My Favorites Children Books

Here are Some of my Favorite Fiction Books (for a complete list of my library see http://www.mylibrarything.com):

Ardagh, Philip.  The Eddie Dickens Trilogy: A House Called Awful End, Dreadful Acts, Terrible     Times.  Scholastic, 2003.

Avi.  The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.  New York: Avon, 1990.
__________.  What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything. New York: Scholastic, 1998.
__________.  Romeo and Juliet Together (And Alive!) At Last. New York: Avon, 1987.

Babbit, Natalie.  Tuck Everlasting.  Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985 (ISBN:0374480095)

Bauer, Marion Dane.  On My Honor. Yearling, October 1987 (ISBN:0440466334)

Beatty, Patricia.  Lupita Mañana. New York, Harper Trophy, 1981.

Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks : A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy. Knopf Books for Young Readers, June 14, 2005.

Black, Holly & DiTerlizzi, Tony. The Spiderwick Chronicles. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; Boxed edition, September 21, 2004.

Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts. Putnam Juvenile, March 30, 2004.

Cleary, Beverly. Dear Mr. Henshaw. New York: Harper Collins, 1983.

Dahl, Roald. The Witches.  NY: Trumpet, 1983.
--------------.  The Twits. NY: Puffins, 1980.
--------------.  The BFG.  NY: Trumpet,1982.

De Saint-Exupéri. The Little Prince. Harvest Books; 1st edition, May 15, 2000.

DiCamillo, Kate.  The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Hardcover), 2006 (ISBN: 0763625892)

--------------.The Tale of Despereaux.  Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2003.
________.  Because of Winn-Dixie. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2001.

Funke, Cornelia. Inkheart. The Chicken House, October 1, 2003.
--------------. Inkspell. The Chicken House, October 1, 2005.

Gantos, Jack.  Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key. New York, Harper Trophy, 2000.
________.   Joey Pigza Looses Control. New York, Harper Trophy, 2002.
________.   What Would Joey Do? New York, Harper Trophy, 2004. (ISBN:0060544031)
________.   Jack On Tracks: Four Seasons of Fifth Grade. Farrar, Straus and Giroux,  

 2001 (ISBN: 0374437173)
________.  Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without A Clue. . Farrar, Straus and Giroux,              2001 (ISBN:0374399875)

Griffiths, Andy.  The Day My Butt Went Psycho!.  Scholastic, 2003
________.  Zombie Butts From Uranus! Scholastic, 2003.

Haddix, Peterson. Among the Hidden. (Shadow Children Series: Among the Hidden, Among the Impostors, Among the Betrayed, Among the Barons, Among the Enemy and Among the Free New  York: Aladdin, 2000.

Hunt, Irene.  The Lottery Rose.  New York: Berkley Jam Books, 2002)

Jennings, Paul.   Unreal.  (There are other books by Jennings, great funny short stories for read aloud)  New York, Puffins Books, 1985.

Juster Norton.  The Phantom Tollbooth.  Yearling Newberry, 1988. (ISBN: 0394820371)

Korman, Gordon.  Kidnapped (three books). Scholastic, 2006.

___________. On the Run (series of five books). Scholastic, 2005.
___________.  Dive (series of three).  Scholastic, 2003.
___________.  Island (series of three) Scholastic, 2001.
___________.  Everest (series of three), Scholastic, 2002
___________.  No More Dead Dogs. NY: Hyperion, 2000.

L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. (there are other books in this series) New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc. 1973.

Lewis, C.S.  The Chronicles of Narnia. Harper Trophy; Boxed Set,  1997. My favorites in this series are The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe & The Magician's Nephew.

Lowry, Lois.  The Giver.  New York, Random House, 1993. I love the concept of this book.

Macdonald, George. At The Back Of The Northwind. Uhrichville, Ohio: Barbour Books, 2005. My favorite book in audio dramatized form (for more info. click here)
__________.  Sir Gibbie. Phillipsburg, New Jersey: P& R Publishing, 1992.

Mikaelsen, Ben.  Touching Spirit Bear. New York: Harper Trophy, 2002.

Muñoz Ryan, Pam.  Esperanza Rising.  New York: Scholastic, 2000 (ISBN:043912042X)

Paterson, Katherine.  The Great Gilly Hopkins.  New York: Harper Trophy 1987
    (ISBN:0064402010)

Philbrick, Rodman.  Freak The Mighty.  New York: Scholastic, 1993. I love this book and the movie "The Mighty"
________.  Max The Mighty.  New York: Scholastic, 1998.

Sachar, Louis.  Holes.  Scholatic: 2000.
--------------. Small Steps. Delacorte Books for Young Readers, January 10, 2006.

Soto, Gary.  Novio Boy.  Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997.
________. Baseball in April and Other Stories. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1990

Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee.  Little Brown, 1990. (ISBN:0316809063)
________.  Who Put That Hair In My Toothbrush.  Little Brown, 2000 (ISBN:0316806870)
________.  Crash.  New York: Yearling, 1997. (ISBN: 0679885501)
________.  Wringer. New York: Harper Collins, 1997 (ISBN: 0064405788)

________. Stargirl. Knopf Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (May 14, 2002) (This one is my favorite by                     Spinelli)

________. Loser. HarperTrophy; Reprint edition, August 1, 2003.
________. Milkweed. Laurel Leaf, September 13, 2005.

Yee, Lisa.  Millicent Min, Girl Genius. Scholastic Inc., June 1, 2005. (ISBN: 0439771315)
--------------. Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time. October 1, 2005. (ISBN: 0439622476)

Here are Some of my Favorite Non-Fiction Books:

Non-Fiction Books

Arnold, Nick.  Disgusting Digestion (Horrible Science-other titles available).  New York, Scholastic, 1998.

Bernall, Misty. She Said Yes, the Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall.  Nashville: Plough Publishing House, 1999. (ISBN: 0874869870)

Burke, Melissa Blackwell.  Presidents. Lincoln, Ill.: Publications International, Ltd. 2003.

Deary, Terry. The Groovy Greeks (Horrible Histories: many other books in this series. They are hard to get) New York: Scholastic, 1996.
_________.  The Rotten Romans. New York: Scholastic, 1996.
_________.  The Awesome Egiptians. New York: Scholastic, 1996.

Fradin, Dennis Brindell. Who Was Benjamin Franklin. New York:  Grosset & Dunlap, 2002. 

(Great short book “Who Was” series on famous figures: Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein, Amelia Earhart, Mozart, Harriet Tubman, Harry Houdini,  Sacagawea, Helen Keller, Ferdinand Magellan, John F. Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Anne Frank, Ronald Reagan and many others)

Freedman, Russell.  Lincoln, a Photobiography.  New York: Scholastic, 1988. My favorite president!

Glasscock, Sarah.  10 Easy To Read American History Plays That Reach All Kinds of Readers.  Scholastic Professionals Books, 2001.

Hakim, Joy A History of US.  (10 Volume Set; each can be bought separately). Oxford University  Press, 3rd edition, 2002.

Hort, Lenny.  George Washington. A Photographic Story of a Life (DK Biography series which include also: Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank, Hellen Keller, Harry Houdini) New York: DK Publishing, 2005.

Levy,  Elizabeth.  Are We There Yet: Europeans Meet the Americans (America’s Horrible Histories-five book in series) Scholastic, 2001.

Macdonald, Fiona. You Wouldn’t Want To Be An Aztec Sacrifice (“You Wouldn’t Want To”     series. Titles include: Roman Gladiators, The Titanic, Egyptian Mummy, American Pioneer, American Colonists, Civil War Soldier, Greek Athlete, Medieval Knight. My     Favorite series. Full of Color and ilustrations).  Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, a Division of Scholastic, 2000.

Maestro, Betsy.  The Discovery of the Americas.  Harper Collins, 1991. This is my favorite series.
___________, Exploration and Conquest, The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620.     Harper Collins, 1994.
___________. The New Americans, Colonial Times: 1620-1689. New York: Lothrop, Lee     & Shepard Books,                                1998.
__________.  A More Perfect Union, The Story of Our Constituion.

Matthews, Sally Schofer.  The Sad Night, The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish  Loss.  New York: Clarion Books, 1994.

Stanley, Diane.  Joining The Boston Tea Party.   New York: Scholastic, 2002.

Stone, Tanya Lee.  Abraham Lincoln, A Photographic Story of a Life (DK Biography) New     York: DK Publishing, 2005.

Tanaka, Shelley. A Day That Changed America: Gettysburg. Hyperion (September 1, 2003)

Here Are Two Lists of Books:

Non-Fiction    

1. Abraham Lincoln by George Sullivan
2. George Washington by Marian Leighton           
3. Night by Elie Wiesel
4. Who Was Albert Einstein? by Brallier, Jess M.                        
5. Who Was Amelia Earhart? by Jerome, Kate Boehm            
6. Who Was Ben Franklin? by Fradin, Dennis Brindell            
7. Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt? by Thompson, Gare            
8. Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? by Kramer, Sydelle
9. Who Was Harriet Tubman? by McDonough, Yona Zeldis            
10. Who Was Helen Keller? by Thompson, Gare
11. Who Was John F. Kennedy? by McDonough, Yona Zeldis
12. Who Was Johnny Appleseed? by Holub, Joan            
13. Who Was Mark Twain? by Prince, April Jones
14. Who was Ronald Reagan by Milton Joyce
15. Who Was Sacagawea? by Fradin, Dennis/Judith                        
16. Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? by Frith, Margaret                              
17. Who Was Thomas Jefferson? by Fradin, Dennis B.            
18. Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? by McDonough, Yona Zeldis
19. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Civil War Soldier! by Ratliff, Thomas              
20. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Crusader! by Macdonald, Fiona
21. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Athlete! by Ford, Michael
22. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mammoth Hunter! by Malam, John
23. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Medieval Knight! by Macdonald, Fiona
24. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pirate's Prisoner! by Malam, John
25. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pyramid Builder! by Morley, Jacqueline
26. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Gladiator! by Malam, John
27. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece! by Macdonald, Fiona
28. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Viking Explorer! by Langley, Andrew
29. You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist! by Morley, Jacqueline
30. You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Pioneer! by Morley, Jacqueline
31. You Wouldn't Want to Be an Aztec Sacrifice! by Macdonald, Fiona
32. You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy! by Stewart, David
33. You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Medieval Dungeon! by Macdonald, Fiona
34. You Wouldn't Want to Be in Alexander the Great's Army! by Morley, Jacqueline            
35. You Wouldn't Want to Be Sick in the 16th Century! by Senior, Kathryn
36. You Wouldn't Want to Explore with Sir Francis Drake! by Stewart, David
37. You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Wild West Town!  by Hicks, Peter
38. You Wouldn't Want to Sail on a 19th-Century Whaling Ship! by Cook, Peter
39. You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Mayflower!             Cook, Peter
40. You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Titanic! by Stewart, David
41. You Wouldn't Want to Sail with Christopher Columbus! by Macdonald, Fiona
42. You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Railroad! by Graham, Ian (More titles available)
43. The White House by Hal Marcovitz
44. The American Flag by Joseph Ferry
45. The Constitution by Hal Marcovitz
46. The Liberty Bell by Hal Marcovitz
47. The Statue of Liberty by Hal Marcovitz

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