READING WEDNESDAYS

IMAGINATION

ONCE UPON A DRAGON’S FIRE, Beatrice Blue. When two kids set off to save their village from the terrible dragon, they discover that the beast is more friend than foe.

THE HIDEOUT, Susanna Mattiangeli / Felicita Sala. When Hannah gets lost in her imagination she is transported to a hidden place inside the brambles at the nearby park. But can she find her way back out?

THE WIZARD OF OZ, L. Frank Baum / Élodie Coudray. First printed in France. When a powerful cyclone sweeps away Dorothy and her dog Toto to the Land of Oz, they must travel to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard of Oz to help them get back home.

GROBBLECHOPS, Elizabeth Laird / Jenny Lucander. Based on a tale from Masnavi by Rumi, a thirteenth century poet, philosopher, and Sufi mystic. A boy learns to conquer his bedtime fears and make a new friend.

MISS TURIE’S MAGIC CREATURES, Joy Keller / Richard Watson. Miss Turie’s shop has all the magical creatures, which one is right for you?

THE TROUBLE WITH TIME TRAVEL, Stephen W. Martin / Cornelia Li. When Max breaks a vase she builds a time machine to travel to the past to change the future but it only makes things worse.

POPPY PICKLE: A LITTLE GIRL WITH A BIG IMAGINATION, Emma Yarlett. Poppy has the most extraordinary imagination but when it gets completely out of control she finds herself in a pickle.