A classic, a Newbery honor book in 1949, this title has never grown old. It is great starter chapter book, with illustrations, full of fantasy and adventure, but funny. The narrator’s father goes to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon from beasts…
The story of Seaman, the dog who traveled with the Lewis & Clark expedition into the wilderness in 1803, as the faithful companion to Meriwether Lewis. The voice is Seaman’s, but the stories are based on actual events from the explorers’ journals,…
Nikki and Deja live next door to each other and are best friends, sharing their dreams and troubles. But they do make a mistake when a new girl arrives in their 3rd grade and they exclude her from their new drill team club, formed just to do that!…
It’s pretty silly, but so are kids reading their early chapter books! Princess Magnolia is your basic delicate flower, but with a twist: she is also the Princess in Black, black cape and ninja togs, ready to defeat monsters coming from Monster…
This author also wrote Newbery Medal winner Sarah Plain and Tall and sequels, so you know it is good but serious. Zoe’s family rescues dogs, so she knows the love they can give, the noise, the action. Across the street, a new boy has moved in to…
