Children’s Literature Recommendations from Book Club in December 2011
Favorite Holiday Books
Merry Christmas Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
How Murray Saved Christmas by Mike Reiss
Who Will Help Santa This Year? by David Biedrzycki
Who Will Guide my Sleigh Tonight? by David Biedrzycki
Santa’s New Jet by David Biedrzycki
--Melani
The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck
--Lynette
Santa Mouse by Michael Brown
--Annie
Baby/Toddler+
Peek a Who by Nina Laden
--Lynette
Hey Wake Up! by Sandra Boynton (and entire series)
--Lynette
Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis
--Lori F.
Heads (interactive) by Mathew Van Fleet
--Lori F.
Go Away, Big Green Monster! By Ed Emberley
--Lori F.
Preschool+
Elephants (photography) by Steve Brown
--Jillinda
Fancy Nancy (paperback series) by Jane O’Connor
--Lynette
Stand Back Said the Elephant, I’m Going to Sneeze by Patricia Thomas
--Becky
Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash by Sarah Weeks
--Becky
Where’s the Dragon? By Jason Hook
--Lori F.
Wolf! Wolf! by John Rocco
--Lori F.
The Library by Sarah Stewart
--Lori F.
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly by Simms Taback
--Lori F.
I Can't Go to Church by Toni Sorenson
--Lynette
Kindergarten+
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
--Lori F.
Miss Nelson is Missing! by Harry Allard and James Marshall
6-8 years
Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
--Annie
Babymouse (graphic novel series) by Jennifer Holm
--Lynette
Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale
--Becky
June B. Jones is a Party Animal (and entire series) by Barbara Park
--Lynette
Fancy Nancy: Butterfly Extraordinaire by Jane O’Connor
--Lynette
Reference Books
National Geographic Kids Almanac (annual publication)
--Becky M.
Encyclopedia Brittanica
--Lynette
8-9 years
(girls) Ivy & Bean (series) by Annie Barrows
--Lynette
(girls) The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye
--Becky
8-12 years
(boys) Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) by Jeff Kinney
--Melani
(girls) Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George (UT author)
--Becky
The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull (UT author)
--Becky
Huber Hill and the Dead Man’s Treasure by B.K. Bostick
--Becky
10-14 years
Ranger’s Apprentice (series) by John Flanagan
--Becky
Mid teen/15+
Terrier (Beka Cooper Trilogy) by Tamara Peirce
--Becky
