Great Books for Fun, Adventure and Thrills

Picture Books

Allard, Harry, The Stupids Step Out, The Stupids Have a Ball, The Stupids Take Off.
Very funny stories for emerging readers.

Bannerman, Helen, Little Babaji.
A little boy walks in the jungle in his new clothes. He meets a tiger. What can he do?

Bemelmans, Ludwig, Madeline.
The classic story of the orphan in Paris.

Brett, Jan, The Hat, The Mitten, The Gingerbread Baby.  
The pictures help tell the stories.

Brown, Marc, Arthur's Computer Disaster (series).
Who doesn't know Arthur? Also check out the series about Arthur's pesky sister D.W.

Brown, Margaret, Goodnight, Moon and The Runaway Bunny.  
Classic bedtime stories.

Cole, Joanna, Bony-Legs.
An old folk tale told for young readers.

Conrad, Pam, The Tub People, The Tub Grandfather.
The trials and triumphs of a family of bathtub toys.

De Paola, Tomie, The Art Lesson.
Tomie has talent, but will his art lesson be everything he hopes?

De Brunhoff, The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant.
An orphaned baby elephant is adopted by a lady in Paris.  

Edwards, Pamela Duncan, The Worrywarts.
Funny new book about a family with many worries.

Henkes, Kevin, Julius, the Baby of the World.
A baby brother is a trial to Lilly, until a cousin voices her opinion.

Howe, James, Boris and Morris but Mostly Dolores.
Very funny new adventure, part of a series.

Kimmel, Eric, Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock.
The greedy spider finds a magic rock that will let him steal food from all the other animals.

Lobel, Arnold, Frog and Toad series.
Stories of a lasting friendship.

Meddaugh, Susan, Martha Speaks!
When Martha the dog eats some alphabet soup, she can talk!

Sendak, Maurice, Where the Wild Things Are.
A boy finds himself in a new world when sent to his room for supper.

Shannon, David, No, David! , David Goes to School.
David can't do anything right!

Waber, Bernard, Ira Sleeps Over.
Ira's first sleepover is a little scary, can he make it through the night? Check out the Lyle Lyle Crocodile series too.

Wells, Rosemary, Max's Dragon Shirt.
Max wants a dragon shirt, but his sister Ruby says that he needs new pants instead.

Viorst, Judith, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day.   Everything goes wrong for Alexander. Will things be better in Australia?

Classics

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes:   Can you remember these?  

Fairy Tales:   From Jack and his Beanstalk to Rapunzel and Rumplestiltskin, these stories are still the best. Try your own version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Favorite Authors
Adler, David Brown, Marc Carle, Eric Christelow, Eileen Cleary, Beverly Cole, Joanna Gibbons, Gail Henkes, Kevin Hoban, Lillian	Hoban, Russell Hoban, Tana Lionni, Leo Marshall, James Martin, Bill Osborne, Mary Pope Polacco, Patricia Rylant, Cynthia Viorst, Judith

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