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Rootabaga Stories
Author:  Carl Sandburg
Title:  Rootabaga Stories

Short stories.
c1922 - HUMOROUS

 

 
Author:  Carl Sandburg
Title:  Sandburg Treasury

Short stories and poetry.
c1970 - VARIETY

 

 
Author:  Carl Sandburg
Title:  Wedding Procession of the Rag Doll and the Broom Handle

Who was in it? the slickery spoon-lickers, the tin pan bangers and many more.
c1967 - HUMOROUS

 

Slender Ella and Her Fairy Hogfather
Author:  Vivian Sathre
Title:  Slender Ella and Her Fairy Hogfather

Slender Ella, a pig forced into servitude by her stepmother and 2 horrid stepsisters, goes to the hoedown with the help of her Fairy Hogfather and marries the handsome and plump son of the Goldsnoots of Diamond Snout Hay Ranch.
c1999 - HUMOROUS

 

Just Enough to Make a Story
Author:  Nancy Schimmel
Title:  "The Tailor" from Just Enough to Make a Story

Folktale, a poor tailor saves to make a coat, when it is worn out, he makes a jacket, then a vest, then a cap, then a button, then just enough to make a story.
c1982 - SERIOUS

 

 
Author:  Alvin Schwartz
Title:  Fat Man in a Fur Coat and Other Bear Stories

True accounts and humorous anecdotes.
c1984 - VARIETY

 

Squids will be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables
Author:  Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Title:  Squids will be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables

Contemporary fables with tongue-in-cheek morals address such topics as homework, curfews, and television commercials.
c1998 - HUMOROUS DUO, VERSE CHOIR

 

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Author:  Jon Scieszka
Title:  The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Story of the three little pigs from the wolf's point of view.
c1989 - HUMOROUS

 

Judy Scuppernong
Author:  Brenda Seabrooke
Title:  Judy Scuppernong

Poems describe the daily experiences of four girls growing up in a small town in Georgia in the early 1950s.
c1990 - VARIETY

 

Words by Heart
Author:  Ouida Sebestyen
Title:  Words by Heart

A young black girl struggles to fulfill her papa's dream of a better future for their family in the southeastern town where, in 1910, they are the only blacks.
c1979 - SERIOUS

 

 
Author:  Elizabeth Sechrist
Title:  One Thousand Poems for Children

Poetry.
c1946 - VARIETY

 

 
Author:  Peter Seeger
Title:  Foolish Frog

A foolish bullfrog explodes with pride when he hears someone singing a song about him.
c1973 - HUMOROUS, VERSE CHOIR

 

Story of Mrs. Lovewright and Purrless Her Cat
Author:  Lore Segal
Title:  Story of Mrs. Lovewright and Purrless Her Cat

Mrs. Lovewright gets a cat with a mind of its own.
c1985 - HUMOROUS, DUO

 

Chicken Soup with Rice; A Book of Months
Author:  Maurice Sendak
Title:  Chicken Soup with Rice; A Book of Months

Story in rhyme.
c1976 - VERSE CHOIR

 

Pierre; A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue
Author:  Maurice Sendak
Title:  Pierre; A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue

Stories in rhyme.
c1962 - HUMOROUS, VERSE CHOIR

 

The Good Master
Author:  Kate Seredy
Title:  The Good Master

Two cousins, one spirited, spend an adventurous summer on a ranch on the Hungarian plains.
c1935 - HUMOROUS, SERIOUS

 

The White Stag
Author:  Kate Seredy
Title:  The White Stag

Legendary story of the Huns and Magyars' long migrations from Asia to Europe where they hope to find a permanent home.
c1937 - SERIOUS

 

The Cremation of Sam McGee
Author:  Robert Service
Title:  The Cremation of Sam McGee

Constantly suffering from the cold, Sam makes his companion on the Arctic trail promise to cremate him when he dies, which the companion does -to his great surprise.
c1907 - VERSE CHOIR

 

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
Author:  Dr. Seuss
Title:  "Gertrude McFuzz" in Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories

A plain bird is jealous of a bird with a bigger, fancier tale.
c1958 - VERSE CHOIR

 

 
Author:  George Shannon
Title:  Bean Boy

An orphan with only a tin cup of beans learns to survive with the help and advice of kindly people he meets.
c1984 - HUMOROUS

 

 
Author:  Marjorie Sharmat
Title:  Two Ghosts on a Bench

Bored with haunting their bench, two ghosts pass the evening by telling each other stories of what has happened, or could have happened there.
c1978 - HUMOROUS

 

 
Author:  Esther Shephard
Title:  Paul Bunyan

Tall tale of the famous logger.
c1924 - HUMOROUS

 

I Am Really a Princess
Author:  Carol Diggory Shields
Title:  I Am Really a Princess

A child imagines herself a princess and contrasts her everyday life with one she could have in a castle with infinitely permissive parents.
c1993 - HUMOROUS

 

I Wish My Brother was a Dog
Author:  Carol Diggory Shields
Title:  I Wish My Brother was a Dog

Older sibling imagines how much better it would be if brother Andy were a dog instead of a baby, doing tricks and being banished to the outside when he got too noisy.
c1997 - HUMOROUS

 

Lunch Money and Other Poems about School
Author:  Carol Diggory Shields
Title:  Lunch Money and Other Poems about School

23 humorous poems about school.
c1995 - HUMOROUS, VERSE CHOIR

 

Falling Up
Author:  Shel Silverstein
Title:  Falling Up

Poems.
c1996 - HUMOROUS

 

The Giving Tree
Author:  Shel Silverstein
Title:  The Giving Tree

A tree gives its all to a growing boy.
c1964 - SERIOUS

 

A Light in the Attic
Author:  Shel Silverstein
Title:  A Light in the Attic

Poems.
c1981 - HUMOROUS

 

Where the Sidewalk Ends
Author:  Shel Silverstein
Title:  Where the Sidewalk Ends

Poems.
c1974 - HUMOROUS

 

Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?
Author:  Shel Silverstein
Title:  Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?

There are lots of things a rhinoceros can do around one's house, including eating bad report cards before one's parents see them, tiptoeing downstairs for a midnight snack, and collecting extra allowance.
c1983 - VERSE CHOIR

 

When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories
Author:  Isaac Singer
Title:  When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories

Eight stories based on traditional Jewish themes from Eastern Europe.
c1968 - HUMOROUS

 

Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories
Author:  Isaac Singer
Title:  Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories

Seven tales from middle-European Jewish folklore and legend.
c1966 - VARIETY

 

There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Trout
Author:  Teri Sloat
Title:  There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Trout

Set in the Pacific Northwest, this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme describes the silly consequences of an old woman’s fishy diet.
c1998 - VERSE CHOIR

 

 
Author:  Doris Buchanan Smith
Title:  Return to Bitter Creek

An illegitimate child in the South learns the meaning of love and family life.
c1986 - SERIOUS

 

Skeeter
Author:  K. Smith
Title:  Skeeter

The adventures of two young boys befriended by an old black man who is a legendary hunter.
c1989 - SERIOUS

 

Glasses: Who Needs 'Em?
Author:  Lane Smith
Title:  Glasses: Who Needs ‘Em?

A boy is unhappy about having to wear glasses, until his doctor provides an imaginative list of well-adjusted eyeglass wearers.
c1991 - HUMOROUS SOLO or DUO

 

The War with Grandpa
Author:  Robert K. Smith
Title:  The War with Grandpa

Upset about giving up his room to his grandpa, Pete declares war in an attempt to get it back.
c1984 - SERIOUS

 

 
Author:  Zilpha K. Snyder
Title:  Today is Saturday

24 poems about a day free of cares.
c1969 - VARIETY

 

Brave Potatoes
Author:  Toby Speed
Title:  Brave Potatoes

Potatoes set off across the darkened fairgrounds to enjoy the rides, but Chef Hackemup has other plans for them.
c2000 - VERSE CHOIR, HUMOROUS SOLO or DUO

 

Maniac Magee
Author:  Jerry Spinelli
Title:  Maniac Magee: A Novel

After his parents die, Magee's life becomes legendary as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.
c1990 - SERIOUS

 

Raising Sweetness
Author:  Diane Stanley
Title:  Raising Sweetness

Sweetness, one of eight orphans, living with a man who is an unconventional housekeeper, learns to read and writes an important letter to improve their situation. Would be good for a boy, will need editing.
c1999 - HUMOROUS SOLO

 

Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp
Author:  Jerry Stanley
Title:  Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp

The plight of migrant workers during the Depression and the school built for their children. Also for older children.
c1992 - SERIOUS

 

I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment
Author:  Jerry Stanley
Title:  I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment

Japanese-Americans and evacuation and relocation.
c1994 - SERIOUS

 

Dominic
Author:  William Steig
Title:  Dominic

Brave, generous dog, sets off on an adventurous hike and comes into a fortune.
c1972 - HUMOROUS

 

 
Author:  William Steig
Title:  Gorky Rises

Gorky, the frog, concocts a magic flying potion and he flies around the world and changes a rock into an elephant with the last of the magic potion.
c1980 - HUMOROUS

 

Solomon the Rusty Nail
Author:  William Steig
Title:  Solomon the Rusty Nail

If he scratches his nose and wiggles his toes at the same time, young Solomon rabbit turns into a rusty nail. One day he unwisely teases a cat.
c1985 - HUMOROUS

 

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
Author:  John Steptoe
Title:  Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad- tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king who is choosing a wife.
c1987 - HUMOROUS

 

Treasure Island
Author:  Robert Louis Stevenson
Title:  Treasure Island

Classic adventure tale.
c1911 - SERIOUS

 

American Tall Tales
Author:  Adrien Stoutenberg
Title:  American Tall Tales

Folklore.
c1966 - HUMOROUS

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