January+14

1.   In this story by Roald Dahl, the Gregg family likes to hunt and kill animals. But one day while they are out hunting the girl next door turns them into birds and they learn to respect animal life. What is the title of this book? (//The Magic Finger//)

2.  Taro Yoshima wrote a story about a shy little boy, called Chibi, who is teased by his school mates for being different. This children’s classic won the Caldecott award in 1956! What is the title of this book? (//Crow Boy//) 3.  In this Newbery Award winning book, Betsy Byars tells the story of a young girl who goes in search of her mentally retarded brother. What is the title of the book? (//The Summer of the Swans//) 4.  What boy reporter celebrated his 80th birthday last Saturday? (//Tintin//) 5.  Name two of the March girls from Louisa May Alcott’s classic story, Little Women. //(Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy)// 6.  In the Hans Christian Anderson tale of ‘The Princess and the Pea’, where is the pea placed to test if the princess is a true princess or not? //(under her mattress)// 7.  In the book Mr Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater, what is the name of the penguin who was sent by Admiral Drake to Mr Popper and lived in the icebox of his house? //(Captain Cook)// 8.  In this classic book, a girl called Velvet Brown dreams of training her horse to be a champion steeplechaser and to enter and win the Grand National, one of the most famous steeplechase races in the world. What is the name of the book and the author? //(National Velvet by Enid Bagnold)// 9.  What are the names of the three Barrie children in the children’s classic story ‘Pater Pan’ by JM Barrie? //(Wendy, John and Michael)//

10.    This author is a virtuoso at creating children’s picture books. His most popular book has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 47 languages and sold over 29 million. The clue to the author and the title of the book are in the verb **//eaten//**. //(Eric Carle – The Very Hungry Caterpillar//)

11.  Chris Van Allsburg wrote about a magical train ride on Christmas Eve that takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus. What is the title of this picture book? (//The Polar Express//) 12.  This book is about a boy who is a mischievous mastermind and a trickster. He escapes punishment many times by his tricks and charms, such as persuading his friends to whitewash a long fence for him. His main doings are racing bugs, impressing girls with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, finding treasure, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River. What is the title of this classic and who wrote it? (//The adventures of Tom Sawyer – Mark Twain//) 13.  What famous story contains a character called Ebenezer Scrooge? Who is the writer? //(A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens//) 14.  Ian Fleming was famous for his James Bond stories. However, he also wrote a children’s story about two children who persuade their father, an inventor, to purchase and restore an old car which turns out to have magical powers. Title please. (//Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Magical Car//) 15.  What is the full name (name and family name) of Ramona’s older sister in the Beverly Cleary series about Ramona and her family? //(Beezus Quimby)// 16.  In the book ‘One Hundred Dresses’ by Eleanor Estes, the main character, Wanda, tells her class mates in school that she has a hundred dresses at home in different colors and all in silk and velvet. Why does her father take her away from the school? //(It is not true, she has no friends at the school, she is a poor Polish immigrant and she only has one dress that she wears every day)// 17.  In the book Chicken Little by Stephen Kellog, who eats the chicken at the end of the story? //(Foxy Loxy)// 18.  In what book would we find a character called Toto? (//The Wizard of Oz//) Bonus point: who wrote this book? (//Frank L. Baum//) 19.  Who was the author of these famous titles//: Treasure Island// and //Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde//? (//Robert Louis Stevenson)// 20.  Sir Walter Scott wrote about the adventures of an imaginary English knight. Other characters in the book are King Richard, Lady Rowena, Robin Hood and Friar Tuck. (//Ivanhoe//)