Lists and Suggestions for Kids

List: If You Like The One and Only Ivan

Applegate, Katherine, author.

Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best ... More

Applegate, Katherine, author.

"The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage f... More

Wolk, Lauren, 1956- author.

"Twelve-year-old Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's right in the face of a manip... More

DiCamillo, Kate.

Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle B... More

Brown, Peter, 1979- author, illustrator.

Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is f... More

Rimington, Celesta, author.

Twelve-year-old Lexington, a foundling raised in a zoo, spends a summer cementing friendships, grow... More

Marsico, Katie, 1980- author.

"Find out why gorillas are in danger of dying out, what effect these animals have on the envir... More

Creech, Sharon.

A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous... More

Frost, Helen, 1949- author.

Friends Sam and Katie try to help a stray dog and, in the process, bring their neighbors closer tog... More

Appelt, Kathi, 1954-

Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn, ancient Sugar Man, and his raccoon-brother Swamp Scouts Bingo and J&... More

White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985.

Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christma... More

DiCamillo, Kate.

The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, ... More

Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

"After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home ... More

Appelt, Kathi, 1954-

An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens b... More

Hiaasen, Carl.

Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to s... More

Lewis, Gill, author.

Two children captured by a band of rebel soldiers in the Congo vow to protect an orphaned baby gori... More

Applegate, Katherine, author.

"The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage f... More

Taylor, Jonathan (Film director), cinematographer, television director.

In 1971, graduate student Penny Patterson began teaching sign language to a gorilla named Koko, a s... More