A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L’Engle
Age: 9+
Interests: fantasy, science fiction, time travel, family, magic, science, math, strong girls, siblings, religion, politics
A Wrinkle in Time
26 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Classics Tags: family, fantasy, Magic, math, politics, religion, sci fi, science, siblings, strong girls, time travel
Rabbit Hill
17 Oct 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+, books 7+, Classics, Uncategorized Tags: animals, community, country life, farm, nature, rabbits
Rabbit Hill
written and illustrated by Robert Lawson
Age: (read to) 5+, (independent reading) 7+
Interests: animals, rabbits, farms, country life, community
Harriet the Spy
28 Jun 2017 3 Comments
in Books, books 10+, Classics Tags: adolescence, bad behavior, bullying, city life, friendship, New York, school, writers
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
Age: 10+
Interests: middle school, writing, adolescence, friendship, bullying, city life, New York, bad behaviour
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
29 May 2017 Leave a comment
in books 7+, Classics, Uncategorized Tags: adventure, animals, boats, travel
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting
Ages: 7 +
Interests: animals, travel, fantasy, boats, adventure
Tom’s Midnight Garden
24 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Classics Tags: England, friendship, gardening, history, Magic, mystery, play, time travel
Tom’s Midnight Garden
by Philippa Pearce
Age: 8+
Interests: gardens, history, time travel, England, friendship, magic, mystery, play More
The Little Grey Men
16 Apr 2014 1 Comment
in Books, books 8+, Classics Tags: adventure, animals, boats, country life, forest, gnomes, little people, nature, river, seasons, travel
The Little Grey Men
by BB
illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford
Age: 8+
Interests: gnomes, little people, boats, travel, adventure, animals, nature, birds, country life, seasons
Children of the Forest
18 Feb 2014 2 Comments
in Books, books 2+, Classics Tags: animals, fairies, family, forest, little people, nature, seasons, winter
Children of the Forest
by Elsa Beskow
Age: 2+
Interests: little people, nature, forest, animals, fairies, family, seasons, Sweden
Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver
13 Jan 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, books 8+, books 9+, Classics Tags: adventure, boats, comedy, philosophy, politics, satire, travel
Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver
retold by Martin Jenkins
illustrated by Chris Riddell
Age: 8+ (read to); 10+ (independent reading)
Interests: travel, ships, strange lands and customs, satire, adventure, humour, politics, philosophy
Rootabaga Stories
16 Nov 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+, Classics Tags: animals, comedy, fairy tale updated, folktales, Magic
Rootabaga Stories
by Carl Sandburg
illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham
Age: 5+
Interests: folk tales, history, poetry, language More
Emil and the Detectives
18 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Classics Tags: adventure, Berlin, crime, detective, friendship, Germany
by Erich Kästner
illustrated by Walter Trier
Age: 8+
Interests: crime, kid detectives, Berlin, Germany, adventure
