- Any chapter book in the “Scholastic Jr. Classic” Series
- Any book by I. E. D’Aulaire
- Any childrens’ book by Frank Peretti
- Any book by Genevieve Foster
- Any book by N. D. Wilson
- Any children’s book by C.S. Lewis
- Any children’s book by E. B. White
- Any children’s book by Louisa May Alcott
- Any book from the Nancy Drew Series or Hardy Boys series
- Jackson, Dave & Neta. Trailblazer Series
- Any book Mrs. Howe personally reviews & approves.
Atwater, Richard. Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Barrie, James. Peter Pan
Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion
Fleischman, Sid. The Whipping Boy
Gannett, Ruth. My Father’s Dragon
Winterfeld, Henry. Detectives in Togas
Bulla, Clyde. A Lion to Guard Us
Bulla, Clyde. Shoeshine Girl
Bulla, Clyde. The Sword in the Tree
Cleary, Beverly. Henry Huggins
Dalgliesh, Alice. The Courage of Sarah Noble
Gardiner, John. Stone Fox
Gray, Elizabeth. Adam of the Road
Hall, Donald. Ox-Cart Man
Kellogg, Steven. Paul Bunyan
MacGregor, Ellen. Miss Pickerell
MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall
McSwigan, Marie. Snow Treasure
Scieszka, Jon. The Time Warp Trio: Sam Samurai
Sobol, Donald. Encyclopedia Brown Series
Stanley, Diane. The True Adventure of Daniel Hall
Warner, Gertrude. The Box-Car Children
Collodi C. Pinocchio
Edmonds, Walter. The Matchlock Gun
Henry, Marguerite. Misty of Chincoteague
Herriot, James. James Herriot’s Treasury
Hope, Laura Lee. The Bobbsey Twins
Hurwitz, Johanna. Aldo Applesauce
Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi Longstocking
Milne, A. A. Winnie the Pooh
Nesbit, E. The Railway Children
Richardson, Arleta. In Grandma’s Attic
Roddy, Lee. Family Adventures
Rupp, Rebecca. Dragon of Lonely Island
Wilder, Laura. Little House on the Prairie
Bond, Michael. Paddington
Butterworth, Oliver. The Enormous Egg
Cleary, Beverly. Ramona
Estes, Eleanor. The Moffats
Fritz, Jean. The Cabin Faced West
Holling, H. C. Paddle-to-the-Sea
Kipling, Rudyard. Just So Stories
Lawson, Robert. Rabbit Hill
McCloskey, Robert. Homer Price
Nesbit, E. The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Reece, Colleen. American Adventure Series
Streatfeild, Noel. Ballet Shoes
Blackwood, Gary. The Shakespeare Stealer
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Daugherty, James. The Magna Charta
de Angeli, Marguerite. The Door in the Wall
Du Bois, William Pene. Twenty-one Balloons
Estes, Eleanor. Ginger Pye
Henry, Marguerite. King of the Wind
Green, Roger Lancelyn. King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basel E. Frankweiler
Norton, Mary. The Borrowers
Prum, Deborah M. Rats, Bulls, and Flying Machines
Rebsamen, Frederick. Beowulf
Sis, Peter. Starry Messenger: Galileo
Stanley, & Vennema. Bard of Avon
Stanley, Diane. Joan of Arc
Vernon, Louise, Thunderstorm in the Church
Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three
Armstrong, William. Sounder
Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting
Burnett, Frances H. A Little Princess
Carlson, Natalie. The Family Under the Bridge
Estes, Eleanor. The Hundred Dresses
Knight, Eric. Lassie Come-Home
Lenski, Lois. Prairie School
Lenski, Lois. Strawberry Girl
Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars
McSwigan, Marie. Snow Treasure
Seredy, Kate. The Good Master
Speare, Elizabeth. The Sign of the Beaver
Taylor, Sydney. All-of-A-Kind Family
Thurber, James. Many Moons
Verne, Jules. 20,000 Leagues Under Sea
Wilson, N. D. 100 Cupboards
Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion
George, Jean C. My Side of the Mountain
Grahame, Kenneth. The Reluctant Dragon
Hanes, Mari. Two Mighty Rivers
Jacques, Brian. Redwall
Lofting, Hugh. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle
Morey, Walt. Gentle Ben
Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief
Smith, Dodie. The 101 Dalmations
Street, James. Good-bye My Lady
Travers, P. I. Mary Poppins
Wilson, N. D. Leepike Ridge
Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey
Field, Rachel. Calico Bush
Lawson, Robert. Ben and Me
Robertson, Keith. Henry Reed, Inc.
Robinson, Barbara. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Sewell, Anna. Black Beauty
Sidney, Margaret. Five Little Peppers