Thanks to everyone who responded to my original query regarding books to promote
imagination; you made some wonderful suggestions. I also found another that has
proved a good choice for older grades: Jerry Spinelli's "The Library Card".
Here's a list of the most popular suggestions I received:
Weslandia - Fleischman (this one rec'd numerous mentions)
Bored - Nothing to Do - Peter Spier
Oh, Were They Ever Happy - Peter Spier
Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson
Harris and Me - Gary Paulsen
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Barrett
Pickles to Pittsburgh - Barrett
Mouse TV - Matt Novak
Willow Pattern Story - Allan Drummond
Velveteen Rabbit
Carl books - Alexandra Day
If I Ran the Zoo - Dr. Seuss
Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble - Kate Duke
The Goblin Baby - Lauren Mills
Mama Zooms - Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Glass Town - Michael Bedard
The Flying Dragon Room - Audrey Wood
What If? - Jonathan Shipton
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series - Betty McDonald
If - Sarah Perry
Regards to the Man in the Moon - Ezra Jack Keats
Louise Colette Leonard, LMS
Solomon Schechter Day School Library
Jacksonville Jewish Center
Jacksonville, FL
Lhurst1054@aol.com
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