Felix Travels Back in Time

When Sophie visits the museum with her class, Felix begins to travel back in time, and sends letters and notes along the way. 

Felix Travels Back in Time by Annette Langen & Constanza Droop 

Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie

After tasting a fly, Thelonius decides to make a fly pie, but when he goes to eat it, it flies away!

Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie by Judy Sierra

Where's My Teddy? - Freddie, Eddie

Eddie cannot find his teddy, Freddie.  He walks into the wood and asks,"Where's My Teddy?  To his surprise he finds a gigantic bear that he assumes is his long lost bear, until he hears a big bear sobbing about his own Ted.

Willy the Wizard

Willy the Wizard by Anthony Browne combines both soccer and magic into a tale of a chimp who wants nothing more than to play soccer, but can't because he doesn't have proper shoes.  A man appears in front of the old pie factory and leaves behind his soccer "boots" for Willy.  Willy thinks because they are magical, he's playing well.  But on the day of the big match when Willy can't find his boots, he discovers he is the reason he plays so well.

Matthew's Truck

Matthew imagines all the places his yellow dump truck could go in Matthew's Truck by Katherine Ayres.

The Wild Woods - Jess

In The Wild Woods by Simon James Jess follows a squirrel into the woods after declaring she wants to keep it as a pet.  Grandad follows, asking questions about what they would feed it, where it would sleep, and so on.

Queen of Easter - Ann Estelle

Ann Estelle gets her hat ready for the Easter Parade in Queen of Easter by Mary Engelbreit.

Hug Me - Elliot

Hug Me by Patti Stren

There is nothing more in the world that Elliot would love than to get a hug.  But being a porcupine makes the process a little difficult.  After much searching, he finds Thelma, who would also like a hug and they give it a try.

His Mother's Nose - Percival

From the day he's born every one of Percival's features is claimed by someone in his family.  He runs away and as a result his family members start losing their parts! He returns to the family where he discovers that everyone has a bit of everyone else in them.
His Mother's Nose by Peter Maloney & Felicia Zekauskas

The Night Pirates - Tom

Tom is awoken by the sound of girl pirates stealing the front of his house.  He asks to join them for the next adventure, which involves stealing treasure from a bunch of grown-up pirates! The Night Pirates by Peter Harris

Charlie and Tyler at the Seashore

Charlie, a country mouse, and Tyler, a city mouse spend an adventurous day at the seashore full of narrow escapes.  This Helen Craig book is out of print, but since I was looking for a book with the name "Tyler" I thought I would include it here.

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves

Fletcher learns about Autumn and finds many things to do with the falling leaves.

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson

Russell and the Lost Treasure

In Russel and the Lost Treasure by Rob Scotton Russell finds a treasure map and goes on a hunt to find it!

Penny Lee and Her TV

Penny Lee lover her TV too much!  She watches it day and night, but when it breaks she finds that there other activities that are just as fun as TV!

Penny Lee and Her TV by Glenn McCoy

Up In Heaven - Arthur & Daisy

When Arthur's dog, Daisy passes away, she watches over him from Up In Heaven and helps him understand that she is okay.

School Picture Day - Josephina

School Picture Day by Lynn Plourde follows the hi-jinks of Josephina Caroleena Wattasheena the First and her handy toolbox as she "fixes" things on picture day.

Good Boy, Fergus!

Good Boy, Fergus! by David Shannon is the story of a high-energy, but somewhat disobedient dog.  It's the dog version of No, David!

Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke

Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke by Pamela Edwards is the story of one tired mother who leaves her five fox children to find food for themselves for five days while she's in Florida.  Frank, Floyd, Freddy, and Flo decide to hunt for food (but fail) while Fosdyke stays home and cooks delicious food for the family.  Did I mention there are over 60 words that begin with the letter F in this book? Fun!

Gumption! - Nigel, Peter

Gumption! by Elise Broach follows Peter and his Uncle Nigel through the jungle on the search for a gorilla.  Peter uses gumption to make it through some tricky situations.

How I Became a Pirate - Jeremy

Jeremy Jacob is building a sandcastle when pirates row ashore looking for a place to bury their treasure.  Instead they recruit Jeremy as a pirate.  Initially, he thinks it's great, but soon finds that having parents has it's perks and returns home. How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long

Dear Bear - Katie

 Katie is scared of the bear that lives under her stairs, so she writes him a letter and tells him to go away on vacation and he does!  When he returns, he invites Katie to tea.  She finds a teddy bear waiting for her. Dear Bear by Joanna Harrison

Newton and Me

Newton and Me by Lynne Mayer is a great introduction to science for younger children.  The book is set up as a story-- a young boy and his dog experiment with the motion while playing outside, but it has the added bonus of explaining (very simply) Newton's Laws of Motion.

Beautiful Buehla and the Zany Zoo Makeover

Buela is hired to make the animals of the zoo look beautiful in the silly Beautiful Buehla and the Zany Zoo Makeover by Gary Hogg

Benny & the Beautiful Baby Delilah

 

Benny & Beautiful Baby Delilah by Jean Van Leeuwen is the story of a little boys perspective of getting a new baby sister, jealousy and all.

The Secret Plan - Milo, Hildy, Henry, Harriet

Milo and his friends are constantly getting interrupted just when their playtime seems to be taking off.  So the four friends develop The Secret Plan (actually a few) so that they can keep playing, even after bedtime.

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead is about a man who befriends animals at the zoo, and when he doesn't show one day, they go to his house to visit him.  But, this story is so much more.  It is wonderfully illustrated, and thoughtfully worded.  It's wonderful!

The Perfect Gift

Lori finds a strawberry and wants to give it to her grandmother, but a series of events involving other animals, even a crocodile, end in losing the strawberry.  Lori doesn't lose heart and instead turns her adventure into The Perfect Gift by Mary Newell DePalma.

Scaterbrain Sam - Maizie Mae

Scatterbrain Sam cannot remember anything, so he goes to the Widder Woman and asks her to make a potion that will glue his brains together.  The potion requires Sam to answer several riddles, but he finds he can't find the answers to without the help of Maizie Mae.  In the end he marries Maizie Mae and she turns out to be the glue that keeps his brains together.

Terrific - Eugene

Eugene responds to everything with a sarcastic, "Terrific".  He finds himself a castaway on a tiny island with only an unusually gifted parrot as a companion.  Together they find a way out of their predicament and become friends.

Michael Le Souffle and the April Fool

It's April Fools Day and Michael Le Souffle and the April Fool by Peter J. Welling is the perfect silly story to set the mood!