10 Useful and Good Books Recommended for Childern

Here is a list of a few good and useful books for childern related to different topics.

1. CHRISTMAS CAROL: A poem by Sara Teasdale. Pictures by Dale Gottlieb. New York: Holt. 1993. unp. $14.95 ISBN 0-8050-2695-9 Brightly colored, childlike pictures enhance the appeal of this simple little poem celebrating the birth of Jesus.

2. DINOSAUR ENCORE (By) Patricia Mullins. (New York): Perlman/HarperCollins (1993) unp. $15.00 ISBN 0-06-021069-9 For the youngest, a guide to dinosaurs using fold-out flaps to compare various prehistoric beasts with animals of today while supplying brief facts and a glossary.

3. ADVENTURES OF SNAIL AT SCHOOL Story & pictures by John Stadler (New York): HarperCollins (1993) unp. (An I can read book) $14.00 ISBN 0-06-021041-9 Three funny stories about Snail who manages to find a highly improbable adventure each time his teacher sends him on an errand.

4. FOX ON STAGE (By) James Marshall. New York: Dial/Penguin. 1993. 48p. (Dial easy-to-read) $10.89 ISBN 0-8037-1357-6 Young readers will savor the comic adventures of Fox and his friends, told tongue-in-cheek in text and pictures.

5. IF ANYTHING EVER GOES WRONG AT THE ZOO (By) Mary Jean Hendrick. Illustrated by Jane Dyer. San Diego: Harcourt (1993) unp. $13.95 ISBN 0-15-238007-8 A fanciful tale, perfect for reading aloud, about a spirited young animal lover whose wish to have the animals at the zoo come to her house comes true.

6. NANA’S BIRTHDAY PARTY (By) Amy Hest. Pictures by Amy Schwartz. New York: Morrow (1993) unp. $15.00 ISBN 0-688-07497-9 Two young cousins, Maggie and Brette, pool their talents to make their grandmother the best birthday present ever.

7. MATTHEW AND THE SEA SINGER (By) Jill Paton Walsh. Illustrated by Alan Marks. New York: Farrar (1993) 46p. $13.00 ISBN 0-374-434869-3 This gem of a fairy tale for young readers tells of staunch young Birdy who cleverly manages to save Matthew, the boy she purchased for a shilling, from the seal people who kidnap him because of his golden voice.

8. WINDLEAF (By) Josepha Sherman. New York: Walker (1993) 121p. $14.95 ISBN 8027-8259-0 To rescue the girl he loves from her implacable father, young Count Thierry finds himself engaged in a desperate, bitter contest with the proud Lord of Faerie.

9. PLAIN CITY (By) Virginia Hamilton. New York: Blue Sky/Scholastic (1993) 194p. $13.95 ISBN 0-590-47364-6 A 'mixed' child, twelve-year-old Buhlaire tries to unearth her past and her family history as she learns that the long-missing father who she thought was dead, is alive and homeless.

10. THE GIVER (By) Lois Lowry. Boston: Houghton, 1993. 180p. $13.45 ISBN 0-395-64566-2 Twelve-year-old Jonas, who is chosen to bear the burden of his society’s memories, must decide whether to accept his destiny or take flight. A thought-provoking, Orwellian novel.