CCBC Choices 2024 -- Primary School (ages 5-8)

The Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison compiles a yearly list of excellent books for young readers.
 

Showing 1 - 2 of 2  There are a total of 151 valid entries on the list.

1. Elf dog & owl head

Book cover for Elf dog & owl head.
Author:
Anderson, M. T.
Notes:
Fiction for Children;8-11
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, Hoopla eAudiobook, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
Quarantined with his family as a global plague ravages the world, Clay retreats to the woods where he meets a special little dog who leads him on surreal adventures where choosing the wrong path could cause them both to lose their way forever.

2. The puppets of Spelhorst

Book cover for The puppets of Spelhorst.
Author:
DiCamillo, Kate
Series:
Norendy tales volume 1.
Notes:
Fiction for Children;7-10
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook, Playaway
Description:
"Five puppets confront circumstances beyond their control with patience, cunning, and high spirits ... Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by...