Booklists

Tales involving time travel based on the Pigeon Post essay of the same name from February 22, 2008.

Independent Readers

Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander Suggested

Something Upstairs by Avi Suggested

The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks Highly Recommended

The House With a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey Recommended

A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond Recommended

The Children of Green Knowe by L. M. Boston and illustrated by Peter Boston Highly Recommended

Stonewords by Pam Conrad Suggested

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper Highly Recommended

Edward Eager's Tales of Magic : Half Magic, Knight's Castle, the Time Garden, Magic by the Lake by Edward Eager Recommended

Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer and illustrated by Chris Connor Suggested

The 13th Floor by Sid Fleischman and illustrated by Peter Sis Suggested

A Girl Called Boy by Belinda Hurmence Suggested

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Highly Recommended

The Root Cellar by Janet Louise Swoboda Lunn Suggested

The Story of the Amulet by Edith Nesbit and illustrated by H. R. Millar Recommended

Bed-Knob and Broomstick by Mary Norton and illustrated by Erik Blegvad Recommended

Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce and illustrated by Susan Einzig Recommended

Fog Magic by Julia L. Sauer Recommended

Time Warp Trio by Jon Scieszka Suggested

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells Recommended

The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen Receommended

Young Adults

The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs and illustrated by J. Allen St. John Recommended

The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle Recommended

The House on the Strand by Daphne Du Maurier Highly Recommended

A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain Suggested

Books that pertain to camping and summer camp from the Pigeon Post essay of the same name from June 24, 2007.

Books introducing the idea of camp for young ones

Bear Hug by Laurence P. Pringle & Kate Salley Palmer
Franklin's Canoe Trip by Sharon Jennings & Sean Jeffrey
In the Bush by Roland Harvey
Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Mayer
Mog in the Dark by Judith Kerr
Orlando the Marmalade Cat by Kathleen Hale
Quiet Night by Marilyn Singer & John Manders
S Is for S'mores by Helen Foster James & Lita Judge
The Berenstain Bears and the Ghost of the Forest by Stan Berenstain & Jan Berenstain
The Lost Lake by Allen Say

Series/Learn to Read Books

Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping by Peggy Parish & Lynn Sweat
Angelina And Henry by Katharine Holabird & Helen Craig
Arthur's Camp-Out by Lillian Hoban
Babar's Rescue (by the son, not the father) by Laurent de Brunhoff
Bailey Goes Camping by Kevin Henkes
Camping Out (Little Critters) by Mercer Mayer
Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries by David A. Adler & Joy Allen
Curious George Goes Camping (by the wife, not the husband) Margret Rey & H. A. Rey
Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night by Cynthia Rylant & Sucie Stevenson
Maisy Goes Camping by Lucy Cousins

Independent Reader

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Donald McKay
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Steven Kellogg
Chasing Bears by Earl Fleck
Chasing Fire by Earl Fleck
Eight Cousins or the Aunt-Hill by Louisa May Alcott
Ellie McDoodle by Ruth Mcnally Barshaw
Holes by Louis Sachar
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Let's Get Primitive by Heather Menicucci & Susie Ghahremani
Little Horse on His Own by Betsy Cromer Byars & David McPhail
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Riding Camp by Bonnie Bryant
Sally Goes to the Mountains by Stephen Huneck
Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things by Wendelin Van Draanen & Brian Biggs
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain & Donald (ILT) McKay
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
The Summer Camp Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner & Hodges Soileau
The Night Before Summer Camp by Natasha Wing & Mindy Pierce
Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp by Debbie Dadey

Survival stories/YA

A Journey Through Texas by Frederick Law Olmsted & Witold Rybczynski
A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements
Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
Death Mountain by Sherry Shahan
Far North by Will Hobbs
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell & Ted Lewin
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat & Charles Geer
Lost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn Fendler & Joseph B. Egan
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe & W. J. Linton & W. J. Linton
Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss & Lynd Kendall Ward
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
The Cay (audio book) by Theodore Taylor narrated by Michael Boatman
The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss & Louis John Rhead & Louis John Rhead

Reference

Riddles and More Riddles! by Bennett Cerf & Debbie (ILT) Palen
Camp-Lore And Woodcraft by Dan Beard
Camping and Woodcraft by Horace Kephart
Camping for Dummies by Michael Hodgson
How to Stay Alive in the Woods by Bradford Angier & Vena Angier
SAS Survival Handbook by John Wiseman
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell
The American Boy's Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard
The American Girl's Handy Book by Lina Beard & Adelia Beard
The Foxfire Book by Eliot Wigginton
The Kids Campfire Book by Jane Drake & Ann Love & Heather Collins
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by Joshua Piven & David Borgenicht
Toasting Marshmallows by Kristine O'Connell George & Kate Kiesler
Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature and Survival for Children by Tom Brown & Judy Brown & Heather Bolyn & Trip Becker
Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton
Worst Case Scenario Book Of Survival Questions by Joshua Piven & David Borgenicht & Brenda Brown

Camping Gone Wrong

The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party by Marian Calabro
Snowbound by David Lavender
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

From the July 1, 2007 Pigeon Post essay of the same name. This is a topic where there is a huge inventory of really good books. What are your suggestions?

Picture Books

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Margot Tomes

The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh and illustrated by Marie Nonnast

I Pledge Allegiance by Bill Martin, Jr. and illustrated by Christopher Raschka

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and illustrated by Christopher Bing

Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and illustrated by Ted Rand

Paul Revere's Ride, The Landlord's Tale by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and illustrated by Charles Santore

A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson by David A. Adler and illustrated by John C. and Alexandra Wallner

The Rooster Crows by Maud and Miska Petersham

Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Tomie dePaola

The Star Spangled Banner by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire

When Washington Crossed the Delaware by Lynne Cheney and illustrated by Peter M. Fiore

Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

American Revolution by Stuart Murray

American Revolution Battles and Leaders by Aaron R. Murray

Ben and Me by Robert Lawson

Can't You Make Them Behave King George? by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Tome dePaola

Childhood of Famous Americans - Abigail Adams by Jean Brown Wagoner and illustrated by James J. Ponter

Childhood of Famous Americans - John Adams by Jan Adkins and illustrated by Meryl Henderson

Childhood of Famous Americans - Crispus Attucks by Dharathula Millender and illustrated by Gray Morrow

Childhood of Famous Americans - Benjamin Franklin by Augusta Stevenson

Childhood of Famous Americans - Tom Jefferson by Helen Albee Monsell and illustrated by Ken Wagner

Childhood of Famous Americans - Molly Pitcher by Augusta Stevenson

Childhood of Famous Americans - Paul Revere by Augusta Stevenson

Childhood of Famous Americans - Betsy Ross by Ann Weil

Childhood of Famous Americans - George Washington by Augusta Stevenson and illustrated by Joseph E. Dreany

Childhood of Famous Americans - Martha Washington by Jean Brown Wagoner and illustrated by Leslie Goldstein

The Children's Book of America by William Bennett and illustrated by Michael Hague

Constitution Translated for Kids by Cathy Travis

Early Thunder by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Lynd Ward

The Fighting Ground by Avi

The Founders by Dennis B. Fradin and Michael McCurdy

Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln and illustrated by Michael McCurdy

The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes and illustrated by Lynd Ward

Our Country's Founders by William Bennett

Paul Revere and the World He Lived In by Esther Forbes

Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne and illustrated by Sal Murdocca

The Secret Soldier by Ann McGovern and illustrated by Harold Goodwin

The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence by Dennis B. Fradin and illustrated by Michael McCurdy

Traitor by Jean Fritz

Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Margot Tomes

Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

Young Adults

America (the Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart

The American Revolutionaries: A History in Their Own Words 1750-1800 by Milton Meltzer

Founding Brothers The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis

Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts

A Patriot's Handbook by Caroline Kennedy

The Patriot's Handbook by George Grant

The Pocket Book of Patriotism by Jonathan Foreman

Rebels and Redcoats The American Revolution Through British Eyes by Christopher Hibbert

This book list is based on the Pigeon Post essay Liberté, égalité, fraternité from July 7, 2007. These are books by French authors, Americans of French heritage, are set in France or cover French history. What are your suggestions?

Picture Books

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop

Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop

Stone Soup by Marcia Brown

Bonsoir Lune by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd

The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff

Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff

Babar's Museum of Art by Laurent de Brunhoff

The Hare and the Tortoise by Jean de la Fontaine and Ranjit Bolt and illustrated by Giselle Potter

Puss in Boots retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone

Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew

Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault and illustrated by Fred Marcellino

Cinderella by Charles Perrault and illustrated by Marcia Brown

Little Red Riding Hood and other stories by Charles Perrault and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson

The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault by Charles Perrault and illustrated by Sally Holmes

Cajun Alphabet by James Rice

This is Paris by Miroslav Sasek

Max Et Le Maximontres (Where the Wild Things Are in French) by Maurice Sendak

The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Marc Simont

Many Moons by James Thurber and illustrated by Marc Simont

Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and illustrated by Marc Simont

The Stray Dog by Marc Simont

Eloise in Paris by Kay Thomoson and illustrated by Hilary Knight

Eloise a Paris (in French) by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight

Anatole by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone

Cajun Night Before Christmas by Trosclair and illustrated by James Rice

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

Fables by Jean de la Fontaine and illustrated by R. de la Neziere

The Adventures of Tintin by Herge

Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Le Petite Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne and illustrated by Paul Wright

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne and illustrated by Barry Moser

Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch

The Song of Roland by Glyn Burgess

Papillon (in English) by Henri Charriere / Jean-Pierre (INT)

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

Marie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

Le Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

The Necklace and Other Tales by Guy de Maupassant

Flight to Arras by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Song of Roland by Dorothy Sayers

Desiree by Annemarie Selinko

Henry V by William Shakespeare

The Friend of Madame Maigret, Inspector Maigret Series by Georges Simenon

The Yellow Dog, Inspector Maigret series by Georges Simenon

The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman

A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman

Mysterious Island by Jules Verne and illustrated by N. C. Wyeth

From the July 30, 2007 Pigeon Post essay of the same name.

Family stories are a treasure that with any luck are passed down from generation to generation. We have, in our children's literature, many wonderful instances of family story-telling. In the collection following you will find examples of family stories as narrative (Moomintrolls and The Borrowers) as well as family stories that are really a collection of vignettes told by master raconteurs (Mama's Bank Account, Cheaper by the Dozen, etc.) Particularly these latter are a pleasure to read as an adult regardless of when you read them to your children.

Picture Books

All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan and illustrated by Mike Wimmer

When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest and illustrated by P.J. Lynch

Independent Reader

All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor and illustrated by Helen John

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery and illustrated by Jody Lee

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink and illustrated by Kate Seredy

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder and illustrated by Garth Williams

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

My Naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards and illustrated by Shirley Hughes

Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm

The Borrowers by Mary Norotn and illustrated by Beth Krush

The Littles by John Peterson

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

The Railway Children by E. Nesbit

The Wouldbegoods by E. Nesbit

Under the Lilacs by Louisa May Alcott

Young Adult

Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes

My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

Oddballs by William Sleator

From August 12, 2007 Pigeon Post, You See Bu t You Do Not Observe.

What books have you used to help your children observe their world more closely?

Picture Books

I Spy Christmas by Jean Marzollo and illustrated by Walter Wick

I Spy Mystery by Jean Marzollo and illustrated by Walter Wick

I Spy Treasure Hunt by Jean Marzollo and illustrated by Walter Wick

Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Garth Williams

Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Martin Briggs and illustrated by Mary Azarian

Wait Till the Moon is Full by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Garth Williams