Books like Camp Tiger
By Susan Choi
For the kid who's about to take some big step — a new grade, a new independence — and needs to know that growing up can feel like an adventure instead of a loss. Quiet, dreamlike, a little wild at the edges — the hush of woods at dusk with something magical moving through them.
A poor washerwoman on the island of Martinique uses her mother's magic wand to help her beloved goddaughter Cendrillon win the heart of a rich man's son.
On a moonlit night, a childless couple discovers a dozen tiny babies scattered in a meadow after a magical moonshower, and takes them in to raise as their own.
On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a mysterious train bound for the North Pole, where Santa Claus himself will present one child with the first gift of Christmas.
A girl who loves gorillas longs for her too-busy father to take her to see one, until the night before her birthday brings an extraordinary, moonlit visitor.
A spider sets off on a dangerous journey and is rescued in turn by his six sons — then faces a puzzle: which son deserves the glowing reward he found?
An old farmer naps on Christmas Eve worrying about snowless skies, then dreams a snowstorm blankets him and his five animals — and wakes to find it really happened.
A poem-wish spoken over a growing girl, asking that she be shielded from nightmares at three, false friends at fifteen, and given clear sight and courage for whatever roads lie ahead.
A little star loves the giant Mooncake she bakes with her mama in the sky, and though she's told to wait, she can't resist sneaking nibble after nibble.
A servant girl in her own home dreams of attending the royal ball, until a fairy godmother's magic gives her a gown, a coach, and one midnight deadline.
With a baby on her hip and laundry still waiting, a no-nonsense creator demands light and dark, earth and sky, and every living creature into being — then sits back satisfied with what she's made.
A nature-loving little girl grows up alongside the maple tree her parents planted in her honor, until a new baby sister arrives and needs some of that same loving attention.
A stuffed toy rabbit longs to become Real through the love of the boy who owns him, even as he grows shabbier and worn — until the fear of being thrown away threatens everything.
