Historic Bibliography: Youth & Children

Books for preschoolers

Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey (September 1976)
The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Eric Carle & Bill, Jr. Martin (September 1996)

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill, Jr. Martin (August 2000)
The 26 characters in this rhythmic, rhyming baby book are a lowercase alphabet with attitude.

Corduroy
by Don Freeman (September 1976)
The endearing story of Corduroy paints a picture of the adventures that might unfold (for a teddy bear at least) when locked in a department store at night.

I Am a Bunny
by O. Risom (September 1967)
This colorful, sturdy board book follows Nicholas Rabbit through the seasons, in a simply-told story with charming illustrations.

The Little Engine That Could
by Watty Piper (June 1978)
One of the greatest tales of motivation and the power of positive thinking ever told.

The Mitten : A Ukrainian Folktale
by Jan Brett (October 1996)
Grandmother knits snow-white mittens that Nikki takes on an adventure.

Books for 4-8

Amazing Grace
by Mary Hoffman (September 1991)
Though schoolmates tell Grace that she can't be Peter Pan in the upcoming play because she is a girl and black, her mother and grandmother lovingly reaffirm all possibilities.

The Biggest Bear
by Lynd Kendall Ward (March 15, 1973)
Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors.

Billy and Blaze
by C. W. Anderson (April 1992)
In the heartwarming first book of the series Billy and his loyal pony Blaze explore the countryside together, and encounter new adventures at every turn. Illustrated throughout.

Caps for Sale
by Esphyr Slobodkina (September 1987)
This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity.

Could Be Worse!
by James Stevenson (May 1987)
Unexcitable Gramps surprises everyone with a whopping tale of derring-do that proves there's life in the old boy yet.

The Five Chinese Brothers
by Claire Huchet Bishop (June 1996)
The classic story about five clever brothers, each with a different extraordinary ability is "a dramatic retelling of an old Chinese tale."

The Golden Key
by George MacDonald (August 1992)
The adventurous wanderings of a boy and girl to find the keyhole which fits the rainbow's golden key.

Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown (September 1991)
Perhaps the perfect children's bedtime book, Goodnight Moon is a short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit preparing for--or attempting to postpone--his own slumber.

Harry the Dirty Dog
by Gene Zion (October 1976)
More than anything else, Harry the dog hates baths. So he runs away from home and has the time of his life. But when he comes back at the end of the day, no one recognizes him because he’s covered with dirt!

Laura Charlotte
by Kathryn O. Galbraith (February 1997)
In a cozy bedtime story, Laura's mother tells about her own stuffed toy, an elephant made by her grandmother.

Love You Forever
by Robert N. Munsch (April 1988)

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel : Story and Pictures
by Virginia Lee Burton (October 12, 1977)
Mike Mulligan remains faithful to his steam shovel Mary Anne, against the threat of the new gas and diesel-engine contraptions, and digs his way to a surprising and happy ending

Millions of Cats
by Wanda Gag (June 1996)
Millions of Cats is a wonderful tale of vanity versus humility.

Now One Foot, Now the Other
by Tomie dePaola (November 1991)
When Grandfather has a stroke, little Bobby helps him to relearn many of the things that he taught Bobby as a toddler.

The Story About Ping
by Marjorie Flack (August 1977)
The tale of a little duck alone on the Yangtze River.

When I Was Young in the Mountains
by Cynthia Rylant (December 1992)
An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living.

Wind in the Willows
by Grahame (April 1997)

Books for 9-12

The Adventures of Robin Hood (Puffin Classics)
by Roger Lancelyn Green (December 1995)

Aesop's Fables
by Aesop (Editor) (October 2000)
An acclaimed illustrator has set himself an ambitious task: retelling and visually reinterpreting 60 of Aesop's traditional tales.

Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights
by N. J. Dawood (April 1997)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll (December 12, 2000)

Andersen's Fairy Tales (Wordsworth Collection)
by Hans Christian Andersen (April 1, 1998)
The 47 tales collected here have been beautifully translated and enhanced by line drawings.

Open Society and Its Enemies<
by Dick King-Smith (April 1997)

Betsy Tacy
by Maud Hart Lovelace (April 4, 2000)
Betsy and Tacy were two little five-year-olds, such inseparable friends that they were regarded almost as one. This is the story of their friendship in a little Minnesota town years ago

The Black Cauldron (Chronicles of Prydain, #2)
by Lloyd Alexander (May 1999)
Prince Gwydion leads the quest to destroy the Black Cauldron--chief implement of the evil powers of the Lord of the Land of Death.

The Black Stallion
by Walter Farley (September 1991)

Blue Willow
by Doris Gates (September 1976)
A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.

The Book of Three (Chronicles of Prydain, #1)
by Lloyd Alexander (January 12, 1999)
A classic story of high adventure and conflict between good and evil placed in the mythical land of Prydain.

Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink (November 1997)
At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin.

The Castle of Llyr (Chronicles of Prydain, #3)
by Lloyd Alexander (January 12, 1999)
In the imaginary kingdom of Prydain, Princess Eilonwy must leave her friends to go to the Isle of Mona for training as a proper princess.

Charlotte’s Web
by E. B. White (April 1999)

The Chronicles of Narnia BOXED SET
by C. S. Lewis (August 1994)
The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; and The Last Battle

The Cricket in Times Square
by George Selden (October 1, 1970)
One night, the sounds of New York City--the rumbling of subway trains, thrumming of automobile tires, hooting of horns, howling of brakes, and the babbling of voices--is interrupted by a sound that even Tucker Mouse, a jaded inhabitant of Times Square, has never heard before.

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
by Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (April 1, 1992)
All the great gods and goddesses of ancient Greece are depicted in this big, beautiful classic, lovingly illustrated and skillfully told.

The Door in the Wall
by Marguerite De Angeli (August 1, 1990)
Set in the fourteenth century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroism when he loses the use of his legs.

The High King (Chronicles of Prydain, #5)
by Lloyd Alexander (May 1999)
In this fifth and final chronicle of Prydain the forces of good and evil meet in ultimate confrontation .

The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling (March 1995)

Just So Stories
by Rudyard Kipling (May 1990)
This handsome edition of Kipling's 12 original stories features 10 color plates as well as a number of black-and-white ink drawings.

Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson (May 1990)

Lassie Come-Home
by Eric Knight (October 1998)

The Matchlock Gun
by Walter D. Edmonds (November 1998)
Winner of the Newbery Medal, this stirring tale of a small boy, his mother and younger sister, and an antique matchlock gun, is based on a true story.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
by Howard Pyle (May 1985)

Misty of Chincoteague
by Marguerite Henry (April 1991)

Moffats
by Eleanor Estes (April 2001)

My Friend Flicka
by Mary O'Hara (February 1988)

Puck of Pook's Hill
Wordsworth Collection Children's Library (February 2001)

The Princess and the Goblin
by George MacDonald (March 1997)

Ramona Quimby, Age 8
by Beverly Cleary (October 1992)
From the first day of third grade, when Ramona Quimby meets her eventual nemesis Yard Ape, life moves on at its usual wild pace--usual for the boisterous Ramona, that is.

Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe (September 1998)

Sounder
by William H. Armstrong (October 1989)
Sounder is no beauty. But as a coon dog, this loyal mongrel with his cavernous bark is unmatched.

Stuart Little
by E. B. White (April 1974)
How terribly surprised the Little family must have been when their second child turned out to be a small mouse.

A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Madeleine L'Engle (January 1, 1981)
In an intricately layered and suspenseful journey through time, this extraordinary young man psychically enters four different people from other eras. As he perceives through their eyes "what might have been," he begins to comprehend the cosmic significance and consequences of every living creature's actions.

Taran Wanderer (Chronicles of Prydain, #4)
by Lloyd Alexander (May 1999)
The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and the truth about himself.

The Tombs of Atuan
by Ursula K. Le Guin (June 1, 1984)
Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea is a stunning fantasy world that grabs quickly at our hearts, pulling us deeply into its imaginary realms.

Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson (December 1990)

Treasures of the Snow
by Patricia St. John (December 1950)
Annette's little brother is crippled, and Lucien, the village bully, is responsible. Controlled by anger and hatred, Annette vows she will never forgive Lucien and sets out to hurt him in every way she can.

Understood Betsy
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (April 1999)
Tells the tale of a thin, pale 9-year-old orphan named Elizabeth Ann who is whisked away from her city home and relocated to a Vermont farm where her cousins, the "dreaded Putneys," live.

The Wheel on the School
by Meindert De Jong (September 1989)
Lina, the only girl in the one-room school of the Dutch fishing village of Shora, wonders why storks no longer come to nest in her town. Her wondering sets off extraordinary events in the community as the children try to bring back the storks.

A Wind in the Door
by Madeleine L'Engle (March 1, 1976)
With Meg Murry's help, the dragons her six-year-old brother saw in the vegetable garden play an important part in his struggle between life and death.

Winnie-The-Pooh
by A. A. Milne (August 1992)

The Wise Woman and Other Stories
by George MacDonald (November 1980)

A Wonder Book for Boys & Girls
by Nathaniel Hawthorne (June 1998)

A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle (April 1, 1973)

Books for teens

The Black Arrow
by Robert Louis Stevenson (July 1998)
Classic and unabridged portrait of England during the War of the Roses.

Caxton's Mallory : A New Edition of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur
by Jamesw. Spisak (Editor), William Matthews (December 1983)
Based on the Pierpont Morgan Copy of William Caxton's Edition of 1485

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
by Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (April 1, 1992)
All the great gods and goddesses of ancient Greece are depicted in this big, beautiful classic, lovingly illustrated and skillfully told.

The Farthest Shore
by Ursula K. Le Guin (July 1, 1984)
A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea.

Helen Keller: Story of My Life
by Helen Keller (July 1991)
The life story of a woman who was rendered deaf and blind at 19 months by scarlet fever.

That Hideous Strength
by C. S. Lewis (June 1996)
Dr. Ransom enters the increasingly pressing conflict between science and ethics and embarks on a mysterious journey.

The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien (September 1999)

Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson (May 1990)

The Last of the Mohicans
by James Fenimore Cooper (July 1982)

Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King/the Two Towers/the Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien (October 1988)

The Man Who Was Thursday (20Th-Century Classics)
by G. K. Chesterton (August 1990)
Drawing on contemporary fears of anarchist conspiracies and bomb outrages, this text is firmly rooted in its time and place--turn of the century London--but it also defies temporal boundaries.

Mythology
by Edith Hamilton (September 1998)
This is also an excellent primer for middle- and high-school students who are studying ancient Greek and Roman culture and literature. --Gail Hudson

Out of the Silent Planet
by C. S. Lewis (June 1996)
Dr. Ransom is abducted by aliens and taken via spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra. Once on the planet, he eludes his captors, risking his life and his chances of returning to Earth.

Perelandra : A Novel
by C. S. Lewis (June 1996)
Dr. Ransom is pitted against that greatest of human weaknesses, temptation, the great man must battle evil on a new world -- Perelandra -- when it is invaded by the Devil's agent.

Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham
by J. R. R. Tolkien (November 1991)
FARMER GILES OF HAM tells a delightfully ribald mock-heroic tale, where a dragon who invades a town refuses to fight, and a farmer is chosen to slay him.

A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin (May 1, 1984)
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.

The Yearling
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (March 1988)
In hard times Jody Baxter's harsh world allows him one happiness, his fawn, Flag. Then brutal reality requires that he kill what he cherishes.

Books for youth religion

The Abolition of Man
by C. S. Lewis (March 20, 2001)
The Abolition of Man purports to be a book specifically about public education, but its central concerns are broadly political, religious, and philosophical.

The Annotated Innocence of Father Brown : The Innocence of Father Brown
by G. K. Chesterton (May 1998)

Confessions
by St. Augustine (August 1979)
Augustine's Confessions is arguably the first, and unequivocally the most influential, religious autobiography in the Christian tradition.

The Good Master
by Kate Seredy (May 1986)
Young Jancsi and his cousin Kate from Budapest race across the Hungarian plains on horseback, attend country fairs and festivals, and experience a dangerous run-in with gypsies.

Mere Christianity
by C. S. Lewis (April 2000)

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
by Alexander Solzhenitsyn (August 1998)
This economical, relentless novel is one of the most forceful artistic indictments of political oppression in the Stalin-era Soviet Union.

The Princess and Curdie--CD-ROM
by George MacDonald (July 1, 1999)