James and the Giant Peach (Paperback) (Paperback)
by Roald Dahl (Author) , Lane Smith (Illustrator)

First appeared in 1961 this book remains a classic over thirty years later, reaching new generations with its broad fantasy with all the gruesome imagery of old-fashioned fairy tales and a good measure of their breathtaking delight.

The Velveteen Rabbit (Hardcover)
by Margery Williams (Author) , William Nicholson (Illustrator)

True love makes one real – The velveteen Rabbit is children’s first lesson about love. A timeless classic touches the deepest emotion of little soft heart passed through generations.

Life of Pi (Paperback)
by Yann Martel

A story to make you believe in the soul-sustaining power of fiction and its human creators.

The Dangerous Book for Boys (Hardcover)
by Conn Iggulde, Hal Iggulden

A beautiful, well crafted and physically desirable book that will charm and delight any boy, and father, that you know.

The Children's Bible in 365 Stories (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
by Mary Batchelor

An illustrated collection of 365 stories retold from the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.

Rules (Newbery Honor Book) (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
by Cynthia Lord

This is a story about a family that has an autistic child and a non autistic child-telling us to embrace differences and accepting people as they are.

Holes (Paperback) (Paperback)
by Louis Sachar

Holes is another new book that gets young people to read, much like the Harry Potter phenomenon. Not only that, it gets them to think and talk about what they've been reading.

Bud, Not Buddy (Mass Market Paperback) (Paperback)
by Christopher Paul Curtis

Delightful and heart-warming, this book is another feel-good, hurray for the underdog, farfetched kind of story we all need now and then.

Hatchet (Paperback)
by Gary Paulsen

A spectacular novel of survival and adventure, Hatchet has been a long-time favorites of children and adults.

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1) (Hardcover)
by Lemony Snicket