Brown, Marc Tolon. D.W. All Wet. Little, Brown, 1988. D.W. bosses her brother Arthur into carrying her on his shoulders at the beach because she claims she hates the water, until she gets a big surprise. (series)

Browne, Anthony. My Dad. Farrar, 2000. A child describes the many wonderful things about "my dad," who can jump over the moon, swim like a fish, and be warm as toast.

Carle, Eric. The Very Clumsy Click Beetle. Philomel, 1999. A clumsy young click beetle learns to land on its feet with encouragement from various animals and a wise old click beetle. A built-in

Feiffer, Jules. Bark, George. HarperCollins, 1999. Instead of barking, as a dog should, George makes the sounds of other animals to the dismay of his mother and the vet.

Grossman, Bill. My Little Sister Ate One Hare. Crown, 1996. Little sister has no problem eating one hare, two snakes, and three ants, but when she gets to ten peas, she throws up quite a mess.

Henkes, Kevin. Wemberly Worried. Greenwillow, 2000. A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first

London, Jonathan. Froggy Goes to School. Viking, 2001. Froggy is nervous about his first day of school but he has a wonderful time.

Mayer, Mercer. All by Myself. Golden, 1983. All the many things a young child can do independently are shown, but there is one thing the child cannot do alone.

Micklethwait, Lucy. I Spy Two Eyes: Numbers in Art. Mulberry, 1998. The subjects of well-known paintings are used to introduce the numbers from one to twenty. (series)

Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna. Harcourt, 1993. After falling headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

*Cohen, Miriam. Second-Grade Friends. Scholastic, 1993. If only Jacob (who worries a lot) knew how much his good friends from second grade really liked him. (series)

*Cole, Joanna and Calmenson, Stephanie, compilers. Ready...Set...Read: The Beginning Reader?s Treasury. Doubleday, 1990. A collection of poems, riddles, and stories by well-known children?s authors.

Conford, Ellen. Jenny Archer, Author. Little, Brown, 1989. Stymied by an assignment to write her autobiography, Jenny decides to enhance her life story by using her considerable imagination. (series)

Davies, Nicola. Bat Loves the Night. Candlewick, 2001. Beautiful illustrations are the star of this charming and informative story about the world of a pipistrelle bat.

*Hoff, Syd. Danny and the Dinosaur Go To Camp. HarperCollins, 1996. When Danny brings his favorite dinosaur to camp, they enjoy boating, hiking, and roasting marshmallows. (series)

*Howe, James. Pinky and Rex and the Just-Right Pet. Simon & Schuster, 2001. Seven-year-old Pinky, a confirmed dog lover, has a change of heart after his family's new pet kitten pounces on his foot in the middle of the night. (series)

*Krensky, Stephen. Arthur Accused! Little, Brown, 1998. A beginning chapter book based on the Arthur series created by Marc Brown. (series)

*Marshall, James. Fox Outfoxed. Dial, 1992. Fox competes in a big race. (series)

*Osborne, Mary Pope. Earthquake in the Early Morning. Random House, 2001. Jack and Annie travel back in time through the magic tree house to the morning of the great San Francisco earthquake, where they meet a reporter and help get some kids to safety. (series)

Atwater, Richard. Mr. Popper?s Penguins. First published 1938. The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortune of Mr. Popper. Newbery Honor Book.

Blume, Judy. Superfudge. Dutton, 1980. Twelve-year-old Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his little brother, Fudge. (series)

Carroll, Lewis. *Alice in Wonderland and *Through the Looking Glass. First published 1865 and 1872. This is the enchanting fantasy of Alice, who falls down the rabbit hole and meets strange characters such as the Mad Hatter.

Cleary, Beverly. Ramona?s World. Morrow, l999. Enjoy the adventures of nine-year-old Ramona as she experiences the ups and downs of fourth grade, tries to be a good role model for her new baby sister, Roberta, and delights in her new best friend, Daisy. (series)

Dahl, Roald. *James and the Giant Peach. First published 1961. A contemporary fairy tale starring the heroic little James, a group of overgrown garden insects that become his friends, and a peach the size of a house.

Farley, Walter. *The Black Stallion. Random House, 1941. After surviving a shipwreck, a boy and a horse exist on an uninhabited island. (series)

Hamilton, Virginia. The Girl Who Spun Gold. Scholastic, 2000. This beautifully illustrated folk tale is a West Indian variant of the Rumpelstiltskin story.

Lovelace, Maud Hart. Betsy-Tacy. First published 1940. Best friends Betsy and Tacy share many experiences while growing up. (series)

McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody Gets Famous! Candlewick, 2001. When a third grade classmate gets her picture in the paper for winning a spelling bee, Judy is determined to find a way to become famous herself. Sequel to Judy Moody.

Fleischman, Sid. The 13^th Floor: A Ghost Story. Greenwillow, 1995. When his older sister disappears, twelve-year-old Buddy Stebbins follows her back in time and finds himself aboard a seventeenth century pirate ship captained by a distant relative.

George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves. First published 1972. While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, Julie, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack. Newbery Medal 1973.

Hahn, Mary Downing. Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story. Clarion, 1994. While spending the summer with his great-aunt in the family?s old house, eleven-year-old Drew is drawn eighty years into the past to trade places with his great-great-uncle who is dying of diphtheria.

Konigsberg, E.L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. First published 1967. Claudia and Jamie have a wonderful time when they run away to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Newbery Medal 1968.

Lawrence, Iain. The Wreckers. Delacorte, 1998. Shipwrecked after a vicious storm, fourteen-year-old John Spencer attempts to save his father and himself while also dealing with an evil secret about the Cornish coastal town where they are stranded.

Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Macmillan, 1950. Four English school children find their way through the back of a closet into the magic land of Narnia, where they assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Saving Shiloh. Atheneum, 1997. Marty and his family try to help Judd Travers change his mean ways even though his neighbors continue to expect the worst of him. Other books in the trilogy are: Shiloh and Shiloh Season.

O?Dell, Scott. Black Star, Bright Dawn. Houghton, 1988. After her father is injured, Bright Dawn must face the challenge of the Iditarod dog sled race alone.

Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. First published 1977. During a storm, Jess?s new friend Leslie meets an unexpected tragedy while trying to reach their secret kingdom of Terabithia. Newbery Medal 1978.

Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. Bradbury, 1987. After his plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness, thirteen-year-old Brian must survive with only the aid of a hatchet. Newbery Honor 1988. Companion books are The River, Brian?s Winter, and Brian?s Return.