Judy Blume: Freckly Juice Matt Christopher: The Lucky Baseball Bat, Centerfield Ballhawk, The Hit-Away Kid, The Spy on First Base Ruth Stiles Gannett: My Father's Dragon (3 book series) Patricia Reilly Giff: Kid of the Polk Street School (series), A Polk Street Special (series), The Polka Dot Private Eye (series) Arnold Lobel: Frog and Toad (series) James Marshall: Four on the Shore, Fox (series), Three by the Sea, Three up a Tree, Troll Country Mary Pope Osborne: The Magic Tree House (series) Peggy Parish: Amelia Badelia (series) Jean Van Leeuwen: Oliver / Amanda Pig (series), Morris and Boris (series) The Bank Street Readers: Levels 1-4 I Can Read Books, Step into Reading Step Up Nature Books: Animals Do the Strangest Things, Birds Do the Strangest Things, Fish Do the Strangest Things, Insects Do the Strangest Things, Prehistoric Monsters Did the Strangest Things, Reptiles Do the Strangest Things Stepping Stone Books: Series of Books (eg. A to Z Mysteries)