These are the book titles the class recommended to the library for purchase:
A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, and Henry Cole
Beauty, by Robin McKinley
Beowulf, by Gareth Hinds (graphic novel)
Bringing Asha Home by Uma Krishnaswami
Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco
Crazy Mayonnaisy Mum, Julia Donaldson
Doctor Ouch by Korney Chukovsky
Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox [UK title Rainbow Opera]
Edgar Allan Poe's Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems, J. Patrick Lewis (Author), Michael Slack (Illustrator)
Johann Gutenberg and the Printing Press, by Kay M. Olson
Kids Can Cook: Vegetarian Recipes by Dorothy Bates and Suzanne Havala
Little Bird’s ABC by Piet Grobler
Maples in the Mist: Children's Poems from the Tang Dynasty, Jean Tseng (Illustrator), Mou-Sien Tseng (Illustrator), Minfong Ho(Translator)
Mirror Mirror, by Gregory Maguire
My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou
Sam Stern's Student Cookbook: Survive in Style on a Budget, by Sam Stern and Susan Stern
Something Happened And I'm Scared To Tell: A Book For Young Victims Of Abuse, by Patricia Kehoe, Illustrator Carol Deach
Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
The Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara
The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base
The International Cookbook for Kids by Matthew Locricchio
The Rose and the Beast, by Francesca Lia Block
The Secret Diary of the World's Worst Cook by Subhadra Sen Gupta
The Sissy Duckling by Harvey Fierstein
Three Kingdoms: Russian Folk Tales by Alexander Afanasiev
Where the Sidewalk Ends, Shel Silverstein