LAPL / Kids Path

YOUNGER READERS

Allard, Harry.
The Stupids Have a Ball. Il. by James Marshall. xz
Let’s invite the relatives over to celebrate our awful report cards!

Bernier-Grand, Carmen.
Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico. x398 B528 (Also in Spanish)
Juan Bobo’s such a noodlehead—taking a pig to church!

Byars, Betsy.
My Brother, Ant. Il. by Marc Simont. xz IR
Ant’s older brother can even get rid of monsters.

Egan, Tim.
Metropolitan Cow. xz
Bennett the cow ignores his parents and befriends a lowly, undignified pig.

Fleischman, Sid.
Here Comes McBroom. Il. by Walter Lorraine. x
Three stories about a farmer who would rather sit on a porcupine than tell a lie.

Florian, Douglas.
Bing Bang Boing. x811 F635 1996
"An enterprising wizard/Turned Aunt Fay into a lizard…"

Gantos, Jack.
Rotten Ralph. xz (series)
There has never been a meaner, nastier cat than Ralph.

Graham, Alastair.
Full Moon Soup, or, the Fall of the Hotel Splendide. xz
Strange things happen at the Hotel when the chef tastes the soup under a full moon.

Grossman, Bill.
My Little Sister Ate One Hare. Il. by Kevin Hawkes. xz
She eats all kinds of slimy and furry things, but she hates peas!

Hamilton, Virginia.
When Birds Could Talk & Bats Could Sing. Il. by Barry Moser. x398 H221-4
8 sly stories from African American folklore hilariously illustrated.

Henkes, Kevin.
Julius, the Baby of the World. xz
Lily spends a lot of time in the uncooperative chair, all because of Julius.

Johnson, Paul Brett.
The Cow who Wouldn’t Come Down. xz
Rosemary comes up with a clever plan to get her cow to quit flying.

Kellogg, Steven.
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett. x398 K293-1
She wears a beehive for a bonnet and she’s never afraid.

Lester, Helen.
Hooway for Wodney Wat. xz
Since he cannot even pronounce his own name, is there ANYTHING Rodney Rat can do about being teased?

Marshall, James.
Fox on Stage. xz IR (series)
Fox is up to his usual tricks and schemes!

Martin, Jane Read.
Now I Will Never Leave the Dinner Table. Il. by Roz Chast. xz
Patty Jane vows never to finish her spinach.

Meddaugh, Susan.
Martha Calling. xz (series)
Did the talking dog eat Grandma?

Miller, Sara.
Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog. Il. by True Kelley. xz
Your dog will love these stories!

Parish, Peggy.
Amelia Bedelia. Il. by Fritz Siebel. xz IR (series)
She does everything exactly right, and always gets it wrong.

Prelutsky, Jack.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun. Il. by James Stevenson. x811 P6955
Poems and pictures bursting with zest.

Rosen, Michael.
Rover. xz
My pet human's ears and claws are very weak.  Her coat only covers her head.  I named her Rover

Scieszka, Jon.
Math Curse. Il. by Lane Smith. x
How many inches in a pint? How many feet in my shoes? You too can be a math lunatic.

Sierra, Judy.
There's a Zoo in Room 22. xz
From Amanda Anaconda to Zorilla (not what you think it is) this classroom had some weird pets!

Stanley, Diane.
Saving Sweetness. xz
A rip-roaring Western starring a big-hearted sheriff and a high-spirited orphan.

Stevenson, James.
Yard Sale. xz
Wheelings and dealings by comical animals at a tag sale.

Temple, Frances.
Tiger Soup: an Anansi Story from Jamaica. x398 T284
Can a small spider trick both the powerful tiger and the monkeys?

Waber, Bernard.
Do You See a Mouse? xz
What a scandal! A mouse at the Park Snoot Hotel — can you spot him?

Walter, Virginia.
Hi, Pizza Man! Il. by Ponder Goembel. xz
What if it’s not a Pizza Man? What if it’s a Pizza Dinosaur?

Wisniewshi, David.
The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups. xy
Find out the REAL reasons grown-ups say things like, "eat your vegetables," comb your hair," and "don't pick your nose,"

OLDER READERS

Byars, Betsy.
Bingo Brown and the Language of Love. x
Bingo must make 36 dinners to pay for his long-distance phone calls to his girlfriend.

Byars, Betsy.
Not-Just-Anybody Family. x (series)
Their dog is lost; Grandpa is in jail; Mom is with the rodeo; Junior is in the hospital. What should Vern and Maggie do?

Dahl, Roald.
Matilda. x
Adults really should be nice to Matilda.

Danziger, Paula.
Amber Brown Goes Fourth. x
Fourth grade better get ready for Amber Brown!

Doyle, Roddy.
The Giggler Treatment. xy
The Gigglers are in charge of a very nasty prank on poor Mr. Mack.

Fleischman, Sid.
Abracadabra Kid: A Writer’s Life. x92 F5955
How a boy who loved magic and humor became a writer.

Gantos, Jack.
Heads or Tails. x
Alligators in the backyard, UFO’s, broken bones—this 6th grade year has it all!

Greene, Stephanie.
Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman. x
Height-and-weight day at school is the worst!

King-Smith, Dick.
Ace: the Very Important Pig. x
The great-grandson of Babe the Gallant Pig is very unusual.

Krull, Kathleen.
Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought). x920 K94
Did you know that you could see Brahms’ checked underwear while he was conducting?

Lansky, Bruce, editor.
Miles of Smiles. x811.08 M6435
Funny-but-true kid-tested poems with wacky pictures to match.

Lester, Julius.
Tales of Uncle Remus. x398 L642-1 (series)
How Brer Rabbit became a Scary Monster and other funny African American folktales.

Lowry, Lois.
Attaboy, Sam! x
Sam invents a perfume made of pipe smoke, chicken soup, and yeast.

Maguire, Gregory.
Seven Spiders Spinning. x
It’s the Tattletales vs. the Copycats, with seven spiders about to create a real disaster.

McDonald, Megan.
Judy Moody. x
Judy Moody was in a mood.  Not a good mood. A bad mood.

Patron, Susan.
Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe. x
What will PK do without her dirty clothes hamper, with its special secret inside?

Prelutsky, Jack.
Something Big Has Been Here. x811 P924-13
Fred wears underwear on his head, Denson Dumm plants lightbulbs in his hair.

Sachar, Louis.
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger. x (series)
The kids in the 30th floor classroom will do anything to get rid of their horrible substitute teacher.

Schwartz, Alvin.
Tomfoolery: Trickery and Foolery with Words. x808 S399-1
If frozen water is ice, what is frozen ink?

Scieszka, Jon.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. x
"The Princess and the Bowling Ball," "“The Really Ugly Duckling," and other almost familiar stories.


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