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Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings
Par Ursula K Le Guin. 1994
Sequel to Catwings Return (RC 37397, BR 9141). Alexander, the oldest kitten in his family, decides to explore the world.…
Soon he is threatened by a truck, chased by dogs, stuck up a tree, and lost. Then Jane, a little black kitten with wings, comes along. Alexander follows her home and meets more winged cats. Now he wants to find a way to repay the Catwing family for their kindness. For grades 2-4Ned Feldman, space pirate
Par Daniel Pinkwater. 1994
Ned Feldman is home alone one day when he hears a noise under the kitchen sink. When Ned summons enough…
courage to check it out, he discovers Captain Lumpy Lugo aboard a spacecraft that looks just like the sink. Inviting Ned aboard, the Captain announces that he is Bugbeard the Pirate, famous for doing bad things. Ned goes along and soon they land on the planet Jivebone where they encounter giant space chickens. For grades 3-6The complete Just so stories
Par Rudyard Kipling. 1993
Kipling began writing his Just So Stories as bedtime stories for his children. They began appearing in magazines in 1897,…
and in 1902 the twelve standard tales were collected and published in book form. This volume includes two additional stories, "The Tabu Tale" and "Ham and the Porcupine," the very last story that Kipling wrote. For grades 3-6 and older readersThe bears on Hemlock Mountain
Par Alice Dalgliesh. 1952
Jonathan's mother has invited twenty members of the family for dinner, and she needs to borrow a big iron pot…
from Aunt Emma, who lives on the other side of Hemlock Mountain. Although his mother says there are no bears on Hemlock Mountain, Jonathan is not sure he wants to go over the mountain alone to get the pot. When darkness falls and the animals come out of the forest, Jonathan learns to be brave. For grades 2-4Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Par Marguerite Henry. 1953
Brighty, a freedom-loving little burro, befriends a kind old prospector. Brighty watches one day as a vicious stranger kills the…
old man. Years later, Brighty vindicates his friend's death. For grades 4-7The case of the midnight rustler
Par John Erickson. 1992
Called into night duty when Uncle Johnny suspects that someone or something is stealing his cattle, Hank the Cowdog is…
proud of his assignment. But poor Hank is slugged on the nose, eats poisoned weenies, and gets soaked when the tent collapses in the midst of a rainstorm. Then Hank is helped by Brewster, who scares no one but is big. Together they put an end to the "crinimal" behavior. For grades 3-6Doctor De Soto goes to Africa
Par William Steig. 1992
Doctor Bernard De Soto is a humdinger of a dentist, known worldwide for his marvelous work that his wife, Deborah,…
assists him with. So, it is no surprise when they receive a cablegram from an elephant in Africa who has an excruciating toothache. They leave right away, but before they can help poor Mudambo, they are kidnapped by a monkey who is angry with him. Sequel to Doctor De Soto. For grades K-3The case of the vampire cat
Par John Erickson. 1993
Hank the Cowdog, with his characteristic humor, tells a "double-scary story" of being lost and abandoned in Picket Canyon in…
his search to solve the mystery of the vampire cat, Mary D. A Hank the Cowdog book. For grades 3-6 and older readersAlien secrets
Par Annette Klause. 1993
Aboard a space freighter en route to the planet where her scientist parents are based, Robin (Puck) Goodfellow, almost thirteen…
and recently expelled from her proper English boarding school, befriends an alien called Hush (for short). Hush has had a cherished artifact stolen from him, and he believes it is on the ship. Puck vows to help him retrieve it, and is soon enmeshed in a mystery with an abundance of suspects. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe moon of the winter bird
Par Jean George. 1992
During the cold of December, a song sparrow sits in a blue spruce tree near a yellow house not far…
from the Olentangy River in Ohio. The sparrow should have been in Alabama as he had been every other winter with the other song sparrows. Nature had given him the clues to leave, but he did not. He had become a "winter bird" staying with those who live in the cold of the North. For grades 3-6 and older readersReturn to Howliday Inn
Par James Howe. 1992
Much to their chagrin, Chester, Harold, and Howie find themselves en route to Chateau Bow-Wow, the boarding kennel that Chester…
has named Howliday Inn, while their family goes on vacation. The current residents include a melancholy Great Dane named Hamlet, two street-wise cats called Felony and Miss Demeanor, a hymn-singing weasel, and a couple of yuppie dogs. Companion to Howliday Inn (RC 21194/BR 5752). For grades 3-6 and older readersThe good luck pony
Par Elizabeth Koda-Callan. 1990
There was once a little girl who wanted, more than anything, to be able to ride and jump a pony.…
After only a few lessons, however, she lost control of her pony and had a frightful experience. Her mother gave her a necklace and charm that she called "the good luck pony." After many months of hard work, the girl learned to ride and jump, and that her own efforts had brought her good luck. For grades 2-4Catwings return
Par Ursula K Le Guin. 1989
In this sequel to Catwings (DB 29445, BR 7881), two of the winged cats, James and Harriet, decide to visit…
their mother. They fly back to the city, but she is gone and the neighborhood is being demolished for renewal. They find, instead, a lost, hungry, scared winged kitten, whom they entice out of hiding. For grades 2-4Merry christmas, peppa! (peppa pig)
Par EOne. 2023
Celebrate Christmas with Peppa and her friends in this adorably sweet audiobook! Based on the hit TV show as seen…
on Nick Jr. 'Tis the season for Peppa Pig! Join Peppa, George, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, and all of their friends as they celebrate Christmas in this adorably sweet storybook.Peppa loves Christmas. It's filled with family time, fun, and of course, presents! But this year Peppa loves her presents TOO much . . . she plays too rough and gets hurt! Can it still be a merry Christmas after all?Stinker from space
Par Pamela Service. 1988
Karen, who dreams about space adventure, is contacted by Tsynq Yr, an alien trapped in the body of a skunk.…
While Tsynq Yr (whom Karen dubs Stinker) finds earth civilization primitive, he is powerless to escape without the help of Karen and Jonathan, another young computer buff. Stinker hatches a plan to return home that includes hijacking a NASA space shuttle. For grades 3-6 and older readersAce, the very important pig
Par Dick King-Smith. 1990
Ace, the great-grandson of the hero of "Babe: The Gallant Pig," is intelligent and lovable. And Ace can understand human…
speech. Farmer Tubbs is used to talking to his animals, but he is amazed when Ace makes his wants known through different grunts. With the help of Clarence the cat, and by flattering Megan the dog, Ace gains entry into the house and develops a fondness for TV. For grades 4-7Gay-Neck: the story of a pigeon
Par Dhan Mukerji. 1927
A carrier-pigeon, raised by an Indian boy, is taught to fly message for the Allies in France during World War…
I. Based on the author's own experiences as a boy in India. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Newbery MedalTuck triumphant
Par Theodore Taylor. 1991
It has been over a year since Helen trained Tuck, her blind Labrador, to use his own guide dog. The…
Ogden's are now adopting a Korean orphan. To their surprise, when Chok-Do arrives he is not a baby but a six-year-old, and profoundly deaf. Helen, her parents, Tuck, and Chok-Do face new challenges with courage and determination. Sequel to "The Trouble with Tuck." For grades 4-7Strider
Par Beverly Cleary. 1991
In this sequel to "Dear Mr. Henshaw," Leigh Botts, now fourteen, is still learning to cope with his parents' divorce.…
Leigh and his best friend Barry find a lovable, abandoned dog on the beach and name him Strider. Both boys would like to keep him, and they agree upon a unique joint custody arrangement. When Barry returns from his annual month with his mother, the custody arrangement becomes strained. For grades 3-6Sniper
Par Theodore Taylor. 1989
Left in charge of his parents' wild-animal preserve while they travel in Africa, fifteen-year-old Ben Jepson is determined to prove…
to his parents that he is capable of the job. But when the chief animal handler is critically injured and a sniper begins to pick off the wild cats, Ben's responsibilities and troubles nearly overwhelm him. For grades 5-7