Fiction
The Fairy Godmother Takes a Break (Series: After Happily Ever After)
by Tony Bradman
Fair Godmother, the one that helps everyone out with their "happy ever after" has had enough. Can a fairy godmother quit her job? She will try and find out!
Flat Stanley (series)
by Jeff Brown
Also available as an ebook.
Miss Daisy Is Crazy! (My Weird School Series)
by Dan GutmanMiss Daisy, who teaches second grade, doesn't know how to add or subtract. Not only that, she doesn't know how to read or write either. In fact, all the grown-ups at A.J.'s school seem to have something wrong with them. What's going on here?
Also available as an ebook.
Amy and the Missing Puppy (The Critter Club Series)
by Callie Barkley
During Spring Break, mystery lover Amy looks for clues to the disappearance of wealthy Ms. Sullivan's Saint Bernard puppy.
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (Series)
by Megan McDonald
The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.
by Mary Pope Osborne
Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time where they see live dinosaurs. In the series, they have many adventures traveling through time and history.
Also available as an ebook.
Captain Awesome to the Rescue (series: Captain Awesome)
by Stan Kirby
When second-grader Eugene and his family move to a new neighborhood and he starts at a new school, he has a chance to bring out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to find the kidnapped class hamster.
by Stan Kirby
When second-grader Eugene and his family move to a new neighborhood and he starts at a new school, he has a chance to bring out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to find the kidnapped class hamster.
Non-Fiction
One Grain Of Rice
A reward of one grain of rice doubles day by day into millions of grains of rice when a selfish raja is outwitted by a clever village girl.
A Million Dots
by Andrew Clements
In this one-of-a-kind picture book, readers actually see what one million of something looks like as this book contains one million dots and 46 amazing facts, including how many shoeboxes it takes to make a stack as high as Mount Everest.
Digging Up Dinosaurs
by Aliki
Briefly introduces various types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossilized dinosaur bones.
Over the Hills and Far Away: Treasure of Nursery Rhymes
collected by Elizabeth Hammill
A collection of 150 rhymes across the globe, illustrated by 77 world-renowned artists.
Actual Size
by Steve Jenkins
Discusses and gives examples of the size and weight of various animals and parts of animals.
The Worm (series: Disgusting Critters)
by Elise Gravel
Traces the extensive history of the earthworm as well as its habitats, anatomy and behaviors.
The High Score and Lowdown on Video Games (series: History of Fun Stuff)
by Stephen Kerensky
An introduction to the history of video games, it profiles such classics as Pong and Pac-Man, while illuminating the technologies that inspired the games of today.
The Shape Game
by Anthony Browne
The author/illustrator describes how his mother's wish to spend her birthday visiting an art museum with her family changed the course of his life forever.
Jenkins, Steve
Dogs and Cats
Here is an amazing book filled with great information, visual facts, and lots of animal history along with incredibly realistic illustrations on both dogs and cats.
