Family Read Alouds
As brave as you (2016)
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The cricket in Times Square (1997)
The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat.
The family Fletcher takes Rock Island (2016)
The Fletchers overcome initial disappointments at the beginning of their Rock Island summer vacation with a dose of Shakespeare, a very tippy kayak, a video camera, a swimming cat and new neighbors.
Flora & Ulysses : the illuminated adventures (2013)
Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and flight after being revived.
Fortunately, the milk (2013)
When a father runs out to buy milk for his children's breakfast cereal, the last thing he expects is to be abducted by aliens, and he soon finds himself transported through time and space on an extraordinary adventure.
Igraine the Brave (2007)
When a distant relative shows up with a dastardly plan to capture the castle and claim his parents' collection of singing books, it is up to Igraine and his friend, the Gentle Giant, to save his home.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures (2007)
Orphan, clock keeper, thief: Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity.
Maniac Magee (1990)
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe and inspire everyone around him.
Maxi's Secrets : (or what you can learn from a dog) (2016)
"Fifth-grader Timminy, who's small for his age and new in town, isn't eager to start middle school--but he gets a great consolation prize in Maxi, a big, deaf, lovable dog"--
The midnight war of Mateo Martinez (2015)
Mateo, a Mexican-American fourth grader from California, spots two skunks stealing his sister's trike. He launches a crusade to retrieve the trike and soon learns that the skunks are not only thieves--they can talk, too!
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane (2006)
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.
The most important thing : stories about sons, fathers, and grandfathers (2016)
A collection of short stories exploring the vital ties between fathers and sons.
Nuts to You (2014)
After surviving being carried off by a hawk, a young squirrel resolves to find his way home, as his best friends begin their search for him.
Pax (2016)
"After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back"--
Peter & the Starcatchers (2004)
While young orphan Peter and his friends are sent away to an island ruled by the villainous King Zarboff and are forced to set sail aboard the Never Land, Peter decides he must take action into his own hands if he ever plans to escape and so decides to find out the mystery behind the cargo being carried deep within the ship.
The Princess in Black (2014)
Hiding her secret identity as a monster-fighting superhero, Princess Magnolia interrupts her fancy tea with the unsuspecting Duchess Wigtower to stop a big blue monster from endangering her kingdom's goats.
Secrets at sea : a novel (2011)
In 1887, the Cranstons voyage from New York to London, where they hope to find a husband for their daughter, secretly accompanied by Helena and her mouse siblings, for whom the journey is both terrifying and wondrous.
The tale of rescue (2015)
When his human family is trapped outside by a blizzard whiteout, a loyal cattle dog devises a stunning rescue to save their lives.
The thing about jellyfish (2015)
Twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the loss of her best friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she is convinced was responsible for her friend's death.
Three Times Lucky (2012)
Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a café and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.
Toys go out : being the adventures of a knowledgeable Stingray, a toughy little Buffalo, and someone called Plastic (2006)
Six stories relate the adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys.
Where the mountain meets the moon (2009)
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
The wild robot (2016)
Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
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