This week, our staff is revisiting some of their childhood favorite books! Let us know which ones you’re interested in reading!

Derlin’s Favorite

Spirit Animals by Brandon Mull

Chelsea’s Favorites

The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater

Go Dogs Go by PD Eastman.

Ariana’s Favorites

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats – T.S. Eliot
Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass – Lewis Carroll
The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe – C.S. Lewis
Where the sidewalk ends – Shel Silverstein
A light in the attic – Shel Silverstein
The giving tree – Shel Silverstein
Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing – Judy Blume
Where the wild things are – Maurice Sendak
The Tale of Peter Rabbit – Beatrix Potter (and all her series )
Pippi Longstocking – Astrid Lindgren
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales
Jacob Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Viviane’s Favorites
The Adventures of Narizinho by Monteiro Lobato

The Ugly Duckiling by Hans Christian Andersen

Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen

The Lion and the Mouse from Aesop’s fables

The Hare and the Tortoise from Aesop’s fables

    The Little Prince by Antoine Saint-Exupery

    Tistou, the Boy with the Green Fingers of Peace by Maurice Druon

    Hansel and Gretel by The Brothers Grimm

     

    Leanne’s Favorites

    Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
    The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan
    Snugglepot and Cuddlepie by May Gibbs
    The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
    Round the Twist by Paul Jennings
    Possum Magic by Mem Fox
    Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
    Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda

    Jane’s Favorites

    Curious George series by Margret and H. A. Rey

    Paddington series by Michael Bond

    Spot by Eric Hill

    Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

    Strega Nonna by Tomie dePaola

    Corduroy by Don Freeman

    Madeline series by Ludwig Bemelmans

    The Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osborne

    The Berenstain Bears by Stanley Berenstain and Janice Berenstain

    Arthur series by Marc Brown

    Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

    Biscuit series by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

    Ramona series by Beverly Cleary

    Adventures of the Bailey School Kids

    A Series of Unforunate Events by Lemony Snicket

    Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

    The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

    BFG by Roald Dahl

     

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