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Title	Author	Description
A Traveller in Time Traveller in Time	Alison Uttley Uttley	Unbeknownst to her, Emily’s ancient ancestral home is a portal to the past. Transported to Elizabethan times, she is swept up in attempts to free the imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots. Uttley is one of England’s most beloved storytellers for children. Here she mixes enchantment and intrigue with stunning descriptions of rural life. Contributors: Phyllis Bray
Too Big Too Big	Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire Aulaire	A silly story about a little tow-headed boy who's getting "TOO BIG" to do just about everything he's wants to do. Brightly colored and simply told, this picture book will appeal to preschoolers exploring the world around them.
Terrible, Horrible Edie Terrible, Horrible Edie	E. C. Spykman Spykman	Ten-year-old Edie Cares is not really horrible or terrible, she just has a lot to contend with this summer, including two snooty brothers, a fancy-pants sister, and two stepsisters who are no better than babies. But when it comes to getting out of scrapes—never mind getting into them—Edie can more than hold her own.
Lizard Music Lizard Music	Daniel Pinkwater Pinkwater	On his own for the summer, Victor is free to drink all the grape soda he wants, eat anchovy pizza, and stay up late watching TV. But what can explain the Lizard big band that's being broadcast after the late-late movie? “Pinkwater is the uniquest. And so are his books. Each uniquer than the last … A delight in oddness. A magic that’s not like anyone else’s." —Neil Gaiman
Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories About Jenny Linsky Jenny	Esther Averill Averill	In Greenwich Village an orphaned black cat lives happily with her master, a sea captain. Still, the gentle Jenny Linsky would like nothing more than to join the local Cat Club, whose members include Madame Butterfly, an elegant Persian, the high-stepping Macaroni, and stately, plump Mr. President.
Carbonel & Calidor Carbonel & Calidor	Barbara Sleigh Sleigh	When Carbonel's son decides to give up his birthright and apprentice himself to a witch, Rosemary and John must use all the magic within their power to save him. Contributors: Charles Front
Bel Ria: Dog of War Bel Ria Dog of War	Sheila Burnford Burnford	Sheila Burnford, the author of The Incredible Journey, offers the spellbinding tale of a small dog caught up in the Second World War, and of the extraordinary life-transforming attachments he forms with the people he encounters in the course of a perilous passage from occupied France to besieged England.
The Abandoned Abandoned	Paul Gallico Gallico	Young Peter sees a striped kitten in a park across the road from his house. As he crosses the street, he is struck by a truck. When he awakes, he discovers he has been transformed into a cat. Luckily, he is befriended by the street-smart stray, Jennie, who shows him how to survive in a world where dangers are many and humans are cruel.
The Wonderful O Wonderful O	James Thurber Thurber	A thoroughly uproarious Thurberian experiment with language and a warning to those who would try to tame it. Two pirates conquer an island and attempt to purge it of the odious letter O. Cnfusin reigns, and chas—until the islanders decide to get their vowel back. Contributors: Marc Simont
The Wind on the Moon Wind on the Moon	Eric Linklater Linklater	A tale of hilarity and great adventure, The Wind on the Moon is also a work of high seriousness; after all, "life without freedom, " as the valiant puma makes clear, "is a poor, poor thing." Contributors: Nicolas Bentley