
Literature Reading List, 2011-2012
(work in progress)
Around The World
– The Polar Bear Son: An Inuit Tale by Lydia Dabcovich
– Little House in the Big Woods (Little House #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams (illustrator)
– Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom by Tim Tingle, Jeanne Rorex Bridges (Illustrator)
– Dream Catchers: Myths and History (Myths and Legends) by Julie Black
– The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (Hardcover) by Paul Goble
– Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale (Picture Puffin) by Gerald McDermott
– Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales
– The Blue Fairy Book (Fairy Book) by Andrew Lang
– The Red Fairy Book (Fairy Book) by Andrew Lang
– The Green Fairy Book (Fairy Book) by Andrew Lang
– The Yellow Fairy Book (Fairy Book) by Andrew Lang
– The Pink Fairy Book (Fairy Book) by Andrew Lang (Editor), H.J. Ford (Illustrator)
– The Brown Fairy Book (Fairy Book) by Andrew Lang
– The Grey Fairy Book (Fairy Book) by Andrew Lang
– The Crimson Fairy Book (Fairy Book) by Andrew Lang
– The Violet Fairy Book (Fairy Book) by Andrew Lang
– Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator)
– Lon Po Po by Ed Young
– What Does Peace Feel Like? by Vladimir Radunsky
– The Rainforest Grew All Around by Susan K. Mitchell
– Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter
– Why Mosquitos Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema, Diane Dillon (Illustrator), Leon Dillon (Illustrator)
– Flotsam by David Wiesner
– My Father’s Shop by Satomi Ichikawa
– Big Rain Coming by Katrina Germein, Bronwyn Bancroft
– Why I Love Australia by Bronwyn Bancroft
– Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswami, Jamel Akib (Illustrator), James Akib (Illustrator)
– The White Nights of Ramadan by Maha Addasi, Ned Gannon (Illustrator)
– Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie, Ed Young (Illustrator)
– One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children’s Peace Statue by Takayuki Ishii, Ishii Takayuki
Literature
– Uncle Wiggly’s Storybook by Jim Weiss, Howard Garris
– The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris, Richard Chase (Compiler)
– A Treasury of Peter Rabbit and Other Stories by Beatrix Potter
– The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Gillian Avery (Introduction & Notes by)
– Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
– The Call of the Wild by Jack London
– Hatchet (Hatchet #1) by Gary Paulsen
– The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan
– The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan
– Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
– The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion #1) by Walter Farley
– The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Richard Howard (Translator)
– Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
– The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
– The Borribles by Michael De Larrabeiti
– The Mouse and The Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse #1) by Beverly Cleary
– Runaway Ralph (Ralph S. Mouse #2) by Beverly Cleary
– Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz (Illustrator)
– Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien
– Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, Garth Williams (Illustrator)
– A Wrinkle in Time (Time #1) by Madeleine L’Engle
– The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith
– The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Harry Potter) by J.K. Rowling
– Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
– Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
– Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3) by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
– Lone Wolf (Wolves of the Beyond #1) by Kathryn Lasky
– The Capture (Guardians of Ga’Hoole #1) by Kathryn Lasky
– Fantastic Tales for Boys-Three Complete Novels by Katherine Applegate, Kathryn Lasky, Emily Rodda (Goodreads Author)
Stories To Go Along With History Subjects
– The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo, Ruth Heller (Illustrator)
– Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)
– The Boy Who Painted Dragons by Demi
– Liang and the Magic Paintbrush (Reading Rainbow Book) by Demi
– The Tale of the Lucky Cat by Sunny Seki
– In the Eyes of the Cat: Japanese Poetry For All Seasons by Tze-Si Huang, Demi (Selected by)
– One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi
Poetry To Read/Recite Aloud
– Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
– When We Were Very Young (Pooh Original Edition) by A.A. Milne
– Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
– A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
– Falling Up by Shel Silverstein
Bilingual
– Me Llamo Celia/My Name Is Celia: La Vida de Celia Cruz/The Life Of Celia Cruz (Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Winner (Awards)) by Monica Brown, Rafael López (Illustrator)
– My Diary from Here to There/Mi diario de aqui hasta alla (Pura Belpre Honor Book Narrative (Awards)) by Amada Irma Pérez, Maya Christina Gonzalez (illustrator)
– Abuelita Full of Life/Abuelita Llena de Vida by Amy Costales
– My Colors, My World / Mis colores, mi mundo by Maya Christina Gonzalez
– Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros by Pat Mora, Rafael López (Illustrator)
– Abuela (English Edition with Spanish Phrases) (Picture Puffins) by Arthur Dorros, Elisa Kleven (illustrator)
– Me Llamo Gabriela/my Name Is Gabriela: La Vida de Gabriela Mistral / The Life of Gabriela Mistral by Monica Brown, John Parra (Illustrator)
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