Children Books for Early/Middle Readers and Chapter Books: M-Z
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This article is from the Children's Books FAQ, by Hilary Morrison, morrison@evol1.mbl.edu with numerous contributions by others.
Children Books for Early/Middle Readers and Chapter Books: M-Z
Macauley, David:Pyramid; Castle; Cathedral; Mill; Unbuilding; City
(nonfiction [Nancy J.N.])
MacDonald, Betty:Miss Piggle Wiggle series
Marshall, Edward:Fox and His Friends (colorful [Graeme W.])
Marshall, James:George and Marsha ( series which is a lot of fun
and very colorful. Published by Houghton Mifflin in their
Sandpiper Paperback edition. [Graeme W.])
*Marshall, James:The "Fox" Books (Similar format to the others
[Frog and Toad; Oliver Pig]-- and again, stories that are a little
more involved than picture books. [Carol F.])
MacDonald, Betty:Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books [Rec. unknown]
McDonalds, George:The Princess and the Goblin
Milne, A.A.:Winnie the Pooh [Kathleen R.; Misty N.]; House at Pooh
Corner;Now We Are Six; When We Were Very Young [Kate H.]
*Minarik, Else H.:Little Bear's Friend (The back cover says there
are 4 other books about Little Bear. Don't know if they're all
chapter books, but now we've gotta go find them! [Suzanne J.])
Montgomery, Lucy Maud:Anne of Green Gables series; Emily of New
Moon series
Nesbit, Edith (or Edith Nesbit Bland):Five Children and It; The
Enchanted Castle; many others
Norton, Mary:The Borrowers [I loved this book as a child
[Stella S.]; Kate H.]; Borrowers Afield, Borrowers Afloat;
Borrowers Aloft (Wonderful stories of tiny people who live unseen
(usually) by big people and adapt borrowed items for their own
uses...good young female protagonist Arietty [Rec. unknown; Hilary
M.])
Norton, Mary:Bedknob and Broomstick [Kate H.]
*Peterson, John:The Littles; The Littles go to School; The Littles
to the Rescue; The Littles Take a Trip [Nancy J.N.]
Quackenbush, Robert:Miss Mallard mystery series (short chapter
books [Rec. unknown])
Ransome, Arthur:Swallows and Amazons
Rylant, Cynthia:The Henry and Mudge books [Kathleen R.]
Selden, George:Cricket in Times Square. Illustrated by
Garth Williams.
Sharp, Margery:Miss Bianca books (These are the books on which the
Disney movie, "The Rescuers," was based. I've never seen the
movie, but I doubt it could do the books justice. [Mimi W.])
Silverstein, Shel:A Light in the Attic; Where the Sidewalk Ends
(Poetry)
Simon, Seymore:Einstein Anderson Science Sleuth; Einstein Anderson
Shocks his Friends; Einstein Anderson ? [Nancy J.N.]
Smith, Dodie:The Hundred and One Dalmations
Sobol, Donald J:Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man; Encyclopedia
Brown Finds the Clues; Encyclopedia Brown Solves them All;
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch [Nancy J.N.]
Spinelli, Jerry:Maniac Magee (Newbury award winner)
Steig, William:Dominic [Nancy J.N.]
Taylor, Sydney:All-of-a-Kind Family
*Van Leeuwen, Jean:Oliver Pig (The first book in this series is
just called "Oliver Pig," but there are several others (Oliver &
Amanda Pig, Amanda Pig, etc.). These books are each about 60
pages long and are comprised of 4 to 5 loosely-connected chapters.
(The chapters can be read as individual stories, but Katie usually
wants us to read the whole thing in each sitting. This only takes
about 10 to 15 minutes.) Oliver, his little sister Amanda, his
parents & his grandmother are featured in the stories, which
usually have a few little silly parts that seem to appeal to a
pre-schooler's sense of humor. These books may also be targeted
at early readers (1st to 2nd grade?).[Carol F.])
Various:folk tales, etc. from other countries (folk section of
library) [Rec. unknown]
Various:Great Illustrated Classics (...a BIG hit with my son.
These are abridged versions of classic novels, and there is a
black-and-white drawing on every-other page...some books are
edited better than others. If you resent the notion of "dumbing-
down" a classic for the sake of young children getting interested,
then don't get these. [Beth J.; Valerie B.])
Warner, Gertrude Chandler:The Boxcar Children
White, E.B.:Charlotte's Web; Stuart Little [Nancy J.N.]; The
Trumpet of the Swan
Wilde, Oscar:The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant, and other short
stories (new favorites! Nancy J.N.]
Wilder, Laura Ingalls:Little House in the Big Woods; Little House
on the Prarie; On the Banks of Plum Creek; By the Shores of Silver
Lake; The Long Winter; Farmer Boy; Little Town on the Prairie
(...*huge* favorite[s] of Jamie's [Nancy J.N.])
Willard, Nancy:The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky
Pie Angel Food Cake
Williams, J. and R. Abrashkin:Danny Dunn and the Automatic House
(a favorite of Bob's from his youth); Danny Dunn and the Fossil
Cave; Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint; Danny Dunn and the
Weather Machine; Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor; Danny Dunn and the
Homework Machine [Nancy J.N.]
Wyss, Johann David:The Swiss Family Robinson (rich, complex
language--kept us at the dictionary! [Nancy J.N.])
Yolen, Jane:Rebecca and the Robot; Rebecca and the Missing Owser
[Nancy J.N.]
*indicates very simple chapter book
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