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When, in second grade, Leigh writes to an author to tell him how much he "liked" his book, he never suspects that he'll still be writing to him four years later. And he never imagines the kinds of things he'll be writing about: Dear Mr. Henshaw, I am sorry I was rude in my last letter... Maybe I was mad about other things, like Dad forgetting to send this month's support payment. Mom tried to phone him... (more)

Pippi lonstocking: Book 1

Pippi Longstocking (Seafarer Book)

by Astrid Lindgren

Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for the outrageous that seems to lead to one adventure after another!

The Wonderful Adventures Of Nils And The Further Adventures Of Nils Holgersson

The Wonderful Adventures Of Nils And The Further Adventures Of Nils Holgersson

by Selma Lagerlof

Unabridged two books in one. Lagerlof's famous tales of a young boy who, while flying on the back of a wild goose, learns important lessons about protecting the earth and living creatures. A classic.

The Brothers Lionheart

by Astrid Lindgren

Scotty's big brother Jonathan tells him about Nangiyala, a land on the other side of the stars, where you go after you die. Because Scotty is little and afraid and he's sick and soon he'll die. "In Nangiyala you have adventures from morning to evening and at night, too. Because it's in Nangiyala that all sagas happen," Jonathan tells Scotty. It sounds so good that Scotty doesn't want to be without... (more)

Momo. ( Ab 10 J.).

by Michael Ende

The Tunnel

by Anthony Browne

Scornful of his younger sister's fears, a young boy decides to explore a tunnel forcing her to go after him when he doesn't return.

Gorilla

by Anthony Browne

Neglected by her busy father, a lonely young girl receives a toy gorilla for her birthday and together they take a miraculous trip to the zoo.

Mio, My Son

by Astrid Lindgren

With help from a genie, young Karl Anders Nilsson travels by day and by night, beyond the stars, to reach Farawayland. There, his father the King, who has been searching for him for nine long years, tells him that his true name is Mio, and lavishes upon him the loving attention he never received from his foster parents back in Stockholm. But the wonderful reunion with his father the King is interrupted when... (more)

Karlson on the Roof

by Astrid Lindgren

Imagine Smidge's delight when, one day, a little man with a propeller on his back appears hovering at the window! It's Karlson and he lives in a house on the roof. Soon Smidge and Karlson are sharing all sorts of adventures, from tackling thieves and playing tricks to looping the loop and running across the rooftops. Fun and chaos burst from these charming, classic stories.

The Children of Green Knowe

by L. M. Boston

L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. Now the children of Green Knowe--both alive and ghostly--are back in appealing new editions. The spooky original illustrations have been retained, but dramatic new cover art by Brett Helquist (illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate... (more)

King Matt the First

by Janusz Korczak

Janusz Korczak was a Polish physician and educator who wrote over twenty books--his fiction was in his time as well known as Peter Pan , and his nonfiction works bore passionate messages of child advocacy. During World War II, the Jewish orphanage he directed was relocated to the Warsaw ghetto. Although Korczak's celebrity afforded him many chances to escape, he refused to abandon the children. He was killed at... (more)

Dance on My Grave

by Aidan Chambers

Amulet Books is the home of Aidan Chambers, “one of young-adult literature’s greatest living writers.”* “With profound respect for readers, Chambers again stretches the YA genre to its edges and beyond. . . . Ambitious, imperfect, challenging, and powerfully affecting.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review In this revelatory, groundbreaking novel, the love of sixteen-year-old Hal Robinson for self-confident... (more)

Granpa

by John Burningham

Adorable Granpa nurses his granddaughter’s dolls, mistakes her strawberry-flavoured pretend ice cream for chocolate, and falls in with her imaginary plans to captain a ship to Africa. It is a friendship that children who read this book will long remember.

The Nutcracker

by E. T. A. Hoffmann

After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.

The Mouse and His Child (Puffin Books)

by RUSSELL HOBAN

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Neil Duffield

Frightened orphan Mary discovers the joyful wonders of life on the Yorkshire Moors with the help of two local boys and a mysterious, abandoned garden...where all things seem possible.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

by Mark Haddon

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. This improbable story of Christopher’s quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and... (more)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain

Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It’s something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom’s sly trickery with the whitewashed fence—when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him—to his and Becky Thatcher’s calamities in Bat Cave, the enjoyment just never ends. The illustrations for this series were created by Scott... (more)

Little Women

or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

by Louisa May Alcott, Kathryn Lindskoog

In picturesque nineteenth-century New England, tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy come of age while their father is off to war.

The Lord of the Rings: Book -1

The Hobbit

or, There and Back Again

by J. R. R. Tolkien

Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when first published more than sixty years ago. Now recognized as a timeless classic with sales of more than 40 million copies worldwide, this introduction to Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Wizard, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth tells of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel... (more)

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by Beverly Cleary

by Astrid Lindgren

by Selma Lagerlof

by Astrid Lindgren

by Michael Ende

by Anthony Browne

by Anthony Browne

by Astrid Lindgren

by Astrid Lindgren

by L. M. Boston

by Janusz Korczak

by Aidan Chambers

by John Burningham

by E. T. A. Hoffmann

by RUSSELL HOBAN

by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Neil Duffield

by Mark Haddon

by Mark Twain

or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

by Louisa May Alcott, Kathryn Lindskoog

or, There and Back Again

by J. R. R. Tolkien