Celebrate Read...1999!

Pre-K - Kindergarten
Grades 1-2
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-6

ARTHUR'S BIRTHDAY Brown, Marc
Francine's party is the same day.

BAM, BAM, BAM Merriam, Eve
Knock down and build up with a noisy wrecking ball.

BARNYARD BANTER Fleming, Denise
Why is Goose so quiet?

BIRTHDAY PRESENTS Rylant, Cynthia
Celebrate with a six-year-old girl.

COLOR DANCE Jonas, Ann
Create a rainbow.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOON Asch, Frank
A little bear buys a special present.

HOP JUMP Walsh, Ellen Stoll
Frog discovers the joy of dancing.

MR. GUMPY'S OUTING Birmingham, John
Go boating with all the animals.

OUR GRANNY Wild, Margaret
How many ways can you love your granny?

PARADE Crews, Donald
Cheer the marching bands.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY: A PLAY RHYME Wescott, Nadine Bernard
Clap your hands and make a sandwich.

THIS IS BASEBALL Blackstone, Margaret
Root for the winning team.

ABUELA Dorros, Arthur
Fly over New York with a little girl and her grandmother.

BARN DANCE! Martin, Bill, Jr.
Follow the sound of music across the fields.

BIGMAMA'S Crews, Donald
Spend a vacation in the country.

BIRTHDAY RHYMES, SPECIAL TIMES Goldstein, Bobbye S., ed.
Share the poetry of famous authors.

THE DRESS I'LL WEAR TO THE PARTY Neitzel, Shirley
Dress up in mother's party clothing.

HARVEY POTTER'S BALLOON FARM Harold, Jerdine Nolden
How does he grow his wonderful balloons?

HENRY AND MUDGE IN THE GREEN TIME Rylant, Cynthia
Picnic and climb to the top of the hill.

HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION Teague, Mark
Join a group of cowboys and stop a cattle stampede.

JUST ANOTHER ORDINARY DAY Clement, Rod
Ride to school with Tyrannosaurus Rex.

A LETTER TO AMY Keats, Ezra Jack
What does her invitation say?

MARTHA CALLING Meddaugh, Susan
Martha goes on vacation and changes the "no dogs allowed" policy.

MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND McKissack, Patricia C.
Mirandy wants to win first prize in the Junior Cakewalk.

MUSIC, MUSIC FOR EVERYONE Williams, Vera B.
Rosa plays her accordion with her friends in the Oak Street Band.

PAJAMA PARTY Hest, Amy
Casey, Jenny, and Kate have the perfect sleepover.

PAPA LUCKY'S SHADO Daly, Niki
Sugar and her grandpa dance to "Me and My Shadow."

THE RATTLEBANG PICNIC Mahy, Margaret
The McTavishes take their old car on a picnic.

THE RELATIVES CAME Rylant, Cynthia
...from Virginia for a wonderful time.

SONG AND DANCE MAN Ackerman, Karen
Grandpa performs his vaudeville songs, dances, and jokes.

STEVEN KELLOGG'S YANKEE DOODLE Bangs, Edward
Sing-along with the Revolutionary war favorite.

THE STUPIDS HAVE A BALL Allard, Harry and James Marshall
Celebrate the children's awful report cards with a costume party.

THE ADVENTURES OF ALI BABA BERNSTEIN Hurwitz, Johanna
Will a new name bring excitement for David?

ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN TAKES THE CAKE Sobol, Donald J.
Solve holiday mysteries.

FATHERS, MOTHERS, SISTERS, BROTHERS Hoberman, Mary Ann
A collection of family poems.

FOREVER AMBER BROWN Danziger, Paula
Will her mother remarry?

GATOR GIRLS Cole, Joanna
Can Allie enjoy camp without her best friend, Amy?

A GIFT FOR MAMA Hautzig, Esther Rudomin
Sara decides to do something different for this Mother's Day.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE GOOFY Scieszka, Jon
The Time Warp Trio find themselves in the Wild West of yesteryear.

HERE COMES MCBROOM Fleischman, Sid
A farmer would rather sit on a porcupine than tell a lie.

HOPSCOTCH AROUND THE WORLD Lankford, Mary D.
How to play.

HORRIBLE HARRY AND THE GREEN SLIME Kline, Suzy
Harry and Doug take part in a secret mission to celebrate CHARLOTTE'S WEB.

THE HOT AND COLD SUMMER Hurwitz, Johanna
Two boys make room for a new friend.

JULIAN'S GLORIOUS SUMMER Cameron, Ann
Seven-year-old Julian is afraid of bikes.

JUNEBUG Mead, Alice
Reeve has a special wish for his tenth birthday.

LIZZIE LOGAN GETS MARRIED Spinelli, Eileen
Lizzie's mother plans a wedding.

A MEDIEVAL FEAST Aliki
Celebrate at an English manor house.

NEVER TAKE A PIG TO LUNCH Wescott, Nadine Bernard
Poems about the fun of eating.

THE PINATA MAKER Ancona, George
A craftsman from southern Mexico makes pi(atas for the village fiestas.

WILL YOU SIGN HERE, JOHN HANCOCK? Fritz, Jean
The life of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.

ALICE THE BRAVE Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
The summer before eighth grade, Alice tries to confront her fears.

BING BANG BOING Florian, Douglas
An illustrated collection of more than 150 nonsense verses.

BINGO BROWN'S GUIDE TO ROMANCE Byars, Betsy
Just as Bingo tries to explain love to his baby brother, girlfriend Melissa comes back into his life.

BIRTHDAY SURPRISES Hurwitz, Johanna, ed.
Ten great stories to unwrap.

THE BOGGART Cooper, Susan
Twelve-year-old Emily returns to Toronto from Scotland with a mischievous imp hidden in her luggage.

CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY Cushman, Karen
The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal, longs for adventure, and schemes to avoid marriage.

ELLA ENCHANTED Gail Carson
Her love for Prince Char is put in jeopardy

THE FACTS AND FICTIONS OF MINNA PRATT MacLachlan, Patricia
An eleven-year-old cellist learns about life from her eccentric family, her first boyfriend, and Mozart.

FIREWORKS, PICNICS, AND FLAGS Giblin, James
All about flags, the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell, and Uncle Sam.

LATER, GATOR Yep, Laurence
Teddy buys his younger brother an alligator for his birthday.

LIZARD MUSIC Pinkwater, Daniel Manus
Alone for two weeks, Victor encounters Chicken Man and a community of intelligent lizards.

PREMLATA AND THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Godden, Rumer
In Bengal, India, Premlata's family is too poor to celebrate the Festival of Lights until fate and an elephant step in.

SEEDFOLKS Fleischman, Paul
City neighbors create a beautiful garden.

SOUP 1776 Peck, Robert Newton
Rob and Soup plan a special Fourth of July celebration.

THERE'S A BAT IN BUNK FIVE Danziger, Paula
Marcy spends the summer as a counselor at a creative-arts camp.

THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY Konigsburg, E. L.
Four sixth-graders prepare for competition in the Academic Bowl.

YOLONDA'S GENIUS Fenner, Carol
Yolonda is determined that her little brother will play his harmonica at the Chicago Blues Festival.