Thomas J. Lahey School Library Some Suggested Books for Guest Readers 398.2 CIN Wegman, William. Cinderella. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c1993. In her haste to flee the palace before her fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. Photographs show the dogs dressed up as the characters in the fairy tale. 398.2 CIN Edwards, Pamela Duncan. Dinorella : a prehistoric fairy tale. New York : Scholastic Inc., 1998. In this story, loosely based on that of Cinderella but featuring dinosaurs, the Duke falls in love with Dinorella when she rescues him from the dreaded deinonychus at the Dinosaur Dance. 398.2 UCH Uchida, Yoshiko. The magic purse. 1st ed. New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1993. After facing danger to help a young woman, a poor farmer receives a magic purse that always refills itself with gold. 811 JEF Seattle, Chief, 1790-1866. Brother eagle, sister sky : a message from Chief Seattle. New York : Dial Books, c1991. A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people's respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction. 811 PRE Prelutsky, Jack. Ride a purple pelican. 1st ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, c1986. A collection of short nonsense verses and nursery rhymes. 811 SIL Silverstein, Shel. A light in the attic. New York, N.Y. : HarperCollins, c1981. A collection of humorous poems and drawings. 811.54 KAT Katz, Susan. A Revolutionary field trip : poems of colonial America. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2004. The Revolutionary Mrs. Brown -- Blacksmith shop -- Cobblestones -- What did colonial kids play? -- Wooden horse -- Corn planting -- Shearing poor George -- Sarah spins -- Muster drum -- Ann at the churn -- Grace dips a candle -- Signing the Declaration -- Indian hemp -- Dream catcher -- Kitchen animals -- Oven -- James's choice -- Powwow -- Wild animals. Nineteen poems reveal life in colonial America as seen through the eyes of a teacher and her class when they go on field trips to historic sites from the Revolutionary War era. 811.54 PRE Prelutsky, Jack. If not for the cat : haiku. 1st ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, c2004. Haiku-like poems describe a variety of animals. 811.54 SHA Shapiro, Karen Jo, 1964-. Because I could not stop my bike, and other poems. Watertown, Mass. : Whispering Coyote, c2003. A collection of light-hearted parodies written in the style of such well-known poets as Emily Dickinson, Robert Burns, Christina Rosetti, Joyce Kilmer, and William Shakespeare. E BRA Brandenberg, Franz. Leo and Emily's zoo. 1st ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, c1988. When Leo and Emily decide to open their own zoo and charge admission, they encounter a few problems, but their families find a unique way to turn disaster into success. F BOR Borden, Louise. The greatest skating race : a WWII Story from the Netherlands. New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2004. During World War II in the Netherlands, a ten-year-old boy's dream of skating in a famous race allows him to help two children escape to Belgium by ice skating past German soldiers and other enemies. F BRA Bradby, Marie. More than anything else. New York : Orchard Books, c1995. Nine-year-old Booker works with his father and brother at the saltworks but dreams of the day when he'll be able to read. F BUR Burns, Marilyn, 1941-. Spaghetti and meatballs for all! : a mathematical story. New York : Scholastic, c1997. The seating for a family reunion gets complicated as people rearrange the tables and chairs to seat additional guests. F FLE Fleischman, Sid, 1920-. The scarebird. 1st ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, [1988]. A lonely old farmer realizes the value of human friendship when a young man comes to help him and his scarecrow with their farm. F GAU Gauch, Patricia Lee. This time, Tempe Wick? New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, [1974]. Everyone knows Tempe Wick is a most surprising girl, but she exceeds even her own reputation when two mutinous Revolutionary soldiers try to steal her beloved horse. F HER Herriot, James. Blossom comes home. New York : St Martin's Press, c1988. To make room for a younger cow, Farmer Dakin reluctantly takes his old cow Blossom to market with surprising results. F HER Herriot, James. The Market Square dog. New York : St. Martin's Press, c1989. A tale of a stray dog who begs in the village market, is a patient of Herriot's, and is "arrested" by a police officer. F HER Herriot, James. Moses the kitten. New York : St. Martins Press, c1984. A bedraggled orphaned kitten is nursed back to health on a Yorkshire farm and when he recovers turns out to have a very unusual idea about the identity of his mother. F JOH Johnston, Tony, 1942-. The ghost of Nicholas Greebe. 1st ed. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1996. In Colonial Massachusetts, the ghost of a recently-buried farmer haunts his widow's house after a dog takes one of his bones on a long journey. F LAS Lasky, Kathryn. She's wearing a dead bird on her head! 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c1995. A fictionalized account of the activities of Harriet Hemenway and Minna Hall, founders of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, a late nineteenth-century Audubon Society that would endure and have impact on the bird-protection movement. F MAR Martin, Ann M., 1955-. Leo the Magnificat. New York : Scholastic, c1996. A homeless cat wanders in and warms the hearts of the people of a small church. F NIX Nixon, Joan Lowery. If you say so, Claude. New York : F. Warne, c1980. Shirley and Claude move across Texas in their covered wagon, looking for a peaceful place to settle down. F RAP Rappaport, Doreen. Dirt on their skirts : the story of the young women who won the world championship. 1st ed. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2000. Margaret experiences the excitement of watching the 1946 championship game of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as it goes into extra innings. F VAN Van Allsburg, Chris. Two bad ants. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1988. When two bad ants desert from their colony, they experience a dangerous adventure that convinces them to return to their former safety. F VAN Van Allsburg, Chris. Zathura : a space adventure. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2002. Left on their own for an evening, two boisterous brothers find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical space adventure board game. F WEL Wells, Rosemary. Lassie come home. New York : Scholastic, Inc., 1995. F WIL Willard, Nancy. The tortilla cat. 1st ed. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1998. When all five Romero children get sick, a magical cat appears in the night and cures them of their fevers. F YOL Yolen, Jane. The Mary Celeste : an unsolved mystery from history. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1999. A young girl relates the facts that are known about the unexplained disappearance of the crew on the ship Mary Celeste in 1872, and challenges the reader to solve the mystery. F ZIE Ziefert, Harriet. Pet day. 1st ed. Boston : Little, Brown, c1987. Mr. Rose brings a variety of creatures to his rambunctious science class on Pet Day and teaches how to handle the little animals. F ZIE Ziefert, Harriet. Trip day. Boston : Little Brown, c1987. Mr. Rose's class visits a pond to learn about life in and around the water. M F LEV Levy, Elizabeth. Something queer at the haunted school. New York : Dell, 1983, c1982. Two amateur detectives investigate a haunting of their school that starts around Halloween. M F LEV Levy, Elizabeth. Something queer in the cafeteria. New York : Hyperion, c1994. Jill and Gwen have never gotten into trouble before, but suddenly every time they're in the cafeteria, something goes terribly wrong. P ACK Ackerman, Karen, 1951-. Song and dance man. New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c1988. Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer. P BAN Banks, Kate, 1960-. The cat who walked across France. 1st ed. New York : Frances Foster Books, 2004. After his owner dies, a cat wanders across the countryside of France, unable to forget the home he had in the stone house by the edge of the sea. P BAR Barasch, Lynne. Radio rescue. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. In 1923, after learning Morse code and setting up his own amateur radio station, a twelve-year-old boy sends a message that leads to the rescue of a family stranded by a hurricane in Florida. Based on experiences of the author's father. P BLA Blackstone, Stella. My granny went to market : a round-the-world counting rhyme. Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, 2005. Granny travels around the world, buying things in quantites that illustrate counting from one to ten. P BRA Bradman, Tony. It came from outer space. 1st ed. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 1992. A visitor from outer space visits an elementary school class and brings an important message about physical beauty. P BRE Brett, Jan, 1949-. Comet's nine lives. New York : G.P. Putnam's, c1996. Comet the cat uses up eight of his nine lives trying to find the right place to live on Nantucket Island. P BRE Brett, Jan, 1949-. Daisy Comes Home. New York : G.P. Putnam's, c2002. Daisy, an unhappy hen in China, floats down the river in a basket and has an adventure. P BRI Brinckloe, Julie. Fireflies! : story and pictures. 1st Aladdin ed. New York : Aladdin Books, 1986, c1985.