An affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. A prancing, playful bloke, Wilbur is devastated when he learns of the destiny that befalls all those of porcine persuasion. Determined to save her friend, Charlotte spins a web that reads "Some Pig," convincing the farmer and surrounding community that Wilbur is no ordinary animal and should be saved. In this story of friendship, hardship, and the passing on into time, E.B. White reminds us to open our eyes to the wonder and miracle often found in the simplest of things. This was my all time favorite. I cried every time I read it. Yet I still read it.
It's no wonder the people of Applesap prefer the shiny, clean, new Super Queen to Jiggs' Drug Store. In addition to gloomy old Mr. Jiggs himself, Jiggs' has a roof that leaks, four battered chrome stools, fierce old Miss Toonie behind the counter, and cats -- a beat-up, cringing crowd of cats rescued from the streets of Applesap by Miss Toonie. Fortunately, Jiggs' also has Melba Morris. Melba may be shy, but she's not going to let Jiggs' go out of business and the cats end up in the pound. It's not until Melba discovers the surprising secret about what Mr. Jiggs and the cats are up to late at night, though, that she comes up with a plan that just might save the day!I always imagined that our house full of cats was like the Jigg's Drug Store. Although I could never get them to keep the tutu's on.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has been wildly popular with children and adults for over 50 years. Children adore her because she understands them--and because her upside-down house is always filled with the smell of freshly baked cookies, and her backyard with buried treasure. Grownups love her because her magical common sense solutions to children's problems succeed when their own cajoling and yelling don't. For the child who refuses to bathe, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle recommends letting her be. Wait until the dirt on her body has accumulated to half an inch, then scatter radish seeds on her arms and head. When the plants start sprouting, the nonbather is guaranteed to change her mind about that bath. I always pretended I was the little girl who had to hurry up and complete her chores because the evil witch would punish her if she didn't. Wait...that was real. My step-father's mother was a piece of work if things weren't done the way she wanted.
Leroy Brown is back in the next six books in the Encyclopedia Brown series. As Idaville’s ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun—it’s classic Encyclopedia Brown! I liked to think these would make me smarter. But if you have ever read these you know that the solutions...they are rediculous. For example, Bobby couldn't have committed the crime because he's left handed and we all know let-hander's can't pick their nose and commit a crime at the same time. Plus...it's a full moon.
Passed on from babysitters to their young charges, from big sisters to little brothers, and from parents to children, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and its cousins (Superfudge, Fudge-a-mania, and Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great) have entertained children since they first appeared in the early 1970s. The books follow Peter Hatcher, his little brother Fudgie, baby sister Tootsie, their neighbor Sheila Tubman, various pets, and minor characters through New York City and on treks to suburbs and camps.These were my ABSOLUTE favorite's. Period.
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