2006-07-25 10:08:39 · 24 answers · asked by SeraMcKay 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Newer authors of picture books....
my favorites would have to be Lauren Child, Kathi Appelt, Janet Wong, and Laura Numeroff.
As far as chapter books...
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Ramona series
Junie B. Jones (Barbara Parks)
The Chronicles of Narnia
2006-07-25 10:22:58 · answer #1 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pam Conrad, Polly Horvath,Bodil Bredsdorff,Ruth Wallace-Brodeur,Margarite Buffie,Dana Brook, Patricia Reilly Giff, Kate Di Camillo, Carol Fenner,Sarah Ellis, Carolyn Marsden,Pat Derby, Joanne Hyppoli, Jessie Haas, Lois Lowry, Cornelia Funke, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel,Cynthia Kadohala, Martha Attema,Sis Deans, Ann Cameron,Sharon Creech,Paula Danzi, to name a few.
2006-07-25 10:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. PDQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walter Farley...The Black Stallion series
Roald Dahl... The Witches and The BFG
Marguerite Henry..Misty of Chincoteague books and King of the Wind
Beverly Cleary...Runaway Ralph
Farley Mowat... The Dog who wouldn't be and Owls in the Family and Lost in the Barrens
Jean Craighead George... Julie of the Wolves
Rudyard Kipling..The Jungle book and Just so Stories
Jim Kjelgaard...Big Red etc
JRR Tolkien...The Hobbit
CS Lewis..The Chronicles of Narnia
Lloyd Alexander.. Chronicles of Prydain
Felix Salten...Bambi
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor...Shiloh
Frances Hodgson Burnett...The Secret Garden
Lucy Maud Montgomery...Anne of Green Gables series and Pat of Silver bush series
2006-07-25 17:55:36 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For really young children my favorite book is Parrot Cat by Nicola Bayley. It's part of the CopyCat Series, but I've never read the others because we didn't have them.
The Rainbow Goblins by Ul de Rico is another favorite.
And the Berenstain Bears books are classics that every child should own.
2006-07-25 10:41:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Lemony Snickets, Series of Unfortunate Events books and anything by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Matilda..., The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is excellent and so is the Wizard of Oz.
2006-07-25 10:14:33 · answer #5 · answered by Peace2All 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Oddkins" by Dean Koontz.
Synopsis:
Publisher: Warner Books, New York
Book Description From Cover:
To the world, the Oddkins are just stuffed animals. But all of these soft, cuddly, sweet-faced toys share a wonderful, magical secret...they're alive!
Created by Mr. Isaac Bodkins, the old toy maker, the Oddkins are made only for very special children, those who must face something difficult in life and need a true friend. The Oddkins are given to these children to inspire them, help them, and love them as long as the children need them. Only now the toys themselves - Amos, the brave stuffed bear; Skippy, the rabbit who dreams of being a superstar; Butterscotch, the gently, floppy-eared pup; as well as Burl the elephant; Gibbons; and Patch the cat - are the ones in need of help.
Mr. Bodkins has passed away before he can give his life-giving powers to Colleen Shannon, the toy maker he had chosen to replace him. Yet before he dies, the old man takes Amos aside, appoints him leader of the Oddkins, and gives him a dire warning: Watch out for an evil toy maker - and something much, much worse!
That 'something' is happening right now. Locked up in the dark subbasement, another group of toys is climbing out of boxes and crates and coming to life. These bad toys - like Rex and Lizzie, the puppets with no strings; Gear, the vicious robot; and Stinger, the horrid buzzing bumblebee with his knife-sharp stinger - were made to hurt children, not help them. Leering, laughing, and deadly, they are being loosed on the world by a terrible, terrifying force. Frightening as it may be, the Oddkins have only one choice: to go on a journey in search of Colleen Shannon's toy shop. The night is stormy and black; the way is filled with peril. And the Oddkins have to face a danger that threatens not only their...but the magic in us all.
2006-07-25 11:03:36 · answer #6 · answered by Jolly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The King who Rained by the guy who played Herman Munster in the Munster's tv show.
Also the Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew and Hardy Boy series books.
2006-08-01 02:07:22 · answer #7 · answered by mom of girls 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dashka Slater is a relatively new and fabulous writer. Her novel "The Wishing Box" (not a children's book) is one of my favorites. She has since written two childrens books you might enjoy.
"Baby Shoes" and "Firefighters in the Dark"
2006-07-26 02:55:33 · answer #8 · answered by Bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Little house on the prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Harry Potter, and the Madeline books.
2006-07-25 10:17:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary
2006-07-25 13:19:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋