| Children's Classics, Old
and New
Titles are Juvenile Fiction unless otherwise noted.
Aesop. The Fables of Aesop.
Animal stories with lessons for everyone. J398.2 AES
Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women.
The New England life of the four March sisters during the Civil War. First
of a series.
Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three.
On the way to catch an escaped pig, Taran begins a quest. First of a series.
Andersen, Hans. Christian. Fairy Tales.
Stories of human foolishness, triumph, and despair.
Atwater, Richard. Mr. Popper's Penguins.
How can the Poppers keep twelve penguins in thier house?
Avi. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyule.
As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage on 1832, Charlotte faces
a murderous captain and a rebellious crew.
Bond, Michael. A Bear Called Paddington.
The beloved bear from Peru brings delightful changes to the Brown home in London.
Brink, Carol Ryrie. Caddie Woodlawn.
Tomboy Caddie runs free on the frontier in 1865. A Newbery Award book.
Burnett, Francis Hodgson. The Secret Garden.
An unhappy orphan and an invalid boy find hope and healing in an abandoned
garden.
Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey.
Three loyal pets follow their family on a 250-mile adventure across Canada.
Butterworth, Oliver. The Enormous Egg.
A big surprise hatches out of this egg!
Christopher, John. The White Mountains.
Will, Beanpole, and Henry join an underground band to fight the Tripods. First
of a series.
Cleary, Beverly. Ramona the Pest.
Meet Ramona Quimby, the only girl on her block who decided to be a kindergarten
dropout. Series.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach.
James sails away in an enormous peach with an earthworm, a spider, and five
unique insects.
D'Aulaire, Ingri. Book of Greek Myths.
Fiery chariots, thunderbolts, and heroic acts of the gods on Mt. Olympus. J292
Eager, Edward. Half Magic.
The magic coin Jane finds brings strange adventures through time and space.
Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion.
A boy and a horse survive a shipwreck and become best friends. First of a series.
Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain.
Boston is a thrilling place to be in the year of the Tea Party. A Newbery Award
book.
Frank, Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl.
Anne records her thoughts as she and her family hide from the Nazis in Amsterdam.
Gannett, Ruth Stile. My Father's Dragon.
Elmer Elevator rescues a dragon from Wild Island.
George, Jean. My Side of the Mountain.
Sam wants to prove he can live on his own in mountain wilderness for one year.
Gilbreth, Frank. Cheaper by the Dozen.
Raising six boys and six girls takes organization. JB G466
Grahame, Kenneth. The Reluctant Dragon.
The dragon is supposed to fight St. George, but prefers to write poetry instead.
Hamilton. Virginia. House of Dies Drear.
Thomas Small moves to a house haunted by runaway slaves and murderers of the
past. Sequel: The Mystery of Drear House.
Henry, Marquerite. Misty of Chincoteague.
Paul and Maureen tame two wild ponies from the island of Assateague.
Irving, Washington. Rip Van Winkle.
After twenty years' sleep, Rip awakens to a changed world.
Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth.
Milo drives through the tollbooth into an enchanted land surrounding the Mountains
of Ignorance.
Kipling Rudyard. The Jungle Book.
Exciting stories of India: Mowgli's Brothers, Red Dog, Rikki Tikki Tavi, and
others.
Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed- up Files of
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
Claudia and Jamie run away to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A Newbery
Award book.
L'Engle, Madeline. A Wrinkle in Time.
Meg and Charles Wallace must have the will to bring back their father, lost
in time and space. A Newbery Award book.
Lester, Julius. The Tales of Uncle Remus.
Adventures of Brer Rabbit and other folk tales of the American South. J398.2
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Lewis, C. S. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
Four children from London step into the imaginary world of Narnia through the
back of a wardrobe.
Lindgren, A. Pippi Longstocking.
The daring and hilarious adventures of Pippi, daughter of a sea captain.
Lord, Bette Bao. In the Year of the Boar and
Jackie Robinson.
In 1947, Shirley Temple Wong leaves China to start a new life in Brooklyn,
New York.
MacDonald, Betsy. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.
An upside-down house and a kitchen of cookies endears Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle to
children.
McCloskey, Robert. Homer Price.
Homer's curiosity gets him into hilarious situations and creates problems for
all concerned.
Mathis, Sharon Bell. The Hundred Penny Box.
There's one penny in the box for each year that Michael's great-great-aunt
has been alive, and each penny has a story.
Montgomery, L. M. Anne of Green Gables.
Anne, an orphan who needs to love and be loved, find a place in many hearts.
Norton, Mary. The Borrowers.
Little people live under the kitchen floor and "borrow" what they need. First
of a series.
O'Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Karana lives alone on an island for eighteen years. A Newbery Award book.
Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia.
Jess and Leslie's secret kingdom of Terabithia endures beyond tragedy. A Newbery
Award book.
Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet.
Lost and alone in the wilderness with only a hatchet, how long can Brian survive?
Pearce, Philippa. Tom's Midnight Garden.
When the clock strikes thirteen, a magical garden appears and Tom meets a mysterious
Victorian girl.
Pyle, Howard. The Merry Adventures of Robin
Hood.
Courage and adventure fill these familiar tales of Robin and his band who rob
the rich to help the poor. J398.2 PYL
Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows.
Billy trains his hounds for the Championship Coon Hunt.
Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square.
Chester Cricket's music brings customers to Bellini's news stand.
Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends.
One hundred and twenty-seven fun-filled poems. J811 SIL
Speare, Elizabeth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
When Kit tries to help a suspected witch, she herself is accused. A Newbery
Award book.
Sperry, Armstrong. Call it Courage.
Hurricane, shipwreck, and sharks test the endurance of a boy called a coward.
A Newbery Award book.
Steig, William. Abel's Island.
Abel, a civilized mouse, uses his resourcefulness to survive on an uninhabited
island.
Taylor, Mildred. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Cassie Logan grows up proud and loved in the midst of the terrifying South
of the Depression. A Newbery Award book. Sequel: Let the Circle Be Unbroken.
Thurber, James. Many Moons.
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's
wish for the moon.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit, or There and Back
Again.
Gandalf, the Wizard, and home-loving Bilbo Baggins retrieve dwarfish treasure.
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Tom's audacious mischief vexes the town of Hannibal, MO. Also: The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn.
White, E. B. Charlotte's Web.
Wilbur the pig owes his life to Charlotte, the spider who can write.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. The Little House in the
Big Woods.
Laura, Mary, and Carrie grow up on the American frontier. First in series.
Williams, Margery. The Velveteen Rabbit.
A stuffed rabbit becomes real through a little boy's love. | 
