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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Oscar and the Frog: A Book About Growing

By Geoff Waring

Recommended Age: 4 — 9
Type: Juvenile Fiction, STEM

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Owen Foote: Second Grade Strongman

By Stephanie Greene

Recommended Age: 8 — 12
Type: App Ebook, Chapter Books, Feelings Books, Friends Books

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P is for Potty!

By Naomi Kleinberg

Recommended Age: 1 — 4
Type: Pop Culture, Toilet Training Books

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Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

By Bill Martin, Jr

Recommended Age: 0m — 6
Type: Animal Books, Classic Books, General Picture Books, STEM

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Pandas

By Anne Schreiber

Recommended Age: 5 — 8
Type: Animal Books, Juvenile Non-Fiction, STEM

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Passover Magic

By Roni Schotter

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

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Peacemaker

By Joseph Bruchac

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

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Penguins 123

By Kevin Schaffer

Recommended Age: 0m — 3
Type: Animal Books, Counting Books, General Picture Books, STEM

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Penguins ABC

By Kevin Schaffer

Recommended Age: 0m — 3
Type: ABC Books, Animal Books, General Picture Books, STEM

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1: The Lightning Thief

By Rick Riordan

Recommended Age: 10 — 14+
Type: Chapter Books, Juvenile Fiction, Part of a Series

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Pete the Cat and the Supercool Science Fair

By James Dean

Recommended Age: 4 — 9
Type: Back to School Books, Part of a Series, School Books, STEM

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Pete the Cat Saves Christmas

By James Dean

Recommended Age: 3 — 6
Type: Holiday Books, Part of a Series, Pop Culture

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Piggy Bank Problems (Katie Woo Series)

By Fran Manushkin

Recommended Age: 5 — 7
Type: Money/Finances, STEM

Recommended by Navy Federal Credit Union

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Planting a Rainbow

By Lois Ehlert

Recommended Age: 3 — 5
Type: Classic Books, Color & Shape Books, General Picture Books, STEM

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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

By Anika Aldamuy Denise

Recommended Age: 4 — 7

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Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

By Gareth Hinds

Recommended Age: 10 — 14+
Type: Chapter Books, Graphic Novel, Juvenile Fiction

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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

By Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle

Recommended Age: 0m — 6
Type: Classic Books, STEM, The Five Senses Books

Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics

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Potty

By Leslie Patricelli

Recommended Age: 0m — 3
Type: Classic Books, General Picture Books, Hygiene, Toilet Training Books

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Prairie Lotus

By Linda Sue Park

Recommended Age: 10 — 12
Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion

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Pumpkin Day!

By Candice Ransom

Recommended Age: 4 — 6
Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Holiday Books, Reluctant Readers Books

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