Alexander, Martha
How My Library Grew, by Dinah (1983)
Neither Dinah nor her Teddy Bear have ever been to a library but when one is built just down the street, she looks forward to the opening day and meeting the children's librarian.

Alexander, Sally Hobart.
Maggie's Whopper (1992)
While fishing with her great-uncle Ezra, seven-year-old Maggiesacrifices her prize catch to save her uncle from a hungry bear.

Bauer, Caroline.
My Mom Travels a Lot (1981)
A child points out the good and bad things about a mother's job that takes her from home a lot.

DePaola, Tomie.
Oliver Button is a Sissy (1979)
His classmates taunts don't stop Oliver Button from doing what he likes best - dancing.

Ernst, Lisa Campbell.
Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt (1983)
While mending the awning over the pig pen, Sam discovers that he enjoys sewing the various patches together but meets with scorn and ridicule when he asks his wife if he could join her quilting club.

Gershator, Phillis
Tiny and Bigman (1999)
On an island in the West Indies, a big, strong woman with a booming voice meets a weak, nearly deaf man, they fall in love and expect a baby and a hurricane at the same time.

Hazen, Barbara S.
Mommy's Office (1992)
Emily accompanies Mommy downtown to see where she works.

Henkes, Kevin.
Sheila Rae, the Brave (1987)
When brave Sheila Rae, who usually looks out for her sister Louise, becomes lost and scared one day, Louise comes to the rescue.

Henkes, Kevin.
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (1992)
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.

Hilton, Nette.
The Long Red Scarf (1990, c1987)
After all his female relatives refuse to knit him a scarf they go on about their business--driving the cows, building a crib, so Grandfather learns to knit himself.

Hines, Anna Grossnickle.
Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti (1986)
Not only does Cory's father make the best spaghetti, but he also dresses up like Bathman and acts like a barking dog.

Hoffman, Mary.
Amazing Grace (1991)
Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything that she sets her mind to do.

Hopkinson, Deborah.
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (1993)
A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the North.

Howard, Elizabeth.
Virgie Goes to School With Us Boys (2000)
In the post-Civil War South, a young African American girl is determined to prove that she can go to school just like her older brothers. .

Isadora, Rachel.
Max (1976)
Max finds a new way to warm up for his Saturday baseball game - his sister's dance class.

Isaacs, Anne
Swamp Angel (1994)
Along with other amazing feats, Angelica Longrider, also known as Swamp Angel, wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.

Johnson, Angela.
Just Like Josh Gibson (2004)
A young girl's grandmother tells her of her love for baseball and the day they let her play in the game even though she was a girl.

Lyon, George Ella.
Mama is a Miner (1994)
A daughter describes her mother's job as a miner.

McCully, Emily Arnold.
Mirette on a High Wire (1992)
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from tightrope walking because of fear.

Martin, Bill
Swish! (1997)
Two girls' teams, the Cardinals and the Blue Jays, play a close and intense game of basketball.

Martin, C.
Three Brave Women (1991)
Mama and Grammy's humorous childhood anecdotes help Caitlin come to terms with her fear of spiders.

Munsch, Robert.
Paper Bag Princess (1995, c1980)
Princess Elizabeth loved Prince Ronald who is kidnapped by a fierce dragon. Elizabeth, left only with a paper bag dress, sets out to rescue Ronald. She is tricky and smart but gets a big surprise about Ronald.

Numeroff, Laura Joffe.
What Grandmas Do Best ; What Grandpas Do Best (2000)
One side of this upside-down book celebrates all of the things grandmas do for their grandchildren. Turning the book over and around produces a similar celebration of grandpas.

Papademetriou, Lisa.
My Pen Pal, Pat (1998)
Pat has a pen pal who shares her name and many of the same interests, but when the two Pats meet they are both in for big surprise. (Easy 3 readers)

Pinkwater, Daniel
Aunt Lulu (1988)
Tired of working as a librarian in Alaska, Aunt Lulu takes her sled and her fourteen huskies and moves to Parsnippany, New Jersey.

Willis, Jeanne.
I Want to be a Cowgirl (2002)
Speaking in rhyme, a little girl tells her father that she would rather have the active outdoor life of a cowgirl than that of a girl who stays inside quietly reading, talking, or cleaning.

Zolotow, Angela
William's Doll(1972)
William's father gives him a basketball and a train but these do not make him want a doll less.

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