I'm a Great Little Kid Series (I'm a Great Little Kid)
by Linda Sky Grossman
Nine-year-old Ruthie is introduced to a magical fairy world when her father hires a new babysitter, Alice.
Siddhartha (Shambhala Pocket Library, #31) (Penguin Drop Caps)
by Herman Hesse
Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of a Nepali man named Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, powerful, and lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. Hesse dedicated Siddhartha to Romain Rolland and Wilhelm Gundert. The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) + artha (meaning or wealth). Th...
Saturdays at the Children s Zoo with their father always end the same way for Ariel, Miranda, and Jane: he offers them money for a treat, but they instead choose to buy food for the animals. On this particular Saturday, a mysterious balloon man gives them a small reward for their kindness one balloon each, to be tied to their bedposts that night. Soon they find that the balloons bring them more magic than they could ever have imagined.
Jinpa is a poor but kindly boy who spends all his money to save the lives of a fish, a cat, and a dog and is later rewarded many times over.
The Drowning of Stephan Jones (Bs; 1000) (A Bantam starfire book)
by Bette Greene
As her mother battles a citizens' group that wants to ban all "anti-Christian" literature from the public library, Carla faces her own battle of torn loyalties when her boyfriend starts persecuting the homosexual owners of an antiques shop.
A young boy growing up on a northern Minnesota farm describes the scenes around him and recounts his old Norwegian uncle's tales of an almost mythological logging past. The winter room is where Eldon, his brother Wayne, old Uncle David, and the rest of the family gather on icy cold nights, sitting in front of the stove. There the boys listen eagerly to all of Uncle David's tales of superheroes. Then one night Uncle David tells the story, "The Woodcutter," and what happens next is terrible--then...
Arthur's New Puppy (Arthur Adventures , #14)
by Marc Tolon Brown
The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken (Picturemac) (Laugh-Along Lessons)
by Helen Lester
When three boastful magicians try to outdo one another, they create a problem that can be solved only when they work together.
The Sly Fox and the Chicks with CD Read-Along (Another Sommer-Time Story)
by Carl Sommer