Modern Fantasy Teaching Resources Center, Joyner Library A Selective Annotated Bibliography Titles in the Teaching Resources Center are cataloged with Dewey call numbers and are preceded by Curric. Please ask someone at the Teaching Resources Service Desk if you need any assistance. Grade Title Information Call Level Number BIG BOOKS PreK-2 Roberts, Bethany. A Mouse Told His Mother. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman, BB 2000. R5413M A little mouse's imagination makes his bedtime an exciting adventure, as he takes a fantasy trip to catch crocodiles, ride bucking broncos, and sail where the wind blows. EASY PreK-2 Becker, Aaron. Journey. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2013. E B38838J Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor. K-2 Berry, Julie, and April Lee. Don't Let the Beasties Escape This Book!. Los E Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019. B45958D A boy discovers a medieval Book of Beasts and uses it to invent a tale of heroic deeds. Each time he says the name of an animal, it magically emerges from the book, causing a day full of hilarity and mayhem at the castle. PreK-2 Burningham, John. It’s a Secret! Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2009. E B935I 1 Every night Marie-Elaine's cat, Malcolm, goes out, and every morning he comes back in and sleeps. "Where do cats go at night?" the girl wonders. So when she sees him at his cat door dressed to the nines, she begs to come along. And amazingly, Malcolm agrees, as long as she puts on her fancy clothes, gets small, and keeps it all a secret. PreK-K Child, Lauren, Carol Noble, and Bridget Hurst. I Can Do Anything That's E Everything All On My Own. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 2008. C4371IC Today Lola wants to do everything all on her own, but things aren't as easy as she thought they'd be. In the park, when Charlie and his friend Marv explain to Lola that a seesaw won't "see" or "saw" with only one person on it, Lola reluctantly lets them sit on the other end. When Lola soars into the sky, it launches her into an elaborate high-seas fantasy where she saves Marv and Charlie from ever-soevil pirates. All on her own! PreK-3 Colfer, Eoin. Imaginary Fred. New York: Harper, 2015. E C6809I Did you know that if the conditions are just right and if you add a little electricity, or magic, or luck that an imaginary friend might appear just when you need one? An imaginary friend like... Fred? Fred is the best imaginary friend you could hope for, but no matter how hard he tries, the same thing always happens: his friend finds a real friend in the real world, and Fred fades away, bit by bit, waiting to be wished for again... Then one day, a boy called Sam wishes for a friend, and Fred appears! For a while, everything is perfect. But what about the day when Sam finds a real friend? Could it be that this time, something magical might happen? K-2 Domingo, Jose. Pablo & Jane and the Hot Air Contraption. New York: E Flying Eye Books, 2015. D71319P A strange green glow is coming from the old house up on the hill, and when Pablo and Jane decide to inquire they make an unexpected discovery! Zapped into the Monster Dimension by the evil cat, Dr. Felinibus, they must now find a way home in the broken Hot Air Time Machine, with a little help from their friend Dr. Jules (a nineteenth century scientist trapped inside the body of a rat). K-4 Faulkner, Matt. The Moon Clock. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1991. E F2735M A young girl journeys to a faraway place and finds the inner strength to confront the bullies of other worlds and her own. K-3 Fox, Jennifer, et al. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn E Treader: Aboard the Dawn Treader. New York, NY: Harper, 2010. F8573 CHA A level 2 I Can Read companion story to The Voyage of the Dawn Treader for younger fans of The Chronicles of Narnia. Featuring simple text and photo stills from the epic movie, this is the perfect way to get to know the passengers of the Dawn Treader. Welcome aboard the royal vessel of King 2 Caspian! Meet our captain, Lord Drinian; Sir Reepicheep, the bravest of all mice; Edmund and Lucy Pevensie and their cousin Eustace Scrubb; and others as they search for the seven lost lords of Narnia. K-3 Fox, Jennifer, et al. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn E Treader: Quest for the Lost Lords. New York, NY: Harper, 2010. F8573 CHQ A level 2 I Can Read companion story to The Voyage of the Dawn Treader for younger fans of The Chronicles of Narnia, featuring simple text and photo stills from the epic movie. When Edmund, Lucy and Eustace are pulled into Narnia through a painting, they find themselves aboard the Dawn Treader, the ship of their friend King Caspian. Together, they must find and rescue the seven lords who were exiled by the evil Miraz, King Caspian's uncle. K-3 Fox, Jennifer, Ann Peacock, and C. S Lewis. Tea with Mr. Tumnus. New E York, NY: HarperCollins, 2005. F8573T When Lucy stumbles unexpectedly into the magical land of Narnia, she is afraid she will never make it back home. Luckily she meets a friendly Faun named Mr. Tumnus, who offers Lucy afternoon tea and helps her find her way. PreK-K Freeman, Don. Corduroy. New York: Viking Press, 1968. E F8772C 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. PreK-3 Grant, Holly, and K. G Campbell. Wee Sister Strange. First edition. New E York: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2017. G7673W With a lyrical text and gorgeous, ethereal illustrations, here is a mesmerizing and magical original bedtime fairy tale reminiscent of Emily Winfield Martin's Dream Animals, and perfect for reading aloud. PreK-3 Johnson, Crockett. Harold and the Purple Crayon. [New York]: Harper & E Row, 1955. J6309HP Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon. PreK-3 Johnson, Crockett. Harold's Fairy Tale: Further Adventures with the Purple E Crayon. [United States]: HarperCollins, 1984. J6309HSF With the purple crayon Harold draws his way into an enchanted garden troubled by a giant witch. PreK-3 Johnson, Crockett. Magic Beach. Asheville, NC: Front Street, 2005. E J6309M Two children find themselves in a story when they write words in the sand 3 on the beach, and whatever they have written appears when the waves wash the words away. PreK-3 Joyce, William, and Andrew Theophilopoulos. Jack Frost. First edition. New E York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015. J856J Although frozen in time, Jack Frost brings warmth to children everywhere. PreK-K Kantorovitz, Sylvie. Zig and the Magic Umbrella. New York: Dial Books for E Young Readers, 2015. K1396Z Zig, a small, blue creature who lives in a rainy, gray world, grabs hold of a red umbrella and is carried away to a colorful forest where he becomes a hero--and a friend. PreK-3 Lê, Minh, and Dan Santat. Drawn Together. First edition. Los Angeles: E Disney-Hyperion, 2018. L462D A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy. AD530L Lillegard, Dee. Tiger, Tiger. New York: G.P. Putnam, 2002. E L6281T A bored young boy uses a magic feather to form a tiger, and then must use the feather to save his village when the tiger gets hungry. 4-7 Lucas, David. The Lying Carpet. London: Andersen Press, 2008. E L96235L Imagine a typical living room in a large house. It has a tiger rug on the floor, a statue of a little girl on the windowsill, and an armchair. And they talk. The tiger cannot see anything except the baseboard because he is lying on the floor, and the chair can only look at the opposite wall. And then the statue comes to life. The conversation that ensues is highly individual! K-3 The Nutcracker: A Story of Christmas Magic. Franklin, TN: Flowerpot E Press, 2012. N95 The fantasy story of a magical Christmas, featuring the dance of the sugar plum fairy, comes to life for children in this keepsake edition of a classic Christmas story. K-3 Ogburn, Jacqueline K. The Magic Nesting Doll. New York: Dial Books, E 2000. OG16M After her grandmother dies, Katya finds herself in a kingdom where the Tsarvitch has been turned into living ice and she uses the magic nesting dolls her babushka had given her to try to break the curse. 4 PreK-1 Rex, Adam. Moonday. First edition. New York: Disney Hyperion, 2013. E R3292M When the Moon disrupts a town by lowering itself into someone's backyard, a child finds a way to return the Moon to its proper place in the sky. K-3 Sabuda, Robert. The Dragon & The Knight: A Pop-Up Misadventure. New E York: Little, Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s SA134D Publishing Division, 2014. A brave knight chases a dragon through the land of fairy tales, speeding through Rapunzel, flying through Aladdin, and blowing through The Three Little Pigs. Find out if the Knight will be triumphant! PreK-3 Santat, Dan.