Read Aloud Novels
Bunnicula
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
Fergus Crane
Nine-year-old Fergus Crane's life is filled with classes on the school ship Betty Jeanne, interesting neighbors, and helping with his mother's work until a mysterious box flies into his window and leads him toward adventure.
Gully's travels
When his beloved owner falls in love with a woman who is allergic to long-haired dogs, Gulliver is given away to his doorman and the poochs wonderful life of leisure comes to a dramatic end after he moves in with his new owners family in their cramped home in Queens.
Kenny and the dragon
Book-loving Kenny the rabbit has few friends in his farming community, so when one, bookstore owner George, is sent to kill another, gentle dragon Grahame, Kenny must find a way to prevent their battle while satisfying the dragon-crazed townspeople.
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny - Detectives Extraordinaire!
Middle-schooler Madeline's hippy parents have been kidnapped from Hornby Island, Canada, by foxes and Madeline, upon discovering that she can understand animal languages, hires two rabbit detectives to find them.
Mr. Popper's penguins
The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby, a mouse, is desperate: her child is sick, her home is about to be plowed, and she has no one to help her. At last, Mrs. Frisby gets help from the nearby rats - and learns why they are so wise and long-lived.
My Father's dragon
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.
Paddington treasury
The Browns discover a small bear at London's Paddington Station wearing a tag that read "Please look after this bear" . That's a difficult thing to do when Paddington gets into so many adventures!
Ralph S. Mouse
Presents the further adventures of a motorcycle-riding mouse who goes to school and becomes the instigator of an investigation of rodents and the peacemaker for two lonely boys.
Redwall
The evil rat Cluny and his hordes have invaded peaceful Redwall Abbey. Matthias, a young mouse in Redwall, needs to find the sword of Martin the Warrior to save his town and destroy the enemy rats.
Silverwing
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Available in a book club set (10 copies)
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in ways that prepare him for even greater journeys.
The BFG
Kidsnatched from her orphange by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
The Borrowers
Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock.
The cricket in Times Square
The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat.
The mouse and his child
Two discarded mice survive perilous adventures in a hostile world before finding security and happiness with old friends and new.
The phantom tollbooth
A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.
The secret garden
Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.
The Secret World of Og
When their baby brother disappears, four children set out to find him - and discover a secret trapdoor that leads to a strange underground world. Will they find baby Paul there?
The sheep-pig
Farmer Hoggett thinks the piglet he just won at the fair is going to be fattened up for the freezer. That's until his old sheepdog, Fly, takes Babe under her wing and teaches him to be an award-winning sheep-pig!
The storyteller's secrets
When twins Toby and Tess meet a mysterious old traveller, they are fascinated by his magical tales of far-off places, strange enchantments, and miracles.
The sword in the stone
A retelling of the Arthurian legend in which a young boy named Wart learns valuable lessons with the wizard Merlyn's assistance.
The Tale of Despereaux
The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
The wind in the willows
Tells of the escapades of four animal friends--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger--who live along a river in the English countryside.
Toy dance party
Being the further adventures of a bossyboots Stingray, a courageous Buffalo, and a hopeful round someone called Plastic.
Trumpet of the swan
Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter swan, finds himself far from his wilderness home when he determines to communicate by learning to play a stolen trumpet
Tuck everlasting
The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older.
Tumtum & Nutmeg
Wealthy, married mice Tumtum and Nutmeg find adventure when they secretly try to help two human siblings who live in a tumbledown cottage with their absent-minded inventor father.
