The eight authors of these good books for children all have November birthdays. Marjorie Sharmat was born on the 12th. Astrid Lindgren and William Steig share the 14th. Daniel Pinkwater's birthday is the 15th and Jean Fritz's is the 16th. Marc Brown's birthday is November 25th and Madeleine L'Engle and C. S. Lewis share the 29th.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1962
A science fiction thriller about some children who travel in space and time searching for a disappeared scientist. This book won the 1963 Newberry Medal. The Estabrook Library also has L'Engle's book The Other Dog.
Pipi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Louis S. Glansman, Viking Press, New York, 1950
Pippi is only nine years old and her sea captain father has been lost at sea but she is very strong and smart and has many funny adventures where that comes in handy.
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency by D. Manus Pinkwater, Prentice hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1977
The story of a boy and a 266 pound chicken named Henrietta who avoids being eaten as a Thanksgiving turkey substitute.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig, Scholastic Book Services, Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York 1969
Sylvester the donkey collects pebbles. One red one that he finds has magic properties that cause a lot of complications for him and his family. This book is a Caldecott Medal winner.
Abel's Island by William Steig, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1976
Abel the mouse finds that he has to adapt to the hard conditions of life when a flood makes him a castaway on an island but he still tries to get back to his home.
D. W. the Picky Eater by Marc Brown, Little Brown and Company, Boston 1995
The sister of Arthur the aardvark is a picky eater and has to stay home when the family eats out. She especially hates spinach. Read the book to find out what changes that.
Arthur Lost and Found by Marc Brown, Little Brown and Company, Boston 1998
Arthur the aardvark and his friend Buster miss getting off the bus at the correct stop and have a problem finding their way home.
Arthur's Chicken pox by Marc Brown, Little Brown and Company, Boston 1994
Arthur the aardvark catches Chicken Pox which threatens to keep him from going to the circus.
Nat the Great and the Monster Mess by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, illustrated by Martha Weston, Delacourte Press, Random House, Inc., New York, 1999
Nate and his dog Sludge are determined to find the recipe for his mother's monster cookies but the search isn't very neat.
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz, pictures by Tomie dePaola, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, , 1987
The real story of how the U.S. Constitution was written at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and ratified. The full text of that original document is included.
You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? by Jean Fritz, illustrated by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, , 1995
A biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the story of her fight to get women the right to vote.
Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? by Jean Fritz, pictures by Trina Schart Hyman, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc, New York, , 1976
A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, illustations by Pauline Baynes Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1950
Four English children accidentally enter the magical land of Narnia where the peace and harmony is threatened by a wicked White Witch who has turned her enemies to stone and cursed the land with eternal winter. The Lion King, Aslan helps the children free Narnia from the evil spell in this first book of The Chronicles of Narnia series.
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