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Owners: James and Gloria Tiller. Jim is our internet guru. Staff: Jean keeps our mystery and romance titles in or-der. Nick is our special-order wizard. Mike works his magic with the website and newsletter. John works directly with publishers to put together orders for events and organizations. Kalyn lends her expertise to the staff. Sonita is our resident children and young adult book specialist. The Cats: Tinker: Clarendon Store Aztec: Parkview Store Page 2 Lower Elementary, Ages 4-8 Ride a Purple Pelican, Jack Prelutsky: Twenty-eight rhythmic rhymes illustrated by classic artist, Garth Williams. Many poems about cities and states and 1 for Kalamazoo. For ages 4 to 8. Wings, Horns, & Claws: A Dinosaur Book of Epic Proportions., Christopher Wormtail: Amazing book with wonderful woodcut illustrations by the author of dinosaurs with useful information about each one. For ages 5 to 8. Clara & Asha, Eric Rohmann: Precious story augmented with oil illustrations by the author, of Clara and her best friend, Asha, an enormous fish. For ages 5 to 8. Fred Stays with Me!, Nancy Coffelt: This book, told from the point of view of a little girl whose parents are di-vorced, follows the girl and her dog as they move from one house to the other. For ages 4-8 Three Stories You can Read to your Dog, Sara Swan Miller: Make you dog happy (and practice reading) by reading these stories to your dog. This book encourages the kids to read to a nonjudgmental being… your dog. Additional book for those with Cats. For ages 5 to 8. Judy Moody, Megan McDonald: Follow Judy Moody as she has adventures in Third grade. She has a mood for every occasion. How to turn around a bad mood. For ages 6 to 10. Mr. Putter and Tabby Series, Cynthia Rylant: Beautifully illustrated by Arthur Howard this series follows Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby as they do fun things like pick pears, take the train, and look at stars. For ages 6 to 9. Large print and simple words. Fairy Realm, Emily Rodda: Great beginning chapter book series for kids who are into fairies. The series is about Jessie, who travels to the fairy realm and has amazing adventures. For ages 7 to 10. I Saw A Moose Today, Anne Stewart: Magically illustrated by Brent Spint, a book about a girl with a huge imagina-tion who sees all kinds of woodland creatures everywhere. For ages 3 to 10. Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor and Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Nancy is the fanciest girl in town. She loves to dress up. Little girls love this series. Check out these favorite titles from Sleeping Bear Press. Z Is for Zamboni: A Hockey Alphabet The Legend of Sleeping Bear D is for Drinking Gourd

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Upper Elementary (9-12)

Local Authors

David Small, his lat-

est illustrations can

be found in the book

by Elise Broach,

When Dinosaurs

Came with Every-

thing

Janet Ruth Heller,

How the Moon Re-

gained Her Shape,

illustrated by Ben

Hodson. A delight-

ful way to learn

about the phases of

the moon.

Amelia Hansen has

illustrated Are You

Ready for Me? Writ-

ten by Claire Buch-

wald. K to 2 easy

reading level.

Captured! A Boy

Trapped in the Civil War,

Mary Blair Immel A riv-

eting book about a boy

who gets trapped in the

Civil War. A must read

for ages 8 to 12.

Invention of Hugo

Cabret, Brian Selznick.

A visual masterpiece as

well as an engaging

story about an orphan

who lives in the walls of

the Paris train station.

The Bartimaeus Trilogy,

Jonathan Stroud

Nathaniel, a magician’s

apprentice, summons a

powerful

djinni

Barti-

maeus.

For ages

10 and up.

Wayside

School

Series,Louis Sachar:

Silly things are always

happening at the way-

side school. Great short

stories about the wacki-

est school around. For

ages 8 to 12

The Thief Lord,

Cornilia Funke: Prosper

and Bo are orphans who

escape to Venice so

they will not be

separated and become

a part of the Thief Lords

“gang”. For ages 9 to

12.

Frindle, Andrew

Clements: A cute book

about a boy who does a

science experiment and

renames pens “frindle”

for fun.

Matilda, Roald Dahl

Great read aloud about

precocious Matililda and

her amazing talent.

Shadow Children Series,

Margaret Patterson

Haddix: Luke is a

shadow child, a third

child, which is forbidden

by the population

police.

Ella Enchanted,

Gail Carson Levine. Ella

was given the gift of

obedience at birth by a

fairy, which she has

found is little more then

a curse.

Hidden Talents, David

Lubar. Martin and his

friends are called losers.

But they are not; they

each have their own hid-

den talents.

Golden

Hamster

Saga Se-

ries, Dietlof

Reiche.

Freddy is

tired of his

treadmill life in the pet

store, then he is

adopted and has many

funny misadventures.

For Ages 7 to 10.

A Single Shard, Linda

Sue Park. A story of

Tree-ear, an orphan who

wants to learn to be-

come a potter.

Main Street Series,

Ann M. Martin: The

latest is called ‘Tis the

Season, which centers

on Flora and Rubie’s

first Christmas without

their parents.

Spiderwick Chronicles,

Tony Di Terlizzi. The ex-

citing adventures of the

Grace

family as

they ex-

plore the

Field

Guide to

fairies

and goblins.

Percy Jackson and the

Olympians, Rick Riodan

Percy Jackson is a nor-

mal kid who suddenly

learns Poseidon, the

God of the Sea, is his

father.

Warriors, Erin Hunter

A neat series about a

house kitten that leaves

home and becomes in-

volved with warrior kit-

ties. A wonderful series.

For ages 10 and up.

Ghosthunters, Cornilia

Funke. Tome takes on

the many ghosts he

happens upon. For ages

7 to 10.

Carole Marsh Mystery

Series

Take a trip to a real

place and learn all

kinds of facts while

reading a fun mystery.

These mysteries are

written with teaching in

mind. There are sev-

eral reading levels.