Picture Books 

-Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna by Nancy White: A day full of fun for a young girl who enjoys the outdoors and takes the ride along for the ride.

-The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle: A hunry caterpillar eats through everything it can.

-I Ain't gonna paint no more! by Karen Beaumont- A young boy that loves to paint gets into mischieve by painting everything.

-The wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg- A boy's ambition to be the greatest sailor in the world brings him to ruin his ship.

-Francis the Scaredy Cat by Ed Boxall: A cat is concerned about his owner and tries to bravely  find him outside.

-The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thalern- A student is concerned about who will be the next gym teacher.

-Poor Pluto by third grade students Tokay Colony Elementary School- While working on their solar system dioramas, a class gets bad news - Pluto's not a planet anymore!

-Stellaluna by Janell Cannon- A young bat is seperated from mother and is adopted by a family of birds.   

-Picturescape by Elisa Gutierrez- A picture story about a boy, who goes to an art musuem and imagines himself in the pictures he sees.

-The Car Wash Street by Denise Lewis Patrick- A boy and his father watch people down their street wash their vehicles. This activity is very special to father and son.

-Please  Try to Remember the First of Octember by Dr. Suess- A boy thinks that the first of Octember, is the day all your most outlandish wishes and dreams come true.

-A Mother's Journey by Sandra Markle- A story of a penguin that is getting ready to have baby in the fridged south pole.

-The Tooth Book by Dr. Suess- A boy observes all the things that have and don't have teeth. In the end the boy suggests the need to take care of teeth.

-Around Me by Erica Magnus- A little girl explores the outdoors and finds that it is within her grasp.

-Pancakes by Eric Carle- A boy wants his mother to make pancakes but there are no ingredients to make it. So, the boy gathers all the ingredients for the pancakes.

-The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle- A boy is given a map and is given a secret message. It's directions to his birthday gift!

-Rooster's Off to See the World by Eric Carle- A rooster has gathered many animals on his mission to see the world. Will the rooster and his friends make it?

-Do you want to be my friend? by Eric Carle- A mouse tries to find a friend. The mouse goes through many animals but finally finds another mouse.

-The English Roses by Madonna- A girl is so pretty that a group of girls do not like her. The girls are given a chance to see how it is to be in the pretty girls position. The group of gilrs learn their lesson.

-The Farolitos of Christmas by Rudolfo Anaya- A little girl wants pastores to sing in front of her house but that might not happen that christmas. It is up to her to figure out another way to light the path for the pastores.

Non Fiction/Informational 

-Jupiter Worlds Beyond by Ron Miller- Interesting data and research on the planet Jupiter.

-If It Weren't for Farmers by Allan Fowler- Tells the important role of farmers in our lives.

-Mosquito by Jill Bailey- Disturbing and interesting information about the insect that creates alot havoc.

-Butterflies and Moths by George S. Fichter- The differences and similarities of butterflies and Moths are given in this book.

-Starfish by Edith Thacher Hurd- Great information about starfish! Information about what they eat? How eats them? Types of starfish?

Realistic Ficiton

-The Mircle Boys by Jacqueline Woodson: Three brothers are struggling against pretty large odds, but "brother to brother to brother," they can survive.

-The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner: The story of four children who find an abandon boxcar to live in. The children live off the land and their older brothers income when gets a job.

-Hatchet by Gary Paulsen: A thirteen year old boy is stranded in Canadian wilderness after his plane crashes. The boy has only his ragged clothes, hatchet, and a survival kit.

-My side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George: A boy named Sam runs away from his home in New York City and lives in the wilderness. There in the wilderness he makes a home in a tree and finds things to eat. Same then makes finds a peregain falcon which he makes his friend.

-The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton: A story narrated by the main character Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy and his brothers are alone because their parents died in a car accident. The boys must live on their own and provide for themselves. They are also called Greasers and they fued with the Soc's. A faintful event occurs in the story which will change their lives forever.  

Science Fiction

-Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix: A boy is the third child in a world that doesn't allow more than two children. His punishment for being the third child is to be hidden.

-The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse- After rescuing an adolescent girl from the sea, researchers learn she has beenraised by dolphins and attempt to rehabilitate her to the human world.

 -A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle- A story about a stranger that comes into the lives of a family. This is a stranger not from this world but from where. 

Folktales

-The Three Little Pigs by Margaret Hillert- An easy to read story about the three little pigs and a starving wolf.

-A Day's Work by Eve Bunting- A young Mexican American tries to help his grandfather in finding a job. The boy learns a valuable lesson about being honest.

-Pecos Bill by Steven Kellogg: A cowboy in the old west does unbelieveable things.

Fantasy

-The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis-Four English school children enter the magic land of Narnia through the back of a wardrobe and assist Aslan, the golden lion, in defeating the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter.

-James and the Giant Peach by Roland Dahl: A boy drops a crystal by a peach tree and a peach of the tree begans to grow. Their are gaint grasshoppers, centipedes and earthworms inside which he discovers when he crawls in. The peach falls of the tree and then it begins.

-Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson: the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantastic realm populated by grotesque figures like talking playing cards and anthropomorphic creatures.

-Stuart Little by E.B. White: A story about an adopted little mouse who seems to always get in trouble. 

Poetry and Verse

-Sawgrass Poems a view of the everglades by Frank Asch- The poems in the book are about the the natural beauty of the everglades.

-OUTside INside Poems by Arnold Adoff- This is a unique word picture about a young boy and his feelings about becoming a baseball star.

-Daddy Poems by John Micklos, Jr- This is a collection of poems dedicated to fathers.

-Doctor Knickerbocker and Other Rhymes selected David Booth- The newiest and naughtiest collection of poems from the playground and street. Also the humorous rhymes that children have chanted and sung for generations.

-Navajo Visions and Voices Across the Mesa by Shonto Begay- A collection of stories and poems that celebrates the Navajo culture.

Autobiography/Biography

Rosa Parks by Courtney Baker- A brief life story of Rosa Parks and what she had accomplished in the segregated south.

Mystery of Everest a Photobiography of George Mallory by Audrey Salkeld- An advendurous life story of George Mallory, before his final trip up Mt. Everest.

Mister Rogers by JoAnn DiFranco- A journey of a man who devoted himself to serving children and families through the mass media.

Britney Spears by Morgan Talmadge- A real life story of one of the greatest popstar ever.

 Historical Fiction

-The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman- An adventurous story about an Orphan and Prince.

-Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener: The stories were based on observations and anecdotes he acquired while stationed as a lieutenant commander in the US Navy on the island of Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides Islands (now known as Vanuatu).

-Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad by Pamela Edwards: In the forest, a group of animals help a runaway slave escape his pursuers.

-Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse: In a series of poems, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression.

-Hiroshima by Laurence Yep: Describes the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, particularly as it affects Sachi, who becomes one of the Hiroshima Maidens.

-The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer, a mischievous black haired orphan taken in by his Aunt Polly, goes through a series of adventures involving his friends, Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn. Tom is an escape master, and a professional trickster. He escapes punishment many times by his tricks.