Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Kumon Level D
The girl who loved wild horses
Goble, Paul.
Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses, where she is truly ... More
Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses, where she is truly happy and free. Less

Sam, Bangs & Moonshine
Ness, Evaline.
Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between makebelieve a... More
Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between makebelieve and real life. Less
Kay Thompson's Eloise : a book for precocious grown ups
Thompson, Kay.
Also available in Hoopla. Six-year-old Eloise lives with her mother and her English nanny at the Pla... More
Also available in Hoopla. Six-year-old Eloise lives with her mother and her English nanny at the Plaza Hotel, where she finds many opportunities to indulge in mischief. Less
Many moons
Thurber, James.
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.... More
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon. Less

Jumanji
Van Allsburg, Chris.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless ... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game. Less
The big wave
Buck, Pearl S.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya lea... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano. Less
Help! I'm a prisoner in the library
Clifford, Eth.
Two girls spend an adventurous night trapped inside the public library during a terrible blizzard. ... More
Two girls spend an adventurous night trapped inside the public library during a terrible blizzard. Less
The dolls' house
Godden, Rumer.
For Tottie Plantaganet, a little wooden doll, belonging to Emily and Charlotte Dane is wonderful. Th... More
For Tottie Plantaganet, a little wooden doll, belonging to Emily and Charlotte Dane is wonderful. The only thing missing is a dollhouse that Tottie and her family could call their very own. But when the dollhouse finally does arrive, Tottie's problems really begin. That dreadful doll Marchpane comes to live with them, disrupting the harmony of the Plantaganet family with her lies and conceited way. Will Tottie ever be able to call the dollhouse home? Less
My side of the mountain
George, Jean Craighead.
Also available in Overdrive. A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living al... More
Also available in Overdrive. A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship. Less
The phantom tollbooth
Juster, Norton.
Also available in Overdrive. A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and... More
Also available in Overdrive. A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom. Less
Ella enchanted
Levine, Gail Carson.
Also available in Overdrive. In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against... More
Also available in Overdrive. In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Less
Sarah, plain and tall
MacLachlan, Patricia.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live w... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay. Less

The hundred penny box
Mathis, Sharon Bell.
Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mo... More
Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother who wants to toss out all her old things. Less
Mrs. Frisby and the rats of Nimh
O'Brien, Robert C.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived. Less

Henry Reed, inc.
Robertson, Keith.
Henry Reed keeps a journal of his summer activities which include setting up a research firm and emb... More
Henry Reed keeps a journal of his summer activities which include setting up a research firm and embarking on a series of usually profitable projects with the aid of his ally and neighbor Midge. Less
The little prince
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert ... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life. Less
The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures
Selznick, Brian.
Also available in Overdrive. When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks withi... More
Also available in Overdrive. When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. Less
Sadako and the thousand paper cranes
Coerr, Eleanor.
Also available in Overdrive. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. She was two-years-old when the at... More
Also available in Overdrive. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. She was two-years-old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World War II, and dizzy spells began when she was twelve. She faced the disease with an irrepressible spirit and focused her energy (and that of everyone who knew her) on folding 1000 paper cranes, which Japanese legend held would prompt the gods to make her well again. Eleanor Coerr crafted this story of Sadako's twelfth year after reading the book of her letters her classmates compiled after her death. Less
The fool of the world and the flying ship : a Russian tale
Ransome, Arthur.
When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, th... More
When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way. Less