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Books I Recommend: Pandora Gets Greedy by Carolyn Hennesy

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Hey, everyone! This is my 38th book recommendation list. I hope you enjoy!

1. Pandora Gets Greedy by Carolyn Hennesy

2. Cold as Ice by Sarah Mlynowski

3. The Mirror Of Fire And Dreaming by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4. Mary Todd Lincoln by Kathleen Krull

5. Animals Welcome by Peg Kehret

6. My Diary from the Edge of the World by Jodi Lynn Anderson

7. The Whatnot by Stefan Bachmann

8. Hope’s Crossing by Joan Elizabeth Goodman

9. We Are Patriots by Kristiana Gregory

10. My Heart Is on The Ground by Ann Rinaldi

11. Pandora Gets Lazy by Carolyn Hennesy

12. Survival from the Storm by Katelan Janke

13. Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

14. The Wonderful Feast by Esphyr Slobodkina

15. Sleeping Beauty’s Daughters by Diane Zahler

16. Paper Fantastic by Joe Rhatigan & Rain Newcomb

17. Who Was Roald Dahl? by True Kelley

18. Danger in the Darkest Hour by Mary Pope Osborne

19. Gooney Bird On The Map by Lois Lowry

20. Dragonwings by Laurence Yep

21. So B. It by Sarah Weeks

22. Thanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne

23. Extraordinary Short Story Writing by Steven Otfinoski

24. A Nearer Moon by Melanie Crowder

25. The Growling Bear Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

26. The Lion & The Mouse And Other Aesop’s Fables by Doris Orgel

27. A Packet of Seeds by Deborah Hopkinson

28. Troubling A Star by Madeleine L’Engle

29. Who Was Abigail Adams? by True Kelley

30. Who Was Winston Churchill? by Ellen Labrecque

31. The Cup and The Crown by Diane Stanley

32. The Case of the Million-Dollar Mystery by James Preller

33. The Case of the Great Sled Race by James Preller

34. The Redheaded Princess by Ann Rinaldi

35. Cesar Chavez by Gary Soto

36. Winter Fox by Jennifer Brutschy

37. Fiona’s Luck by Teresa Bateman

38. Asteroids by Gregory L. Vogt

39. Piece of Jungle by Sarah Weeks

Books I Recommend: Whistle In The Dark by Susan Hill Long

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Hey, everyone! This is my 37th book recommendation list. I hope you enjoy!

1. Whistle In The Dark by Susan Hill Long

2. Black Radishes by Susan Lynn Meyer

3. Saving Lilly by Peg Kehret

4. Jeannette Rankin by Gretchen Woelfle

5. Farmer Boy Days by Laura Ingalls Wilder

6. Horrible Harry and the Stolen Cookie by Suzy Kline

7. Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl

8. Beauty Queen by Sarah Mlynowski

9. Weird but True! Ripped From The Headlines 2 by National Geographic Kids

10. Wedding Expert by Jane Breskin Zalben

11. Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! by Ripley Publishing Ltd.

12. One White Dolphin by Gill Lewis

13. Lady Lollipop by Dick King-Smith

14. Hair, Clothing, and Tire Track Evidence by Kenneth G. Rainis

15. The Genie in the Book by Cindy Trumbore

16. Tripping Over the Lunch Lady by Nancy E. Mercado

17. The Trouble with Ants by Claudia Mills
18. The Healing Spell by Kimberley Griffiths Little
19. Eliza Bing is (Not) a Big, Fat Quitter by Carmella Van Vleet
20. First Snow in the Woods by Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick
21. The Passover Lamb by Linda Elovitz Marshall
22. Togo by Robert J. Blake
23. The Black Sheep by Elizabeth Heck
24. Halloween Crafts by Jean Eick
25. Ballet by Kate Castle
26. The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes
27. Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
29. When the Shadbush Blooms by Carla Messinger
30. One Grain of Rice by Demi
31.  Brookfield Days by Maria D. Wilkes
33. No Place For Magic by E.D. Baker
34. Bad Hair Day by Sarah Mlynowski
35. Cuckoo Feathers by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
36. Early Sunday Morning by Barry Denenberg
37. Leprechaun Luck by Erin Gobragh
38. Island Of Mad Scientists by Howard Whitehouse

Books I Recommend: Five Little Peppers And How They Grew by Margaret Sidney

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Hey, everyone! This is my 36th book recommendation list. I hope you enjoy!

1. Five Little Peppers And How They Grew by Margaret Sidney

2. Jumping the Scratch by Sarah Weeks

3. As Simple as It Seems by Sarah Weeks

4. My Vicksburg by Ann Rinaldi

5. Honey by Sarah Weeks

6. The True Story of Christmas by Anne Fine

7. The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park

8. Two Friendship Tales by Lisa Papademetriou and Kimberly Morris

9. The Man Who Walked The Earth by Ian Wallace

10. The Wall by Eve Bunting

11. The Giant Ball of String by Arthur Geisert

12. Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman

13. Lake Ontario by Anne Ylvisaker

14. Amelia Bedelia Dances Off by Herman Parish

15. Horrible Harry and the Wedding Spies by Suzy Kline

16. The Boardwalk Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

17. The Spy Game by Gertrude Chandler Warner

18. The Seattle Puzzle by Gertrude Chandler Warner

19. The Mystery on the Ice by Gertrude Chandler Warner

20. Memories of Babi by Aranka Siegal

21.  Prairie Winter by Bonnie Geisert

22. Memory and Magic by Erica David

23. Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards

24. The Key to the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks

25. Who Is Malala Yousafzai? by Dinah Brown

26. Sally Ride by Sue Macy

27. The Case of the Bicycle Bandit by James Preller

28. Chinese New Year Crafts by Karen E. Bledsoe

29. Adventures in Art by Susan Milord

30. Stories in Cloth by Ann Stalcup

31. Christmas Fun by Deri Robins

32. Boredom Blasters by Susan Todd

33. Make Your Own Christmas Ornaments by Ginger Johnson

34. Horrible Harry and The Dungeon by Suzy Kline

35. Meteor Showers by J.A. Kelley

36. The Legend of Santa Claus by Tim Slover

37. East by Edith Pattou

Books I Recommend: Who Was Queen Elizabeth? by June Eding

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Hey, everyone! This is my 35th book recommendation list. I hope you enjoy!

1.  Who Was Queen Elizabeth? by June Eding

2. The Great Canoe by María Elena Maggi

3. Galileo by Paul Hightower

4. Who Was Julia Child? by Geoff Edgers and Carlene Hempel

5. So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins

6. Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco

7. Elizabeth Blackwell by Barbara A. Somervill

8. Christmas Fairy Tales by Neil Phillip

9. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic by Betty MacDonald

10. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

11. Peppermints in the Parlor by Barbara Brooks Wallace

12. The Perils of Peppermints by Barbara Brooks Wallace

13. The Light Princess by George Macdonald

14. Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty Macdonald

15. Hitty by Rachel Field

16. Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child

17. Anastasia at this Address by Lois Lowry

18. Hooray for Hollywood by Dave Warner

19. The Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler

20. Lilly and the Pirates by Phyllis Root

21. Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters by Mary Pope Osborne

22. Magic by the Lake by Edward Eagle

23. Red, White, and Achoo! by Nancy Krulik

24. A Simple Gift by Nancy Ruth Patterson

25. St. Peter’s Umbrella by Kálmán Mikszáth

26. All’s Fair by Nancy Krulik

27. Friend in Need by Dave Warner

28. Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson

29. A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

30. Rocks And Minerals by Chris Pellant

31. Thumbelina by Lauren Mills

32. Apple Pie by Gennady Spirin

33. Scarlatti’s Cat by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer

34. Elena’s Serenade by Campbell Geeslin

35. Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

36. Everything Rocks And Minerals by Steve Tomecek

37. Toby and the Snowflakes by Julie Halpern

Books I Recommend: Stranger in the Woods by Carl R. Sam II & Jean Stoick

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Hey, everyone! This is my 34th book recommendation list.

1. Stranger in the Woods by Carl R. Sam II & Jean Stoick

2. Ali and the Magic Stew by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim

3. The Gifts by Regina Fackelmayer

4. Frightful’s Daughter Meets The Baron Weasel by Jean Craighead George

5. How Many Days to America? by Eve Bunting

6. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp by Carol Carrick

7. I am Lucille Ball by Brad Meltzer

8. The Case of the Snowboarding Superstar by James Preller

9. Mary Cassatt by Cos Ferrara

10. The Holly Joliday by Megan McDonald

11. Frindle by Andrew Clements

12. Going Batty by Nancy Krulik

13. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

14. The Last Fairy-Apple Tree by Emily Rodda

15. Texas by Barbara A. Somervill

16. The Legend of the Lady Slipper by Lise Lunge-Larsen and Margi Preus

17. Cloud Dance by Thomas Locker

18. Santa from Cincinnati by Judi Barrett

19. Grandfather’s Christmas Tree by Keith Strand

20. Shirley Temple Black by Jean F. Blashfield

21. Favorite Folktales of Sri Lanka by Chandrani Warnasuriya

22. The Lightning Queen by Laura Resau

23. Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

24. An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco

25. Ella Fitzgerald by Andrea Davis Pinkney

26. Imagination According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney

27. Lillian’s Right to Vote by Jonah Winter & Shana W. Evans

28. Noah Webster & His Words by Jeri Chase Ferris

29. Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller

30. Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers by Gloria Whelan

31. Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

32. The Museum by Susan Verde

33. Ring of Earth by Jane Yolen

34. A Child’s Introduction to Ballet by Laura Lee

35. Who was Queen Elizabeth? by June Eding

36. The SOS File by Betsy Byars

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Books I Recommend: The Secret of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks

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Hey, everyone! This is my 33rd book recommendation. I hope you enjoy my book recommendation list!

1. The Secret of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks

2. The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

3. How to Write Your Life Story by Ralph Fletcher

4. The Quilt by Gary Paulsen

5. Great Good Summer by Liz Garton Scanlon

6. Chester Cricket’s New Home by George Selden

7. Fashion Drawing Studio by Mari Bolte

8. Fairy Drawing Book by Ralph Masiello

9. My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits

10. A Picnic in October by Eve Bunting

11. Facing the Hunchback of Notre Dame by L.L. Samson

12. The Little Secret by Kate Saunders

13. Who Is Maria Tallchief? by Catherine Gourley

14. Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan

15. Disney Princess by Beth Landis Hester and Catherine Saunders

16. Winter’s Gift by Jane Monroe Donovan

17. Super Simple Paper Airplanes by Nick Robinson

18. The Essential Villains Guide by Glenn Dakin

19. The Ancient Persians by Virginia Schomp

20. The Animal Tale Treasury by Caroline Royds

21. Clara Schumann by Susanna Reich

22. Butterfly Tree by Sandra Markle

23. Titanicat by Marty Crisp

24. Felicity Saves the Day by Valerie Tripp

25. Changes for Felicity by Valerie Tripp

26. Felicity’s Surprise by Valerie Tripp

27. December Dog by Ron Roy

28. Confessions of a Bitter Secret Santa by Lara Bergen

29. My Life in Pink & Green by Lisa Greenwald

30. Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins by Suzy Kline

31. The Wishbone Wish by Megan McDonald

32. The Luckiest Girl by Beverly Cleary

33. The Water Sprites by Emily Rodda

34. Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell

35. Texas by Jeanne Nagle

Books I Recommend: Who Stole Grandma’s Million-Dollar Pumpkin Pie?

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Hey, everyone! This is my 32nd book recommendation. I appreciate everyone who reads my book recommendations! I hope you enjoy.

1. Who Stole Grandma’s Million-Dollar Pumpkin Pie? by Martha Freeman

2. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

3. Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

4. The Third Wish by Emily Rodda

5. The Life and Art of Georgia O’Keeffe by Susan Goldman Rubin

6. Abigail the Breeze Fairy by Daisy Meadows

7. The Arendelle Cup by Erica David

8. The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh

9. Stallion by Starlight by Mary Pope Osborne

10. The Princess and the God by Doris Orgel

11. Ling-Li and the Phoenix Fairy by Ellin Greene

12. Gift Days by Kari-Lynn Winters

13. The Festivals of Mexico by Colleen Madonna Flood Williams

14. Cultural Traditions in Mexico by Lynn Peppas

15. Cultural Traditions in the United Kingdom by Lynn Peppas

16. Halloween by Fay Robinson

17. The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean by Alexander McCall Smith

18. The Calling by Cathryn Clinton

19. The Crow-Girl by Bodil Bredsdorff

20. Monkey Trouble by Gertrude Chandler Warner

21. Anne of Green Gables Retold from the Lucy Maud Montgomery original

22. A Good Night for Ghosts by Mary Pope Osborne

23. The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay

24. Socks by Beverly Cleary

25. The Lost Princess by Debbie Dadey

26. An End to Happiness? by M.L. Welsh

27. The Woods Beyond by Kiki Thorpe

28. Waiting for the Queen by Joanna Higgins

29. Tua and the Elephant by R.P. Harris

30. Bubble Gum Rescue by Helen Perelman

31. The Guide Dog Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

32. Magic by the Book by Nina Bernstein

33. The Truth of Me by Patricia MacLachlan

34. A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff

Books I Recommend: The Hidden Folk by Lise Lunge-Larsen

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Hey, everyone! This is my 31st book recommendation list and I hope you enjoy!

1. The Hidden Folk by Lise Lunge-Larsen

2. A Mirror to Nature by Jane Yolen

3. Fireflies at Midnight by Marilyn Singer

4. An Egret’s Day by Jane Yolen

5. Poetry for Young People Robert Louis Stevenson by Frances Schoonmaker

6. Quiet Night by Marilyn Singer

7. Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

8. Nachshon, Who Was Afraid to Swim by Deborah Bodin Cohen

9. Luck by Jean Craighead George

10. Thanks to Josefina by Valerie Tripp

11. The Chocolate Sundae Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

12. It’s Halloween by Jack Prelutsky

13. The Ghost at the Drive-In Movie by Gertrude Chandler Warner

14. The Great Turkey Heist by Gertrude Chandler Warner

15. The Mystery on Stage by Gertrude Chandler Warner

16. Waiting for Unicorns by Beth Hautala

17. Changes for Josefina by Valerie Tripp

18. Meet Kit by Valerie Tripp

19. Changes for Molly by Valerie Tripp

20. Happy Birthday, Molly! by Valerie Tripp

21. Molly Learns a Lesson by Valerie Tripp

22. Meet Julie by Valerie Tripp

23. Touching the Waves by Ben M. Baglio

24. Under the Stars by Ben M. Baglio

25. High Times for Heroes by Mary Pope Osborne

26. Dragon’s Breath by E.D. Baker

27. Heidi by Johanna Spyri

28. The Zippy Fix by Graham Salisbury

29.  Following the Rainbow by Ben M. Baglio

30. Leaving the Shallows by Ben M. Baglio

31. Samantha’s Special Talent by Sarah Masters Buckey

32. The Cry of the Loon by Barbara Steiner

Books I Recommend: Before the Bell by Kiki Thorpe

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Hey, everyone! This is my 29th book recommendation. I hope you enjoy!

1. Before the Bell by Kiki Thorpe

2. Jess by Mary Casanova

3. Chasing the Dream by Ben M. Baglio

4. Forever Rose by Hilary McKay

5. Alice in Lace by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

6. Mrs. Claus Takes a Vacation by Linas Alsenas

7. Tiger’s Story by Harriet Blackford & Manya Stojic

8. Cinders by Jan Brett

9.  Grandmother’s Song by Marion Dane Bauer

10. St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning by Eve Bunting

11. Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

12. The Magic Bed by John Burningham

13. Liberty’s Journey by Kelly DiPucchio and Richard Egielski

14. The Story of the Easter Robin by Dandi Daley Mackall

15. Sunflower Sal by Janet S. Anderson

16. God Bless America by Irving Berlin

17. Rosie’s Nutcracker Dreams by Patricia Reilly Giff

18. When Heaven Fell by Carolyn Marsden

20. Fiddle Fever by Sharon Arms Doucet

21. A Fairy Gift by Kiki Thorpe

22. A Gaggle of Goblins by Suzanne Harper

23. The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

24. Russia by Julie Murray

25. Central African Republic in Pictures by Matt Doeden

26. Katie the Kitten Fairy by Daisy Meadows

27. The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberly Griffiths Little

28. Little Author in the Big Woods by Yona Zeldis McDonough

29. Far From Shore by Kiki Thorpe

30. The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen Cushman

31. The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech

32. Rose by Holly Webb

33. The Salamander Spell by E.D. Baker

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Books I Recommend: The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg

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Hey, everyone! This is my 30th book recommendation. I hope you enjoy!

1. The View of Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
2. Grace Makes It Great by Mary Casanova
3. Benny Uncovers A Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
4. Wishing the Moon by Michael O. Tunnell
5. Grace by Mary Casanova
6. My Secret Guide to Paris by Lisa Schroeder
7. The Perfect Place by Teresa E. Harris
8. Danger in the Darkest Hour by Mary Pope Osborne
9. A Pinch of Magic by Kiki Thorpe
10. Remembering Mrs. Rossi by Amy Hest
11. Searching for Candlestick Park by Peg Kehret
12. The Mystery of the Star Ruby by Gertrude Chandler Warner
13. The Vampire Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
14. Hound Dog True by Linda Urban
15. The Leap by Jonathan Stroud
16. I’m Too Fond of My Fur! by Geronimo Stilton
17. Vincent Van Gogh by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
18. Ripley’s Believe or Not! Kids & Silly Stories by Ripley Company Inc.
19. Vincent Van Gogh by Sean Connolly
20. Who Was Queen Victoria? by Jim Gigliotti
21. Vincent Van Gogh by Mike Venezia
22. Van Gogh by Shelley Swanson Sateron
23. Moon Plane by Peter McCarty
24. Walking to School by Eve Bunting
25. The Khan’s Daughter by Laurence Yep
26. The World Almanac for Kids 2011 by Infobase Publishing
27. Jacket by Andrew Clements
28. Hit & Miss by Paul Mantell
29. Johnny Appleseed by Will Moss
30.  If Stones Could Talk by Marc Aronson
31. Marking A Millennium by Betsy Maestro