Lists and Suggestions for Kids

Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.

Also available in Overdrive in English and Spanish, and in Hoopla. When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.

Available in Overdrive in Spanish. A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him, he finds what he has always wanted most of all.

A hungry wolf's attempts to fatten a chicken for his stewpot have unexpected results.

"When librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to health, deciding then and there that he will be their library cat, and naming him, appropriately, Dewey Readmore Books."--Amazon.com.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon.

Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.

Also available in Hoopla. Sister and Brother Bear host a sleepover with their best friends, Lizzie and Barry.

Also available in Hoopla in Spanish. Unsure about her artistic skills, second-grader Yasmin is not looking forward to the art competition at school--but with the support and encouragement of her family she produces a prize-winning painting.

Sofia and her cousins are making a piñata for their grandmother's birthday party, but when Bella the cat gets involved chaos ensues.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery.

Describes the many different ways animals cope with winter, including migration, hibernation, and food storage.

Fly Guy is buzzing over to the aquarium today. Come along to learn all about sharks!

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.