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THE TALES OF UNCLE REMUS
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
“Lester has retold 48 of the folktales in
standard English but with a strong feel
for the dialect of the original stories...as
lively as the originals but they also have a
liveliness of their own, as he incorporates
modern allusions which never seem out
of place.’’ —School Library JournalH
Rec: AN, BG, BLH, CH, CC, CE, CS, CSM, HH KH, LAT, LC,
NC, NYC, PC, PW, SLJH, TE
Coretta Scott King Honor
6 x 9 160 pp. 1999
978-0-14-130347-5
Puffin Modern Classic
$8.99
5 x 7 160 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240720-2 $5.99
See index for more titles by Julius Lester.
See index for more titles by Jerry Pinkney.
LINDGREN, ASTRID
PIPPI GOES ON BOARD
Translated by Florence Lamborn
Illustrated by Louis S. Glanzman
“Lovers of Pippi Longstocking will welcome
this rollicking tale of a topsy-turvy
world in which Pippi and her next-door
neighbors put into practice some ideas
about good times.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: C, E, H, SLJ, TE
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 1977
978-0-14-030959-1 $4.99
PIPPI IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Translated by Gerry Bothmer
Illustrated by Louis S. Glanzman
“Any reappearance of the irrepressible
Pippi Longstocking is cause for celebration.
This installment is no exception.”
—The New York Times
Rec: C, CS, H, HG, NYT, SLJ, W
8 1/4 x 5 1/2 128 pp. 1997
978-0-14-030958-4 $4.99
PIPPI LONGSTOCkING
Translated by Florence Lamborn
Illustrated by Louis S. Glanzman
“A rollicking story of Pippi, who lives
without any grownups in a little house
at the edge of the village. The matter-offact
ways in which her absurd adventures
are related is one of the chief charms of
this story.”
Rec: BL, CE, E, H, HG, TE, W
—The Horn Book
5 1/2 x 7 3/4 158 pp. 1977
978-0-14-030957-7
Puffin Modern Classic
$5.99
5 x 7 160 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240249-8 $5.99
RONIA, THE ROBBER’S DAUGHTER
Translated by Patricia Crampton
Ronia “is the beloved only daughter of
robber chief Matt, whose domain is a
fearsome wood....Ronia’s brave spirit
makes her an appealing heroine whose
dilemmas will capture the sympathies of
young readers.” (Booklist)
Rec: AN, BL, H, R, SLJ, TE
National Book Award
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 180 pp. 1985
978-0-14-031720-6 $5.99
See index for more titles by Astrid Lindgren.
LITTLE, JEAN
DIFFERENT DRAGONS
Illustrated by Laura Fernandez
Young Ben “is afraid of more than he
cares to admit—including a large Labrador
dog named Gulliver Galant....During
a noisy thunderstorm, however, Ben discovers
that Gully is more marshmallow
than mean when they both take cover
under the same bed.”
—Christian Science Monitor
Rec: BL, CSM, K, SLJH
5 1/2 x 8 112 pp. 1989/2007
978-0-14-331230-7 $5.99
LITTMAN, SARAH DARER
CONFESSIONS OF A CLOSET
CATHOLIC
“Justine Silver, 11, has decided to give
up being Jewish for Lent. Of course,
this is a secret she keeps from her family,
along with her regular confessions to her
stuffed teddy bear, ‘Father Ted,’ Mac,
Justine’s best friend at her new school, is
Catholic….Justine’s strange fascination
with this ‘perfect’ life and religion has her
doubting her own faith, which people in
her own family observe in very different
ways…Readers can’t help but laugh and
cry with this winning protagonist.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: C, K, PW, SLJ, V
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 208 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240597-0 $5.99
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