Book List

All children benefit from someone they love reading aloud to them, from a child in the womb to a young adult graduating from high school. Below is a list of books we have carefully curated with the advice of our literary and child development expert volunteers.

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  I Love You to the Moon and Back

  By Amelia Hepworth

  Recommended Age: 0m — 5
  Type: Animal Books, Bedtime Books, General Picture Books

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  I Want To Be An Engineer

  By Laura Driscoll

  Recommended Age: 3 — 6
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, STEM

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  I Will Always Love You: A Journey From Grief & Loss to Hope & Love

  By Melissa Lyons

  Recommended Age: 3 — 7
  Type: Feelings Books, Grief/Loss

  Recommended by Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

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  I’ll Always Love You

  By Hans Wilhelm

  Recommended Age: 3 — 8
  Type: Feelings Books, Grief/Loss

  Recommended by Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

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  I’m a Big Brother

  By Joanna Cole and Rosalinda Kightley

  Recommended Age: 1 — 4
  Type: Feelings Books, General Picture Books, Siblings Books

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  I’m a Big Sister

  By Joanna Cole and Rosalinda Kightley

  Recommended Age: 1 — 4
  Type: Feelings Books, General Picture Books, Siblings Books

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  Ice-cold Birthday

  By Maryann Cocca-Leffler

  Recommended Age: 5 — 7
  Type: Birthday Books, Feelings Books, Reluctant Readers Books

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  If Animals Kissed Goodnight

  By Ann Whitford Paul

  Recommended Age: 3 — 6
  Type: Animal Books, Bedtime Books, General Picture Books, STEM

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  If I Built a House

  By Chris Van Dusen

  Recommended Age: 3 — 5
  Type: Classic Books, STEM

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  If I Ran for President

  By Catherine Stier

  Recommended Age: 6 — 9
  Type: Civics, Juvenile Non-Fiction

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  Iggy Peck, Architect

  By Andrea Beaty

  Recommended Age: 5 — 8
  Type: General Picture Books, STEM

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  Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

  By Dusti Bowling

  Recommended Age: 9 — 12
  Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion

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  It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse

  By Laura Numeroff

  Recommended Age: 6m — 4
  Type: Animal Books, Classic Books, Holiday Books

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  It’s Mine!

  By Leo Lionni

  Recommended Age: 3 — 7
  Type: Classic Books, General Picture Books

  Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics

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  Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World

  By Ashley Herring Blake

  Recommended Age: 8 — 12
  Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Feelings Books

  Recommended by Modern Military Association of America

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  Jackie Robinson: He Led the Way (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3)

  By April Jones Prince and Robert Casilla

  Recommended Age: 6 — 8
  Type: Biography/Autobiography, Diversity & Inclusion, Juvenile Non-Fiction, Sports

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  Jada Jones #5: Sky Watcher

  By Kelly Starling Lyons

  Recommended Age: 6 — 8
  Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Part of a Series, STEM

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  Jingle Dancer

  By Cynthia Leitich Smith

  Recommended Age: 4 — 8
  Type: Classic Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Feelings Books

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  Judy Moody #1: Está de mal humor

  By Megan McDonald

  Recommended Age: 7 — 12
  Type: Chapter Books, Part of a Series, Spanish

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  Judy Moody #1: Judy Moody Was in a Mood

  By Megan McDonald

  Recommended Age: 7 — 12
  Type: Chapter Books, Feelings Books, Part of a Series

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