Naperville Public Library: Children's Booklist

	Title: The Runaway Bunny Author: Brown, Margaret Summary: A little rabbit who wants to run away tells his mother how he will escape, but she is always right behind him.
	Title: The story of Babar, the little elephant Author: Brunhoff, Jean de Summary: An orphaned baby elephant goes to live in the city with an old lady who gives him everything he wants, but eventually returns to the forest where he is crowned king of the elephants
	Title: Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel : Story and Pictures Author: Burton, Virginia Summary: Mike Mulligan proves that, although dated, his steam shovel is still useful.
	Title: Petunia Author: Duvoisin, Roger Summary: Petunia, the goose, learns that possessing knowledge doesn't mean carrying a book around constantly.
	Title: Ask Mr. Bear Author: Flack, Majorie Summary: When he doesn't know what to give his mother for her birthday, a small boy asks all the animals for advice.
	Title: Millions of Cats Author: Gag, Wanda Summary: How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions?
	Title: Little Toot Author: Gramatky, Hardie Summary: Little Toot, the tugboat, conquers his fear of rough seas when he singlehandedly rescues an ocean liner during a storm.
	Title: Bedtime for Frances Author: Hoban, Russell Summary: Frances finds it difficult to go to sleep with the strange noises and menacing shapes that seem to fill her room after dark.
	Title: Harlod and the Purple Crayon Author: Johnson, Crockett Summary: Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon.
	Title: The Red Balloon Author: Lamorisse, Albert Summary: A young boy finds a red balloon with a mind of its own floating across the skies of Paris.
	Title: Make Way for Ducklings Author: McCloskey, Robert Summary: A duck family makes their home in the big city Boston with humorous results.
	Title: The Little Engine that Could Author: Piper, Watty, pseud. Summary: A little blue train is determined to rescuse all the toys and dolls
	Title: A Tale of Peter Rabbit Author: Potter, Beatrix Summary: Mischievous Peter disobeys his mother and nibbles away in Mr. McGregor's garden.
	Title: The velveteen rabbit : or, How toys become real Author: Bianco, Margery Williams Summary: Story of a toy rabbit who became a real bunny only through a child's love.
	Title: Danny and the Dinosaur Author: Hoff, Syd Summary: A little boy frolics with a huge dinosaur from the museum
	Title: Amelia Bedelia Author: Parish, Peggy Summary: Zany humor follows when literal-minded housekeeper Amelia misinterprets her instructions
	Title: The Cat in the Hat Author: Seuss, Dr. Summary: The Cat in the Hat visits two children on a rainy day, much to their surprise and delight.
	Title: Little Women Author: Alcott, Louisa Mary Summary: Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
	Title: Peter Pan Author: Barrie, J.M. Summary: The adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up.
	Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Author: Baum, Frank L. Summary: After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great Wizard in order to return to Kansas.
	Title: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Author: Blume, Judy Summary: Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.
	Title: Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland Author: Carrol, Lewis Summary: A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.
	Title: Han's Brinker, Or the Silver Skates Author: Dodge, Mary Mapes Summary: A Dutch brother and sister work toward two goals--finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates.
	Title: Harriet the Spy Author: Fitzhugh, Louise Summary: The story about eleven year old Harriet, a spy who plans to be a writer and keeps a secret notebook filled with thoughts on her schoolmates and people she observes on her after-school spy route.
	Title: The Wind in the Willows Author: Grahame, Kenneth Summary: The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.
	Title: Pippi Longstocking Author: Lindgren, Astrid Summary: Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.
	Title: The Princess and the Goblin Author: MacDonald, George Summary: A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the castle.
	Title: Homer Price Author: McCloskey, Robert Summary: Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a donut machine on the rampage.
	Title: Winnie-the-Pooh Author: Milne, A.A. Summary: The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends, in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.
	Title: Henry Reed, Inc Author: Robertson, Keith Summary: Henry Reed keeps a journal of his summer activities which include setting up a research firm and embarking on a series of usually profitable projects with the aid of his ally and neighbor Midge.
	Title: Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Author: Sidney, Margaret Summary: An abridged retelling of the Margaret Sidney story in which a fatherless family, happy in spite of its impoverished condition, is befriended by a very rich gentleman.
	Title: Heidi Author: Spyri, Johanna Summary: A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.
	Title: Treasure Island Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis Summary: While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger.
	Title: All-of-a Kind Family Author: Taylor, Sydney Summary: The adventures of five sisters growing up in a Jewish family in New York in the early twentieth century.
	Title: Mary Poppins Author: Travers, P.L. Summary: An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.
	Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Author: Twain, Mark Summary: The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical background of the story.
	Title: Stuart Little Author: White E.B. Summary: The adventures of the debonair mouse Stuart Little as he sets out in the world to seek out his dearest friend, a little bird who stayed a few days in his family's garden.
	Title: Little House on the Prairie Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls Summary: A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring Indians, sink a well, and fight a prairie fire.
	Title: The Swiss Family Robinson Author: Wyss, Johann David Summary: An abridged version of the story that relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they imaginatively adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.
	Title: The McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables Author: Morpurgo, Michael Summary: Retellings of twenty-one classic Aesop fables, including The Hare and the Tortoise and Belling the Cat, in updated language.
	Title: Grimm's Fairy Tales Author: Grimm Summary: Sleeping Beauty -- Snow White -- The elves and the shoemaker -- Hansel and Gretel -- Rumpelstiltskin -- Little Red Riding Hood -- Rapunzel -- The golden goose -- The princess and the pea -- Cinderella -- Tom Thumb.
	Title: The Arabian Nights Author: Philip, Neil Summary: Sheherezade, daughter of King Shahryar's advisor, tells her husband a different story every night to keep the king from killing her.
	Title: Here Comes Mother Goose Author: Opie, Iona Summary: Presents more than sixty traditional nursery rhymes, including Old Mother Hubbard, I'm a Little Teapot, and One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, accompanied by illustrations of various animals.
	Title: A Child's Garden of Verses Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis Summary: A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood.