A bear called Paddington by Michael Bond - Ordinary things -- like having a bath, travelling underground or going to the seaside become quite extraordinary, if a bear called Paddington is involved

Ramona forever by Beverly Cleary - Ramona's year in third grade is highlighted by the arrival of Howie's rich uncle, a change in her after-school situation, a surprise wedding, a death and a new arrival in the family, and her father's getting a job

The legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer - When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother are surprised at how things turn out

The whipping boy by Sid Fleischman - A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws

My father's dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett - A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island

Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin - Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two children with kind hands

Sarah, plain and tall by Patricia MacLachlan - When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay

The doll people by Ann M. Martin - A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor

Sideways stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar - Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story

The ink drinker by Éric Sanvoisin - A boy who hates books discovers an ink-drinking vampire in his father's bookshop and follows him to his underground vault