Mrs. Heather's Favorite Books from Childhood

 This week, we are sharing some of Mrs. Heather's favorite chapter books from her childhood.  Read them and see if they're a favorite of yours too.

Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech

Twins Dallas and Florida have grown up in a terrible orphanage but their lives change forever when an eccentric but sweet older couple invites them each on an adventure, beginning in an almost magical place called Ruby Holler.

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror it certainly wasn't fiction. Pursued by evil forces, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source - the wisecracking skeleton of a dead sorcerer.

The Girl With the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts

Katie can make things move with her mind and understand what animals are thinking and one day, suspecting that there are three others with her powers, she runs away to find them.

Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary

The part of third grade Ellen Tebbits likes most is having Austine Allen for her best friend.

More Books --

Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones

The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

The Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Mary Ann Saves the Day by Ann M. Martin

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Scooby Doo and the Case of the Carnival Clown by Laurie S. Sutton

Stuart Little by E.B. White

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Award Winning Books

This week, we're sharing the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Books and the Show Me Readers Award Books.  Both awards are chosen by the children each year.  

Bunnies!!! by Kevan Atteberry
A monster searches everywhere to find the things he loves: bunnies!!!

The Magic Word by Mac Barnett

Paxton discovers that by saying the word "alakazoomba," he can magically get whatever he pleases.

Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed by Leslea Newman

Composer Moshe Cotel adopts a six-toed, black-and-white kitten whom he calls Ketzel, and when he needs a piece to enter in a contest for music less than a minute long, it is Ketzel who provides the solution.

Naked! by Michael Ian Black

A child discovers that the only thing more fun than being naked is wearing nothing but a cape.

More Award Winning Books --

10 Little Ninjas by Miranda Paul

Arrowhawk by Lola Schaefer

Bad Dog by Mike Boldt

Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett Krosoczka

Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug! by Ed Emberley

Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

Dandy by Ame Dyckman

The Epic Adventures of Huggie and Stick by Drew Daywalt

Epossumondas by Colleen Salley

The Frog Principal by Stephanie Calmenson

Hero Cat by Eileen Spinelli

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont

The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt

Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney

Move Over Rover! by Karen Beaumont

Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos

Painter and Ugly by Robert Blake

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin

Press Here by Herve Tullet

Scaredy Snacks by Terry Border

Snack Attack by Terry Border

Some Dog! by Mary Casanova

Strongheart: The World's First Movie Star Dog by Emily Arnold McCully

Two Bobbies by Kirby Larson

Verdi by Janell Cannon

Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar? by Bonnie Lass

Wolfboy by Andy Harkness

National Pet Week

This year, May 6-11 is National Pet Week.  So this week, we are sharing some of our favorite chapter book stories about pets.

Bunnicula by Deborah & James Howe

Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.

Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors

While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Wedgie (a Corgi superhero and Gizmo's nemesis).

The Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson

A young graphic novel chapter book about the escape escapades of class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School.

Quack by Anna Humphrey

After a duck helps ten-year-old Shady Cook, who has selective mutism, to gain confidence, he and his best friend, Pouya, bring the emotional support duck to school to help the many underdogs there.

More Books --

Bad Kitty series by Nick Bruel

The Great Pet Heist by Emily Ecton

The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds

Jinxed by Amy McCulloch

Lio: There's a Monster in My Socks by Mark Tatulli

Maxi's Secrets by Lynn Plourde

Pax by Sara Pennypacker

Raising Rufus by David Fulk

Return of the Hungry Hamster by Sam Hay

The Simple Art of Flying by Cory Leonardo

Stubby by Kate Klimo

Switched by Bruce Hale

The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney