Seattle Children's Theatre Recommended Reading List for the 2002-2003 Season

	My Only May Amelia
	The Big Friendly Giant
	The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
	The Outsiders
	Go, Dog. Go!
	Nicky Somewhere Else
	The Shakespeare Stealer

For Children

Our Only May Amelia; Jennifer L. Holm This book won the Newberry Honor Book Award in 2000.
Boston Jane: An Adventure; Jennifer Holm Jane Peck has an adventure traveling by ship to the Pacific Northwest of the mid-1800s. When she arrives, she lives with traders and Chinook Indians in an environment where her east-coast training in etiquette is of little use.
The Way West: Journal of a Pioneer Woman; Amelia Stewart Knight, Lillian Schlissel		Pioneer days on Puget Sound; Arthur Armstrong Denny [Out of Print]
A Covered Wagon Girl: The Diary of Sallie Hester, 1849-1850 (Diaries, Letters, and Memoirs); Sallie Hester		Sarah and Me and the Lady from the Sea; Patricia Beatty
The Ornament Tree; Jean Thesman	Children of the Frontier (Picture the American Past); Sylvia Whitman		Jason's Gold; Will Hobb

For Parents and Educators

Oh How Can I Keep on Singing? Voices of Pioneer Women; Jana Harris Through a series of poems, local writer Jana Harris captures the lives of pioneer women struggling in the Okanogan region of the 1890s. Photos of the women accompany the text.
The Egg and I; Betty Bard MacDonald	Wild Life; Molly Gloss
The Way We Ate: Pacific Northwest Cooking, 1843-1900; Jacqueline Williams

For Children

The BFG; Roald Dahl Our oldest boy loves this story and all of the inventive details. Catch the animated story on video too.
Boy: Tales of Childhood; Roald Dahl What it was really like to be Roald Dahl growing up, with summers in Norway, life in boarding school, and even a real life chocolate factory.
Crazy Jack; Donna Jo Napoli	The Jack Tales; Richard Chase
Giants! Stories from Around the World; Paul Walker, James Robert Bernardin (Illustrator)	Summer Reading Is Killing Me; John Scieszka
A Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales; Jeanne Steig	Kate and the Beanstalk; Mary Pope Osborne
Shrek!; William Steig	Sleep and Dreams; Andrew T. McPhee
Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird; Vivian Vande Velde

For Parents and Educators

Draw 50 Monsters, Creeps, Superheroes, Demons, Dragons, Nerds, Dirts, Ghouls, Giants, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Curiosa; Lee Ames

For Children

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; C.S. Lewis There is also an unabridged Audio CD version of the book. The Chronicles of Narnia (Boxed Set) includes the full set of seven novels by C.S. Lewis.
Over Sea, Under Stone; Susan Cooper The three Drew children are excited about spending a holiday in Cornwall with their Great-Uncle Merry. But Great-Uncle Merry isn't quite what he seems, and when they discover an ancient map in the house, they find themselves in a dangerous battle between good and evil. (This version of The Dark Is Rising Sequence also includes Silver on the Tree, The Grey King, and Greenwitch)
The Book of Three; Lloyd Alexander	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Frank Baum
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Roald Dahl	Around the World in Eighty Days: The Extraordinary Journeys; Jules Verne
The Secret Garden; Frances Hodgson Burnett	Bed-Knob and Broomstick; Mary Norton
The Enchanted Castle; E. Nesbit	Treasure Island; Robert Louis Stevenson
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast; Robin McKinley

For Parents and Educators

Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie, & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood; Jane Yolen Jane Yolen is a well-known storyteller, poet, playwright, and the author of over 200 books for children and adults. In this collection of essays she explores the many aspects of fantasy literature and how it can be used to enrich children's lives.
Crafts from Your Favorite Fairy Tales; Kathy Ross	The Land of Narnia: Brian Sibley Explores the World of C.S. Lewis; Brian Sibley
The Lord of the Rings; J. R. R. Tolkien	The Neverending Story; Michael Ende

For Children

The Outsiders; S. E. Hinton
True Believer; Virginia Euwer Wolff Living in the inner city amidst guns and poverty, fifteen-year-old LaVaughn learns from old and new friends, and inspiring mentors, that life is what you make it-an occasion to rise to.
Crash; Jerry Spinelli	The Misfits; James Howe
Rumble Fish; S. E. Hinton	Scorpions; Walter Dean Myers
Teen Love: On Friendship. A Book for Teenagers; Kimberly Kirberger

For Parents and Educators

The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do the Things They Do; Lynn E. Ponton, M.D. Go inside the minds of fifteen troubled adolescents to catch a glimpse at today's teenage experience. Challenging traditional views of adolescence and offering a constructive new model for understanding teen behavior, this is an essential for today's parents.
I Only Say This Because I Love You: How the Way We Talk Can Make or Break Family Relationships Throughout Our Lives; Deborah Tannen	Everything You Need to Know About Street Gangs; Evan Stark
West Side Story (video) and the original The Original Sound Track Recording of West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein. There is also a  Novelization by Irving Shulman.	Website: www.gangsorus.com

For Children

Go, Dog. Go!; Philip D. Eastman
Cosmo Zooms; Arthur Howard All the dogs on Pumpkin Lane have a special talent, except poor Cosmo. One day he starts his nap on a skateboard and finds himself taking the ride of his life-and discovering his own talent.
Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures; Cynthia Rylant	Harry the Dirty Dog; Gene Zion
Martha Speaks; Susan Meddaugh	How to Talk to Your Dog; Jean Craighead George
Bark, George; Jules Feiffer	Biscuit (My First I Can Read Book); Alyssa Capucilli
Hop on Pop; Dr. Seuss	Smasher; Dick King-Smith
Dog Days: Rhymes Around the Year; Jack Prelutsky

For Parents and Educators

Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery; Deborah and James Howe Told from the point of view of the Monroe's dog Harold, this humorous read-aloud tale starts when the family adopts a bunny that has fangs and nocturnal habits. Chester the cat is sure the rabbit is a vampire bunny and sets out to prove it to the family with hilarious results.
Ribsy; Beverly Cleary	Dog Crafts; Linda Hendry
Bob Books for Beginning Readers/Set 1; Bobby Lynn Maslen	Teach a Child to Read With Children's Books: Combining Story Reading, Phonics, and Writing to Promote Reading Success; Mark B. Thogmartin
Eyewitness - Dog (VHS); Dorling Kindersley Vision	Homeward Bound - The Incredible Journey (VHS); Walt Disney Pictures Also available in DVD format

For Children

The Little Prince; Antoine de Saint-Exupery An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life.
In the Night Kitchen; Maurice Sendak	Angels: poems; Eloise Greenfield [Out of Print]
William Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream; Retold by Bruce Coville	Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge; Mem Fox
Bonjour, Lonnie; Faith Ringgold	Dog Heaven; Cynthia Rylant

For Parents and Educators

Magic Trees of the Mind: How to Nurture Your Child's Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth Through Adolescence; Marian Diamond Supported by scientific research, this work provides background information and practical ideas for parents and teachers interested in sparking and stimulating the growing mind of children and teens.
Playwriting for Puppet Theatre; Jean M. Mattson	In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World; Virginia Hamilton
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales; Bruno Bettleheim	How the Animals Got Their Colors: Animal Myths from Around the World; Michael Rosen

For Children

The Shakespeare Stealer; Gary L. Blackwood
Jack Black & the Ship of Thieves; Carol Hughes Young Jack Black joins the maiden voyage of the world's largest airship, the Bellerophon, captained by his father. Once aloft, Jack overhears plans to sabotage the ship, but just before he's able to alert his father, Jack plummets overboard and falls (literally) onto a ship of thieves. A page-turner of an adventure-complete with a sea monster, a volcano, a quest to save the Bellerophon, and a host of unforgettable characters.
William Shakespeare & the Globe; Aliki	Shakespeare's London: A Guide to Shakespeare's London; Julie Ferris
Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits; Humphrey Carpenter Audio CD also available.	Bravo, Mr. William Shakespeare!; Marcia Williams
Shakespeare's Scribe; Gary Blackwood	Matida Bone; Karen Cushman
The Whipping Boy; Sid Fleischman	Oliver Twist; Charles Dickens
The Young Person's Guide to Shakespeare: With Performances on CD by the Royal Shakespeare Company; Anita Ganeri

For Parents and Educators

William Shakespeare: The Man Behind the Genius: A Biography; Anthony Holden William Shakespeare overcame unlikely beginnings, as a priest in training and a lowly actor, to become a preeminent poet and playwright. A spunky rags-to-riches biography that debunks the myths and pulls a few skeletons out of Shakespeare's closet
William Shakespeare (Biography); Carol Dommermuth-Costa	Life in the Elizabethan Theater (The Way People Live); Diane Yancey
Shakespeare: His Work and His World; Michael Rosen, Robert R. Ingpen (Illustrator)