Children's Literature Favorites

Traditional Literature

Rapunzel
(Caldecott Medal Book)
 by Paul O. Zelinsky, Jacob W. Grimm
 Reading level: Ages 4-8
 Hardcover - 48 pages (October 1997)
 Dutton Books; ISBN: 0525456074 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.54 x 12.36 x 9.31

  The Secret Garden
by Tasha Tudor (Illustrator), Frances Hodgson Burnett
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback - 358 pages Reprint edition (February 1987)
Dimensions (in Inches): 1.00 x 7.60 x 5.12
HarperTrophy; ISBN: 006440188X
 

Cinderella
by K. Y. Craft (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (October 2000)
Seastar Pub Co; ISBN: 1587170043 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.37 x 11.59 x 8.74

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
(Caldecott Medal Book, 2000)
by Simms Taback (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4 - 8
School & Library Binding - 40 pages (November 1999)
Dimensions (in Inches): 0.51 x 10.82 x 8.82
Viking Childrens Books; ISBN: 0670878553

The Princess and the Pea
by Janet Stevens (Illustrator), Hans Christian Andersen
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback Reprint edition (March 1989)
Holiday House; ISBN: 0823407535 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.18 x 8.85 x 7.83

Informative Books

The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving
by Ann McGovern, Elroy Freem (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback Reissue edition (October 1993)
Scholastic Trade; ISBN: 0590461885 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.20 x 10.00 x 7.96

The Magic School Bus : Inside the Human Body
by Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen (Illustrator), Bruce Deger (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 40 pages Reprint edition (October 1990)
Scholastic Trade; ISBN: 0590414275 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.15 x 9.07 x 7.58

The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip
by Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Mass Market Paperback - 48 pages 1 Ed edition (January 1, 1999)
Scholastic Paperbacks; ISBN: 0590446835 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.18 x 8.39 x 10.00

The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
by Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 40 pages (February 1992)
Scholastic Trade; ISBN: 0590414291 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.18 x 8.41 x 10.03

Stellaluna
by Janell Cannon
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding (April 1993)
Dimensions (in Inches): 0.40 x 10.41 x 10.38
Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0152802177

Historical Fiction

Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback - 58 pages Reprint edition (September 1987)
HarperTrophy; ISBN: 0064402053 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.18 x 7.56 x 5.14

Dandelions
by Eve Bunting, Greg Shed (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 32 pages Reprint edition (May 2001)
Voyager Picture Book; ISBN: 0152024077 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.19 x 9.02 x 10.99

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback - 276 pages (February 1997) Puffin; ISBN: 0140384510 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.82 x 7.77 x 5.08

The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback - 223 pages Reissue edition (June 1, 1978)
Laurel Leaf; ISBN: 0440995779 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.49 x 6.73 x 4.19

Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback - 137 pages Reissue edition (September 1990)
Dimensions (in Inches): 0.39 x 7.66 x 5.15
Yearling Books; ISBN: 0440403278

Poetry

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
(Caldecott Honor Book)
by Simms Taback
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (September 1997)
Viking Childrens Books; ISBN: 0670869392 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.41 x 8.34 x 10.37

Casey at the Bat
by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, Jim Hull, Martin Gardner (Designer)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 56 pages (May 1977)
Dover Pubns; ISBN: 0486234614 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.38 x 9.53 x 8.55

A Pizza the Size of the Sun : Poems
by Jack Prelutsky, James Stevenson (Illustrator)Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover (September 1996)
Greenwillow; ISBN: 0688132359 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.08 x 9.34 x 7.63

Modern Fantasy

Mary Poppins (Harcourt Brace Young Classics)
by P. L. Travers, Mary Shepard (Illustrator)Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover Revised edition (October 1997)
Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0152525955 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.89 x 7.98 x 5.56

The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren, Michael Chesworth (Illustrator)Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover - 304 pages (October 1997)
Viking Childrens Books; ISBN: 0670876127 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.18 x 10.30 x 8.37

Picture Books

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
(Caldecott Honor Book, 2001)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 32 pages (January 28, 2000)
Simon & Schuster (Juv); ISBN: 0689832133 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.38 x 10.26 x 8.00 by Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)

The Rainbow Fish
by Marcus Pfister, J. Alison James (Translator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 24 pages (October 1992)
North South Books; ISBN: 1558580093 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.35 x 11.60 x 8.71

Stone Soup
by Heather Forest, Susan Gaber (Illustrator)Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (May 1998)
August House Little Folk; ISBN: 0874834988 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.40 x 11.34 x 8.87

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book
by Eric Carle
Reading level: K-2
Hardcover Board edition (March 1994)
Scott Foresman (Pearson K-12); ISBN: 0399226907 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.74 x 5.00 x 7.12

The Graphic Alphabet
(Caldecott Honor Books, 1997, No 3)
by David Pelletier
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover (September 1996)
Orchard Books; ISBN: 0531360016 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.37 x 10.06 x 9.76

The Napping House
by Audrey Wood, Don Wood (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 32 pages (April 1984)
Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0152567089 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.41 x 10.29 x 9.32

Tops & Bottoms
(Caldecott Honor Book, 1996, No 4)
by Janet Stevens (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding (March 1995)
Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0152928510 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.37 x 11.29 x 10.35

Possum Come A-Knockin
(Dragonfly Books)
by Nancy Van Laan, George Booth (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback Reprint edition (September 1992)
Knopf; ISBN: 0679834680 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.12 x 9.27 x 9.01

Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 37 pages 25th anniv edition (October 1988)
Harpercollins Juvenile Books; ISBN: 0060254920 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.46 x 9.32 x 10.30

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 32 pages Reissue edition (August 1987)
Scott Foresman (Pearson K-12); ISBN: 0689711735 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.13 x 7.46 x 9.82
 

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