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When little cousin Ruth loses a tooth, the whole Fister family is in a dither.
c1996 - HUMOROUS
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Folktales.
c1986 - VARIETY
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A young boy describes the favorite places that he shares with his family on his grandparents’ farm and in the nearby countryside.
c1994 - SERIOUS SOLO
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Recounts the war between rabbits and carrots.
c1993 - HUMOROUS & DUO
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Walking down a dark lonely road on an errand one night, a brother and sister argue over who is afraid of the dread Ghost-eye tree.
c1985 - SERIOUS
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When her perfect older sister forces her to remain at the dinner table until she finishes her spinach, a young girl broods about being stuck there forever and devises a plan to get rid of her sister.
c1996 - HUMOROUS SOLO
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Narrative of some of the adventures, dangers, and suffering of a young soldier; see especially pages 54, 73, 74, 95, and 152.
c1995 - VARIETY
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Algonquin Indian version of Cinderella story.
c1992 - SERIOUS
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Thoughts from a bag lady, for mature children.
c1991 - SERIOUS
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Three skittish brothers try to comfort each other when they hear night noises in their house.
c1975 - VARIETY
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Michael's love for his great-great-aunt, who Iives with them, leads him to intercede with his mother who wants to toss out all her old things.
c1975 - VARIETY
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Joe's decision to leave home is prompted by despair over his Mother's blindness to his younger brother's talents and his older brother's drug addiction.
c1972 - SERIOUS
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Liza Lou outwits all.
c1976 - VARIOUS
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Singer is alone except for one deaf-mute friend, a drooling, teddy bear-clutching man-child. Singer moves to be near him when he is institutionalized.
c1940 - SERIOUS
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Leaders of US slave revolts.
c1996 - SERIOUS
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One of the rats that was turned into a coach man by Cinderella's fairy godmother tells his story.
c1997 - HUMOROUS, DUO
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Poetry.
c1988 - VARIETY
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Poetry.
c1968 - SERIOUS
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Poetry from the life and imagination of a small child.
c1927 - VARIETY
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Collection of poems reflecting the experiences of a little English boy growing up in the early part of the 20th century.
c1924 - VARIETY
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Folk and fairy tales.
c1975 - VARIETY
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Updated rhyming retelling of the traditional fairy tale, Beauty outwits the wicked witch and arranges for her own happy ending.
c1997 - VERSE CHOIR
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After surviving an Indian raid, a brother and sister set out to find the rest of the settlers.
c1981 - SERIOUS
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First person accounts from 1914 to 1960s.
c1963 - SERIOUS
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Poetry.
c1995 - SERIOUS
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Poetry.
c1989 - VARIOUS
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When all the girls and boys in the neighborhood take up musical instruments at first they produce awful tones, but after much practice they are able to come together as a marching band that brings brassy, classy fun.
c2001 - VERSE CHOIR
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Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War.
c1990 - SERIOUS
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Presents a history based on personal accounts and newspaper articles of the massive snowstorm that hit the northeast in 1888 focusing on the events in New York City. See p.19, where Sara Wilson freezes to death, or p.75 the voyage of Colt. Also for older children.
c2000 - SERIOUS SOLO
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Tells of the Great Chicago Fire.
c1995 - SERIOUS
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Why the hippo lives in water.
c1986 - HUMOROUS
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Biography of the African princess saved from execution and was taken to England where Queen Victoria oversaw her upbringing and she lived for a time before marrying an African missionary. Also for older children.
c1999 - SERIOUS SOLO |
