts. Mary Poppins. By P. L. 2ra/ers. Illustrated by Mary She.ard. 4)rst .ubl)shed# $%'5. Re/)sed ed)t)on# !ar"ourt# $%=$. Pr)(ary# Inter(ed)ate. 2he storytell)n- tone )((ed)ately dra,s readers )nto e/ents at Nu(ber Se/enteen Cherry 2ree Lane ,hen that )(.e""able nurse(a)d Mary Po..)ns arr)/es on the East 6)nd and trans*or(s the l)/es o* her youn- "har-es. 2he e.)sod)" stru"ture (a3es the boo3 su)ted *or read)naloud> the "o(b)nat)on o* Mary Po..)ns;s a"erb)" .ersonal)ty and her (a-)"al .o,ers -uarantees ad/entures ,hether on a tr). to the +oo or ha/)n- a*ternoon tea. 4)rst o* a ser)es. Pippi Longstocking. By Astr)d L)nd-ren. 2ranslated *ro( the S,ed)sh by 4loren"e La(born. Illustrated by Lou)s S. :lan+(an. ?)3)n-# $%&8. Pr)(ary# Inter(ed)ate. Resour"e*ul su.er"h)ld P)..) Lon-sto"3)n- l)/es alone ,)th her (on3ey and horse. Unen"u(bered by .arents# hers )s an )dyll)" e@)sten"e as she neatly out,)ts the e**orts o* adults to trans*or( her a"t)ons )nto so")ally a""e.table beha/)or. 6)ldly )(a-)nat)/e# thorou-hly re"al")trant# she *as")nates readers as read)ly as she *as")nates the "h)ldren ne@t door. 4)rst )n a ser)es. The word in the tone. By 2. !. 6h)te. 6)th de"orat)ons by the author and end.a.ers by Robert La,son. Putna(# $%'%. Inter(ed)ate# Youn- Adult. 2he *)rst boo3 o* The !nce and "uture #ing des"r)bes the de/elo.(ent o* youn- 6art )nto the *uture 3)n- Arthur# "ul()nat)n- )n h)s retr)e/)n- the -reat s,ord )(.r)soned

)n an an/)l. Narrated ,)th hu(or and )ns)-ht# th)s translates le-end )nto hu(an ter(s ,)th o/ertones o* *antasy and ad/enture. Winnie$the$Pooh. By A. A. M)lne. Illustrated by Ernest She.ard. Dutton# $%A9. Pr)(ary. Stu**ed an)(als "o(e al)/e *or Chr)sto.her Rob)n )n a ser)es o* ad/entures *eatur)n- that endear)n- bear o* l)ttle bra)n# 6)nn)eBtheBPooh# ,hose "a.a")ty *or trouble see(s l)()tless. 2he s)tuat)ons are 7ust r)-ht *or youn-er readers ,ho# l)3e Chr)sto.her Rob)n# "an re7o)"e )n the)r o,n "a.ab)l)t)es as they obser/e Pooh;s entan-le(ents. Ernest She.ard;s )llustrat)ons blend *antasy and real)ty# add)nen-a-)n- deta)ls to enhan"e the stor)es. 4)rst )n a ser)es. The %d&entures o' Pinocchio. C$=='# $=%$D*)rst En-l)sh translat)onE By Carlo Collod). Illustrated by Roberto Inno"ent). 2ranslated by E. !arden. Creat)/e Edu"at)on# $%==. Inter(ed)ate. 4or those used to the D)sney /ers)on o* the "lass)" Ital)an story o* the ()s"h)e/ous .u..et ,ho (ust earn the r)-ht to be"o(e a real boy# th)s o/ers)+ed /olu(e ,)th (a-n)*)"ent# .a)nterly )llustrat)ons blend)n- "hara"ter stud)es ,)th e/o"at)/e /)e,s o* the 2us"an lands"a.e o**ers ne, )ns)-hts )nto a tale ,hose e.)sod)" stru"ture (a3es )t ,ell su)ted *or read)n- aloud. Another *a)th*ul translat)on )s that by Carol D. Ch)esa ,)th the *a(ous )llustrat)ons by Att)llo Muss)no and an )ntrodu"t)on by M. C)()no. Re)ssued by Ma"()llan )n $%9%.

The %d&entures o' Tom awyer. C$=F9E 6r)tten by Mar3 2,a)n. Illustrated by Barry Moser. A*ter,ord by Peter :lass(an. Morro,# $%=%. CBoo3s o* 6onderE Inter(ed)ate. 6hether )t;s "onn)n- h)s *r)ends )nto ,h)te,ash)n- a *en"e# attend)n- h)s o,n *uneral# or try)n- to )(.ress Be"3y 2hat"her# 2o( Sa,yer )((ed)ately "on7ures u. an )(a-e o* s(allBto,n A(er)"a )n a story ,h)"h "o(b)nes do,nBtoBearth hu(or ,)th sus.ense. 4ullB"olor )llustrat)ons by Barry Moser "a.ture sett)n- and "hara"ters. Also re"o((endedG The %d&entures o' Huckleberry "inn. Illustrated by Ste/en ello--. A*ter,ord by Peter :lass(an. Morro,# $%%'. CBoo3s o* 6onderE YounAdult. 2he redoubtable !u"3# ,ho .lays a ()nor role )n

2o(;s story# )s the "entral "hara"ter )n a 7ourney do,n the M)ss)ss)..) on a ra*t that be"o(es h)s trans)t)on to adulthood. %lice(s %d&entures in Wonderland. C$=9&E By Le,)s Carroll. Illustrated by John 2enn)el. A*ter,ord by Peter :lass(an. Morro,# $%%A. CBoo3s o* 6onderE Inter(ed)ate# Youn- Adult. A*ter *a)l)n- do,n a rabb)t hole one ,ar( su((er day# Al)"e )s trans.orted )nto a (ar/elously to.syBtur/y ,orld ,here she en"ounters a nu(ber o* unusual "hara"ters# )n"lud)n- the 6h)te Rabb)t and the Chesh)re Cat# as she "o.es ,)th a d)++y)n- array o* stran-e e/ents. Also re"o((endedG Through the Looking )lass and What %lice "ound There# the "o(.an)on /olu(e )n the sa(e ser)es. %nne o' )reen )ables. C$%8=E By Lu"y Maud Mont-o(ery. Illustrated by In-a Moore. 6)th an )ntrodu"t)on by Nao() Le,)s. !olt# $%%5. CL)ttle Class)"s Ed)t)onE Inter(ed)ate. 6hen a ()ddleBa-ed brother and s)ster are ()sta3enly -)/en a -)rl rather than a boy to ado.t# the)r l)/es are "han-ed *or the better )n th)s "hron)"le o* an )(a-)nat)/e# "a.t)/at)n- or.han;s -ro,th *ro( "h)ldhood to youn,o(anhood. Set on Pr)n"e Ed,ard Island# Canada# the story blends hu(or and hu(an)ty )n an a-eless .ortra)t o* a (e(orable "hara"ter. CInter(ed)ate# Youn- AdultE Black Beauty* The %utobiography o' a Horse+ C$=FFE By Anna Se,ell. Illustrated by Charles ee.)n-. 4arrar# $%%8. Also !olt# $%%' HL)ttle Class)"s Ed)t)onI. Illustrated by ?)"tor A(brus. Introdu"t)on by Nao() Le,)s. Inter(ed)ate# Youn- Adult. 6r)tten )n the *)rst .erson *ro( the horse;s .ers.e"t)/e# the story o* Bla"3 Beauty;s tr)u(.hs and tr)bulat)ons# "ou.led ,)th h)s obser/at)ons on the a..all)n- "ond)t)ons under ,h)"h horses labored )n n)neteenthB"entury so")ety# be"a(e an )(.ortant *or"e *or "han-e. It )s also so te"hn)"ally "orre"t that )t has enthralled -enerat)ons o* readers ,)th )ts real)s(. The ,nchanted -astle. C$%8FE By E. Nesb)t# Illustrated by Paul O. Jel)ns3y. A*ter,ord by Peter :lass(an. Morro,# $%%A. CBoo3s o* 6onderE Inter(ed)ate. 2hree "h)ldren# loo3)n- *or ad/enture )n the ,oods ad7a"ent

to the s"hool ,here they are s.end)n- the)r hol)days# *)nd a (a-)" r)n- ,h)"h leads the( )nto a ser)es o* b)+arre ()sha.s as they try to "ontrol )ts .o,ers and sol/e the (ystery o* the En"hanted Castle. 4ullB"olor )llustrat)ons "a.ture the *antasy as ,ell as the at(os.here o* Ed,ard)an En-land. Also re"o((endedG "i&e -hildren and .t# )n ,h)"h *)/e ord)nary "h)ldren are .lun-ed )nto e@traord)nary ad/entures as the Psa((ead# a d)()nut)/e# *urry sand *a)ry# -rants the( a ,)sh a day. Heidi. C$==5D*)rst En-l)sh translat)onE By Joanna S.yr). Illustrated by 2ed Rand. !olt# $%%5. CL)ttle Class)"s Ed)t)onE Inter(ed)ate. A"o(.a"t *or(at# )llustrated ,)th "olor .lates and bla"3andB ,h)te dra,)n-s# o**ers an a..eal)n- )ntrodu"t)on to the story o* the l)ttle or.han -)rl ,ho trans*or(s a b)tter old (an )nto a 3)ndly -uard)an and an )n/al)d adoles"ent )nto a healthy youn- ,o(an. 2he (a-n)*)"en"e o* the S,)ss lands"a.e "reates an un*or-ettable sett)n-. The Jungle Book* The Mowgli tories+ C$=%5# $=%&E By Rudyard ).l)n-. Illustrated by Jerry P)n3ney. A*ter,ord by Peter :lass(an. Morro,# $%%&. CBoo3s o* 6onderE Inter(ed)ate. A "elebrat)on o* *reedo( *ro( the restra)nts o* e/eryday l)*e )n an e@ot)" sett)n-# the story o* a boy ra)sed by ,ol/es )n Ind)a;s 7un-le )s (ar3ed by ).l)n-;s *la)r *or des"r).t)on and sense o* .a")n-. 2h)s "entenary ed)t)on# ,h)"h "o(b)nes all the Mo,-l) stor)es )nto a s)n-le /olu(e# *eatures e)-hteen handso(e ,ater"olor )llustrat)ons. Also re"o((endedG The Just o tories# )llustrated by M)"hael 4ore(an# ?)3)n-# $%=F# ,h)"h )n"ludes 02he Ele.hant;s Ch)ld#1 the tale o* the s(all ele.hant ,hose 0sat)able "ur)os)ty1 led to the de/elo.(ent o* that (ost use*ul a..enda-eDa *le@)ble trun3. Little Women. C$=9=E Lou)sa May Al"ott. Centenn)al Ed)t)on. L)ttle Bro,n# $%9=. Inter(ed)ate# Youn- Adult. Be"ause 0)t (a3es you *eel l)3e one o* the *a()ly#1 -enerat)ons o* readers ha/e returned a-a)n and a-a)n to the story o* *our s)sters -ro,)n- to (atur)ty )n the $=98s. 2r)u(.h and tra-edy# ro(an"e and "o(edyDall .art o* the hu(an "ond)t)onDare art*ully blended )n an endur)n0do(est)" dra(a.1

Peter Pan+ C$%85E By Ja(es M. Barr)e. Illustrated by 2r)na S"hart !y(an. S"r)bner;sKMa"()llan# $%=8. Inter(ed)ate. Es"a.e *ro( the *a()l)ar s)-hts and sounds o* da)ly rout)nes are o**ered to the three Darl)n- "h)ldren throu-h the )nter/ent)on o* Peter Pan# an el*)n# boy)sh *)-ure ,ho re(a)ns eternally youn- )n a Ne/erland *)lled ,)th ad/entures and .eo.led ,)th unusual "hara"ters# a(onthe( the /)lla)nous Ca.ta)n !oo3. 2r)na S"hart !y(an;s )llustrat)ons add d)(ens)on to the *antasy. The ecret )arden. C$%$$E By 4ran"es !od-son Burnett. Illustrated by 2asha 2udor. !ar.er# $%=F. Inter(ed)ate. 2he allure o* a h)dden -arden and the d)s"o/ery o* a se"ret h)dden )n the roo(s o* M)sselth,a)te Manor# trans*or( or.haned Mary Leno@ *ro( a d)sa-reeable youn-)rl )nto a *e)sty "hara"ter ,)th "o((onsense and -enu)ne "har(# Also re"o((ended )s % Little Princess# another /ar)ant on the .erenn)ally .o.ular or.han the(e# ,h)"h "elebrates Sara Cre,es;s )ndo()table s.)r)t as she tr)u(.hs o/er the loss o* her *ather# .o/erty# and )llBtreat(ent )n M)ss M)n"h)n;s board)n- s"hool. Illustrated by 2asha 2udor. !ar.erColl)ns# $%9'. Treasure .sland. C$=='E By Robert Lou)s Ste/enson. Illustrated by N. C. 6yeth. S"r)bner;sKMa"()llan# $%=$. Inter(ed)ate# Youn- Adult. 6hen J)( !a,3)ns boards the !)s.an)ola as a (e(ber o* an e@.ed)t)on sear"h)n- *or bur)ed treasure# he soon d)s"o/ers that (ost o* the "re, are .)rates )ntent on se"ur)na *ortune *or the(sel/es under the leadersh). o* LonJohn S)l/er. 4ullB"olor .a)nt)n-s )llustrate .)/otal )n")dents ,)th dra(at)" e**e"t. Twel&e Tales* Hans -hristian %ndersen. C$='&L$=F$E Sele"ted# translated# and )llustrated by Er)3 Ble-/ad. M"Elderry# $%%5. Pr)(ary# Inter(ed)ate. 6ater"olors# s3)ll*ully "rossBhat"hed# add ,ar(th and "har( to stor)es translated by the Dan)shBborn )llustrator )n a *or(at ,h)"h ,)ll a..eal to youn-er aud)en"es. A(on- stor)es )n"luded are 02he Stead*ast 2)n Sold)er#1 02he Pr)n"ess and the Pea#1 02he S,)neherd#1 and 02he

E(.eror;s Ne, Clothes.1 Re"o((ended *or )nter(ed)ate readers# "airy Tales o' Hans -hristian %ndersen# "olle"ted and translated by Nell Ph)l). ,)th ele-ant# 7e,elBl)3e )llustrat)ons by Isabelle Brent# *eatures a do+en tales a(on- ,h)"h are 02he Sno, Mueen1 and 02he N)-ht)n-ale.1 ?)3)n-# $%%&. 4or a "o(.lete "olle"t)on# the de*)n)t)/e ed)t)on )s Hans %ndersen* His -lassic "airy Tales# translated by no/el)st Er)3 !au-aard# born and ra)sed )n Den(ar3# and )llustrated by M)"hael 4ore(an. Doubleday# $%F=. CInter(ed)ate# Youn- AdultE The Wind in the Willows+ C$%8=E By enneth :raha(e. Illustrated by Ernest !. She.ard. S"r)bner;sKMa"()llan# $%%$. Inter(ed)ate. 6hether e@.lor)n- the r)/er )n boats or ad/entur)n- )n threaten)n- ,oods# three an)(al *r)endsDMole# Ratty# and 2oadDand the)r .rote"tor Bad-er are endur)n-# and endear)n-# re.resentat)/es o* hu(an *o)bles. 2he .lot )s e.)sod)"# der)/)n- (ost o* )ts )(.etus *ro( 2oad;s )(.uls)/e# *re<uently d)sastrous es"a.ades# lend)n- )tsel* to read)n- aloud. Ernest She.ard;s "rossBhat"hed# deta)led )llustrat)ons are a lo/)n- e/o"at)on o* the En-l)sh "ountrys)de as ,ell as the "hara"ters. The Wonder'ul Wi/ard o' !/. C$%88E By L. 4ran3 Bau(. Illustrated by 6.6. Denslo,. A*ter,ord by Peter :lass(an. Morro,# $%=F. CBoo3s o* 6onderE Pr)(ary# Inter(ed)ate. Or)-)nally t)tled s)(.ly The Wi/ard o' !/# the story o* Dorothy;s 7ourney to the *abled E(erald C)ty# a""o(.an)ed by the S"are"ro,# the 2)n 6ood(an# and the Co,ardly L)on has be"o(e# as )ts author ho.ed# 0a (odern)+ed *a)ry tale# )n ,h)"h the ,onder(ent and 7oy are reta)ned and the heartBa"hes and n)-ht(ares are le*t out.1 2he or)-)nal )llustrat)ons# so(e )n "olor# add a d)st)n"t)/e tou"h. htt.GKK,,,.hboo3."o(K.d*K"h)ldrens"lass)"s..d*