Illustrator: Quentin Blake

Publisher: Puffin Books

Year of Publication: 1982

Summary and Annotation: 

A friendly giant is known as The BFG (The Big Friendly Giant) who collects and gives good dreams to children. An orphan named Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant. The Big Friendly Giant has lived amongst other giants his whole life. Unlike the other giants, he is extremely against eating human beings. Together, The BFG and Sophie, with help from the Queen of England, help to rid the world of the child-eating giants.

This book is very interesting. Roald Dahl's The BFG is a very creative book, it teaches kindness, compassion, empathy, and emphasizes celebrating and loving our differences. Children who have read and watched it will surely be amazed at the events and outcomes of this story.

Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Year of Publication: 1952

Summary and Annotation:
Pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur such as "Some Pig" in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live. Charlotte is a barn spider who lives on a web above Wilbur's pigpen. She becomes like a mother to lonely Wilbur, telling him stories and singing to him, and teaching him about life and the loyalty of friendship.

This story will be enjoyed by adults, especially children. Children who read this story will learn how to make friends regardless of the state of life and physical appearance. They will learn to make friends, be kind to others, and be united. Like Charlotte and Wilbur are uniquely different in physical appearance, but they become friends.

Publisher: World Publishing Company
Year of Publication: 1969

Summary and Annotation:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a story about a small caterpillar who emerges from an egg and begins eating everything in sight. After six days of eating fruits, sweets, and junk food, he gets a stomach ache. On the seventh day, the caterpillar eats a nice leaf and feels much better. Finally, it is no longer hungry and no longer small. The big, fat caterpillar builds a cocoon around himself and finally emerges as a beautiful butterfly.
This story shows self-control, well-being and happiness, and growth and change. The Very Hungry Caterpillar' is a great book for babies and young children because it's short and colorful with lots of repetition and rhythmic language.

Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney

Publisher: Morrow Junior Books.

Year of Publication: 1843

Summary and Annotation:
A duckling who when hatched along with his brothers and sisters, is ridiculed and ostracized because they perceive him as ugly. He wanders alone through the fall and winter and suffers from fear, loneliness, and sadness. In the spring he flies away from the marsh and meets up with a group of swans, and realizes that he too has become a beautiful swan.
The story is it shows acceptance of what you have. The ugly duckling did not despair and he found happiness. There are many lessons to be learned. Like the ugly duckling that is widely rejected and abused by others in the animal kingdom for not looking like the other ducks but eventually, he found where he belonged and accepted.

Publisher: Macmillan

Year of Publication: 1894

Summary and Annotation:
An Indian boy named Mowgli, who is raised by wolves and learns self-sufficiency and wisdom from the jungle animals. Mowgli tries to live a peaceful life with other humans but is too wild for them and too human for the wolves. Eventually, Mowgli finds a home in the jungle with a pack of his own. 

In this story, there are many twists and lessons to be learned. Teaches how to lead a simple and happy life. The colorful pictures in the story give more vitality to this story and the children will enjoy it more. 

Illustrator: Florence Graham 

Publisher: George H. Doran Company

Year of Publication: 1922

Summary and Annotation:
The story of a stuffed rabbit's desire to become real through the love of his owner. Waiting for the day when the Boy will choose him as a playmate. In time, the shy Rabbit befriends the tattered Skin Horse, the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys to be made real through the love of a human.

In this story, as time goes on things become more curious, and sure children will be more interested in reading the story. There are unpredictable events in the story that became the bridge to make this story beautiful.

Illustrator: Louis Slobodkin 

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace

Year of Publication: 1944

Summary and Annotation:
The story of the book is about an innocent girl named Wanda Petronski and her experience of bullying in school. Wanda always claims for having one hundred dresses. Her classmates always made fun of her. As her claim was in contradiction to the fact that she always came to school wearing the same dress. The truth about her hundred dresses was revealed when she submitted her hundred different drawings in a drawing competition. They were the same hundred dresses that she used to describe often. All of those dresses were extremely beautiful.

In the story, it is still better to be kind to each other and avoid discriminating against each other if possible. The content of the story is beautiful and worth it to have the children read it. The pictures are colorful, enticing to look at and read.

Publisher: Harper & Row

Year of Publication: 1964

Summary and Annotation:
The book follows the lives of an apple tree and a boy, who develop a relationship with one another. The tree is very giving and the boy evolves into a taking teenager, a middle-aged man, and finally an elderly man. Despite the fact that the boy ages in the story, the tree addresses the boy as a boy his entire life.
The story shows how the boy became selfish and didn’t mind the condition of his tree friend even though he got everything he wanted with it. Though the man realized he was wrong so he became good to his tree friend.

Publisher: Geoffrey Bles

Year of Publication: 1950

Summary and Annotation:
During the World War II bombings of London, four English siblings are sent to a country house where they will be safe. One day Lucy finds a wardrobe that transports her to a magical world called Narnia. After coming back, she soon returns to Narnia with her brothers, Peter and Edmund, and her sister, Susan. There they join the magical lion, Aslan, in the fight against the evil White Witch, Jadis.
This story, represented various characters, humans, and animals. There is a lot to learn in this story about how to be honesty and integrity, forgiveness, courage, and self-sacrifice. In life, it is better to resist than to be cowardly and useless.

Illustrator: Erin E. Stead
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Year of Publication: 2010

Summary and Annotation:
A Sick Day for Amos McGee is a cute story about a group of kindly animals that come to the aid of their sick zookeeper. Amos, the zookeeper, arrives early at the zoo every single morning so that he has time to give each animal in-depth personal care. When he falls ill, these animals return the favor by traveling to his house in order to help him become well again through preparing food, keeping his feet warm, and providing medical care.

The simple make it easy and interesting for children to read the book. Amos always makes time to take care of the animals at the zoo, despite having a lot of work to do. This is how Amos shows concern and love for animals.