The Children on the Top Floor

Author	Rumer Godden
ISBN	0440987903

Books about ballet I read whenever I find them, and this one, I simply inhaled. I don't know why I didn't come across this one years ago--but then Rumer Godden has not always been a easy find in this country; by the time I was cruising the library shelves, a lot of her books had gone the way of the library discard...

Author	Helen Dore Boylston
ISBN	0340024631

Sue Barton has been at the hospital for two years and was now a Senior Nurse. Sue knew it was the most important period of her career so far, but she soon found she had to cope with a personal conflict. On one hand there was her involvement with her work, and on the other - her feelings for the young doctor, Bill...

Author	Carol Ryrie Brink
ISBN	1477830294

From Newbery Medal winner Carol Ryrie Brink comes a story about one unforgettable family.

Susan, George, and Dumpling have a special life in Midwest City, where they live with their college-professor dad and mystery-writer mom. Not only can they watch the university’s football games...

Author	Lorna Hill
ISBN	0859976777

Lorna Hill never intended to be an author, though she was to write a total of 40 children’s books, some of which have been reprinted countless times over the years, a commissioned biography of the dancer Marie Taglioni, entitled “La Sylphide”, and two romances for adults. But it’s a bit of a fluke...

Author	Florence Laughlin
ISBN	0027545601

Sweet little old-fashioned chapter book about a family who takes in a little lost witch. Yes, at times it slips toward the saccharine, and the story is definitely dated. But for the most part, this is just a nice story about the power of love.

Some readers seem to take issue with how Felina is changed,...

Author	Marie Hall Ets
ISBN	0140501800

The book I checked out was a cute half sized book like a ‘Mr. Men’ book by Roger Hargreaves. The artwork is something I’m not sure, but it’s lovely to look at. It’s almost looks like a type of Pointallism in black & white ink. The drawings were adorable.

This is a walk through the forest,...

Author	Barbara McClintock
ISBN	0439561450

In her most charming book yet, three-time New York Times Best Illustrator Barbara McClintock has created the Cinderella that every little girl will want to savor -- over and over again.

Poor Cinderella, who is relegated to a dingy garret room by her duplicitous stepmother and beleaguered...

Author	Polly Horvath
ISBN	0374479917

Aunt Sally is beyond any of Melissa, Amanda, and Pee Wee's expectations. She has come all the way from Vancouver Island, Canada, to take care of the children while their parents are away, and right from the start Aunt Sally enchants them with tales of her childhood with their father. Odd characters figure...

Author	Lois Lowry
ISBN	0395348293

At the same time Barbara Park was making a name for herself with juvenile humor novels in the 1980s, so was Lois Lowry. One might not think of her as a humorist, but Ms. Lowry could be almost as funny as Barbara Park. Caroline Tate, age eleven, is an apartment-dwelling girl of 1980s New York City. Her interest...

Author

Catherine Woolley

Reread for the umpteenth time, because I'm wretchedly ill and in need of a comfort read. This is the coziest book, filled with hikes in the snowy woods, fudge-making, cats, sweet gingham dresses, mothers who greet you after school with fresh chocolate cake, and skating parties. I wish Catherine Woolley's...

Author	Joseph Slate
ISBN	0142301272

A playful take on a topic that all parents can relate to-getting sick!  The ever-lovable Miss Bindergarten is not feeling well.  The flu strikes on Sunday, so she has to stay home from kindergarten on Monday.  Mr. Tusky (who is a wee bit rusty) will be her substitute, but it just won't be the same. ...

Author	Dan Yaccarino
ISBN	0805075321

Alfred and Rex talked for hours. Alfred said he liked sleeping in the sun, dog food, and scratching. Rex did too. Rex said he hated baths and going to the vet. Alfred did too.

A little pug dog learns he's lovable just the way he is.

Alfred the pug dog thinks he's unlovable. Other dogs make...

Author	George Selden
ISBN	0440412463

Ugh, this book. It's hard to believe it was written in the 1980s, when its attitudes seem to be straight from the 1940s.

The main characters in this book are Chester Cricket, Simon Turtle, and Walter Water Snake. Others are John Robin, Donald Dragonfly, Bill Squirrel, Sam Grackle, Henry and...

Author	Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
ISBN	0006915612

When Madge Bettany decides to start a school in the Austrian Alps, little does she realize how such a small idea will so completely change her life. Now, in this classic series of books, first published in the 1920s, join the Chalet School's first pupil, Joey Bettany, as she forges strong bonds of friendship...

Author	Enid Blyton
ISBN	0861639464

What is it that makes the House-at-the-Corner different from any other house in the world? The Farrell family lives there - five children and their father and mother.

Life in the House-at-the-Corner is much like any other place, until waspish Aunt Grace comes to stay. She is very sharp-tongued...

Author	Gordon Korman
ISBN	0590442082

A zany cross-country tour where cash is king and the laughs are large in classic Korman style! Dennis and Rob find perfect summer jobs as counsellors on the JT Juniortours cross-country driving tour. Dennis is in heaven - he thinks he and his friend Rob have scored the perfect summer jobs. But Rob quickly...

Author	Sallie Day
ISBN	0007276079

I was a bit disappointed with the style of writing of this book. I loved the era and setting of the late 50s in a seaside holiday resort and liked how each chapter began with a paragraph from an Eye spy at the seaside book which brought back a lot of memories of my own childhood just a few years after this...