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MAMA RUCH’S BOOK LIST Compiled by Katherine Ruch (and her children) not exhaustive, growing longer as you read Key (B): Primarily of interest to boys (G): Primarily of interest to girls Otherwise, most likely of interest to both Levels of enjoyment (not necessarily reading levels) L1: Level 1: Approximately ages 2-5 L2: Level 2: Approximately ages 4-7 L3: Level 3: Approximately ages 7-10 L4: Level 4: Approximately ages 10 and up PICTURE BOOKS A Alsburg, Chris Van The Wretched Stone (L2 and up) Anno, Mitsumasa Anno’s Journey (There are several Anno books. Most are wordless and the reader has to find Anno in various landscapes—very fun even for young children) (L1 & L2) Ardizonne, Edward The Tim series (mostly B) (L2) Tim and Ginger Ship Cook’s Ginger Tim and Charlotte Tim to the Rescue …and more Armstrong, Jennifer Pockets (L2) B Barker, Cicely Mary The Lord of the Rushie River (L2 & L3) Barklem, Jill The Brambly Hedge series (the illustrations are exquisite) (mostly G) (L2 & L3) Poppy’s Babies Summer Story Sea Story Autumn Story The Secret Staircase Children of the Forest Winter Story The High Hills Spring Story Bernadette Varenka (a Russian story of a delayed answer to prayer and the miracle that results)(L2 and up) Beskow, Elsa (all I’ve read of hers are great) (L1 & L2) Pelle’s New Suit Peter’s Old House Bishop, Jennie (These books are about preserving purity) (L2) The Princess and the Kiss The Squire and the Scroll Bolton, Michael The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (L2) Brett, Jan A Christmas Treasury (this includes most of her great stories with their gorgeous, lush illustrations; you can easily find many of her individual books.) (L1 & L2) Brisley, Joyce Lankester (L2) Milly-Molly-Mandy and sequels (G) Brown, Margaret Wise (L1) The Little Fur Family (a house favorite) Brumbeau, Jeff The Quiltmaker’s Gift (phenomenal illustrations) (L1 & L2) Bunting, Eve One Candle (a Hanukkah story—very moving) (L2 & L3) C Cannon, Janell (L1 & L2) Verdi Stellaluna Caudill, Rebecca A Certain Small Shepherd (Christmas) (L2 & L3) Caseley, Judith Mama Coming and Going (L1) Celenza, Anna Harwell Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue (C.D. incl.) (L3 & L4) Collington, Peter A Small Miracle (wordless Christmas story—a family favorite) (ALL) Cooney, Barbara Miss Rumphius (L 2 & L3) Eleanor (about Eleanor Roosevelt’s life) (L2 & L3) Basket Moon (L1) Craft, Charlotte King Midas and the Golden Touch (L2) Cullen, Lynn The Mightiest Heart (L2 & L3) D Deedy, Carmen Agra The Yellow Star (L2 & L3) DePaola, Tomie (many Christian themes and saints’stories; great illustrator; a few suggestions:) (L1 & L2) The Clown of God Pascual and the Kitchen Angels The Holy Twins Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland The Night of Las Posadas (Christmas) DeRico, Ul The Rainbow Goblins (L1 & L2) E Early, Margaret Robin Hood (medieval looking illustrations—one plate per story) (L2 & L3) Everett, Gwen John Brown: One Man Against Slavery (L2) F Fair, Sylvia The Bedspread (G) (L2) Field, Rachel Hitty (I like the one rewritten by Rosemary Wells and illus. by Susan Jeffers—a cross betw. a picture book and a chapter book—lovely, full page illustrations) (G) (L2 & L3) G Gilman, Phoebe Something From Nothing (L1) Gruelle, Johnny Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy series (L2) Wooden Willie (a little known one, but a family favorite) (L2 & L3) The Paper Dragon (L2 & L3) Guarnieri, Paolo A Boy Named Giotto (L2 & L3) H Haas, Irene The Maggie B (L1 & L2) Hall, Donald The Ox-Cart Man (L1) Herriot, James A Treasury for Children (great retellings from his veterinarian books) (L2-L4) Hest, Amy When Jessie Came Across the Sea (L2 & L3) Hissey, Jane Little Bear’s Trousers (L1) Hoban, Russell The Frances books (mostly L1) Hobbie, Holly (The Toot and Puddle series is good, but these are our favorites)(L1 & L2) Toot and Puddle Wish You Were Here Hodges, Margaret (great retellings of many stories) (L2 & L3) Merlin and the Making of the King The Kitchen Knight Saint George and the Dragon Houselander, Caryll Petook, an Easter Story (illus. by Tomie dePaola) (L2) Hyman, Trina Schart (mostly an amazing illustrator) (L2) Retellings of Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, and Little Red Riding Hood Hughes, Shirley (a house favorite—author and illustrator) (L1 & L2) All About Alfie (This is a compilation of Alfie stories. They also are published individually as Alfie Gets in First, Alfie’s Feet, Alfie Gives a Hand, and An Evening With Alfie or individual stories) Dogger (had to read this one every night for weeks) Alfie Wins a Prize The Big Alfie Out of Doors Storybook The Big Alfie and Annie Rose Storybook Tales of Trotter Street Alfie and the Birthday Surprise I Iwamura, Kazuo (for young children—cozy family stories and illustrations) (L1) The 14 Forest Mice and the Summer Laundry Day The 14 Forest Mice and the Spring Meadow Picnic The 14 Forest Mice and the Winter Sledding Day J Johnson, Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon (L1) Johnston, Tony Yonder (L1) K Kellogg, Steven Paul Bunyan (B)(L1 & L2) Mike Fink (B) (L1 & L2) Kinsey-Warnock and Helen Kinsey The Bear That Heard Crying (based on a true story about Sarah Witcher) (L2) Krauss, Ruth A Hole is to Dig (L1) L Lasker, Joe A Tournament of Knights (L1 & L2) Lindman, Maj (L2) Flicka, Ricka, Dicka (and all the different stories) Snip, Snap, Snurr (and all the different stories) Lunge-Larsen, Lise The Race of the Birkebeiners (L2 & L3) M Mayer, Marianna Beauty and the Beast (beautiful illustrations) (L2) MacLachlan, Patricia (I find her books painfully beautiful) All the Places to Love (L2) Through Grandpa’s Eyes (L2) Mazer, Anne Salamander Room (B)(L1) McClintock, Barbara Dahlia (L2) McCloskey, Robert (L1 & L2) Lentil Make Way for Ducklings One Morning in Maine Blueberries for Sal McLerran, Alice Roxaboxen (L2) Meisel, Paul Zara’s Hats (L2) Mills, Lauren The Rag Coat (L2) N Nesbit, E. The Book of Beasts (B) (L2) Northcote, Nancy Pottle Pig (hilarious stories with great illus. about a very mischievous pig) (L2) O O’Connor, Sandra Day Finding Susie (L2) Oram, Hiawyn Badger’s Bring Something Party (L1 &L2) P Paterson, Katherine The Angel and the Donkey ( a wonderful, beautifully illustrated retelling of the story of Balaam and his donkey) (L2) Peet, Bill Capyboppy (L2) Chester, the Worldly Pig (L1) Philbrick, Margaret (All) Back to the Manger (lovely Christmas story with great local references & illus.) Phillips, Mildred The Sign in Mendel’s Window (L2) Potter, Beatrix (try getting the very small books as she published them) (L2) Peter Rabbit all her other books Polacco, Patricia (great current children’s author who illustrates her own books; appeals to a broad range of children; celebrates family, miracle, and heritage. I do not like all of her books because they express attitudes or moral choices with which I disagree, but the ones listed below are excellent.) (L2, unless otherwise noted; enjoyed by all) Uncle Vova’s Tree (an Epiphany story) The Trees of the Dancing Goats Betty Doll (G) The Keeping Quilt Thunder Cake Rechenka’s Eggs Just Plain and Fancy Chicken Sunday Thank you, Mr. Falker The Christmas Tapestry (an amazing Christmas story) An Orange for Frankie (a touching Christmas story) Tikvah Means Hope The Butterfly (heavy subject matter—Jews plight during the Holocaust) (L3) Pink and Say (for older children—a Civil War story) (L2 & L3) The Bee Tree January’s Sparrow Poole, Josephine Joan of Arc (illus. by Angela Barrett) (L2) Provensen The Master Swordsman and The Magic Doorway (B) (L2) R Rand, Gloria Sailing Home (L2) Riordan, James Jason and the Golden Fleece (a beautifully illustrated retelling) (L2) Robertson, Bruce Marguerite Makes a Book (beautiful in showing how illumination was done) (L2) Robinson, Joan Teddy Robinson (an easy chapter book—a house favorite) (L1 & L2) Rogasky, Barbara (L2) Sleeping Beauty (illus. by Trina Schart Hyman) Rapunzel (illus. by Trina Schart Hyman) The Water of Life: A Tale of the Brother’s Grimm Rylant, Cynthia Let's Go Home (L1 & L2) Cobblestreet Cousins series (L2 & L3) The Relatives Came (L2 and up) S Sanderson, Ruth (L2) The Crystal Mountain The Twelve Dancing Princesses Rose Red and Snow White San Souci, Robert D. A Weave of Words (L2) Sherman, Josepha Vassilisa The Wise (L2) Steig, William (L1 & L2) Brave Irene Dr. DeSoto The Library Stewart, Sarah (L2) The Money Tree The Gardener The Journey T Thayer, Jane The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy (precious story) (L1) Tudor, Tasha (mostly known for her lovely illustrations) (All) Pumpkin Moonshine A Time to Keep A Doll’s Christmas Wings from the Wind (an anthology of poems) V von Stockhum, Hilda A Day on Skates (L2 and L3) W Waddell, Martin The Hidden House (G) (L2) Wangerin, Walter, Jr. (L2--L4) Peter’s First Easter Mary’s First Christmas Wells, Rosemary My Very First Mother Goose (L1) Lassie Come Home (a retelling—beautifully illustrated) (L2 & L3) Wilde, Oscar The Selfish Giant (retold by many different authors; I like the one by Fiona Waters, illus by Fabian Negrin, but I have seen others I love). (L2) Wildsmith, Brian Joseph (a beautifully illus. retelling of the story of Joseph and his brothers)(L1) Williams, Margery A Velveteen Rabbit (this is a lovely story; just make sure you find one with equally beautiful illustrations, as the options are plentiful.)(L2) Wheeler, Lisa Sailor Moo: Cow at Sea (L1) Wise, William The Black Falcon (from the Decameron, retold by Wise) (L2 & L3) Wood, Audrey and Don Elbert’s Bad Word (great story, and they never tell you the bad word—yea!)(L1) King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub (L1) A Cowboy Christmas: The Miracle at Lone Pine Ridge (Christmas)(L2 & L3) Wynne-Jones, Tim The Zoom Trilogy (B) (L1 & L2) CHAPTER BOOKS Alcott, Louisa May (G) (L3 & L4) Little Women Little Men Jo’s Boys Eight Cousins Rose in Bloom Jack and Jill Alexander, Lloyd The Pyrdain Chronicles (several books) (B) (L3 & L4) Atwater, Richard Mr. Popper’s Penguins (L2) Banks, Lynne Reid The Indian in the Cupboard (and sequels; one of them has some weird spiritual aspects—may want to skip that one) (B) (L2 & L3) Beatty, Patricia Turn Homeward, Hannalee (L3) Blyton, Enid (a British author born at the turn of the century who wrote around 800 books. She has a cult following; worth exploring.)(L2 & L3) The Famous Five series The Children of Cherry Tree Farm Tales of Betsy Mae Birdsall, Jeanne The Penderwicks (and sequels) (L3 and up) Bond, Michael A Bear Called Paddington stories (L2) Brink, Carol Ryrie (L3) Caddie Woodlawn Magical Melons Brooks, Walter (L2—L4) Freddy series (aprox. 20 in the series; written in the 1920’s—about a poet detective pig--humurous and clever) some of our favorites: Freddy goes to Florida The Clockwork Twin Freddy Goes to the North Pole Freddy, the Detective Freddy and Mr. Camphor Browne, Frances Granny’s Wonderful Chair (fanciful stories) (L2 & L3) Burnett, Frances Hodgson The Little Princess (L3) The Secret Garden (L3) The Racketty-Packetty House (L2) Cassanova, Maria Moose Tracks (and sequel) (L3) Caudill, Rebecca Happy Little Family (L2) Up and Down the River (others in this series, as well) (L2) Cleary, Beverly (L2 & L3) Henry Huggins Henry and Ribsy Dalgliesh, Alice The Silver Pencil (L3—L4) Bears on Hemlock Mountain (great boy story) (L1 & L2) The Courage of Sarah Noble (L2) deAngeli, Marguerite Door in the Wall ( L3) Thee, Hannah (L3) (others, as well) Dicamillo, Kate The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (L3 & L4) Mercy Watson series (L2) Dillon, Eilis A Family of Foxes The Lost Island Eager, Edward Knight’s Castle (L3) The Well-Wishers (L3) Half-Magic (L3) Eckert, Allan W. Incident at Hawk’s Hill Enright, Elizabeth (L3 & L4)) Gone Away Lake Return to Gone Away Lake The Melendy Quartet (The Saturdays, The Four-Story Mistake, Then There Were Five, Spider Web for Two) Estes, Eleanor (L2 & L3) The Hundred Dresses The Moffats and all the sequels Fisher, Dorothy Canfield Understood Betsy (L2) French, Allen (L3 & L4) (excellent boy stories!) The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow The Red Keep Goudge, Elizabeth Linnets and Valerians The White Horse Gallico, Paul The Man Who Was Magic The Snow Goose (L3--L4) George, Jean Craighead My Side of the Mountain (and sequels) (L3 & L4) Julie of the Wolves (and sequels) (L3) Gipson, Fred Old Yeller (L3 & L4) Godden, Rumer The Doll’s House (G) (L3) Goudge, Elizabeth The Little White Horse (L3 & L4) Linnets and Valerians (L3 & L4) Gentian Hill (G) (12 and up) Graham, Kenneth The Wind in the Willows (I do like the one abridged and illustrated by Inga Moore. She doesn’t change the language, but does edit out lengthy description that for some children is cumbersome—including mine.) (L2 & L3) Green, Roger Lancelyn (one of the Inklings; wrote great versions of these and many other classics) (L3 & L4) The Adventures of Robin Hood Grover, Wayne Dolphin Adventure (great short books; true stories) (L2) Dolphin Treasure (L2) Haywood, Carolyn “B” is for Betsy (and all the sequels) (G) (L2) Harrison, Michael Don Quixote (a retelling of the Miguel de Cervantes tale) (B) (L3) Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague (and sequels) (L3) King of the Wind (L3) Henty, G.A. (the books are dense; we prefer Jim Weiss’ edited & audio versions)(B)(L4) The Lion of the North The Reign of Terror The Young Carthaginian many more Jacques, Brian Redwall (and all in the series) (great boy books!) (L3 & L4) Jefferies, Richard Bevis, the Story of a Boy (written in 1906) (B)(L3) Jewett, Eleanore M. The Hidden Treasure of Glaston (L3 & L4) Jones, Elizabeth Orton Big Susan (G) (L2) Twig (G) (L2) Konigsberg, E.L. The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (L3) Larson, Kirby Hattie Big Sky (L3 & L4) Lawhead, Stephen (though the writing is not completely even, these are solid page- turners) (L4) The Pendragon series (Taliesen, Merlin, King Arthur, etc.—Christian worldview, portrays the Druids as early Christian mystics) The Robin Hood series (Hood, Scarlet, Tuck) LeFeuvre, Amy Teddy’s Button (great boy story) (written in 17th century? republished by Lamplighter Publishing) (L2 & L3) Lewis, C.S. The Narnia Chronicles (All) All of his books as soon as children can read them, esp. The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce (L4) Lovelace, Maud Hart Betsy-Tacy (and all the sequels) (G)(L2 & L3) MacDonald, Betty Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (and sequels)(L2) MacDonald, George The Princess and the Goblin (L2 and up) The Princess and Curdie (L2 and up) The Light Princess (L2 and up) Wise Woman (L4) all the books edited by Michael E. Phillips (ie. The Fisherman’s Lady, The Marquis’ Secret, etc.) (L4) MacLachlan, Patricia (L3 & L4) Sarah, Plain and Tall (and all the sequels—painfully beautifully) Edward’s Eyes (beautiful, but very heavy subject matter—a child dies) Mains, David and Karen (Christian fantasy for older children)(L3 & L4) Tales of the Kingdom Tales of the Resistance Tales of Restoration Martin, Ann M. and Laura Godwin The Doll People (L3) McCloskey, Robert Homer Price (L3) McGraw, Eloise Jarvis (books have an Egyptian belief system—easy to discuss with older children) (L4) The Golden Goblet Mara, Daughter of the Nile McSwigan, Marie Snow Treasure (WWII) (L3 & L4) Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh (Certainly this is one of the best children’s books of all time. Make sure to read the real version, not just all the picture book selections. The whole family can enjoy the different levels of humor.)(All) Montgomery, Lucy M. Anne of Green Gables series (L3 & L4) Emily of New Moon (and all the sequels) (L3 & L4) Moody, Ralph (L3--L4) Little Britches (and all the sequels) (great boy books, though not exclusively so) Seabiscuit Shiloh trilogy Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds (L3 & L4) Nesbit, E. (L3 & L4) The Enchanted Castle The Railway Children Five Children and It The Phoenix and the Carpet Norton, Mary The Borrowers (and all in the series) (L2 & L3) O’Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (L3) Park, Linda Sue (L3 & L4) A Single Shard The Kite Fighters Pearce, Phillipa (L3) Tom’s Midnight Garden Minnow on the Say Peck, Richard (L3 & L4) Way Down Yonder A Long Way From Chicago Perkins, Janet and John Haffertee Hampster Diamond (and sequels) (L2) Peterson, John The Littles (and the sequels) (L2) Pyle, Howard Men of Iron (L4) The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (L3--L4) King Arthur (L3--L4) Ransome, Arthur Swallow and Amazons (and all in the series) (L3 & L4) Rawling, Wilson Where the Red Fern Grows (L4) Ray, Mary (historical fiction) (L4) The Ides of April Beyond the Desert Gate Reilly-Giff, Patricia (L3 and up) Nory Ryan's Song Maggie's Door Eleven "R" My Name is Rachel St. John, Patricia (L3 & L4) Treasures of the Snow Star of Light several others Seldon, George A Cricket in Times Square (L3) Shemin, Margaretha The Little Riders (a WWII story about a girl who is very courageous)(L3) Seredy, Kate A Tree for Peter (an amazing redemptive story; a generational favorite in our family) (L2 & L3) Sidney, Margaret The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (and sequels) (L3) Speare, Elizabeth George (L4) Calico Captive (a story of a woman captured by American Indians) The Bronze Bow (set in Jesus’ time; excellent story) The Witch of Blackbird Pond (set in medieval times in which people assumed anyone strange was a witch; this woman was a Quaker.) The Sign of the Beaver Spyri, Johanna Heidi (not all sequels are written by Spyri, but are good) (L4) Steig, William Dominic Abel’s Island Stratton-Porter, Gene (L4) Laddie (one of my all time favorites) Freckles Keeper of the Bees Girl of the Limberlost The Magic Garden (G) Sutcliff, Rosemary (wrote more than 60 children's books; the ones we have read are amazing. Here is a sampling): Black Ships Before Troy (retells The Illiad; not for the faint of heart) (L2—L4) The Wanderings of Odysseus (retells The Odyssey) (L2--L4) these books are excellent historical fiction: (L3--mostly L4) The Eagle of the Ninth The Lantern Bearers The Shield Ring Taylor, Sidney All of a Kind Family (and sequels) (L3) Tolkien, J.R.R. (PLEASE do not let your children watch these movies until they have read the books!) The Hobbit (L3 & L4) The Lord of the Rings (L4 and up) (try the audio version read by Rob Inglis!!) Von Trapp, Maria The Story of the Trapp Family Singers Von Stockum, Hilda The Winged Watchmen (WWII) (L4) The Mitchells series White, E.B. (L2—L4) Charlotte’s Web The Trumpet of the Swan White, John Archives of Anthropos Wilder, Laura Ingalls The Little House books (all of them)(L2 & L3) Wiggin, Kate Douglas, ed. The Arabian Nights (L4) Williamson, Joanne (writes amazing historical fiction; slowly being republished by Bethlehem Books—check their website)(L4) Hittite Warrior God King Winthrop, Elizabeth The Castle in the Attic (L3) Wright, Harold Bell Shepherd of the Hills (a generational family favorite) (L4) COMIC BOOKS Goscinny, R. and Uderzo, A. (These comic books are translated from the French and are clever stories set in the ancient world.) (B) Asterix and Obelix and all the sequels (L4) Herge (These comic books, first written in 1929, are translated from the French.) The Adventures of Tin Tin and all the sequels (L4) ANTHOLOGIES D’Aulaire, Ingre and Edgar Book of Greek Myths Ferris, Helen Favorite Poems Old and New Kennedy, Caroline, ed. A Family of Poems Kennedy, X.J. and Dorothy Talking Like the Rain: A Read-to-me Book of Poems Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales Find a well illustrated anthology Perrault, Charles The Complete Fairy Tales Rosen, Michael Classic Poetry: An Illustrated Collection Stevenson, Robert Louis A Child’s Garden of Verses Tudor, Tasha Wings from the Wind: An Anthology of Poems BIBLE STORY and DEVOTIONAL BOOKS There are many great Bible story books. Here are some that might be less familiar. Bible Experience (an audio reading of the Bible by African American actors—annointed, phenomenal; my children love it) Lindvall, Ella K. Read-Aloud Bible Stories (several volumes) (These are great for young children, ages 2-5) The Picture Bible (yes, a comic strip Bible. Surprisingly, this is an excellent source for children to learn the Bible stories, and they love it.) Hartman, Bob Early Saints of God (excellent stories of different saints with reflective questions and prayers) Jackson, Dave and Neta Hero Tales (a whole series of great biographies) Lloyd Jones, Sally The Jesus Storybook Bible (fantastic storytelling, shows the unfolding story of Jesus even throughout the Old Testament; the audio is exceptional) Martin, Mildred A. Missionary Stories with the Millers (Excellent. Avoid chapter 17, “Martyred at Midnight,” in which children watch the murder of their father.) Tada, Joni Eareckson and Bobbie Wolgemuth Passion Hymns for a Kid’s Heart (several hymn volumes w/ accom. C.D.) Vos, Catherine The Child’s Story Bible YWAM publishers have amazing biographies of missionaries and heroes of faith A Visit With Mrs. G (some of the best audio Bible story telling I’ve ever heard) order online: www.biblestoriesaliveministries.org AUDIO BOOKS Focus on the Family Radio Dramas (very well done, but abridged; I much prefer having children listen to these read first) Narnia series, Secret Garden, Little Women, Les Miserable, The Hiding Place, Ben Hur, Anne of Green Gables Look for all of the chapter books above in audio version; many are available. BOOK LISTS Wilson, Elizabeth Books Children Love Kilpatrick, William Books That Build Character Michael O’Brien Landscape With Dragons (book list in the back) Sonlight curriculum catalog (this is a homeschooling curriculum, but the booklists in their catalog are phenomenal) consult website: www.sonlight.com Chinaberry catalog (great suggestions for early books; some great suggestions for older children, but use caution.) consult website: www.chinaberry.com
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