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Children's reading experts agree that reading aloud is the easiest and most effective way to turn children into lifelong readers. And it's as much fun for you as it is for your children. Here is a list of recommended titles from the reading experts at Beverly Hills Public Library Children's Library.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
by Ian Fleming
An eccentric inventor repairs a car which takes him, his two children, and a lady friend into a fantasy world of chocolate factories, castles, and child-catchers
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Jack Plank tells tales
by Natalie Babbitt
Jack Plank, a pirate who is no good at being a pirate, searches the town of Saltwash for another profession, but manages to find something wrong with every suggested job. By the author of Tuck Everlasting.
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Jenny and the Cat Club : a collection of favorite stories about Jenny Linsky
by Esther Holden Averill
After being given a home by a friendly sea-captain, the once orphaned cat, Jenny Linsky, lives a happy life in Greenwich Village, yet when she discovers the local Cat Club, Jenny becomes determined to show its established members, such as Madame Butterfly and Mr. President, that she is just as qualified as they to be included in the club. 10,000 first printing.
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Kaspar the Titanic cat
by Michael Morpurgo
Bonding with a cat owned by a wealthy countess, Johnny, a bellhop working on the Titanic, also befriends spirited young heiress Lizziebeth before the ship's fateful sinking. By the Whitbread Award-winning author of Private Peaceful. 25,000 first printing.
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Lady Lollipop
by Dick King-Smith
Johnny Skinner, a quick-witted swineherd, and a pig named Lollipop are royally rewarded after they reform a spoiled princess named Penelope.
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Marty McGuire
by Kate Messner
A debut chapter book by the author of The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z introduces frog-loving tomboy Marty, whose astonishment over being cast as the princess in the school play leads her to replace a stuffed frog prop with a real frog. Simultaneous.
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Mr. Popper's penguins
by Richard Atwater
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
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The mystery of Meerkat Hill
by Alexander McCall Smith
Precious Ramotswe makes friends with two new children at her school and is more than willing to ply her burgeoning detective skills by helping them find their missing cow
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One day and one amazing morning on Orange Street
by Joanne Rocklin
The last remaining orange tree on a Southern California street brings together neighbors of all ages as they face their problems and anxieties, including the possibility that a mysterious stranger is a threat to their tree
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Penina Levine is a potato pancake
by Rebecca O'Connell
Not looking forward to Hanukkah because she is certain her sister will be the main attraction again, Penina knows she will somehow have to muster her missing holiday cheer and make the day special in her own way, especially after her best friend goes on vacation to Aruba and her teacher takes a sudden leave of absence.
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The people could fly : the picture book
by Virginia Hamilton
Through the words of the storyteller and their own imagination, a group of slaves dreams that they have the ability to fly back to their native land where a life of freedom and dignity await them amidst the people they know and love.
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The Pepins and their problems
by Polly Horvath
From waking up to find toads in their shoes to getting trapped on their roof to dealing with a cow that produces only lemonade, the Pepins find themselves in the most bizarre situations.
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Smells like dog
by Suzanne Selfors
Dreaming of grand adventures akin to those experienced by his famous explorer uncle, everyday farm kid Homer Pudding ventures from home with a droopy smell-challenged dog when his uncle goes missing, a disappearance tied to the schemes of a conniving natural history museum manager.
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Splendors and glooms
by Laura Amy Schlitz
The Newbery Medal-winning author of Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village presents a gothic and darkly comic thriller set in Victorian England.
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Summer in the city
by Marie-Louise Gay
Charlie was looking forward to summer vacation until he realized he would be stuck at home with his little brother the entire time, but Charlie ends up making new friends and finding adventure in his own neighborhood
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The year of Billy Miller
by Kevin Henkes
The Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse follows the second-grade year of young Billy Miller, who struggles to navigate the pitfalls of elementary school, appreciate a pesky younger sibling and help his busy parents. 100,000 first printing.
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Violet Bing and The Grand House
by Jennifer Paros
Sent to live with her great-aunt Astrid after refusing to go on the family vacation, Violet Bing is certain that this place will be just as bad as any other, but with the love of a stray dog, a surprising new friendship, and an old diary, Violet discovers the simple joy of just having fun.
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Welcome to the Bed & Biscuit
by Joan Davenport Carris
The family animals at the Bed and Biscuit begin to feel slighted when Dr. Bender returns from a fire with something that occupies the time usually reserved for them.
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Wild times at the Bed & Biscuit
by Joan Davenport Carris
Ernest the mini-pig has his hooves full at Grampa Bender's animal boarding house as he tries to show the other animals how to be good hosts while also trying to train Sir Walter, the Scottish terrier puppy who is the newest addition to the family, in the follow-up to Welcome to the Bed and Biscuit.
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