"Lights! Camera! Read!" Children's Book Lists - 2004

PRIMARY GRADES   (Grades K-3)
Don't Miss!	Family Share	Picture Books	Beginning Readers	First Chapter Books
INTERMEDIATE GRADES   (Grades 4-6)
Don't Miss!	Family Share	Gr. 3 to 4	Gr 4 to 5	Gr 5 to 6	Nutmeg 2005

PRIMARY GRADES SUGGESTED READING - 2004

DON'T MISS THESE! JE CHODOS-IRVINE Ella Sarah Gets Dressed JE CRONIN Diary of a Worm JE GERSTEIN The Man Who Walked Between the Towers J 573.8 JENKINS What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? J 796.357 MITCHELL Mighty Jackie JE Saltzburg Crazy Hair Day J 813.52 SEUSS The Boy on Fairfield Street JE WILLEMS Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus*

FAMILY SHARE BOOKS J 791.43 SENNETT Mack Made Movies J 796.6 TAYLOR Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist J 917.3 DOMENICONI M is for Majestic J 636.7 JACKSON Hero Dogs J 398.2 GOBLE Mystic Horse J 428.1 LEEDY There's a Frog in My Throat! J 590.7 MARTINI Mother to Tigers J 384.55 MERBREIER Television: What's Behind What You See JE SMOTHERS The Hard-Times Jar J 822.33 SHAKESPEARE Bard of Avon J 811.54 STEVENSON Popcorn J 510 TANG Math-terpieces

PICTURE BOOKS *(other books with the same characters) =DVD/video JE ACKERMAN Song and Dance Man J 813.3 STOWE A Picture Book of Harriet Beecher Stowe (series) JE AUCH Souperchicken JE AVI Silent Movie JE BATEMAN The Princesses Have a Ball JE BUEHNER Superdog: The Heart of a Hero J 973.41 CHANDRA George Washington's Teeth JE CHILD Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? JE DeFELICE Old Granny and the Bean Thief JE EGAN Serious Farm J 781.65 ELLINGTON Duke Ellington JE ERNST Hannah Mae O'Hannigan's Wild West Show JE FALCONER Olivia Saves the Circus* JE FLEMING Buster JE FUNKE The Princess Knight JE GARLAND Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook J 791.43 GIBBONS Lights! Camera! Action! How a Movie Is Made JE GREY The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-to-Be JE GRIFFIN The Foot-Stomping Adventures of Clementine Sweet JE JAMES Little One Step JE JOHNSON Just Like Josh Gibson JE KALMAN Max in Hollywood, Baby* JE LONG How I Became a Pirate JE LOREDO Giant Steps JE LUCAS Halibut Jackson JE MARSHALL George and Martha Rise and Shine* JE MEDDAUGH Perfectly Martha* JE MILLMAN Moses Goes to the Circus* JE MURPHY The Alphabet Keeper JE NEWTON Gordon in Charge J NOBLE Jimmy's Boa and the Bungee Jump Slam Dunk* JE NUMEROFF Sherman Crunchley JE PALATINI Bad Boys JE PALATINI Mary Had a Little Ham JE PAYE Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile JE PROVENCHER Slithery Jake J 792.7 ROGERS Will Rogers JE SAMUELS Dolores on Her Toes* JE STEIG Shrek!  JE TIMBERLAKE The Dirty Cowboy JE VAN ALLSBURG Jumanji  JE WEIGEL Atomic Ace (He's Just My Dad) JE WILCOX Falling for Rapunzle JE YACCARINO Deep in the Jungle JE YATES Ten Little Mummies JE ZARIN Albert, The Dog Who Liked to Ride in Taxis

BEGINNING READERS *(other books with the same characters) =DVD/video JE READER ABOFF The Giant Jelly Bean Jar JE READER ADLER Young Cam Jansen and the Double Beach Mystery* JE READER BYARS Ant Plays Bear* JE READER CAZET Minnie & Moo and the Musk of Zorro* JE READER 636.8 CLEMENTS Dolores and the Big Fire: A True Story (series) JE READER COLLICOTT Mildred and Sam JE READER 791.43 COTTRINGER Movie Magic JE READER DUBOWSKI A Horse Named Seabiscuit  JE READER FIGLEY The Schoolchildren's Blizzard JE READER GUEST Iris and Walter: The School Play* JE READER 818.54 HALL Dino Riddles JE READER HOROWITZ Breakout at the Bug Lab JE READER HORTON I Brought My Rat for Show-and-Tell JE READER JOHNSTON Alien and Possum Hanging Out* JE READER KRENSKY Lionel's Birthday* JE READER LASKY Lucille Camps In* JE READER McMullan Pearl and Wagner: Two Good Friends JE READER MAITLAND Bookstore Burglar* JE READER MEISTER When Tiny Was Tiny* JE READER MILLS Gus and Grandpa Go Fishing* JE READER MORAN Popcorn JE READER PARISH Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm* JE READER ROBERTS Maybelle and the Ogre JE READER RYLANT Henry & Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers* JE READER RYLANT High Rise Private Eeys: Case of the Missing Monkey* JE READER RYLANT Mr. Putter & Tabby Stir the Soup* JE READER RYLANT Poppleton Has Fun* JE READER SHARMAT Nate the Great on the Owl Express* JE READER SMITH Jess and the Stinky Cowboys JE READER SMITH Wizard and Wart* JE READER SPOHN Turtle and Snake at Work* JE READER THOMAS Good Night, Good Knight* JE READER Van LAAN Busy, Busy Moose JE READER Van LEEUWEN Oliver, the Mighty Pig* JE READER WARNER The Magic Show Mystery* JE READER WELLS Practice Makes Perfect* JE READER WHEELER New Pig in Town*

FIRST CHAPTER BOOKS *Other books with these characters =DVD/video
J ADLER	Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monster Movie*
J AHLBERG	The Cat Who Got Carried Away*
J BONNERS	Edwina Victorious
J BROWN	Francine the Superstar*
J CAZET	Minnie & Moo and the Seven Wonders of the World*
J COHEN	Mimmy & Sophie: All Around the Town
J CONFORD	Annabel the Actress Starring in Just a Little Extra*
J DANZIGER	Amber Brown is Green with Envy*
J DE PAOLA	26 Fairmount Avenue*
J 791.43 DISNEY	Walt Disney: Creator of Magical Worlds
J GREENBURG	Elvis the Turnip--and Me*
J HADDIX	Say What?
J HERMES	The Wild Year: Joshua's Oregon Trail Diary (series)
J HOFFMAN	Encore, Grace!*
J HOWE	The Amazing Odorous Adventures of Stinky Dog*
JE READER HOWE	Pinky & Rex and the School Play*
J JACOBSON	Truly Winnie
J KLINE	Horrible Harry and the Green Slime*
J KRAFT	Lenny & Mel's Summer Vacation*
J 791.44 KRULL	The Night the Martians Landed
J McEWAN	Willie the Scrub
J MASON	The Quigley's at Large*
J MILLER	Three Stories You Can Read to Your Teddy Bear
J/J PPB OSBORNE	Stage Fright on a Summer Night*
J PARK	Junie B., First Grader: Shipwrecked*
J PENNYPACKER	Stuart Goes to School*
J PINKWATER	Mush's Jazz Adventure*
J ROY	The Skeleton in the Smithsonian*
J ROY	The Unwilling Umpire*
J SEULING	Robert and the Weird & Wacky Facts
J SHARMAT	Genghis Khan: A Dog Star is Born*
J STEVENSON	Flying Feet*
J VANDE VELDE	Wizard at Work
J WILDER	Little House on the Prairie

INTERMEDIATE GRADES SUGGESTED READING - 2004

DON'T MISS THESE! J CAMILLO The Tale Of Despereaux J DUPRAU The City Of Ember J FUNKE Inkheart J HENKES Olive's Ocean J 781.66 KRULL The Book Of Rock Stars J 614.5 MURPHY An American Plague J 796.323 SMITH Hoop Kings J 796.323 SMITH Hoop Queens

FAMILY SHARE BOOKS J 940.53 AMBROSE The Good Fight J 709.2 BYRD Leonardo, Beautiful Dreamer J CREECH Granny Torrelli Makes Soup J 818.54 HOLUB Riddle-iculous Math J 782.4216 CAMP Camp Granada: Sing-along Camp Songs J 500 LEWIS Scien-trickery: Riddles In Science J 974.71 MANN Empire State Building J 551.46 PITKIN Journey Under The Sea J 796.357 ROBINSON Promises To Keep J 798.4 SHEHATA Seabiscuit Vs. War Admiral

GRADE 3 INTO 4 *Other books with these characters =DVD/video J BIRDSEYE Attack of the Mutant Underwear J BRINSON Seeing Sugar J BYARS Me Tarzan J CHILD Utterly Me, Clarice Bean J CHRISTOPHER Nothing But Net J CLEMENTS Jake Drake, Class Clown* J 629.45 COLLINS The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon JE DAHL Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  J DeGROAT Annie Pitts, Swamp Monster* J GRIFFIN Witch Twins and Melody Malady* J HALE Give My Regrets to Broadway* J HURWITZ Elisa Michaels, Bigger & Better* J JONES Wild Robert J KING-SMITH Clever Lollipop* J KLINE Herbie Jones Moves On* J KORMAN Maxx Comedy J 641.6 LANDAU Popcorn! J McDONALD Judy Moody Gets Famous!* J NAYLOR Alice in Blunderland* J PATTERSON A Simple Gift J PILKEY The Adventures of Captain Underpants* J POTTER Olivia Kidney J RODGERS Freaky Friday  J/J PPB SACHAR Dogs Don't Tell Jokes J SCIESZKA Me Oh Maya!* J TORREY Case of the Barfy Birthday* J PPB WARNER Movie Star Mystery* J YEP Skunk Scout

GRADE 4 INTO 5 *Other books with these characters =DVD/video J AVI Mayor of Central Park J BURNETT A Little Princess  J BURNETT Secret Garden  J PPB BYNG Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism* J CLEMENTS The Report Card J ERICSON Harriet Spies Again* J FINNEY I, Jack J FLEISCHMAN Disappearing Act J GORMAN Midsummer Night's Dork* J GUTMAN Million Dollar Goal J 791.43 HAMILTON Special Effects in Film and Television J 396.357 JOHNSON A Strong Right Arm J JOHNSTON The Mummy's Mother J KEHRET Spy Cat* J/J PPB LEVINE Ella Enchanted  J/J PPB LEWIS The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe  J MARTIN Meanest Doll in the World* J MOSS Max's Logbook* J NAYLOR Boys in Control J O'CONNOR Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia J REICHE I, Freddy* J RODDA Rowan of Rin* J SEIDLER Brainboy and the Death Master J STAPLES The Green Dog J Van DRAANEN Secret Identity* J 791.43 WESSLING Backstage at a Movie Set J WINKLER Day of the Iguana* J WOODRUFF Ravenmaster's Secret J YEE Millicent Min, Girl Genius

GRADE 5 INTO 6 *Other books with these characters =DVD/video J BANKS Indian in the Cupboard*  J BAUER Runt J BURGESS Ghost Behind the Wall J CHOLDENKO Al Capone Does My Shirts J COLLINS Gregor the Overlander* J CORBETT 12 Again J COVILLE Juliet Dove, Queen of Love J/J PPB GAIMAN Coraline J HADDIX Among the Brave* J/J PPB HOBBS Jackie's Wild Seattle J IBBOTSON Not Just a Witch J JACQUES Loamhedge* J KVASNOSKY One Lucky Summer J MORGAN The Boy Who Spoke Dog J MORPURGO Kensuke's Kingdom J NAPOLI North J NELSON Ruby Electric J NIMMO Charlie Bone and the Time Twister* J PAULSEN Brian's Hunt* J PROIMOS Cowboy Boy J REEDER Before the Creeks Ran Red J ROWLING Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*  J SNYDER The Unseen J SPINELLI Milkweed J VAN DRAANEN Sammy Keys and the Hollywood Mummy* J/TEEN WHELAN Chu Ju's House J WHITESEL Blue Fingers: A Ninja's Tale*

2005 NUTMEG BOOK AWARD NOMINEES J/J PPB BRUCHAC Skeleton Man J/J PPB CLEMENTS The School Story J/J PPB COVILLE The Monsters Of Morley Manor J/J PPB CREECH Ruby Holler J/J PPB HARLOW Joshua's Song J/J PPB JOHNSTON Any Small Goodness J/J PPB Kehret Saving Lilly J/J PPB Martin Belle Teal J/J PPB SPINELLI Loser J/J PPB STANLEY The Mysterious Matter Of I.m. Fine

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Updated December 2004