Anne Arundel County public schools suggest this reading list for third-graders. Resolve to check them out in 1999.

"A Chair for My Mother,"

by Vera B. Williams

"The Day of Ahmed's Secret,"

by Florence Parry Heide

"Emily," by Michael Bedard

"Evan's Corner,"

by Elizabeth Starr Hill

"George and Martha,"

by James Marshall

"Koko's Story,"

by Francine Patterson

"Love You Forever,"

by Robert N. Munsch

"The Mud Pony,"

by Caron Lee Cohen

"Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale," by John L. Steptoe

"The New Kid on the Block,"

by Jack Prelutsky

"Song and Dance Man,"

by Karen Ackerman

"Nice New Neighbor,"

by Franz Brandenberg

"Through Grandpa's Eyes,"

by Patricia MacLachlan

"Where's Waldo?"

by Martin Handford

"Words in Our Hands,"

by Ada B. Litchfield