Ready-To-Read: Series

Blackout

by Anne Rockwell

Published 1 January 1979

Dan and his family face hardship and danger when an ice storm causes a 3-day power failure in their town.

Timothy Todd's Good Things Are Gone

by Anne Rockwell

Published 1 September 1978

A country peddler looks for clues which will lead him to his missing pack.

Big Boss is Anne Rockwell's easy-to-read retelling of a Tibetan folktale.

In a retelling of a Tibetan folktale, the big tiger roams the forest filled with pomposity, until one day a little frog outwits everyone, including the big tiger, and quickly gains the honored title "Big Boss of the Forest."

Romulus and Remus

by Anne Rockwell

Published 1 December 1981

A retelling of the story about Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome, and his twin brother, Remus, who were raised with wolves.

The Story Snail

by Anne Rockwell

Published 1 January 1974

John can do nothing well until a snail gives him one hundred fabulous stories to tell. But even they wear thin and he goes in search of the snail again.

A Bear, a Bobcat, and Three Ghosts

by Anne Rockwell

Published 1 January 1977

The traveling peddler Timothy Todd and his friends become involved in a moonlight chase with a bear, a bobcat, and three ghosts.

The Night We Slept Outside

by Anne Rockwell and Harlow Rockwell

Published 1 October 1986

Camping for the first time on their deck, two brothers discover that the night is full of strange sights and sounds.

Out to Sea

by Anne Rockwell

Published 1 January 1980

A brother and sister are inadvertently swept out to sea while playing in an old row boat they have found on the beach.

I Did it

by Harlow Rockwell

Published 1 January 1974

Simple instructions for making a variety of things from easily available materials. Included are a paper bag disguise, a papier maché fish, and bread.

The Gollywhopper Egg

by Anne Rockwell

Published 1 January 1974

Timothy Todd, the peddler, sells almost anything, including a coconut he endows with unique abilities.