Booklists

From the Pigeon Post essay of April, 27, 2009, of the same name.

This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Young Adults

The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use the following link to skip directly to the Independent Readers or the Young Adults sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults


Picture Books

	The Little Ships by Louise Borden and illustrated by Michael Foreman Highly Recommended
	The Yellow Star by Carmen Agra Deedy and illustrated by Henri Sorensen Highly Recommended
	The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper and illustrated by George and Doris Hauman Highly Recommended
	The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski and illustrated by P. J. Lynch (CD narrated by James Earl Jones) Highly Recommended
	Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty Recommended
	America's White Table by Margot Theis Raven and illustrated by Mike Benny Recommended
	Silver Packages by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet Recommended
	Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express by Margaret K. Wetterer and illustrated by Karen Ritz Recommended
	Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood and illustrated by Bruce Robert Wood Recommended
	A Picture Book of Helen Keller by David A. Adler Suggested
	Mayday! Mayday by Chris L. Demarest Suggested
	Smokejumpers 1 to 10 by Chris L. Demarest Suggested
	Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Peter and Connies Roop and illustrated by Peter E. Hanson Suggested
	The Cat With the Yellow Star by Susan Goldman Rubin and Ela Weissberger Suggested
	The Storm by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Preston McDaniels Suggested
	Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss Suggested
	Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss Suggested
	Storm in the Night by Mary Stolz and illustrated by Pat Cummings Suggested
	Beauty And the Beast by Max Eilenberg and illustrated by Angela Barrett Suggested
	The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop and retold by Bernadette Watts Suggested

Independent Reader

	Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop and illustrated by William Pene Du Bois Highly Recommended
	Charlotte's Web by E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams Highly Recommended
	Incident at Hawk's Hill by Allan W. Eckert and illustrated by John Schoenherr Recommended
	Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian Recommended
	Clara Barton by Wil Mara Recommended
	Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman Recommended
	The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden and illustrated by Garth Williams Recommended
	The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Recommended
	Mary on Horseback by Rosemary Wells and illustrated by Peter McCarty Recommended
	Knee Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt Suggested
	Fire in Their Eyes by Karen Magnuson Beil Suggested
	Storm Warriors by Elisa Lynn Carbone Suggested
	Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale Suggested
	Darkness over Denmark by Ellen Levine Suggested
	Rescue by Milton Meltzer Suggested
	Blizzard by Jim Murphy Suggested
	Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm by Carla Stevens and illustrated by Margot Tomes Suggested
	Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross by Augusta Stevenson and illustrated by Frank Giacoia Suggested

Young Adult

	No Greater Glory by Dan Kurzman Recommended
	Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson and Isaac Monroe Cline Recommended
	Medal of Honor by Collier, Peter and Del Calzo, Nick Suggested
	Trauma Junkie by Janice Hudson Suggested
	The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger Suggested
	Hiding to Survive by Maxine B. Rosenberg Suggested