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childhood discovery

Books about childhood discovery for readers of all ages.

Cover of Stone Lion

Stone Lion

Margaret Wild, Ritva Voutila

Ages 3–8observationwonder

Cover of Zeek Silvermoon

Zeek Silvermoon

Amy Ehrlich

Ages 3–7adventureimagination

Cover of Penny goes to the movies

Penny goes to the movies

Harriet Ziefert

Ages 4–8adventurenew experiences

Cover of Dixie

Dixie

Sarah McConnell

Ages 2–6animalsperformance

Cover of The country adventure

The country adventure

Siobhán Parkinson

Ages 7–11farm lifeadventure

Cover of Magic or Not (Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classic)

Magic or Not (Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classic)

Edward Eager

Ages 9–12magic and wonderfriendship

Cover of Johnnie's Adventure

Johnnie's Adventure

Suzanne Simon Dietz, Kristen Raimondi, BeauDesigns

Ages 4–9farm lifeadventure