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| Children's books 9-13 Read-alouds |
| Beauty: A retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley -An excellent version of my favorite fairy tale: a first person narrative by Beauty, who dislikes her ill-fitting nickname and describes herself as �undersized, with huge hands and feet�. Especially good reading for girls hitting that uncomfortable in-between� place. |
| The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede Dealing with Dragons Searching for Dragons Calling on Dragons Talking to Dragons -A very, very funny series, full of improper princesses, practical no-nonsense witches, and magic carpets covered with pink teddy bears. Bright pink. |
| The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame -Simply required reading. A classic of children�s literature. |
| The Redwall Series by Brian Jacques Redwall Mossflower Mattimeo Mariel of Redwall Salamandastron Martin the Warrior The Bellmaker Outcast of Redwall Pearls of Lutra The Long Patrol Marlfox The Legend of Luke Lord Brocktree -some of my all-time favorite books. Full of classic good vs. evil, warriors wielding great blades, and grim and horrible villains; except that the �good guys� are mice, squirrels, otters, hedgehogs, shrews, moles, and hares, and the �bad guys� are rats, toads, stoats, weasels, foxes, snakes, and other vermin. Humor, adventure, and some jolly good accents! |
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| The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander The Book of Three The Black Cauldron The Castle of Llyr Taran Wanderer The High King -What happens when an assistant pig-keeper losses his pig, and runs after her? A grand adventure of course, with ditzy princesses, truth-stretching bards, and heroic princes thrown in for good measure, not to mention terrifying villains and mysterious old men� |
| The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Horse and his Boy The Magician�s Nephew The Last Battle -Classics, pure and simple. |
| Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman -A feisty, opinionated medieval girl is determined not to be married off�and she�s good at it, too. The journal of Catherine, called Birdy. |
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| Clicking on a cover will take you to that book at Amazon.com. Clicking on the green book will take you back to my favorite books page. And as always, clicking on the black cat will take you to the site map. |
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