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Children's Booklist - Heroes For All Ages


Title: The Bravest Mouse
Author: Barbero, Maria
Summary: Sasha the mouse thinks the black mark circling his eye is horrible, but after he deals with a dangerous cat, the younger mice want to look just like him.


Title: Clifford to the Rescue
Author: Bridwell Norman
Summary: Clifford uses his size to help out in many ways; saving a kitten, rescuing people from fires, masquerading as an elephant, and supporting a bridge so a parage can pass.


Title: Superdog: the Heart of a Hero
Author: Buehner, Caralyn
Summary: Tired of being overlooked because he is so small, a big hearted dog, named Dexter, transforms himself into a superhero.


Title: Pig on the Titanic: a True Story
Author: Crew, Gary
Summary: On the disastrous night when the ocean liner Titanic sinks, the sounds of a pig-shaped music box cheer children escaping in a lifeboat.


Title: Supermoo!
Author: Cole, Babette
Summary: A bovine superhero crusades against the evil spreaders of filth and pollution.


Title: What makes a hero?
Author: Trimble, Irene
Summary: Join Buzz Lightyear, Simba, Tarzan and all your favorite Disney characters as they answer the burning question: What makes a hero?


Title: Max
Author: Graham, Bob
Summary: Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to flying, until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird.


Title: Gideon
Author: Greco, Francesca
Summary: Tired of being ignored by the other animals because they never see him, Gideon the chameleon sets out to find a new home but when he sees a threat to his friends, he returns to save them.


Title: He saves the day
Author: Hayles, Marsha
Summary: In plane or race car, on the high seas, in a jungle or before a castle, a brave and daring hero saves the day, but sometimes he needs help.


Title: Swamp Angel.
Author: Isaacs, Anne
Summary: Along with other amazing feats, Angelica Longrider, also known as Swamp Angel, wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.


Title: Especially Heroes
Author: Kroll, Virginia
Summary: After talking about heroes and martyrs at school, a young girl sets a first hand look at heroism when her father and several others protect their neighbor from a group of racists.


Title: Theodore's Superheroes
Author: Leonard, Alain
Summary: Theodore, a cat who imitates the superheroes he loves, becomes a real hero when he rescues his friend Betty.


Title: Another perfect day
Author: MacDonald, Ross
Summary: What started out as another perfect day for a superhero performing heroic feats suddenly goes awry.


Title: Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery
Author: O'Malley, Kevin
Summary: When something lands on one of the moons of the planet Jurassica, Captain Raptor and his crew go to investigate.


Title: The adventures of Sparrowboy
Author: Pinkney, Brian
Summary: After an encounter with a sparrow, Henry finds he is able to fly just like his favorite comic book hero, Hawkman.


Title: Big Bad Wolf is good
Author: Puttock, Simon
Summary: Will Big Bad Wolf make friend and stop feeling lonely if he's not bad anymore? Everything is different when the wolf decides whether or not to become a hero.


Title: Sumo Mouse
Author: Wisniewski, David
Summary: When an evil toy store owner brings crime to the city of Tokyo, only a mysterious and large hero is able to defeat the villian.


Title: Minnie and Moo and the Mask of Zorro
Author: Cazet, Denys
Summary: Cows Minnie and Moo masquerade as the hero Zorro in order to protect the barnyard, the the results are not quite what they intended.


Title: The supertwins meet the Bad Dogs from Space
Author: James, Brian
Summary: Young twin superheroes Timmy and Tabby battle laster-shooting space poodles that have come to take over Earth


Title: Oliver the Mighty Pig
Author: Van Leeuwen, Jean
Summary: Oliver feels like the superhero Mighty Pig when he wears his mighty pig cape, but he finds being a superhero in the real world has some complications.


Title: Horace Splattly: The cupcaked crusaders
Author: David, Lawrence
Summary: When his little sister's magic cookies transform him into a flying, fire-breathing superhero, ten year old Horace has adventures which include confronting the monster at the school playground. Book 1 in a series.


Title: Maximum Boy, starring in invasion from the planet of the cows
Author: Greenburg, Dan
Summary: Look! Up in the sky! It's a a bird! It's a plane! It's...it's...a UFO filled with cows from outer space?!! The President has sent Maximum Boy on another mission...


Title: Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
Author: Jacques, Brian
Summary: In 1620, a boy and his dog are rescued from the doomed ship, the Flying Dutchman, by an angel who guides them in traveling the world, eternally helping those in great need.


Title: Super Amos
Author: Paulsen, Gary
Summary: Dunc and Amos land in big trouble when they agree to help their friend, the creator of the comic book superhero Lightning Man.


Title: The adventures of Super Diaper Baby
Author: Pilkey, Dav
Summary: Irrepressible friends George and Harold create a new comic book superhero, Super Diaper Baby.


Title: Meet the Gecko
Author: Van Draanen, Wendelin
Summary: Nolan Byrd, alias Shredderman, sets out to help the young star of his favorite TV show expose a slanderous reporter.