18 must-read childrens books like Little Pear and His Friends by Eleanor Frances Lattimore

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Little Pear and His Friends

By: Eleanor Frances Lattimore

4.37

Format: 129 pages, Paperback

Little Pear is a young boy who lives in a small village in China. Although his story takes place lo…

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Cover of Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso

1. Wishtree

By: Katherine Applegate , Charles Santoso

4.29

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . . Red is an oak tree who is man… read more

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  • childrens
"Here's an idea for you: ideas are a bad idea"

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"I'm not just a tree. I'm a home. A community. - Red"

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"Hollows are proof that something bad can become something good with enough time and care and hope."

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"My point," Bongo continued, "is that the world's a tough place. Doesn't matter if you're a bunny or a lizard or a kid."

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

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2. The Light at Tern Rock

By: Julia L. Sauer , Georges Schreiber

3.82

Format: 62 pages, Paperback

Ronnie and his aunt are tending the Tern Rock lighthouse while the keeper takes a vacation. Ronnie … read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
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3. Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

By: Ralph Moody

4.27

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Ralph was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Thr… read more

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  • childrens
"There are only two kinds of men in this world: Honest men and dishonest men. There are black men and white men and yellow men and red men, but nothing counts except whether they're honest men or dish…"

-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

"You know, Son, sometimes a fellow has to take a licking for doing the right thing. A licking only lasts a short while, even if it's a hard one, but failing to do the right thing will often make a mar…"

-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

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4. The Year of the Baby (Anna Wang, #2)

By: Patrice Barton , Andrea Cheng

4.07

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Last year, Anna learned how to be a good friend. Now that her family has adopted a baby girl from C… read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
Cover of Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry, Middy Thomas

5. Gooney Bird Greene

By: Lois Lowry , Middy Thomas

3.99

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry introduces a new girl in class who loves being the center of a… read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
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6. Stone Fox

By: John Reynolds Gardiner , Greg Hargreaves

4.04

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has c… read more

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  • childrens
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7. Hannah Coulter

By: Wendell Berry

4.38

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

Hannah Coulter is Wendell Berry's seventh novel and his first to employ the voice of a woman charac… read more

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"Time doesn't stop. Your life doesn't stop and wait until you get ready to start living it."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

"And so I learned about grief, and about the absence and emptiness that for a long time make grief unforgettable."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

"Living right on called for nothing out of the ordinary. We made no changes. We only accepted the changes as they came."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

"Grandmam came back from that distance in time that separates grandmothers from their grandchildren and made herself a mother to me."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

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8. A Bear Grylls Adventure 2: The Desert Challenge: by bestselling author and Chief Scout Bear Grylls

By: Bear Grylls

4.10

Format: 271 pages,

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  • childrens
Cover of Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Samantha, #2) by Susan S. Adler

9. Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Samantha, #2)

By: Susan S. Adler

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

Samantha attends Miss Crampton's Academy, a private school for proper young ladies. Samantha wants … read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
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10. Sled Dog School

By: Terry Lynn Johnson

3.26

Format: 212 pages,

Eleven-year-old Matt is struggling in school and he has to set up his own business to save his fail… read more

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  • childrens
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11. Book Uncle and Me

By: Uma Krishnaswami , Priya Kuriyan

2.43

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Nine-year-old Yasmin intends to read a book a day for the rest of her life. Book Uncle, who runs a … read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
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12. The Matchlock Gun

By: Walter D. Edmonds

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Newbery Medal Winner In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the I… read more

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  • childrens
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13. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

By: Anne Brontë , Stevie Davies

3.52

Format: None pages, Paperback

Note: Editions of The Tenant that start with: "You must go back with me..." are incomplete. Actual … read more

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14. Owls in the Family

By: Farley Mowat , Robert Frankenberg

4.00

Format: 10 pages, Paperback

Farley Mowat's funniest book tells the adventures of Wol and Weeps, two owls from Saskatchewan who … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

15. Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

2.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meet Laura Ingalls . . . . . . the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. P… read more

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  • childrens
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16. Homer Price

By: Robert McCloskey

4.09

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

17. A Lion to Guard Us

By: Clyde Robert Bulla

3.56

Format: None pages, Paperback

The inspiring story that TheNew Yorkercalled "an exciting tale with top-notch writing," about one g… read more

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18. The Phantom Tollbooth

By: Jules Feiffer , Norton Juster

4.20

Format: 24 pages,

Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click . Hailed as "a classic. .… read more

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19. Understood Betsy

By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to he… read more

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  • childrens
"What's the matter?" asked the teacher, seeing her bewildered face. "Why—why," said Elizabeth Ann, "I don't know what I am at all. If I'm second-grade arithmetic and seventh-grade reading and third-gr…"

-Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Understood Betsy

20. The Ordinary Princess

By: M.M. Kaye

3.67

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Along with Wit, Charm, Health, and Courage, Princess Amy of Phantasmorania receives a special fairy… read more

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21. Mandy

By: Julie Andrews Edwards , Johanna Westerman

3.00

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

The magic of finding a home Mandy, a ten-year-old orphan, dreams of a place to call her own. Escapi… read more

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22. The Year of Miss Agnes

By: Kirkpatrick Hill

3.97

Format: None pages,

For use in schools and libraries only. Ten-year-old Fred (short for Frederika) narrates the story o… read more

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23. Still More Stories from Grandma's Attic (Grandma's Attic, #3)

By: Arleta Richardson

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

American life around the turn of the century is the backdrop for these heart-warming, real-life sto… read more

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24. More Stories from Grandma's Attic (Grandma's Attic, #2)

By: Arleta Richardson , None

4.10

Format: None pages,

Stories to Love, Laugh, and Live By If you are young enough to love a story;and just about everyone… read more

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25. The Best Halloween Ever (The Herdmans #3)

By: Barbara Robinson

4.11

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The Herdmans plus Halloween have always spelled disaster Every Halloween, the six Herdman kids stea… read more

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26. The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy #1)

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of t… read more

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27. Happy Birthday Samantha!: A Springtime Story (American Girls: Samantha, #4)

By: Valerie Tripp , Nancy Niles , None , None

3.71

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

The books in this collection tell the stories of six American girls who lived long ago: read more

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28. Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Samantha, #3)

By: Maxine Rose Schur , Nancy Niles , None

3.71

Format: 244 pages,

The two weeks before Christmas are filled with activity as Samantha finishes her homemade presents … read more

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Cover of Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3) by L.M. Montgomery

29. Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

By: L.M. Montgomery

4.27

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for… read more

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"Home and I are such good friends."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

"Have you any unfulfilled dreams, Anne?"

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

"Words aren't made — they grow,' said Anne."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

"We mustn't let next week rob us of this week's joy."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

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30. The Very, Very Far North

By: Dan Bar-el

4.19

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

An inquisitive polar bear named Duane befriends an array of animals as he discovers where he belong… read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
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31. Little Pear and His Friends

By: Eleanor Frances Lattimore

4.37

Format: 129 pages, Paperback

Little Pear is a young boy who lives in a small village in China. Although his story takes place lo… read more

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3.82

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4.07

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3.99

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4.34

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4.04

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4.10

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3.69

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3.91

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