Reading list for young ones

 Brandon and I have been reminiscing over the books we read as little kids. Here is the beginning of the list. I am excited that I was able to buy all four Mary Poppins books off eBay for $20. I have to say that I am quite disappointed with the selection these days at the local libraries. Most of the young reader books are either really silly looking, over the top girlie, or have heaps of vampires, death, and the occasional blood spatters on the front cover. Oh yipee.

The Mary Poppins series
The Borrowers series
The Wizard of Oz series
Wrinkle in Time series - maybe in a year or two
Boxcar Children series
The Black Stallion series - The books towards the end of the series get a little weird.
Books by Jim Kjelgaard
Books by Beverly Cleary - Brandon and I both liked the Ralph Mouse series and the Ramona series
Walk the World's Rim - About a boy in South America who goes on a long trek in the Andes
Little Britches - About a boy and his family out west.
By the Great Horn Spoon - A boy and his butler heading out West in the US.
Indian in the Cupboard series
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Caddie Woodlawn - by Carol Ryrie Brink


I recently stumbled upon this trilogy by Annie O'Dowd. Unfortunately they are out of print so you may have to look around some to find them. I found two on eBay and another on Amazon.


Any more suggestions?