
Winter Days in the Big Woods
Winter is coming! Pa, Ma, and the girls work hard to store up food. Once the snow flies they are snug and warm in their little log house. Adapted from Little House in the Big Woods. A book for young children with more illustrations than text. 32 pages; paperback; HarperCollins.

You Are Too Small, Little Eli!
“You are too little to go along.” “You are too young to go this year.” There are so many things Eli can’t do because he is too small or too young! But there are still a lot of adventures awaiting … Read More

Canadian Inventors
Maxine Trottier. Read the true stories of five amazing Canadians whose inventions changed the world. Paper; Scholastic Canada.

Floods (Scholastic) *
Lorraine Jene Hopping. An educational book about floods. Easy to read, illustrated. Paper; Scholastic.

Happy Jack
Thornton Burgess. Happy Jack Squirrel fills his days with fun and foolishness — even while jealously guarding his winter supply of hickory nuts from his mischief-making cousin, Chatterer the Red Squirrel, and playful Striped Chipmunk. But the bouncing, bushy-tailed creature’s … Read More

I Survived: Five Epic Disasters
Lauren Tarshis. This book contains true stories of survival written for older children and young teens. Many adults will also enjoy reading these stories. Included are: “The Children’s Blizzard, 1888”; “The Titanic Disaster, 1912”; “The Great Boston Molasses Flood, 1919”; “The … Read More

Old Mother West Wind
Thornton Burgess. Beloved children’s classic offers warm, whimsical stories about Billy Mink’s swimming party, Little Joe Otter’s slippery slide, Reddy Fox’s fishing expedition, why Grandfather Frog has no tail, other exciting tales. Gentle lessons about nature and wildlife combined with … Read More

Peter Cottontail
Thornton Burgess. One of the most beloved characters in children’s literature, Peter Cottontail is up to his long-whiskered nose in rib-tickling escapades in this delightful classic. With gentle charm and humor, famed storyteller Thornton W. Burgess draws young readers into … Read More

Red, Yellow, Black & White
Children are naturally sympathetic toward those who live in unfortunate circumstances. This book, with its poetic narrative and bright pictures, will spark sympathy and help North American children understand that they live in much better conditions than most children around … Read More

The Courage of Sarah Noble
Alice Dalgliesch. In 1707, young Sarah Nobel and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for their family. “Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble,” her mother had said, but Sarah found that it was not always … Read More