Best of
Young-Readers

1992

Rise Up Singing: The Group Singing Songbook


Peter Blood - 1992
    Folk revival favorites; Broadway show tunes; Beatles' songs; hymns, spirituals, and gospel standards; songs about peace, freedom, labor, and the environment are among the types of songs included. This revised and retypeset large-print version of the enormously popular songbook makes this essential resource easy to read and useful in leading large and small groups.

Babysitter's Club Collection (Books 1-4)


Ann M. Martin - 1992
    When Kristy Thomas has the great idea to form a baby-sitters club--a chance to earn money and spend time with her friends, all the while doing something they each love to do--she has no idea how much the club will change everything.See where it all began, with the first four books in the Baby-sitters Club series.Baby-Sitters Club #1: Kristy's Great Idea Baby-Sitters Club #2: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls Baby-Sitters Club #3: The Truth About StaceyBaby-Sitters Club #4: Mary Anne Saves the Day

Mice of the Herring Bone


Tim Davis - 1992
    Worse still, they overhear the pirates making plans to steal the Queen's gold. Charles is determined to help rescue the treasure. But what can the bravest of mice do? Especially when the Queen's sailors are all cats? For age 4-10

Star of Shadowbrook Farm


Joanna Campbell - 1992
    After all, she's been riding since she was young. But this last spill was different. Susan only broke her wrist, but she knows it could have been a lot worse for her or the horse. And it was her own fault. Now, just thinking about riding terrifies her.Then Evening Star comes to the horse farm where Susan lives. Star's elegant gait and graceful stride show he could become a champion jumper. But he was mistreated by his former owner, and as a result he trust no one in the stable--except Susan. Susan knows that only she can make Star a winner, but she also knows that she isn't ready to ride again...

The Kaleidoscope Season


Sharon Downing Jarvis - 1992
    Granna is a staunch Southern Baptist who has raised hergranddaughter to be a well-mannered young lady, but Emily has retainedmuch of her childhood 'activity' and 'inquisitiveness.'The story is full of interesting characters like Emily Jean'sfavorite Uncle Bob; her maternal grandmother, whom she meets for thefirst time; her best friend, Starlett; and her favorite teacher, Miss MaryAfton. Uncle Bob comes home to live and work for the summer, and he andEmily Jean separately undertake journeys of religious discovery.

The Mystery of Maggoty Mill


Skip Skwarek - 1992
    Features pop-up illustrations.

Betsey Biggalow the Detective


Malorie Blackman - 1992
    Betsey the Detective has to solve the mystery - with the help of Prince, the detective dog!This book is one of five short story collections featuring Betsey Biggalow from Children's Laureate, Malorie Blackman. Beautifully illustrated by Jamie Smith, these warm and funny stories are ideal for building confidence in readers aged 5 and over, whether reading aloud or reading alone.

Look Again!: The Second Ultimate Spot-the-Difference Book


A.J. Wood - 1992
    Each pair of illustrations appears identical, yet closer inspection reveals 12 essential differences. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Newsday Kidsday Recommended Book List. Full-color illustrations.

The Vicar of Nibbleswicke and Other Stories


Roald Dahl - 1992
    

A Horse Called Holiday


Frances Wilbur - 1992
    A horse she can take to the horse show. A horse who can win a blue ribbon.But then Middie discovers the terrible truth about Holiday: he's deaf. And very, very scared.Middie's always taken the easy way out. But this time that won't work.She loves Holiday. But will that love be enough?

Disney's Beauty and the Beast


Rita Walsh-Balducci - 1992
    Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

Hide and Ghost Seek


Carol Thompson - 1992
    Kids learn to count from one to twenty as they check out all the ghosts' haunts, from the boo-ty parlor to the ghost office, in this unique All Aboard Book that makes learning numbers fun. Full-color illustrations.