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 The Pilgrim's Progress by John BunyanOne of the most powerful dramas of Christian faith ever written, this captivating allegory of man's religious journey in search of... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.50 Read Online |  | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Literature |
 Aesop's Fables by AesopThe fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $60.52 Read Online | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
 Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderLaura Ingalls is heading west! The Ingalls family packs up their covered wagon and sets off for the big skies of the Kansas Territory,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
 Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls WilderGrowing up on his family's farm in New York, Almanzo Wilder wishes for just one thing—his very own horse. But Father doesn't yet... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
 Charlotte's Web by E. B. WhiteAn affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. A prancing,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.51 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
 Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. LewisFour children travel to Narnia where they are more than mere children and everything is far more than it seems. Allegorical, infused with timeless issues of good and evil, faith and hope. At: Local Library Amazon $10.99 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
 Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonA mysterious seaman hides at a country inn; cut-throats raid a sleepy English village; suddenly, young Jim Hawkins becomes the owner of a map leading to a lost tropical island and a fortune in stolen gold. At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 Read Online | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Literature |
 Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"Listen, my children, and you shall hear/Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere ..." So begins one of the most stirring poems in American... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.83 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Literature |
 Old Yeller by Fred GipsonAt first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
 The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameIf you ever feel like falling into a beautiful comic-book story--in the same way one falls back into a warm field of grass--reach for... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.95 Read Online | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
 The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard PyleThe life and times of Everyone's favorite thief Filled with action, villains, and surprises, the legend lives on. Days of old bursting... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.95 Read Online | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Elem | Literature |
 Library by Sarah StewartMeet an unforgettable bibliophileElizabeth Brown doesn't like to play with dolls and she doesnt like to skate. What she does like to do is... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.54 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder Although the Little House stories are traditionally seen as "girl" books, boys might be happily surprised if they take another peek at... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Frightened orphan Mary discovers the joyful wonders of life on the Yorkshire Moors with the help of two local boys and a mysterious,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.95 Read Online | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll The Mad Hatter, the Ugly Duchess, the Mock Turtle, the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat-characters each more eccentric than the last, and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.95 Read Online | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne In the Hundred Acre Wood live Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet, and Owl. A.A. Milne's complete text as well as decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Heidi by Johanna Spyri Johanna Spyri's classic story of a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps is retold in it's entirety in... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.04 Read Online | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss With a new introduction by J. Hillis Miller Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and four young sons are... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.95 Read Online | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Literature |
| The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis The fifth volume in The Chronicles of Narnia; As they sail far from charted waters, they discover that their quest is more than they imagined and that the world's end is only the beginning. At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling Kipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of How the Camel Got His Hump, How the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 Read Online | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| The Trojan Horse by Emily Little Illus. in full color. "An ancient history lesson emerges from this account of the way the Greeks tricked the Trojans and rescued Helen of... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | Literature |
| Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The infectious rhythm of The Song of Hiawatha has drawn millions to the shores of Gitchee Gumee. Once there, they've stayed to hear about... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.50 Read Online |  | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Literature |
| Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry Joel Goss knows that Little Bub is a special colt, even though he's a runt. And when schoolteacher Justin Morgan asks Joel to break the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| Stuart Little by E. B. White Narrator Julie Harris draws upon her extraordinary acting talents to raise this much-loved tale of a teeny, tiny explorer and his oversized... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher Anyone who fondly remembers how the fresh air of the moors puts a blush in the cheeks of sallow young Mary in The Secret Garden will love... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.79 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis A prince fights for his crown Narnia ... where animals talk ... where trees walk ... where a battle is about to begin. A prince denied his... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges This special new edition of St. George and the Dragon commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book. Hodges... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.02 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Elem | Literature |
| A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson At: Local Library Amazon $3.28 Read Online | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they move from their little house on the banks of Plum Creek to the wilderness... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder LITTLE HOUSE. BIG ADVENTURE: A fresh, photographic repackage of the original Little House books just in time for the series’ 75th... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.22 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack The tale of a little duck alone on the Yangtze River, The Story About Ping is a sweet and funny book with wonderfully rich and colorful... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry On an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Among them is the most mysterious of all,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall Most books that focus on continuity and the circle of life/the seasons/etc. like to concentrate on that theme via animals munching on other... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Elem | Literature |
| Favorite Poems Old and New by Helen Ferris Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Graves, Langston Hughes and Kate Greenaway are just a few of the classic and contemporary poets... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $7.09 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, smoke cigars, swear, and hit little kids. So no one is... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Black Beauty by Anna Sewell A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 Read Online | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| Cricket in Times Square by George Selden One night, the sounds of New York City--the rumbling of subway trains, thrumming of automobile tires, hooting of horns, howling of brakes,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.99 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $10.85 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers For all her offended sniffs and humphs, Mary Poppins is likely the most exciting nanny England--and the world--has ever seen. Young Jane... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater More than 60 years have not dated this wonderfully absurd tale--it still makes kids (and parents) laugh out loud. Poor Mr. Popper isn't... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Peter Pan by James Barrie Charming storybook version, authorized by Barrie himself, of perennial childhood favorite. Reprinted complete with illustrations and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 Read Online | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| Rascal by Sterling North Rascal is only a baby when young Sterling brings him home. He and the mischievous raccoon are best friends for a perfect year of... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.74 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski The land was theirs, but so were its hardships Strawberries -- big, ripe, and juicy. Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| White Fang by Jack London With an introduction from award winning K.A. Applegate, White Fang is one of London's classic tales of survival and one of his most popular... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis This large, deluxe hardcover edition of the first title in the classic Chronicles of Narnia series, The Magician's Nephew, is a gorgeous ... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen Lilly Owens, ed. Illustrated edition of 159 cherished tales that have enchanted readers for generations. Includes The Ugly Duckling, The... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.18 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| James Herriot's Treasury for Children by James Herriot James Herriot's Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian's delightful tales for young readers. From the springtime... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.38 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura and her family find a new home in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where the nearby creek and swimming hole lure Laura with dangerous, yet... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura's teaching position forces her to live away from home for the first time. Only one thing gets her through the lonely... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.44 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning Robert Browning’s famous verse retelling of the medieval legend of the Pied Piper is renowned for its humor and vivid wordplay. When... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.99 Read Online |  | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Elem | Literature |
| The Golden Fleece by Padriac Colum Geared toward young readers, these classic retellings of stories from ancient myth center on the Argonauts' quest for the golden fleece.... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.33 Read Online | | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | Literature |
| Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary Nothing ever happens to Henry Huggins. Nothing, that is, until a stray dog named Ribsy comes into his life. Pretty soon, Henry and Ribsy... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Homer Price by Robert McCloskey Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne This Pooh and Piglet Book is a complete chapter from The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne and features Pooh and his friends. The large,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Lad: a Dog by Albert Payson Terhune First published in 1919, Albert Payson Terhune's Lad: A Dog is actually a collection of immensely popular magazine stories. The hero is an... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat This time-saving, easy-to-use teacher guide includes inspiring lesson plans which provide a comprehensive novel unit--the legwork is done ... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Singing Tree by Kate Seredy For me, this book is a "Gone With The Wind" with young adults in mind, but great for all ages. Like the "Little House ..." books, it... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.76 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright A few hours after nine-year-old Garnet Linden finds a silver thimble in the dried-up riverbed, the rains come and end the long drought on... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.99 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris 1880. With over 100 illustrations. American author and journalist, Harris is famous for humorous adaptations of black folk legends in the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.65 Read Online | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Boy's King Arthur by Sidney Lanier Rousing story of the legendary ruler of ancient England and his Knights of the Round Table lure young readers with stories about the birth... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.66 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Elem | Literature |
| Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge Set against a backdrop of frozen canals in a winter wonderland, the year's most exciting event in a little Dutch village is about to take... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.00 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis Narnia . . . where lies breed fear . . . where loyalty is tested . . . where all hope seems lost. During the last days of Narnia, the land... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis There are a thousand stories in the land of Narnia, and the first is about to be told in an extraordinary motion picture, The Chronicles of... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis Jill and Eustace must rescue the Prince from the evil Witch. Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.46 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six complete the four-volume set of deluxe editions of the Milne and Shepard classic works. Like... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $10.49 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative power of love.... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 Read Online | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman For kids to get their dose of action and thrills, they need not always go to the local multiplex for the latest bang 'em up film. They... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.67 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Elem | Literature |
| A Grain of Rice by Helena Clare Pittman This is a great story for teaching how something as small as a grain of rice can earn a farmer a marriage to the princess, and a kingdom. ... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.99 | | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | Literature |
| Cheaper By the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth What do you get when you put twelve lively kids together with a father -- a famous efficiency expert -- who believes families can run like... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| The Borrowers by Mary Norton Anyone who has ever entertained the notion of "little people" living furtively among us will adore this artfully spun classic. The... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Star of Light by Patricia St. John Hamid rubbed the light from his eyes and looked again. He was not dreaming. It was his stepfather! The man watched Kinza as a snake might... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.99 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis There are a thousand stories in the land of Narnia, and the first is about to be told in an extraordinary motion picture, The Chronicles of... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Grimm's Fairy Tales, by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.40 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Chanticleer and the Fox by Barbara Cooney King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Elem | Literature |
| The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter Classic stories from Aesop. "The Fox and the Grapes", "The Tortoise and the Hare", "The Lion and the Mouse", "The Ants and the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $12.99 | | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | Literature |
| The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting In this first book in the series, Doctor Dolittle discovers that he can talk to the animals--Jip the dog, Dab Dab the duck, Polynesia the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 Read Online | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne In all likelihood, your mother or father read you these poems and remember their parents reading the same. This collection of poetry by... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm 53 classic stories include "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," "The Fisherman and his Wife," "Snow White," "Tom Thumb,"... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 Read Online | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Treasury of Children's Literature by Armand Eisen This one-volume library of classic children's literature contains nursery rhymes, poems, fables, and stories, and is lavishly illustrated... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $7.38 | | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle Famous and influential as a preeminent illustrator, Howard Pyle was also a gifted writer beloved by millions — young and old —... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight Lassie is Joe’s prize collie and constant companion. But when Joe’s father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.99 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O'Brien There's something very strange about the rats living under the rosebush at the Fitzgibbon farm. But Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with a... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren Pippi is an irrepressible, irreverent, and irrefutably delightful girl who lives alone (with a monkey) in her wacky house, Villa... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Rescuers by Margery Sharp The Rescuers is a book about how the brave mice Bernard, Miss Bianca and Nils a brave Norwiegan mouse, rescue and imprisoned Norwiegan poet... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $10.54 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John Annette and Lucien are enemies. After Annette gets Lucien into trouble at school he decides to get back at her by threatening the most... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $7.99 | | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge Set against a backdrop of frozen canals in a winter wonderland, the year's most exciting event in a little Dutch village is about to take... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.00 | | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie are off on another adventure! This time they are sent to ancient Greece, where a very important event is taking place. Join... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | Literature |