In this beautiful book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a young girl is orphaned and sent to live with an uncle in the English countryside. This is a magical story, and has been made into a very good movie. This link takes you to the complete text of the book on Project Gutenberg.

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

This is a great article about why this book is so important, and how it had a lasting impact on those who read it. There is also a movie for the book, and it's excellent!

Top 100 Children's Novels Poll #10: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

This has the full text of the novel The Giver by Lowis Lowry. This was also been made into a movie in 2014.

Full text - click here

This excellent book by author Kate DiCamillo will pull you in right from the start! It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. Flora and Ulysses Book Trailer to learn more about this fun story.

This awesome book is being made into a movie!  Check out the movie trailer here.

This is an award-winning children's book by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin, tells the story of Farmer Brown's cows, who find an old typewriter in the barn and use it to ask Farmer Brown for things to make their life easier. When he isn't quick to give in, the cows and their friends go on strike. You can watch the video linked below for a funny read-aloud of this great book.

https://youtu.be/WTPqlXA8VTM 

This link will take you to the web site of Matt de la Pena, the author of Last Stop on Market Street.

Last Stop on Market Street

This sweet story is an awesome example of caring. Click on the link to see a read aloud for this lovely book.

Kids Book Read Aloud

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, is a sweet, inventive picture book about a creature waiting to be imagined by a person so the two can be "perfect" friends. Click the link below to see a read-aloud YouTube video of the book.

Dan Santat reads his book THE ADVENTURES OF BEEKLE!

Here's the list of books who have won the Caldecott award, from 1938-present.

Caldecott Awards List

Are you curious to see what books have won a Newbery medal? Here's the list of all the winners, 1938-present!

https://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.htm

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