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Emil and the Detectives
Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner illustrated by Walter Trier Age: 8+ Interests: crime, kid detectives, Berlin, Germany, adventure published 1929 159 pp. – 18 chapters Sequel: Emil and the Three...
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Rootabaga Stories
Rootabaga Stories by Carl Sandburg illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham Age: 5+ Interests: folk tales, history, poetry, language Harcourt Inc.: 1922 176 pp – 25 stories Next: sequel Rootabaga...
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Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 2004 Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver retold by Martin Jenkins illustrated by Chris Riddell Age: 8+ (read to); 10+ (independent reading) Interests: travel, ships, strange lands and...
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Children of the Forest
Children of the Forest by Elsa Beskow Age: 2+ Interests: little people, nature, forest, animals, fairies, family, seasons, Sweden originally published in 1910 32 pp. Also by this author: Peter in...
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The Little Grey Men
CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER – 1942 The Little Grey Men by BB illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford Age: 8+ Interests: gnomes, little people, boats, travel, adventure, animals, nature, birds, country life,...
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Tom’s Midnight Garden
CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER – 1958 Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce Age: 8+ Interests: gardens, history, time travel, England, friendship, magic, mystery, play Oxford University Press: 1958 229...
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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1923 The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting Ages: 7 + Interests: animals, travel, fantasy, boats, adventure Dell: 1922/1988 311 pages Other Dr. Dolittle books: The Story...
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Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Age: 10+ Interests: middle school, writing, adolescence, friendship, bullying, city life, New York, bad behaviour Harper & Row: 1964 240 pages Sequels: The Long...
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Rabbit Hill
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1945 Rabbit Hill written and illustrated by Robert Lawson Age: (read to) 5+, (independent reading) 7+ Interests: animals, rabbits, farms, country life, community Also illustrated...
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NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1963 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Age: 9+ Interests: fantasy, science fiction, time travel, family, magic, science, math, strong girls, siblings, religion, politics New...
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