children's stories, american

Presents selections from fifteen Newbery Award-winning novels, including "Misty of Chincoteague," "The Courage of Sarah Noble," "The Tombs of Atuan," "Dicey's Song," and "The View from Saturday.".

A picture book collection of seven spooky short stories for children.

A collection of eighteen tales of evil, darkness, and beasts written by various authors, including Joyce Carol Oates, Robin Wasserman, and Melissa de la Cruz.

The adventures of the ingenious little monkey who left the jungle to live with the man in the yellow hat.

A collection of essays that explores the ways in which Dr. Seuss approaches philosophical concepts and moral dilemmas through his children's books, providing specific examples from numerous stories.

Presents abridged versions of five stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and written by noted British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Contains an annotated listing of eight hundred book series for children in kindergarten through eighth grade, each identifying the author, publisher, grade level, and genre, and including a description of the characters, plots, and themes, as well as a list of titles in the series.

Presents three novels from L. Frank Baum's fourteen-part series about a socialist utopia accidentally discovered by a young girl from Kansas. The works included cover Dorothy's arrival in Oz, the wicked Nome King's plot to conquer the land, and Dorothy and Princess Ozma's attempts to stop a battle between the Skeezers and the Flatheads.

Literature Guide.