Cathy East: 11 books

The bittersweet saga of the handsome colt that is wrenched from a happy country home and almost worked to death as a London cab horse is adapted for easy reading. Large type, short chapters, and expressive art make this a must for all animal lovers.  

Sara Crewe is a student at Miss Minchin’s fancy boarding school. She has the very best of everything. But when her rich father dies, she’s left without a penny. Now Sara lives in the school’s cold attic and works for crusts of bread. With some help from a secret friend and a touch of magic,...

Considered a masterpiece since its first appearance on stage in 1904, Peter Pan is J. M. Barrie’s most famous work and arguably the greatest of all children’s stories. While it is a wonderful fantasy for the young, Peter Pan*,* particularly in the novel form Barrie published in 1911, says something...

When the Littlest Angel sits on clouds with her family, they explain that on Christmas Eve all of the angels give the world something special for Christmas. Her sister Angelina gives the gift of music. Her cousin Dawn gives the gift of Christmas lights. Fiona gives holiday treats, and Olivia gives...

Little Roy lives on a ranch. He can rope like a cowboy, and round up strays like a cowboy. But will he ever learn to "ride" a two-wheeler that is? This is a funny and very easy-to-read "yarn" for any young reader who dreams of the Wild West.

Savage killers or angered victims? Shark Attack tells readers the truth about the most feared creatures in the sea while exploring the anatomy of the shark and touching on different breeds including tiger sharks, bull sharks, and the most feared in the sea--the great white. Level 3 DK Readers...

The Clone Wars: Masters of the Force teaches young readers all about the Jedi and their astounding abilities in this out-of-this-world story. DK's Star Wars Readers help kids learn to read while enjoying the stories and characters from the blockbuster movies. Packed with full-color photographs...

A young bug takes a buggy bath, collects his teddy bug, gets a buggy hug from Mama Bug, and snuggles into his tissue-box bed. But he is soon startled by the appearance of a big moving creature! What could it be?

While studying the tough, seafaring life of a pirate at P.S. 1, two young pirates discover buried treasure at the same time, and the amusing results are observed by everyone.

It was Christmas Eve, and all of the elves and Santa Claus were excited to get all of the toys ready to deliver to children around the world. But, Santa had one last chore to do. He wanted to give little presents to all of the animals in the forest, including Barney Bear who was asleep in his cave....

Black Beauty, published in 1877 and set in Victorian London, was Anna Sewell?s only novel. Yet it has remained a classic for 140 years. Now the beloved story of Black Beauty is retold for beginning readers with full-color illustrations on every page.