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Dealing With Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Book 1) by Patricia C. Wrede

A great fantasy series for children of all ages. Contains good character development and laugh-out-loud action.  ~B.Burbank

Determined not to be pushed into a marriage to a boring and proper prince, Princess Cimerone flees her kingdom and becomes an assistant to the dragon Kazul.

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Houseboat Mystery (Boxcar Childrens Series, 12) by Gertrude Chandler Warner, David Cunningham (Illustrator)

The Houseboat Mystery was the first book that I read in The Boxcar Children Mysteries series. I began reading these books when I was nine and continued to do so throughout my fourth grade year. These are excellent books for children in this age group. Boys and girls alike should enjoy them. I'm twenty five now and can still remember these fascinating stories. I remember that after I had read all of the books in this series that my school library had to offer, I was stuck on mystery books. I read mystery titles from other authors that my library had in stock, but none compared to these. I wish that I could thank the author personally

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Mountain Top Mystery (Boxcar Childrens Series, No 9) by Gertrude Chandler Warner, David Cunningham (Illustrator)

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer climbing mountains in New England. Wherever they are, adventure seems to seek them out!.

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Christmas With Teddy Bear by Jacqueline McQuade

Teddy Bear is so eager for Christmas to come, he's counting down the days. From writing to Santa and decorating the tree to caroling with Mom and Dad, Teddy's holiday season is filled with tradition and warmth. Jacqueline McQuade's illustrations perfectly capture the essence of Christmas, when each festive moment is its own joyful celebration. Full color.

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Searching for Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Bk 2)

Expected by his advisors to take a princess as his bride, young King Mendanbar declines, until he meets Princess Cimerone, a young woman who once ran off with dragons in order to avoid an unwanted betrothal.

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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are is one of those truly rare books that can be enjoyed equally by a child and a grown-up. If you disagree, then it's been too long since you've attended a wild rumpus. Max dons his wolf suit in pursuit of some mischief and gets sent to bed without supper. Fortuitously, a forest grows in his room, allowing his wild rampage to continue unimpaired. Sendak's color illustrations (perhaps his finest) are beautiful, and each turn of the page brings the discovery of a new wonder.

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Polar the Titanic Bear by Laurie McGaw (Illustrator), Daisy Corning Stone Spedden, Leighton H., III Coleman (Introduction)

Written by American heiress Daisy Corning Stone Spedden for her son Douglas--as a Christmas present the year after they escaped the doomed Titanic--this charming and intriguing story gives an enthralling account of the disaster as seen through the eyes of Stephen's teddy bear. Illustrated with evocative watercolors, family photos, postcards, and keepsakes.

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Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra, Will Hillenbrand (Illustrator)

A monkey tired of sour lemons wants to get to the island that has bananas. (Rhymes, counting, humor)

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The Gardener (Caldecott Award) by Sarah Stewart, David Small (Illustrator)

Lydia Grace, through her letter writing, tells her family back home how she tries to get her quiet, sullen uncle to smile. (Heart warming)

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The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller

Kansas wants to move and suggests to the other states at a party that they all change places. (Educational and amusing)

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Peppe the Lamplighter
by Elisa Bartone, Ted Lewin (Illustrator)

Peppe, a small boy who lives in a tenement in Little Italy, lights the street lamps to help support his family. His father disapproves but realizes at the end of the story all jobs are important. (Caldecott Honor Book)

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The Jolly Postman : Or Other People's Letters by Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg (Contributor)

A jolly postman delivers letters to some famous fairytale characters. Readers get to pull out of the envelopes the actual letters received by the Three Little Bears, the Wicked Witch, and the Giant to name just a few.

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The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz, Uri Shulvitz (Illustrator)

This is the story of a poor man named Isaac who has a dream of where treasure is hidden. The ending has a different twist. (Caldecott Honor Book)

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A Quarter from the Tooth Fairyby Caren Holtzman, Betsy Day (Illustrator)

This is a book for six and seven year olds who are learning about money. Not only does the story show how often a child may change his/her mind but at the end has some great math activities.

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Say Cheese by Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche Sims (Illustrator)

Emily Arrow is at the class picnic and wanders off because she is lonely. Beginning readers who are just getting into chapter books will enjoy this book.

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Bookworm Buddies (Pee Wee Scouts Series, No 30)
by Judy Delton, Alan Tiegreen (Illustrator)

The Pee Wee Scouts are working on their library badges. Their leader, Mrs. Peters, wants them all to be "bookworm buddies." Needless to say the group is not all that excited about this project. (Enjoyable reading)

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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Scieszka, Smith, Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator), R. Hayes (Editor)

Alexander T Wolf was just trying to borrow a cup of sugar and as a result is accused of terrible deeds. (Hilarious!)