TD Summer Reading Club 2008
13. Booklists
TD Summer Reading Club 2008
Laugh Out Loud Picture Books Bailey, Linda. Illus. Bill Slavin
*Stanley’s Wild Ride
Barrett, Judi. Illus. Ron Barrett
Animals Should Definitely not Wear Clothing
Bruel, Nick. Text and illus.
Who is Melvin Bubble?
Bryan, Sean. Illus. Tom Murphy
A Boy and His Bunny
Cole, Joanna and Stephanie Calmenson. Illus. Alan Tiegreen.
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Cronin, Doreen. Illus. Betsy Lewin
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
Donaldson, Julia. Illus. Nick Sharratt
Hippo Has a Hat
Fitch, Sheree. Illus. Marc Mongeau
*There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen
Gilman, Phoebe. Text and illus.
*The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs
Grossman, Bill. Illus. Kevin Hawkes
My Little Sister Ate One Hare
Himmelman, John. Text and illus.
Chickens to the Rescue
Lesynski, Loris. Text and illus.
*Catmagic
Low, Alice. Illus. Laura Huliska-Beith
Aunt Lucy Went to Buy a Hat
Munsch, Robert. Illus. Michael Martchenko
*Andrew’s Loose Tooth
Munsch, Robert. Illus. Hélène Desputeaux
*Purple, Green and Yellow
Reid, Barbara. Text and illus.
*The Golden Goose
Richardson, Bill. Illus. Cynthia Nugent
*The Aunts Come Marching
Sierra, Judy. Illus. Marc Brown
Wild About Books
Slavin, Bill. Text and illus.
*The Cat Came Back: A Traditional Song
Slobodkina, Esphyr. Text and illus.
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
Watt, Mélanie. Text and illus.
*Scaredy Squirrel 208
Weeks, Sarah. Illus. Nadine Bernard Westcott Oh My Gosh, Mrs. McNosh! Willems, Mo. Text and illus.
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Williams, Suzanne. Illus. Suzanne Watts
Ten Naughty Little Monkeys
Wood, Audrey. Text and illus.
Silly Sally
*=Canadian (Text in parentheses)= collection or series
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TD Summer Reading Club 2008 Laugh Out Loud Advanced Picture Books Allard, Harry G. Illus. James Marshall
The Stupids Have a Ball
Bailey, Linda. Illus. Bill Slavin
* The Farm Team
Bedard, Michael. Text and illus.
* Sitting Ducks
Breathed, Berkeley. Text and illus.
Mars Needs Moms!
Child, Lauren. Text and illus.
What Planet Are You from, Clarice Bean?
Handford, Martin. Text and illus.
Where’s Waldo?
Jeffers, Oliver. Text and illus.
The Incredible Book Eating Boy
Jones, Ursula. Illus. Russell Ayto
The Witch’s Children
Kotzwinkle, William and Glenn Murray. Illus. Audrey Colman
Walter the Farting Dog
O’Malley, Kevin. Text and illus.
Velcome
Pinkwater, Daniel Manus. IIlus. Jill Pinkwater
Bad Bear Detectives: An Irving and Muktuk Story
Slater, David Michael. Illus. Steve Cowden
* Cheese Louise
Sydor, Colleen. IIlus. Pascale Constantin
* Camilla Chameleon
Timberlake, Amy. Illus. Adam Rex
The Dirty Cowboy
Willis, Jeanne. Illus. Tony Ross
Dr. Xargle’s Book of Earth Relations
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TD Summer Reading Club 2008 Laugh Out Loud Beginning Readers Bingham, Deanne Lee. Illus. Kim LaFave
*Andrew, Catch that Cat! (A First Flight Reader. Level Three)
Cazet, Denys. Text and illus.
Elvis the Rooster Almost Goes to Heaven (I Can Read Book)
Cazet, Denys. Text and illus.
Minnie and Moo and the Potato from Planet X (I Can Read Book)
Cole, Joanna and Stephanie Calmenson, ed.
Ready… Set…Read-- and Laugh!: A Funny Treasury for Beginning Readers
Copeland, Cynthia L. and Alexandra P. Lewis Funny Faces, Wacky Wings, and Other Silly Big Bird Things (Silly Millies) Danziger, Paula. Illus. Tony Ross
It’s Justin Time, Amber Brown (A is for Amber)
Edwards, Frank B. Illus. John Bianchi
* Is the Spaghetti Ready? (New Reader)
Gilmore, Rachna. Illus. John Mardon
* Ellen’s Terrible TV Troubles (A First Flight Reader. Level Three)
Hoff, Syd. Text and illus.
Sammy the Seal
Howe, James. Illus. Jeff Mack
The Vampire Bunny (Bunnicula and Friends. Ready to Read. Level 3)
Howe, James. Illus. Marie-Louise Gay
* Houndsley and Catina and the Birthday Surprise
Jinkins, Jim. Text and illus.
Pinky Dinky Doo: Think Pink! (Step Into Reading. Step 3)
Morgan, Allen. Illus. Michael Martchenko
* Matthew and the Midnight Pirates (A First Flight Reader. Level Three)
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Rylant, Cynthia. Illus. Carolyn Bracken (in the style of Suşie Stevenson)
Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch: The Twenty-Fourth Book of Their Adventures.
Sadler, Marilyn. Illus. Roger Bollen
P.J. Funnybunny’s Bag of Tricks (Ready to Read. Level 2)
Schwartz, Alvin. Illus. Karen Ann Weinhaus
There is a Carrot in My Ear and Other Noodle Tales (I Can Read)
Seuss, Dr. Text and illus.
Fox in Socks (I Can Read It All By Myself)
Weeks, Sarah. Illus. Jane K. Manning
Baa-Choo! (I Can Read)
Willems, Mo. Text and illus.
Today I Will Fly! (Elephant and Piggie)
*=Canadian (Text in parentheses)= collection or series
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TD Summer Reading Club 2008 Laugh Out Loud Easy Readers Birney, Betty G.
The World According to Humphrey
Blume, Judy. Illus. James Stevenson
Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One
Brown, Jeff. Illus. Scott Nash
Stanley, Flat Again
Bunting, Eve
Nasty, Stinky Sneakers
Cleary, Beverly Illus. Alan Tiegreen
Ramona’s World
Clements, Andrew. Illus. Brian Selznick
Frindle
Colfer, Eoin. Illus. Glenn McCoy
The Legend of Spud Murphy
Doyle, Roddy. Illus. Brian Ajhar
The Giggler Treatment
Fleischman, Sid. Illus. Quentin Blake
Here Comes McBroom!: Three More Tall Tales
Hale, Bruce. Text and illus.
Trouble is My Beeswax: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko, Private Eye (A Chet Gecko Mystery)
Jocelyn, Marthe. Illus. Abby Carter
* The Invisible Enemy
Kyi, Tanya Lloyd. Illus. Martha Newbigging
* Jared Lester, Fifth Grade Jester
Lowry, Lois. Illus. Middy Thomas
Gooney the Fabulous
Parish, Herman. Illus. Lynn Sweat
Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm
Pennypacker, Sara. Illus. Marla Frazee
Clementine
Pilkey, Dav. Text and illus.
Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People: The Eighth Epic Novel
Pinkwater, Daniel. Illus. Tony Auth
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Richler, Mordecai. Illus. Norman Eyolfson
*Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur 213
Sachar, Louis. Illus. Amy Wummer
Marvin Redpost: A Flying Birthday Cake? (Marvin Redpost)
Scieszka, Jon. Illus. Lane Smith
Summer Reading is Killing Me! (TheTime Warp Trio)
Smith, Robert Kimmel. Illus. Gioia Fiammenghi Chocolate Fever *=Canadian (Text in parentheses)= collection or series
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TD Summer Reading Club 2008 Laugh Out Loud Fiction 9–12 Years Old Atwater, Richard and Florence Atwater. Illus. Robert Lawson
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Blume, Judy
Superfudge
Dahl, Roald
George’s Marvelous Medicine
Dahl, Roald
Matilda
Gay, Marie-Louise and David Homel
* Travels with My Family
Horvath, Polly
* The Canning Season
Horvath, Polly
* The Pepins and Their Problems
Klise, Kate. Illus. M. Sarah Klise
Regarding the Bathrooms: A Privy to the Past
Korman, Gordon
* Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America
Korman, Gordon
* Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall
Levy, Elizabeth
My Life as a Fifth-Grade Comedian
Pinkwater, Daniel. Illus. Jill Pinkwater
The Artsy Smartsy Club
Pratchett, Terry
The Wee Free Men
Rockwell, Thomas
How to Eat Fried Worms
Sachar, Louis
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
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TD Summer Reading Club 2008 Laugh Out Loud Non-fiction
Arnold, Nick. Illus. Tony De Saulles
Really Rotten Experiments
Artell, Mike. Text and illus.
Funny Cartooning for Kids
Bathroom Readers' Institute
Uncle John's Did You Know...?: Bathroom Reader for Kids Only!
Becker, Helaine. Illus. Claudia Dávila
*Funny Business: Clowning Around, Practical Jokes, Cool Comedy, Cartooning, and More…
Berkowitz, Jacob. Illus. Steve Mack
*Jurassic Poop: What Dinosaurs (and Others) Left Behind
Bowers, Vivien. Illus. Dianne Eastman
*Only in Canada!: From the Colossal to the Kooky (Wow Canada!)
Branzei, Sylvia. Illus. Jack Keely
Grossology
Bull, Jane
The Magic Book
Deary, Terry. Illus. Martin Brown
The Wicked History of the World: History with the Nasty Bits Left In! (Horrible Histories)
George, Jean Craighead. Text and illus.
The Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets
Jenkins, Patrick. Text and illus.
*Flipbook Animation and Other Ways to Make Cartoons Move
Katz, Alan. Illus. David Catrow
Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs
Lansky, Bruce. Illus. Stephen Carpenter
Oh My Darling Porcupine: And Other Silly Sing-a-long Songs
Lederer, Richard. Illus. Dave Morice
Pun and Games : Jokes, Riddles, Daffynitions, Tairy Fales, Rhymes, and More Word Play for Kids 216
Leno, Jay. Illus. S. B. Whitehead
How to Be the Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World (Or Just in Your Class)
Lightfoot, Marge. Text and illus.
*Cartooning for Kids
Mowat, Farley. Illus. Paul Galdone
*The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
Packard, Mary
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Perkins, Catherine
The Most Excellent Book of How to be a Clown with Easy Step-by-Step Instructions for a Brilliant Performance
Skrepcinski, Denice, Melissa Stock and Lois Lyles. Illus. Yayo
Silly Celebrations!: Activities for the Strangest Holidays You’ve Never Heard Of
Spencer, Bev. Illus. Steve Attoe
*You Can’t Do That in Canada!: Crazy Laws from Coast to Coast
Stanbridge, Joanne. Illus. Bill Dickson
* Famous Dead Canadians
Steig, William. Text and illus.
C D B!
Szpirglas, Jeff. Illus. Dave Whamond
*They Did What?!: Your Guide to Weird & Wacky Things People Do
Wisniewski, David. Text and illus.
The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups
*=Canadian (Text in parentheses)= collection or series
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TD Summer Reading Club 2008 Laugh Out Loud Jokes, Riddles & Tongue Twisters Brewer, Paul. Text and illus.
You Must Be Joking, Two! Even Cooler Jokes, plus 11 ½ Tips for Laughing Yourself into Your Own Stand-up Comedy Routine
Freymann, Saxton, et al.
Knock, Knock!
Friedman, Sharon, et al. Illus. Brian Gable
Grin and Bear It: Zoo Jokes to Make You Roar (Make Me Laugh)
Grambs, Alison. Illus. Steve Harpster
Nutty Names Knock-Knocks (Giggle Fit)
Hall, Katy and Lisa Eisenberg. Illus. Renée Andriani
Stinky Riddles (Dial Easy-toRead. Level 3)
Helmer, Marilyn. Illus. Eric Parker
*Yucky Riddles (Kids Can Read Alone. Level 3)
Helmer, Marilyn. Illus. Eric Parker
*Yummy Riddles (Kids Can Read Alone. Level 3)
Hershkowitz, Howard. Illus. Bill Dickson
*101 Canadian Jokes
Hills, Tad
Knock, Knock! Who’s There? (My First Book of Knock-Knock Jokes)
Horsfall, Jacqueline. Illus. Steve Harpster
Bug Jokes (Giggle Fit)
Keller, Charles. Illus. Jeff Sinclair
*Kids’ Funniest Knock-Knocks
Pellowski, Michael J. Illus. Jackie Snider
Wild & Wacky Pet Jokes & Riddles
Peterson, Scott K., et al. Illus. Brian Gable
Let The Fun Begin: Wacky What- Do-YouGet-Jokes, Playful Puns and More
Rosenberg, Pam. Illus. Patrick Girouard
Tongue Twisters (Laughing Matters)
Schultz, Sam. Illus. Brian Gable
Animal Antics: The Beast Jokes Ever! (Make Me Laugh)
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Thomas, Lyn. Illus. Dianne Eastman
* Ha! Ha! Ha! 1,000+ Jokes, Riddles, Facts, and More
*=Canadian (Text in parentheses)= collection or series
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TD Summer Reading Club 2008 Laugh Out Loud Poetry Ashman, Linda. Illus. David Small
The Essential Worldwide Monster Guide
Booth, David. Illus. Maryann Kovalski
*Doctor Knickerbocker and Other Rhymes: A Canadian Collection
Brown, Marc. Text and illus.
Scared Silly!: A Book for the Brave
Cole, Joanna. Illus. Alan Tiegreen
Anna Banana: 101 Jump-Rope Rhymes
Corbett, Pie
Stuff and Nonsense (Adventures in Literacy. Start Writing Poetry)
Dahl, Roald. Illus. Quentin Blake
Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes
Florian, Douglas. Text and illus.
Laugh-eteria
Lansky, Bruce. Illus. Stephen Carpenter
Rolling in the Aisles: A Collection of Laugh- Out-Loud Poems
Lear, Edward. Illus. Bee Willey
Nonsense Songs
Lee, Dennis. Illus. David McPhail
*Bubblegum Delicious: Poems
Lesynski, Loris. Text and illus.
*Dirty Dog Boogie
Lewis, J. Patrick. Illus. Simon Bartram
Once Upon a Tomb: Gravely Humorous Verses
Nash, Ogden. Illus. James Marshall
The Adventures of Isabel
Numeroff, Laura. Illus. Tim Bowers
Sometimes I Wonder if Poodles Like Noodles
McNaughton, Colin. Text and illus.
Wish You Were Here (And I Wasn’t): A Book of Poems and Pictures for GlobeTrotters
Philip, Neil. Illus. Claire Henley
Hot Potato: Mealtime Rhymes
Prelutsky, Jack. Illus. Marjorie Priceman
For Laughing Out Loud: Poems to Tickle Your Funnybone. 220
Prelutsky, Jack. Illus. James Stevenson
The New Kid on the Block: Poems
Rex, Adam. Text and illus.
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich
Rosen, Michael. Illus. Quentin Blake
Don’t Put Mustard in the Custard
Sierra, Judy. Illus. Jack E. Davis
Monster Goose
Silverstein, Shel. Text and illus.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Stevenson, James. Text and illus.
Corn Chowder
*=Canadian (Text in parentheses)= collection or series
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TD Summer Reading Club 2008 Laugh Out Loud Myths, Legends and Fractured Fairy Tales Atwood, Margaret. Illus. Maryann Kovalski
* Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut
Badoe, Adwoa. Illus. Baba Wagué Diakité
* The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stories
Becker, Helaine. Illus. Claudia Dávila
* Mother Goose Unplucked: Crazy Comics, Zany Activities, Nutty Facts, & Other Twisted Takes on Childhood Favorites
Child, Lauren. Text and illus.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book?
Davis, Virginia. Illus. Russ Willms
* Simply Ridiculous
Gilman, Phoebe. Text and illus.
* Something from Nothing: Adapted from a Jewish Folktale
Hartman, Bob. Illus.Tim Raglin
The Wolf Who Cried Boy
Jorisch, Stéphane. Text and illus.
* As for the Princess?: A Folktale from Quebec
Kimmel, Eric A. Illus. Janet Stevens
Anansi and the Talking Melon
Marshall, James. Text and illus.
Old Mother Hubbard and Her Wonderful Dog
McGovern, Ann. Illus. Simms Taback
Too Much Noise
Perlman, Janet. Text and illus.
* The Penguin and the Pea
Scieszka, Jon. Illus. Lane Smith
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Shepard, Aaron. Illus. Gary Clement
* One-eye! Two-eyes! Three-eyes!: A Very Grimm Fairy Tale
Taback, Simms
Kibitzers and Fools: Tales my Zayda Told Me
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Trivizas, Eugene. Illus. Helen Oxenbury
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
Uhlberg, Myron. Illus. Sonja Lamut
Lemuel, the Fool
Wilcox, Leah. Illus. Lydia Monks
Falling for Rapunzel
*=Canadian (Text in parentheses)= collection or series
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TD Summer Reading Club 2008 Laugh Out Loud Teen Cabot, Meg
The Princess Diaries
Fleischman, Paul
A Fate Totally Worse Than Death
Green, John
An Abundance of Katherines
Juby, Susan
*Alice, I Think
Korman, Gordon
*Son of the Mob
Limb, Sue
Girl, 15, Charming But Insane
Lubar, David
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
Moriarty, Jaclyn
Feeling Sorry for Celia
Rennison, Louise
Angus, Thongs and Full- Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
Strong, Jeremy. Illus. Matthew S. Armstrong
Stuff: The Life of a Cool Demented Dude
Tashjian, Janet
The Gospel According to Larry
Townsend, Sue
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ¾
Walsh, Marissa
A Field Guide to High School
Whytock, Cherry
My Cup Runneth Over: The Life of Angelica Cookson Potts
*=Canadian (Text in parentheses)= collection or series
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TD Summer Reading Club 2008 Laugh Out Loud DVDs & Videos Big Fat Liar Cars Chicken Run Finding Nemo Freaky Friday George of the Jungle Giggle, Giggle, Quack Home Alone Honey, I Shrunk the Kids *I Was a Rat Matilda * Max and the Easter Bunny (Max & Ruby) Over the Hedge Shrek Stuart Little *The Cat Came Back (Incredible Manitoba Animation Compilation) The Princess Bride *The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin (Children’s Favourites Compilation) Toy Story *Under the Umbrella Tree (Volumes 1 – 4) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 225
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