Experienced Listeners: Ages 6-12
Tuck Everlasting
J
Babbitt, Natalie
The Tucks are fated to live forever, now Winnie and an
evil stranger share their secret.
Frindle
Clements, Andrew
Fifth grader Nick Allen invents a new word that
spreads throughout the world.
J
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson J
Lord, Bette Bao
In 1947, a Chinese child comes to Brooklyn, where she
becomes Americanized at school, in her apartment
building and by her love for baseball.
Shiloh
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Marty saves a mistreated dog by standing on his
principles against a bullying adult. (Series)
J
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
J
Coville, Bruce
Twelve-year-old Jeremy unknowingly buys a dragon's
egg. (Series)
The Borrowers
J
Norton, Mary
Miniature people who live in an old country house by
borrowing things from humans are forced to leave their
home under the clock. (Series)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
J
Curtis, Christopher Paul
An African-American family is changed by the racism
encountered on a visit to Grandma's.
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Pinkwater, Daniel
Arthur goes to pick up the turkey for Thanksgiving
dinner but comes back with a 260-pound chicken.
J
Inkheart
J
Funke, Cornelia
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who
repairs and binds books for a living, can "read"
fictional characters to life when one of those characters
abducts them.
Sign of the Beaver
Speare, Elizabeth George
Left to guard the family's pioneer cabin, a boy's
survival depends on accepting help from Indians.
J
The Friendship
Taylor, Mildred D.
Four children witness a confrontation between an
elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural
Mississippi in the 1930s.
J
The Phantom Tollbooth
J
Juster, Norton
A journey through a land where Milo learns the
importance of words and numbers, and provides a cure
for his boredom.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler
J
Konigsburg, E.L.
Twelve-year-old Claudia and her younger brother run
away to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New
York City.
Read-Aloud
Books
Little House in the Big Woods
J
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Spend a year with two young pioneer girls growing up
on the prairie. (Series)
2/06
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
J
Lewis, C.S.
Four English school children enter the magic land of
Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, in defeating
the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal
winter. (Chronicles of Narnia Series)
-4-
CHILDREN’S BOOKLIST
TIMBERLAND REGIONAL LIBRARY
www.trlib.org • 800-562-6022
-5-
Jimmy Dabble
J
Vischer, Frans
A young boy, who talks to animals, suffers with conventional parents until his grandmother arrives.
Read Together Every Day!
Read • Sing • Tickle • Dance • Laugh
Imagine • Cuddle • Pretend • Touch
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by A. Wolf J
Scieszka, Jon
The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs
All books may be found in the Juvenile Fiction area,
alphabetically by the author’s last name.
Intermediate Listeners: Ages 4-10
Beginning Listeners: Ages 3-8
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Atwater, Richard
Penguins are in the living room & refrigerator! This
classic has entertained families for generations.
J
The Stories Julian Tells
J
Cameron, Ann
Julian's curiosity and desire to learn get him in and out
of all kinds of scrapes. (Series)
The Case of the Falling Sky
J
Erickson, John R.
After Hank the Cowdog collects clues from the chickens and the cat indicating that the sky will fall, he
springs into action to keep the ranch safe. (Hank The
Cowdog series)
My Father’s Dragon
J
Gannett, Ruth
Bursting with fantasy and the adventures of helping a
baby dragon. (Series)
Catwings
Le Guin, Ursula
The adventures of kittens born with wings! (Series)
J
Rats on the Roof and Other Stories
Marshall, James
Short, funny stories about a variety of animals.
J
Winnie The Pooh
J
Milne, A.A.
The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in
which Pooh uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a
Heffalump and Eeeyore has a birthday.
-1-
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
J
Blume, Judy
Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever
increasing problem. (Series)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
J
Cleary, Beverly
A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends
with a boy and discovers the joys of motorcycling.
Twig
J
Jones, Elizabeth Orton
After she is made tiny by magic, Twig finds friendship
and adventure with Elf, the Fairy Queen, and the
Sparrow family.
Babe: the Gallant Pig
J
King-Smith, Dick
A piglet comes to Hogget's farm, where he is adopted
by an old sheepdog and accomplishes amazing things.
Rabbit Hill
J
Lawson, Robert
When new folks move into the Big House, the animals
worry about food for all.
Pippi Longstocking
J
Lindgren, Astrid
Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse
and a monkey, but without any parents.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
J
Dahl, Roald
A golden ticket leads to glorious adventures in Willy
Wonka’s chocolate factory.
Sarah, Plain and Tall
J
MacLachlan, Patricia
When their father invites a mail-order bride to come
live in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
Because of Winn-Dixie
J
DiCamillo, Kate
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that
happen because of her big, ugly dog, Winn-Dixie.
J
Fairy Rebel
Reid Banks, Lynne
A jean clad fairy risks the wrath of the Fairy Queen by
helping a human.
A Hundred Dresses
J
Estes, Eleanor
Teasing someone who is different takes its toll on two
young schoolgirls.
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
J
Howe, Deborah
Chester the Cat tries to warn his human family about the
vampire tendencies of their new bunny.
J
Shoebag
James, Mary
Shoebag, a young cockroach who finds himself suddenly changed into a boy, changes the lives of those
around him before returning to his life as an insect.
-2-
Front Porch Stories at the One-Room School J
Tate, Eleanora
On a hot summer night in Missouri, Margie Carson’s
daddy tells stories from his childhood.
The Boxcar Children
J
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Four orphaned children run away and live in a boxcar
until they are found by their grandfather. (Series)
Charlotte’s Web
White, E. B.
Wilbur and Charlotte, pig and spider, universally
acclaimed and loved.
-3-
J