CONNECTICUT BOOK LIST

State Figure - When Jackie Robinson retires from baseball and moves his family to Connecticut, the beautiful lake on their property is the center of everyone's fun.

Set in the State - A family crosses a river on a ferryboat and observes how the ferry operates.

State Figure - Noah Webster was a bookish Connecticut farm boy who became obsessed with uniting America through language.

State Author - Chapter Book for Ages 6+ - Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are brothers and sisters. They're orphans too, and the only way they can stay together is to make it on their own.

State Author - The animals are coming out of their homes, buds are blooming on the trees, and the air smells of honeysuckles and tree bark. Sophie Mouse can’t wait to go back to school after the long winter break.

Set in the State - Chapter Book for Ages 6+ - Even the most ordinary Moffat day is packed with extraordinary fun. Only a Moffat could get locked in a bread box all afternoon, or dance with a dog in front of the whole town, or hitch a ride on a boxcar during kindergarten recess.

Set in the State - Jonathan Toomey is the best woodcarver in the valley, but he is always alone and never smiles. No one knows about the mementos of his lost wife and child that he keeps in an unopened drawer.

Set in the State - Chapter Book for Ages 6+ - Wanda Petronski is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. She claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn’t.

Set in the State - Together, the words and pictures offer the promise of renewal that can be found in our lives—snowflakes fall, and return again as raindrops so that flowers can grow.

Set in the State - Chapter Book for Ages 5+ - In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for their family. “Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble,” her mother had said, but Sarah found that it was not always easy to feel brave inside.

State History - Mentions evolution - From its Revolutionary War figures such as Nathan Hale to its captains of industry and invention, N is for Nutmeg entertains as it informs readers on the history and geography, facts and folklore of Connecticut.

Set in the State - In finding this new source of nourishment a native boy named Rides the Wind, is able to help his people through a harsh winter.