Please note: This is a suggested list to read aloud or have your child read independently. Parents may wish to preview all content to ensure appropriateness for their children.
Listed by; Author, Title, Call Number
- Ackerman, Karen; Song and Dance Man; E Ack (Caldecott)
- Adler, David; Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones; JF Adl
- Averill, Esther; Jenny and the Cat Club; JF Ave
- Bemelmans, Ludwig; Madeline’s Rescue; E Bem (Caldecott)
- Blume, Judy; Freckle Juice; JF Blu
- Bonsall, Crosby; The Case of the Cat’s Meow; E Bon
- Byars, Betsy; Trouble River; JF Bya
- Cameron, Ann; The Stories Julian Tells; JF Cam
- Cleary, Beverly; Ramona Quimby, Age 8; JF Cle
- Cleary, Beverly; Henry Huggins; JF Cle
- Coerr, Eleanor; The Josefina Story Quilt; E Coe
- Coerr, Eleanor; Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes; J 362.1 Coe
- Cole, Joanna; The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System; J 523 Col
- Dahl, Roald; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; JF Dah
- Dalgliesh, Alice; The Courage of Sarah Noble; JF Dal
- Danziger, Paula; Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon; JF Dan
- dePaola, Tomie; Strega Nona; E deP
- Dillon, Barbara; The Teddy Bear Tree; JF Dil
- Fleischman, Sid; The Whipping Boy; JF Fle (Newberry)
- Flournoy, Valerie; The Patchwork Quilt; E Flo
- Gardiner, John; Stone Fox; JF Gar
- Haywood, Carolyn; Betsy and the Boys; JF Hay
- Howe, Deborah; Bunnicula; JF How
- Lindgren, Astrid; Pippi Longstocking; JF Lin
- Lobel, Arnold; Ming Lo Moves the Mountain; E Lob
- MacDonald, Betty; Mrs. Piggle Wiggle; JF Mac
- MacLachlan, Patricia; Sarah Plain and Tall; JF Mac (Newberry)
- McCloskey, Robert; Lentil; E McC
- Miles, Miska; Annie and the Old One; JF Mil
- Milne, A.A.; Winnie the Pooh; JF Mil
- Monjo, F. N.; The Drinking Gourd; E Mon
- O’Brien, Robert; Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh; JF O’Br (Newberry)
- Osborne, Mary Pope; Magic Tree House (Series); JF Osb
- Parish, Peggy; Amelia Bedelia; E Par
- Polacco, Patricia; Mrs. Katz and Tush; E Pol
- Prelutsky, Jack; The New Kid on the Block; Poems; J 811.54 Pre
- Rockwell, Thomas; How to Eat Fried Worms; JF Roc
- San Souci, Robert; The Talking Eggs; J 398.2 San
- Scieszka, Jon; The True Story of the Three Little Pigs; E Sci
- Selden, George; The Cricket in Times Square; JF Sel
- Shreve, Susan; The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates; JF She
- Silverstein, Shel; The Missing Piece; JF Sil
- Sobol, Donald; Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective; JF Sob (series)
- Steptoe, John; Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters; E Ste
- Van Allsburg, Chris; The Polar Express; E Van (Caldecott)
- Viorst, Judith; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; E Vio
- Ward, Lynd; The Biggest Bear; E War (Caldecott)
- Warner, Gertrude; The Boxcar Children; JF War (series)
- Waters, Kate; Sarah Morton’s Day; J 974.4 Wat
- White, E.B.; Stuart Little; JF Whi
- White, E.B.; Charlotte’s Web; JF Whi
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls; Little House In the Big Woods; JF Wil
- Williams, Vera; A Chair for My Mother; E Wil
- Zemach, Harve; Duffy and the Devil; J 398.2 Zem (Caldecott)