James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, NY. c1961
Grades: 3-5
When young James Henry Trotter becomes an orphan he is sent to live with his two horrible aunts named Sponge and Spiker. He misses his old life with his family, but is now treated like a slave by his mean old aunts. After receiving magic crystals from a mysterious old man, James drops the crystals underneath a peach tree. Strange things begin happening and James will begin the greatest journey of his life. The magic crystals help a giant peach grow at the top of the peach tree and it grew to be the size of a house. James finds a secret entry way and meets fantastic friends named Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug and Miss Spider. The peach breaks of the tree and sets sail on an amazing adventure and James finds a place where he truly feels at home.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, NY. c1961
Grades: 3-5
When young James Henry Trotter becomes an orphan he is sent to live with his two horrible aunts named Sponge and Spiker. He misses his old life with his family, but is now treated like a slave by his mean old aunts. After receiving magic crystals from a mysterious old man, James drops the crystals underneath a peach tree. Strange things begin happening and James will begin the greatest journey of his life. The magic crystals help a giant peach grow at the top of the peach tree and it grew to be the size of a house. James finds a secret entry way and meets fantastic friends named Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug and Miss Spider. The peach breaks of the tree and sets sail on an amazing adventure and James finds a place where he truly feels at home.
Goodnight Moon by
Margaret Wise Brown
Publisher: Harper Trophy, NY. c1947
Grades: Pre-K -2
In a great big green room there is a little bunny getting ready to go to sleep. He looks around the room and discovers all the toys, animals and noises in his room. Before he falls asleep the little bunny says goodnight to everything in his green room. "Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere." This picture book is the perfect bedtime story and can be enjoyed by young children and beginner readers.
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Publisher: Viking, NY. c1968
Grades: K-2
Corduroy is a toy Teddy Bear that sits on the shelf of a toy store dreaming about being bought by a child. One day his dream almost comes true when a young girl tells her mother that she wants to take Corduroy home. Her mother tells her that they have already spent all their money and that the Teddy Bear is missing a button and they leave the store. When the store closes for the night, Corduroy jumps of his shelf and searches for his lost button. He looks everywhere and even tries to take a button from a mattress, but he doesn't succeed. While he is trying to steal the mattress button, he falls off the mattress and knocks over a lamp. The security guard finds him and brings him back to his shelf. The next day the little girl comes back to the toy store and buys Corduroy even though he has a missing button. When she brought Corduroy home, she sewed on a brand new button and gave her new Teddy Bear a great big hug.
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Publisher: Collier Books, NY. c1950
Grades: 4-6
Publisher: Harper Trophy, NY. c1947
Grades: Pre-K -2
In a great big green room there is a little bunny getting ready to go to sleep. He looks around the room and discovers all the toys, animals and noises in his room. Before he falls asleep the little bunny says goodnight to everything in his green room. "Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere." This picture book is the perfect bedtime story and can be enjoyed by young children and beginner readers.
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Publisher: Viking, NY. c1968
Grades: K-2
Corduroy is a toy Teddy Bear that sits on the shelf of a toy store dreaming about being bought by a child. One day his dream almost comes true when a young girl tells her mother that she wants to take Corduroy home. Her mother tells her that they have already spent all their money and that the Teddy Bear is missing a button and they leave the store. When the store closes for the night, Corduroy jumps of his shelf and searches for his lost button. He looks everywhere and even tries to take a button from a mattress, but he doesn't succeed. While he is trying to steal the mattress button, he falls off the mattress and knocks over a lamp. The security guard finds him and brings him back to his shelf. The next day the little girl comes back to the toy store and buys Corduroy even though he has a missing button. When she brought Corduroy home, she sewed on a brand new button and gave her new Teddy Bear a great big hug.
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Publisher: Collier Books, NY. c1950
Grades: 4-6
Though this is
not the first book C.S. Lewis wrote for, nor is it the first chronologically in
The Chronicles of Narnia series, it was the first to be published, and often
times the first to be read. The story is about Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy
finding the magical world of Narnia while playing hide and seek in an old
wardrobe. When they get to Narnia they come to realize that something is wrong,
Narnia has been cursed by the evil White Witch so that is snows forever. To make things more interesting, the children
realize that they have to return Narnia to its former glory and break the
Witches curse of “Always winter but never Christmas.
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston MA. c1985
Grades: K-2
On Christmas Eve, a boy lies in his bed carefully listening for Santa's sleigh bells. His friend has told him that Santa does not exist and there are no sleigh bells that come on Christmas Eve. In the middle of the night, the boy does not hear sleigh bells, but looks out his window to find a steam engine right outside his house. The conductor asks him to take a ride on the Polar Express which is heading to the North Pole. When they reach the North Pole after their long journey Santa is ready to give out the first Christmas gift of the year. The boy is chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas. He asks Santa for a silver bell from the reindeer harness. Santa has an elf cut off one of the bells and hands it to the boy. When the clock struck midnight Santa took off on his sleigh and all the children boarded the Polar Express. When the boy went to reach for the bell in his pocket he only found a hole in his bathrobe. There was no turning back, and the train was no stopping. When he returned home, the boy was sad and waved goodbye to the Polar Express. On Christmas morning, the boy opened up one of his gifts from Mr. C. He was delighted to find the silver bell waiting for him under the Christmas Tree.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Publisher: Scholastic Press, NY. c2007
Grades: 4-7
Hugo is a twelve year old boy who lives in Paris in 1931. After his parents died, he is sent to live with his uncle who operates the clock at a train station. Both Hugo and his uncle live in a secret apartment behind the clock where old employees used to live years ago. After his uncle disappeared, Hugo had to live in secret and continue to work the clock so he would not be taken away to an orphanage. While fixing the clock, Hugo is also working on something called an automaton that his father had found before he died. The automaton was found in a fire that happened in the museum and is burned badly. Hugo is trying to fix it in hopes that there is a secret message that the automaton will write from his father once it is repaired. Hugo begins stealing toys from the toy shop at the train station and meets a girl named Isabelle whose godfather owns the toy shop. He begins working at the toy shop after getting caught stealing. His father's sketch book is taken away and Hugo has to work off his debt in order to get his notebook back. Without the sketch book, Hugo will not be able to repair the automaton and receive his father's message.
Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks illustrated by Richard Egielski
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, NY. c1986
Grades: K-2
Al is a janitor who lives on the West Side of NYC in a tiny apartment with his dog Eddie. They are living in a cramped space and are constantly bickering back and forth because they want to live someplace nicer. One morning, when Al was getting ready for work a large bird offered to take Al and Eddie to a paradise where they could life worry and stress free. Al and Eddie decided that they needed a change, so the next day the bird appeared and took them to an island in the sky. Al and Eddie ate, swam, relaxed and played with all tropical animals. This island was too good to be true, one morning Al and Eddie woke up and realized that they were starting to transform into birds. The both decided to head back to their tiny apartment so they flapped their new wings and flew home to NYC. Eddie was so tired that he could not fly for long and fell into the open sea. Al made it home without his friend as was tired and upset. Luckily, Eddie was a talented swimmer and made it home where they went back to their old life and were happier than ever.
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Publisher: G.P. Putman's Son, NY. c1995
Grades: K-2
Officer Buckle always shares his safety tips with the students at Napville School. No one ever listened to the safety rules and they usually fell fast asleep. When the police department buys a police dog named Gloria, Officer Buckle has to take her to the school to teach about safety. Children begin paying attention because Gloria stands behind Officer Buckle and mimics everything he does. Officer Buckle is surprised to see the children so attentive, even clapping and laughing. But each time he looks back, Gloria is sitting like a good dog.
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston MA. c1985
Grades: K-2
On Christmas Eve, a boy lies in his bed carefully listening for Santa's sleigh bells. His friend has told him that Santa does not exist and there are no sleigh bells that come on Christmas Eve. In the middle of the night, the boy does not hear sleigh bells, but looks out his window to find a steam engine right outside his house. The conductor asks him to take a ride on the Polar Express which is heading to the North Pole. When they reach the North Pole after their long journey Santa is ready to give out the first Christmas gift of the year. The boy is chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas. He asks Santa for a silver bell from the reindeer harness. Santa has an elf cut off one of the bells and hands it to the boy. When the clock struck midnight Santa took off on his sleigh and all the children boarded the Polar Express. When the boy went to reach for the bell in his pocket he only found a hole in his bathrobe. There was no turning back, and the train was no stopping. When he returned home, the boy was sad and waved goodbye to the Polar Express. On Christmas morning, the boy opened up one of his gifts from Mr. C. He was delighted to find the silver bell waiting for him under the Christmas Tree.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Publisher: Scholastic Press, NY. c2007
Grades: 4-7
Hugo is a twelve year old boy who lives in Paris in 1931. After his parents died, he is sent to live with his uncle who operates the clock at a train station. Both Hugo and his uncle live in a secret apartment behind the clock where old employees used to live years ago. After his uncle disappeared, Hugo had to live in secret and continue to work the clock so he would not be taken away to an orphanage. While fixing the clock, Hugo is also working on something called an automaton that his father had found before he died. The automaton was found in a fire that happened in the museum and is burned badly. Hugo is trying to fix it in hopes that there is a secret message that the automaton will write from his father once it is repaired. Hugo begins stealing toys from the toy shop at the train station and meets a girl named Isabelle whose godfather owns the toy shop. He begins working at the toy shop after getting caught stealing. His father's sketch book is taken away and Hugo has to work off his debt in order to get his notebook back. Without the sketch book, Hugo will not be able to repair the automaton and receive his father's message.
Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks illustrated by Richard Egielski
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, NY. c1986
Grades: K-2
Al is a janitor who lives on the West Side of NYC in a tiny apartment with his dog Eddie. They are living in a cramped space and are constantly bickering back and forth because they want to live someplace nicer. One morning, when Al was getting ready for work a large bird offered to take Al and Eddie to a paradise where they could life worry and stress free. Al and Eddie decided that they needed a change, so the next day the bird appeared and took them to an island in the sky. Al and Eddie ate, swam, relaxed and played with all tropical animals. This island was too good to be true, one morning Al and Eddie woke up and realized that they were starting to transform into birds. The both decided to head back to their tiny apartment so they flapped their new wings and flew home to NYC. Eddie was so tired that he could not fly for long and fell into the open sea. Al made it home without his friend as was tired and upset. Luckily, Eddie was a talented swimmer and made it home where they went back to their old life and were happier than ever.
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Publisher: G.P. Putman's Son, NY. c1995
Grades: K-2
Officer Buckle always shares his safety tips with the students at Napville School. No one ever listened to the safety rules and they usually fell fast asleep. When the police department buys a police dog named Gloria, Officer Buckle has to take her to the school to teach about safety. Children begin paying attention because Gloria stands behind Officer Buckle and mimics everything he does. Officer Buckle is surprised to see the children so attentive, even clapping and laughing. But each time he looks back, Gloria is sitting like a good dog.
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