On the night before Christmas, Papa suddenly wakes Virginia and Sarah and takes them to Grandma’s house. Is Mama sick? Papa says no. On Christmas Day, he comes in and announces, “Mama’s okay. There are three of them!” This story … Read More
Marguerite de Angeli.Yonie is a young farm lad in Pennsylvania. His dad calls him “Wondernose” because he is always so curious. Now Pop and Mom are going away overnight and it is up to Yonie to feed the animals and … Read More
Holling Clancy Holling. A small canoe carved by an Indian boy makes a journey from Lake Superior all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Paper; Houghton Mifflin.
Built in 1880 of cast iron and steel, the “fat and red and jolly” little lighthouse sits on the bank of the Hudson River in New York City. When the great, gray, and powerful George Washington Bridge is built overhead, … Read More
Sidney Baldwin. Revised by Joan Martin. What should be done about the spoiled, selfish prince? A wise courtier suggests a plan and the king agrees. Young Prince Hubert is sent to live among the peasants. Read this story to see … Read More
W. G. Van de Hulst. Stories Children Love series, book 13. Little Janie is determined that Grandpas shall have their New Year’s fritters. But she makes a big mistake when she starts out with her basket across the cold, snowy … Read More
W. G. Van de Hulst. Book 14. This story is about a little dog, told from his point of view. His owner is a mean man living on a houseboat. But Binky runs away and suffers through the cold with … Read More
W. G. Van de Hulst. Stories Children Love series, book 9. A delightful story of a boy and his dog, written as from the little dog’s point of view. Fik doesn’t understand why he cannot be with John when John … Read More
Hector Malot. This is a story of an “orphan” boy. When he is eight, he finds out that the woman he thought was his mother is not. He had been found abandoned as a baby, and had been kept with … Read More
Hector Malot. Thirteen-year-old Perrine arrives in Paris with her sick mother. They want to get to her dead father’s relatives north of Paris before their money and health run out. However, the mother dies while still in the city, so … Read More
