THE GIFT OF BOOKS

A List of Suggested Books to Give to Children

Selected by the Youth Department Librarians
Ann Arbor District Library
December 1997

The following books have been selected for the beauty of their illustrations, their adaptability for family reading, and their classic value within the home. All of the books listed are in print and most are available in the Youth Collections of the Ann Arbor District Library.

Contents

1. Non-fiction
2. Fiction
3. Picture Books and Readers
4. Series and Boxed Sets
5. Board Books
6. Specialty and Pop-Up Books
7. Magazines
8. Award-winning Books

Key to Symbols

Adler, David A. The Kids Catalogue of Jewish Holidays (J)

Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, PA

Better Homes & Gardens. New Junior Cookbook(J)

Meredith, Des Moines, IA

Biesty, Stephen. Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections: Castle (J)

Dorling Kindersley, NY

Bjork, Christina. Linnea In Monet's Garden (J)

Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, NY

Brewster, Hugh. Anastasia's Album (J)

Hyperion, NY

Cohn, Amy L. (ed.). From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folksongs (J)

Scholastic, NY

Collins, Carolyn Strom. The World of Little House (J)

Harper Collins, NY

Colum, Padraic. The Trojan War & the Adventures of Odysseus (Y)

Morrow Books of Wonder, NY

Complete Dog Book for Kids (J)

Howell Book House, NY

d'Aulaire, Ingri. Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths (J)

Bantam-Doubleday-Dell, NY

de Paola, Tomie. Tomie de Paola's Book of Bible Stories (J)

Putnam, NY

De Regniers, Beatrice (ed.). Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems (J)

Scholastic, NY

Dorling Kindersley Science Encyclopedia. (Y)

Dorling Kindersley, NY

Ferris, Helen (selector). Favorite Poems Old and New (J)

Doubleday, NY

Hamilton, Virginia. A Ring of Tricksters: Animal Tales from America, the West Indies and Africa

Blue Sky Press/Scholastic, NY

Hill, Susan (ed.). Random House Book of Ghost Stories (Y)

Random House, NY

Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane. Celebrating Kwanzaa (J)

Holiday House, NY

Hudson, Wade (selector). Pass It On: African-American Poetry for Children (J)

Scholastic, NY

Irvine, Joan. How to Make Holiday Pop-ups (J)

Morrow Junior Books, NY

Jackson, Ellen. The Winter Solstice (J)

Millbrook Press, Brookfield, CT

Junior Chronicle of the 20th Century(Y)

Dorling Kindersley, NY

Kidd, Jane (ed.). A First Guide to Horse and Pony Care (Y)

Howell Book House, NY

Kindersley, Barnabas and Anabel. Children Just Like Me (J)

Dorling Kindersley, NY

King-Smith, Dick. Animal Friends: Thirty-one True Life Stories (J)

Candlewick Press, Cambridge, MA

Kingfisher Young People's Book of Music (Y)

Kingfisher, NY

Krull, Kathleen (ed.). Gonna Sing My Head Off! American Folk Songs for Children (J)

Knopf, NY

Krull, Kathleen. Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and what the Neighbors Thought) (Y)

Harcourt Brace, NY

Lessem, Don. Dinosaur Worlds: New Dinosaurs, New Discoveries (J)

Boyds Mill Press, Honesdale, PA

Lester, Julius. John Henry (J)

Dial, NY

Levey, Judith S. (ed.). Macmillan Dictionary for Children (J)

Macmillan, NY

McCaughrean, Geraldine. The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet (Y)

Random House, NY

McKissack, Pat. Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues (Y)

Scholastic, NY

McManners, Hugh. The Outdoor Adventure Handbook (J)

Dorling Kindersley, NY

Nakano, Dokuohtei. Easy Origami (J)

Viking, NY

Nettel, Stephanie (selector). A Christmas Treasury (J)

Dutton, NY

Norman, Howard. The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese and other tales of the Far North (J)

Harcourt Brace, NY

Opie, Iona, ed. My Very First Mother Goose (J)

Candlewick, MA

Parham, Vanessa Roberts. The African-American Child's Heritage Cookbook (J)

Sandcastle Publishing, South Pasadena, CA

Prelutsky, Jack (selector). The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Ki, om (J)

Knopf, NY

The Reader's Digest Children's Song Book (J)

Reader's Digest, NY

San Souci, Robert. Even More Short and Shivery: Thirty Terrifying Tales (J)

Delacorte, NY

Sanfield, Steve J. The Feather Merchant and Other Tales of the Fools of Chelm (Y)

Orchard Books, NY

Schwartz, Alvin. And the Green Grass Grew All Around: Folk Poetry for Everyone (J)

Harper & Row, NY

Scholastic Children's Dictionary (J)

Scholastic, NY

Seymour, Tres. The Gulls of the Edmund Fitzgerald (J)

Orchard, NY

Shamir, Ilana. The Young Reader's Encyclopedia of Jewish History (J)

Viking, NY

Stevenson, Robert Louis. A Child's Garden of Verses (J)

Various Editions

Sullivan, Charles, ed. Children of Promise: African- American Literature and Art for Young People (Y)

Abrams, NY

Sullivan, Robert. Flight of the Reindeer: The True Story of Santa Claus and His Christmas Mission (Y)

Macmillan, NY

Tashjian, Virginia A. Juba This and Juba That (J)

Little, Brown & Co., NY

Thomas, Dylan. A Child's Christmas in Wales (J)

various editions

Walt Disney's Treasury of Children's Classics (J)

Hyperion, NY

Webster's New World Portable Large Print Dictionary (J)

Prentice Hall, NY

Wiggin, Kate Douglas and Nora A. Smith. The Arabian Nights: Their Best-Known Tales (J)

Atheneum, NY

Wilkes, Angela. The Big Book of Dinosaurs: A First Book for Young Children (J)

Dorling Kindersley, NY

Woods, Paula. Merry Christmas, Baby: An African-American Christmas & Kwanzaa Treasury (J)

HarperCollins, NY

Yolen, Jane. Sing Noel (J)

Boyds Mills Press, Honesdale, PA

Young People's Atlas of the United States (J)

Kingfisher Books, NY

Zalben, Jane Breskin. Beni's Family Cookbook for the Jewish Holidays (J)

Henry Holt & Co., NY

Zelinsky, Paul O. Rapunzel (J)

Dutton, NY

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FICTION

Atwater, Richard. Mr. Popper's Penguins (J)

Little, Brown & Co., Boston

Base, Graeme. The Discovery of Dragons (J)

Abrams, NY

Burnett, Frances H. The Secret Garden (J)

Lippincott Junior Books, NY

Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland (J) (Illus. by John Tenniel)

Peter Pauper Press, White Plains, NY

Cooper, Susan. The Boggart (J)

Macmilllan, NY

Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons (Y)

HarperCollins, NY

Cushman, Karen. Catherine Called Birdy (Y)

Clarion, NY

Farmer, Nancy. The Ear, the Eye and the Arm: A Novel (Y)

Orchard, NY

Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain (Y)

Houghton Mifflin Co., NY

Gallico, Paul. The Snow Goose (Y)

Knopf, NY

Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows (J)

Charles Scribner's Sons, NY

Hergé. The Adventures of TinTin (J)

Little, Brown, & Co.

Herriot, James. James Herriot's Treasury for Children (J)

St. Martin's Press, NY

Jansson, Tove. Finn Family Moomintroll (J) (reprod. of 1950 edition)

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, NY

Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth (J)

Random House, NY

Kipling, Rudyard. The Complete Just So Stories (J)

Viking, NY

Lovelace, Maud Hart. The Betsy-Tacy Treasury (J)

HarperCollins, NY

Lowther, George. The Adventures of Superman (Y)

Applewood Books, Bedford, MA

MacDonald, Betty. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (J)

HarperCollins, NY

MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall (J)

Harper & Row, NY

McKinley, Robin. Rose Daughter

Greenwillow, NY

Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh (J)

Dutton, NY

Nesbit, E. The Enchanted Castle (J) (illus. by Paul Zelinsky)

Morrow, NY

Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (Book 1 of His Dark Materials) (Y)

Knopf, NY

Scieszka, Jon and Lane Smith. Math Curse (J)

Viking, NY

Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square (J)

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, NY

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Power of Light: Eight Stories for Hanukkah (J)

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, NY

Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind (Y)

Random House, NY

Thurber, James. The Thirteen Clocks (J)

Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, NY

Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again (J)

Ballantine Books, NY

White, E.B. Charlotte's Web (J)

Harper Jr., NY

White, T.H. The Sword in the Stone (Y) (illus. by Dennis Nolan)

Philomel, NY

Williams, Margery. The Velveteen Rabbit: or, How Toys Become Real (J)

Henry Holt & Co., NY

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PICTURE BOOKS AND READERS

Bang, Molly. Goose

Blue Sky Press, NY

Barton, Byron. Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

Crowell, NY

Bemelmans, Ludwig. Mad About Madeline: The Complete Tales

Viking, NY

Briggs, Raymond. The Snowman

Random House, NY

Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon

Harper & Row, NY

Brown, Margaret Wise. On Christmas Eve

HarperCollins, NY

Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius

Viking, NY

Gentieu, Penny. Wow! Babies

Crown, NY

Greenfield, Monica. Waiting for Christmas

Scholastic Press, NY

Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace

Dial, NY

Isaacs, Anne. Swamp Angel

Dutton, NY

Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day

Viking, NY

Kellogg, Steven. The Three Little Pigs

Morrow, NY

Kimmel, Eric. Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

Holiday House, NY

Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Are Friends

Harper & Row, NY

Martin, Bill Jr. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Simon & Schuster, NY

Meddaugh, Susan. Martha Blah Blah

Houghton Mifflin, NY

Melmed, Laura Krauss. I Love You as Much. . .

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, NY

Minarik, Else. A Kiss for Little Bear

Harper & Row, NY

Numeroff, Laura Joffe. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Harper & Row, NY

Ormerod, Jan. 101 Things to Do With A Baby

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, NY

Palatini, Margie. Piggie Pie

Clarion, NY

Pilkey, Dav. God Bless the Gargoyles

Harcourt Brace & Co., NY

Piper, Watty. The Little Engine That Could (60th Anniversary Edition)

Putnam & Grosset, NY

Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say

Philomel, NY

Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit

F. Warne, NY

Provensen, Alice and Martin. Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm

Random House, NY

The Random House Book of Easy to Read Stories

Random House, NY

Rey, H.A. The Complete Adventures of Curious George

Houghton Mifflin, Boston

Rylant, Cynthia. Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story

Orchard, NY

Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are

Harper & Row, NY

Shaw, Nancy. Sheep Out to Eat

Houghton Mifflin, Boston

Waddell, Martin. Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?

Candlewick, Cambridge, MA

Waldron, Jan. Angel Pig and the Hidden Christmas

Dutton, NY

Wells, Rosemary. Bunny Money

Dial, NY

Viorst, Judith. Absolutely Positively Alexander

Atheneum, NY

Wojciechowski, Susan. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

Candlewick, Cambridge, MA

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SERIES AND BOXED SETS

*	Name of series/set
**	Name of first book of series

Alexander, Lloyd.
The Prydain Chronicles *

American Girls Collection *

Banks, Lynne Reid.
Indian in the Cupboard **

Beneduce, Ann Keay.
A Weekend with Winslow Homer *

Christopher, John.
The Tripods Trilogy *

Christopher, Matt.
Action-Packed Baseball Stories *

Christopher, Matt.
Hockey Stories *

Cole, Joanna.
The Magic School Bus *

Cooper, Susan.
The Dark is Rising *

Dahl, Roald.
The Witches and Others *

Danziger, Paula.
Amber Brown is Not a Crayon *

Eager, Edward.
Half Magic *

Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries: *

• Animals
• Cars
• Human Body

Eyewitness Juniors: *

• Amazing Birds
• Amazing Cats
• Amazing Spiders

Eye Openers: *

• Dinosaurs
• Diggers and Dump Trucks

First Impressions: *

• Mary Cassatt by Susan E. Meyer
• Claude Monet by Ann Waldron

Gannett, Ruth Stiles.
My Father's Dragon **

Henry, Marguerite
Misty of Chincoteague **

Howe, James
Bunnicula: The Vampire Bunny **

Lewis, C.S.
Chronicles of Narnia *

Milne, A.A.
Winnie-the-Pooh **

Montgomery, L.M.
Anne of Green Gables **

Myers, Walter Dean.
18 Pine Street *

Nesbit, E.
Five Children and It **

Osborne, Mary Pope.
Magic Tree House *

Parish, Peggy.
Amelia Bedelia and Her Wacky World *

Ransome, Arthur.
Swallows and Amazons **

Rylant, Cynthia.
Henry and Mudge **

Scieszka, Jon.
Time Warp Trio *

Tolkien, J.R.R.
The Lord of the Rings **

Warner, Gertrude Chandler.
The Boxcar Children **

Waugh, Sylvia.
The Mennyms **

Wells, Rosemary.
Voyage to the Bunny Planet *

Wilder, Laura Ingalls.
Little House Books *

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BOARD BOOKS

Baby's Colors

Essence/Golden, Racine, WI

Arma, Tom. Animal Time

Grosset & Dunlap, NY

Demarest, Chris. Train

Harcourt Brace & Company, NY

Grimes, Nikki. Baby's Bedtime

Western, NY

Hill, Eric. Spot on the Farm

Putnam's Sons, NY

Hoban, Tana. Red, Blue, Yellow Shoe

William Morrow, NY

Hudson, Cheryl Willis. Animal Sounds for Baby

Scholastic, NY

Johnson, Audean. Soft as a Kitten: Things to Touch and Feel, See and Sniff

Random House, NY

Wellington, Monica. Baby at Home

Dutton, NY

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SPECIALTY AND POP-UP BOOKS

(No circulating copies)

Ahlberg, Allan and Janet. The Jolly Christmas Postman

Little, Brown & Co., Boston

Creatures of the Desert World

National Geographical Society

Hewetson, Sarah. Eye Magic: Fantastic Optical Illusions: An Interactive Pop-Up Book

Western, NY

Mudd-Ruth, Maria. The Ultimate Ocean Book: A Unique Introduction to the World Under Water in Fabulous, Full Color Pop-Ups

Western, NY

Rojany, Lisa. The Hands-On Book of Big Machines

Little, Brown & Co., Boston

Sabuda, Robert. The Christmas Alphabet

Orchard Books, NY

Wildsmith, Brian. The Creation

Millbrook Press, Brookfield, CT

Willard, Nancy. Gutenberg's Gift: A Book Lover's Pop-Up Book

Harcourt Brace & Co., NY

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MAGAZINES

American Girl

PO Box 420210
Palm Coast, FL 32142-9896
6 issues/year, ages 7 - 10

Babybug (6 mos. - 2 yrs.)
Ladybug (2 - 6 yrs.)
Spider (6 - 9 yrs.)
Cricket (9 - 12 yrs)

PO Box 7434
Red Oak, IA 51591-2434
Monthly

Chickadee (4 - 8 yrs.)
Owl (8 - 12 yrs.)

25 Boxwood Ln.
Buffalo, NY 14227-9951
10 issues/year

Cobblestone
Faces
Odyssey

7 School Street
Peterborough, NH 03458-1454
9 issues/year, ages 8 - 14

Kid City

PO Box 51277
Boulder, CO 80322-1277
10 issues/year, ages 6 - 10

Muse

Box 7468
Red Oak, IA 51591-2468
6 issues/year, ages 6 - 14

National Geographic World

National Geographic Society
PO Box 98178
Washington, D.C. 20078-9801
Monthly, ages 8 - 13

Ranger Rick (6 - 12 yrs.)
Your Big Backyard (3 - 5 yrs.)

National Wildlife Federation
PO Box 777
Mt. Morris, IL 61054-8276
Monthly

Sports Illustrated for Kids

PO Box 830606
Birmingham, AL 35282-9487
Monthly, ages 8 - 14

Stone Soup

Children's Art Foundation
PO Box 83
Santa Cruz, CA 95063-0083
5 issues/year, ages 7 - 13

Zillions

PO Box 51777
Boulder, CO 80323-1777
6 issues/year, ages 8 - 14

Zoo Books

PO Box 85384
San Diego, CA 92186-9617
Monthly, ages 5 - 14

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1997 AWARD WINNERS

Coretta Scott King Winner and Honor Books
Winner for Text:	Winner for Illustrations:
Myers, Walter Dean. Slam! Scholastic, NY	Illus. by Jerry Pinkney Schroeder, Alan. Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman Dial, NY
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Honors for Text:	Honors for Illustrations:
McKissack, Patricia and Fredrick. Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts Scholastic, NY	Illus. by Gregory Christie. Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children Lee and Low, NY Illus. by Reynold Ruffins. Lauture, Denize. Running the Road to ABC Simon & Schuster, NY Illus. by Synthia St. James. English, Karen. Neeny Coming, Neeny Going BridgeWater Books, Mahwah, NJ

Boston Globe/Hornbook Awards

Arrangement and original material copyright © 1997 the Ann Arbor District Library. This list may be copied and distributed without requesting permission, so long as this notice remains attached and appropriate credit is given.