Beautiful Oops!
by Barney Saltzberg
Age: 3+, but 5-6 year olds should find it particularly inspiring
Interests: art, artists
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
The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
23 Oct 2013 1 Comment
in Books, books 6+ Tags: dragons, poetry
THE DRAGONS ARE SINGING TONIGHT
Jack Prelutsky
illustrated by Peter Sis
Age: 6+
Interests: dragons, poetry, humour
Julie of the Wolves
22 Oct 2013 3 Comments
in Books, books 11+ Tags: Alaska, animals, arctic, First Nations, Inuit, nature, strong girls, wilderness survival, wolves
JULIE OF THE WOLVES
by Jean Craighead George
Age: 11+
Interests: wilderness survival, nature, arctic, animals, wolves, Inuit, First Nations, strong girls More
Why Do I Have to Make My Bed?
18 Oct 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: family, family history, history
Why Do I Have to Make My Bed?
by Wade Bradford
illustrated by Johanna van der Sterre
Age: 4+ (right up to age 7 or 8)
Interests: history, families, chores More
The Westing Game
18 Oct 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: bad behavior, crime, mystery, treasure
The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
Age: 10+
Interests: mystery, crime, bad behaviour, treasure, murder More
The Wheel on the School
30 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: adventure, birds, cooperation, country life, helping others, Holland, ocean, small town life, storms, teachers
The Wheel on the School
by Meindert DeJong
Age: 8+
Interests: birds, ocean, Holland, cooperation, helping others, adventure, small towns, country life
Chester
26 Sep 2013 2 Comments
in Books, books 5+, Canadian books Tags: artists, bad behavior, cats, comedy, mice, storytelling, writers
Chester
text and illustrations by Mélanie Watt
Age: 5+ (but older kids will find it funny too – 7,8)
Interests: cats, mice, artists, telling stories, bad behaviour, humour
The Otterbury Incident
19 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: action, adventure, bad behavior, crime, detective, England, money, mystery, school, violence
The Otterbury Incident
by C. Day Lewis
illustrated by Edward Ardizzone
Age: 10+
Interests: mystery, crime, kid detectives, England, action, some violence, school, bad behaviour, money
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
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