Reading Suggestions

Amazing Audio Books!

These suggestions are a great start if you've never listened to an audiobook - 50% Great Story, 50% Great Narrator!

Dragon riderby Funke, Cornelia Caroline.
The spiderwick chroniclesby DiTerlizzi, Tony.
Inkspellby Funke, Cornelia Caroline.
Tuesdays at the castleby George, Jessica Day,
The witch's boyby Barnhill, Kelly Regan.
The hidden oracleby Riordan, Rick,
Book Scavengerby Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss,
Peter and the Starcatchersby Barry, Dave.
Serafina and the black cloakby Beatty, Robert,
What we found in the sofa how it saved the worldby Clark, Henry,

Fantasy/ Science Fiction

Escape to another world.

The golden compassby Pullman, Philip,
Inkheartby Funke, Cornelia Caroline.
The lion, the witch, and the wardrobeby Lewis, C. S.
The bad beginningby Snicket, Lemony.
The city of Emberby DuPrau, Jeanne.
The lightning thiefby Riordan, Rick.
The girl who could flyby Forester, Victoria
The golden doorby Rodda, Emily.
Fablehavenby Mull, Brandon,
The Unwantedsby McMann, Lisa.
The apothecaryby Meloy, Maile.
The Boundlessby Oppel, Kenneth. ,
The forbidden libraryby Wexler, Django.
The Thickety : a path beginsby White, J. A.,
The glass sentenceby Grove, S. E.,
Monstrousby Connolly, MarcyKate,
The luck ugliesby Durham, Paul
The mark of the dragonflyby Johnson, Jaleigh.
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stoneby Rowling, J. K.
The girl who drank the moonby Barnhill, Kelly Regan,
The emerald atlasby Stephens, John.

Historical Fiction

Fiction

Esperanza risingby Ryan, Pam MuÂ©Å‚oz.
The birchbark houseby Erdrich, Louise.
One crazy summerby Williams-Garcia, Rita.
Sophia's warby Avi,
Inside out & back againby Lai, Thanhha.
The lions of Little Rockby Levine, Kristin
Stella by starlightby Draper, Sharon M.
The war that saved my lifeby Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker.
Paper wishesby Sepahban, Lois.
A night dividedby Nielsen, Jennifer A.
Wolf Hollow : a novelby Wolk, Lauren,
The bicycle spyby McDonough, Yona Zeldis,
The inquisitor's tale, or, The three magical children and their holy dogby Gidwitz, Adam,
Unboundby Burg, Ann E.,
Ahimsaby Kelkar, Supriya,
The night gardenby Horvath, Polly,
The night diaryby Hiranandani, Veera,
The book of Boyby Murdock, Catherine Gilbert,
Some kind of courageby Gemeinhart, Dan.
A slip of a girlby Giff, Patricia Reilly.

Going to School

Get ready for the first day of school.

I am not going to school today!by Harris, Robie H.
Mom, it's my first day of kindergarten!by Yum, Hyewon.
Chu's first day of schoolby Gaiman, Neil.
School's first day of schoolby Rex, Adam,
Sophie's squash go to schoolby Miller, Pat Zietlow,
Ming goes to schoolby Sullivan, Deirdre,
It's your first day of school, Busy Bus!by Shaffer, Jody Jensen,
Hello school!by Burris, Priscilla,
Bunny braves the dayby Bloom, Suzanne,
All welcome hereby Preller, James.
School is comingby Aubert, Dany.
The pigeon has to go to school!by Willems, Mo,

Adoption

Show the beauty of adoption to your young child

I love you like crazy cakesby Lewis, Rose A.
Jin Wooby Bunting, Eve,
We wanted youby Rosenberg, Liz.
The red blanketby Thomas, Eliza.
You're not my real mother!by Friedrich, Molly.
Forever fingerprintsby Eldridge, Sherrie.
I wished for youby Richmond, Marianne R.
Star of the Weekby Friedman, Darlene.
Real sisters pretendby Lambert, Megan Dowd,
Home at lastby Williams, Vera B.,
A most unusual dayby Mallery, Sydra,
Our subway babyby Mercurio, Peter.

New Baby

If you've a new baby in the house, try these books.

Brand-new baby bluesby Appelt, Kathi,
Pecan pie babyby Woodson, Jacqueline.
Here she is!by Leblanc, Catherine,
We just had a babyby Krensky, Stephen,
Monkey : not ready for the babyby Brown, Marc Tolon,
King Babyby Beaton, Kate,
We are brothers, we are friendsby Penfold, Alexandra,
Bobo and the new babyby Huang, Rebecca,
My brother the duckby Miller, Pat Zietlow.
The big sibling getawayby Leer, Korrie,

Early Chapter Books

Chapter books for the burgeoning reader

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Cam Jansen Series by David A. Adler
Cakes in space by Philip Reeve
Ellie McDoodle : have pen, will travel by Ruth Mcnally Barshaw
Ivy + Bean Series by Annie Barrows
Pigsticks and Harold and the incredible journey by Alex Milway
Minnie & Moo : hooves of fire by Denys Cazet
The trouble with chickens by Doreen Cronin
Magic Bone Series by Nancy Krulik
The story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems
Emma and the blue genie by Cornelia Caroline Funke
Bad Kitty; drawn to trouble by Nick Bruel
Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon
Supercat Series by Jeanne Willis

Popular Series for Grades 1 and 2

You'll want to read them all

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Biscuitby Alyssa Capucilli
The Adventures of Ottoby David Milgrim
Fancy Nancy (Easy readers)by Jane O'Connor
Elephant and Piggieby Mo Willems
Young Cam Jansenby David Adler
Mercy Watsonby Kate DiCamillo
The Princess in Blackby Shannon Hale
Pinkie and Rexby James Howe
Frog and Toadby Arthur lobel
Fly Guyby Tedd Arnold
Amelia Bedeliaby Peggy Parish
Nate the Greatby Marjorie Sharmat
Good Knight (Easy Readers)by Shelley Moore Thomas

Babies and Toddlers

Books for the youngest listeners

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Big fat hen by Keith Baker
Choo chooby Petr Horacek
Diggers go by Steve Light
Global Babies
Goodnight moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Here is the baby by Polly Kanevsky
I kissed the baby! by Mary Murphy
Llama Llama hoppity-hop by Anna Dewdney
Leo loves baby time by Anna McQuinn
My car by Byron Barton
My very first Mother Gooser
Ten little fingers and ten little toes by Mem Fox
This little piggy : lap songs, finger plays, clapping games, and pantomime rhymesby Jane Yolen
Time for bed by Mem Fox
Where's Spot? by Eric Hill

New Favorites

Books for the preschool set

Goodnight, Mr Pandaby Antony, Steve,
The love letterby Denise, Anika.
In a jarby Marcero, Deborah,
Strawby Rosenthal, Amy Krouse.
The bold, brave bunnyby Ferry, Beth.
Fire truck vs. dragonby Barton, Chris.
Old Rock (is not boring)by Pilutti, Deb,
Bathing in the forestby UyÃ¡, NÃvola,
This way, Charlieby Levis, Caron.
Chirri & Chirra : under the seaby Doi, Kaya,
Crocodiles need kisses tooby Colby, Rebecca,
Lone wolfby Kurpiel, Sarah,
My friend Earthby MacLachlan, Patricia.
Prairie daysby MacLachlan, Patricia.
Gustavo, the shy ghostby Drago, Flavia Z.,
If you come to Earthby Blackall, Sophie,
Some dinosaurs are smallby Voake, Charlotte,
A story for Small Bearby McGinty, Alice B.,
Sugar in milkby Umrigar, Thrity N.
Pete the cat : crayons rock!by Dean, Kim,

Scary Stories

When you are ready for a fright.

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The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
Doll bones by Holly Black
Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman
The graveyard book by Neil Gaiman
The ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn
The girl behind the glass by Jan Kelley
Haunted houses by Robert D San Souci
Thirteen chairs by Dave Shelton
Nightmares! by Jason Segel
Behind the bookcase by Mark Steensland
The accidental afterlife of Thomas Marsden by Emma Trevayne

Classics

Every child should know these picture books.

A chair for my mother / by Williams, Vera B.
Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. by Viorst, Judith.
Bear snores on / by Wilson, Karma.
Bedtime for Frances / by Hoban, Russell.
Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? / by Martin, Bill,
Caps for sale; by Slobodkina, Esphyr,
Chicka chicka boom boom / by Martin, Bill,
Color zoo / by Ehlert, Lois.
Come along, Daisy! / by Simmons, Jane.
Corduroy / by Freeman, Don.
Curious George / by Rey, H. A.
Don't let the pigeon drive the bus / by Willems, Mo.
Freight train / by Crews, Donald.
Froggy gets dressed / by London, Jonathan,
George and Martha / by Marshall, James,
Go away, big green monster! / by Emberley, Ed.
Good night, Gorilla / by Rathmann, Peggy.
Goodnight moon / by Brown, Margaret Wise,
Harold and the purple crayon / by Johnson, Crockett,
Harry, the dirty dog / by Zion, Gene.
Horton hatches the egg, by Seuss,
If you give a mouse a cookie / by Numeroff, Laura Joffe.
Ira sleeps over / by Waber, Bernard.
Knuffle Bunny : a cautionary tale / by Willems, Mo.
Lilly's purple plastic purse / by Henkes, Kevin.
Madeline / by Bemelmans, Ludwig,
Make way for ducklings, by McCloskey, Robert,
Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel; by Burton, Virginia Lee,
Millions of cats, by Gag, Wanda,
Miss Nelson is missing! / by Allard, Harry,
Miss Rumphius / by Cooney, Barbara,
Mr. Gumpy's outing / by Burningham, John.
Olivia / by Falconer, Ian,
Puss in boots by Perrault, Charles,
Rosie's walk / by Hutchins, Pat,
Rumpelstiltskin / by Zelinsky, Paul O.
Strega Nona : by De Paola, Tomie.
Swimmy by Lionni, Leo,
Sylvester and the magic pebble. by Steig, William,
Ten, nine, eight / by Bang, Molly.
The carrot seed / by Krauss, Ruth.
The lion & the mouse / by Pinkney, Jerry.
The little engine that could / by Piper, Watty,
The napping house / by Wood, Audrey.
The Polar Express / by Van Allsburg, Chris.
The Random House book of Mother Goose / by
The snowy day. by Keats, Ezra Jack.
The story of Babar, the little elephant. by Brunhoff, Jean de,
The tale of Peter Rabbit. by Potter, Beatrix,
The three billy goats Gruff / by Galdone, Paul.
The very hungry caterpillar / by Carle, Eric.
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly / by Taback, Simms.
Tikki Tikki Tembo, by Mosel, Arlene.
We're going on a bear hunt / by Rosen, Michael,
Where the wild things are / by Sendak, Maurice.

Graphic Novels

Try these Graphic Novels.

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El deafo /by Bell, Cece,
Jedi Academy /by Brown, Jeffrey,
Lost trail :by Fendler, Donn,
Coraline /by Gaiman, Neil.
Zita the space girl.by Hatke, Ben.
Salt water Taffy :by Loux, Matthew.
The storm in the barn /by Phelan, Matt.
The lost boy /by Ruth, Greg,
To dance :by Siegel, Siena Cherson.
Cardboard /by TenNapel, Doug.

If you like “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”

try a series of books from this list.

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Big Nate : by Peirce, Lincoln,
Cheesie Mack is running like crazy! / by
Clueless McGee / by Mack, Jeff,
My life as a joke / by Tashjian, Janet.
NERDS : by Buckley, Michael,
Never walk in shoes that talk by Applegate, Katherine
Save Rafe! / by Patterson, James,
The terrible two / by Barnett, Mac,
Timmy Failure : Mistakes were made / by Pastis, Stephan.
You can bet on that / by Benton, Jim.