the tenth good thing about barney by judith viorst

One night Henry hears thumping in the wall of his attic bedroom, then a bit of the plaster falls away, revealing a tiny cupboard door. No longer sheltered, Henry is free to roam and explore. Twelve-year-old Henry had 'led a life that taught him not to look forward to anything.' But when Henry comes to stay with his aunt, uncle, and three cousins in a small town in Kansas, his life takes a different turn. Wilson, Random House, 2007, 289 pages, $16.99 hardcover Loaded with imagination and fun, 'Good Enough to Eat' will command repeat readings. When a horrible ogre threatens to ravage the town unless he is given a fair maiden as his bride, the townspeople voted Scraps-and-Smells to be the chosen one.īut an ogre isn't easy to please, and the girl turns out to be far more clever and brave than anyone had thought. Some of the townsfolk called her Scraps-and-Smells, some called her Skin-and-Bones, and some called her Sweets-and-Treats. She was a poor girl with no family, not even a name. 'Good Enough to Eat' written and illustrated by Brock Cole, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007, 32 pages, $16.00 hardcover The following books are available at favorite bookstores.

Bright, fun illustrations accompany this comical rendition of one very spunky girl, her feisty grandmother, and a not-so-clever wolf. Story sound familiar? You bet, but this time the classic fairy tale has a refreshing southwestern spin. Even though her mother had told her not to dilly-dally along the way, Little Red stopped to pick the flowers and came face-to-face with a mean old wolf! As Little Red set out across the mesa, she found some beautiful wild flowers that she knew Grandmother would love. One day Little Red's mother asked her to ride her pony over to Grandmother's ranch and take her a loaf of homemade bread and a jar of cactus jelly. The combination of the hair and hat resulted in her nickname, Little Red Cowboy Hat, or Little Red for short. Once upon a ranch, far out in the wilds of the West, lived a girl with very red hair who wore a very red cowboy hat. 'Little Red Cowboy Hat' by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Randy Cecil, Henry Holt, 28 pages The following book is available at many public libraries. Going 'Frog and Toad are Friends' by Arnold Lobel 'Charlotte's Web' by E.B. Put these titles on your must-read list, and watch next week for part two of the most recommended books from readers across the country.Ĭompassion/Empathy/Kindness: 'The Tenth Good Thing About Barney' by Judith Viorst 'The Year of Miss Agnes' by Kirkpatrick Hill 'Sadako' by Eleanor Coer ' Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge' by Mem Fox.įriendship: 'Weslandia' by Paul Fleischman 'The Liberation of Gabriel King' by K.L.

The tenth good thing about barney by judith viorst