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Title	Author	Description
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.
D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls	Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire aulaire	D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls, the spectacularly illustrated and delightfully entertaining companion volume to the much-acclaimed D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths.
Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time Pecos Bill	James Cloyd Bowman Bowman	Tall tales of the legendary cowboy Pecos Bill—raised by coyotes and able to tame even the wildest bronco—that bring out the fun and adventure of the original folk stories. Includes the original 1930s border-art-inspired color and black-and-white illustrations. Contributors: Laura Bannon
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily Bear	Dino Buzzati Buzzati	Dino Buzzati's classic tale chronicles the terrible winter that sent the starving bears down into the valley in search of food, as well as their struggles with an army of wild boars, a wily professor who may or may not be a magician, snarling Marmoset the Cat, and, worse still, treachery within their own ranks.
The Lost Island Lost Island	Eilís Dillon Dillon	A gripping adventure story of two boys and a mysterious treasure.
The Island of Horses Island of Horses	Eilís Dillon Dillon	A loving, clear-eyed portrait of rural Irish life, The Island of Horses is fraught with suspense and peopled with unforgettable individuals.
The Little Bookroom: Eleanor Farjeon's Short Stories for Children Chosen by Herself Little	Eleanor Farjeon Farjeon	"Eleanor Farjeon is a master at presenting the world as romance. Yet there is bite in it. Her worlds of imagination are no simpering constructions, all syrup and sugar, with fairies uprooted from their antique and awesome lineage. They are shadowed with weeping now and then, but the strongest note is affirmation, an exuberance of joy." —The Horn Book Contributors: Rumer Godden , Edward Ardizzone
Charlotte Sometimes Charlotte Sometimes	Penelope Farmer Farmer	As if starting a new boarding school isn't disorienting enough, Charlotte wakes up one morning to discover she's been transported back in time to 1918. An eerie and suspenseful story about figuring out who you really are.
An Episode Of Sparrows Episode Of Sparrows	Rumer Godden Godden	Neighborhood children—"the sparrows"—have been in search of "good, garden earth." The Garden Committee thinks they have taken it from the private garden in the public square. Have they? An investigation leads to, among other things, a hidden garden.
The Peterkin Papers Peterkin Papers	Lucretia P. Hale Hale	Before Amelia Bedelia and the Stupids there were the Peterkins.