Poppy's Return

Author	Eve Bunting
ISBN	0152024220

Simon and his mom don't have much--the cardboard house they built for themselves, a tiny Christmas tree, and a picture of an angel pinned to one wall. On Christmas Eve they take in a frail stranger who needs a place to keep warm, and the next morning Simon wakes early to find that the woman has vanished. Instead,...

Author	M.I. McAllister
ISBN	0786854901

King Crispin and Queen Cedar have just had a baby daughter--Princess Catkin--and everyone on Mistmantle Island gathers for the joyful celebration of the Naming Ceremony. But the day after, the princess suddenly disappears. Urchin and all the brave captains are dispatched to bring back the princess,...

Author	Cynthia Rylant
ISBN	0689848838

Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life in the second book of the Lighthouse Family series, in which the family helps reunite a baby beluga whale with its mother.

Pandora, Seabold, Whistler, Lila, and Tiny have all been...

Author	David Clement-Davies
ISBN	0810944316

In the ice wilds of the fabled north, the lords of the moving mountains have always been the polar bears. Kings of the wild, the white bears have ruled since the beginning of time, believing that they were hurled to earth from the heavens. There is only one creature they fear—man.
 
The polar...

Author	Katharine Holabird
ISBN	0142405906

Angelina and Henry by Katharine Holabird is a story about two mice cousins who go camping with their Uncle Louis who takes them on Big Cat Mountain. When the two lose their way and a thunderstorm closes in. The once friendly looking woods become daunting to the mice who become afraid of Big Cat, which Uncle...

Author	Jane B. Mason
ISBN	0439798736

Briar Rose is in a prickly predicament. Can she keep from getting stung?

Nobody is surprised when Rose lands the part of Princess Perfecta in the school play. At first Rose bristles at once again being cast as perfect, but soon she throws herself into her role--especially her scenes opposite...

Author	Emily Bearn
ISBN	0316027030

Deep inside the broom cupboard of Rose Cottage, two mice live in great style.

Tumtum and Nutmeg lead cozy and quiet lives, secretly looking after Arthur and Lucy, the disheveled human children of the cottage, never dreaming that so many exciting adventures will soon find them. But when evil...

Author	Jean Craighead George
ISBN	0142405477

So Charlie brings home Blue Sky, a baby raven with a big personality. Blue Sky imprints on Charlie and becomes a great friend and a source of amazement to the whole family. Granddad, an old naturalist, is intrigued, and he does seem to get better-at least for a while. But caring for a wild creature is very...

Author	Barbara Wersba
ISBN	1932425411

What a cute story! I read this one aloud to my cats. They loved it! Walter is a rat who loves to read, living in the house of an old lady who writes children's books. Will Walter and Miss Pomeroy ever be friends? I hated for the story to end. It was so descriptive, a gentle story, and Donna Diamond's soft gray...

Author	Michael Hoeye
ISBN	0399244905

There's something prickly going on in the town of Thorny End, and as Hermux Tantamoq is about to discover, it's not just the roses. When rose magnate Androse deRosenquil asks him to take on an intriguing missing squirrel case, Hermux can't say no and before he knows it, he's caught up in a mystery involving...

Author	Joan Aiken
ISBN	0152060820

Arabel Jones and her raven companion, Mortimer, return in this second collection of short stories, following the initial title, Arabel's Raven. In Mortimer's Tie, Mortimer's quest to find a diamond eventually wins the Jones family a free cruise. But will Mortimer's penchant for disaster ruin their...

Author	Lynne Jonell
ISBN	0805091831

Emmy was not an ordinary girl. She could talk to rodents. She could shrink to the size of a rodent. And just a few weeks ago, she had even become a rodent to defeat her evil former nanny, Miss Barmy.

Emmy's parents, unaware of their daughter's other life, ship her off to visit two elderly aunts in...

Author	Ian Falconer
ISBN	0740758187

In this book of inspiring quotes, the iconic Olivia motivates readers to reach for their dreams.

According to Publishers Weekly, "There's a little bit of Olivia in everyone," and it's true. Olivia books are available in 23 foreign editions and 19 languages around the world. The timeless charm...

Author	Dick King-Smith
ISBN	0375800662

Wolfgang Amadeus Mouse ("Wolf," for short) has a big name for such a little mouse. But the name fits. His favorite pastime is listening to Mrs. Honeybee, the lady of the house, play the piano. If only he could sing along to the music! One day, Wolf decides to try -- and to his surprise, out of his mouth comes...

Author

C.W. Anderson

Billy and Blaze are looking for adventure as they set out to explore the countryside. But when they find an abandoned quarry, they're in for more than they could have imagined. Not only does Billy perform a brave deed, but he and Blaze make a new friend, too! This could be the greatest adventure ever!
Blaze...

Author	Dale E. Basye
ISBN	0375968350

Dale E. Basye sends Milton and Marlo to Precocia, the circle reserved for kids who grow up too fast, for their latest hilarious escapade in Heck.

When Bea "Elsa" Bubb, the Principal of Darkness, tells Milton and Marlo Fauster they've gotten too big for their britches, she sends them to Precocia,...

Author	Beverly Cleary
ISBN	0060579218

Jimmy and Janet are twins, but that doesn't mean they are just alike.

When we first meet Jimmy, he wants to dig a real hole. He likes to use a real, grown-up shovel. While he's working, his sister, Janet, pretends to be a bird! She likes to use her imagination. But the twins both like silly jokes,...