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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Santa Kid

By James Patterson

Recommended Age: 3 — 6
Type: Holiday Books

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Saturn For My Birthday

By John McGranaghan

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

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Scaredy Squirrel has a Birthday Party

By Melanie Watt

Recommended Age: 4 — 9
Type: Birthday Books

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Seeds and Trees

By Brandon Walden

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: Feelings Books, Friends Books, Grief/Loss

Recommended by Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

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Shanti Saves Her Money

By Lisa Bullard

Recommended Age: 4 — 6
Type: Money/Finances, STEM

Recommended by Navy Federal Credit Union

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Sheep in a Shop

By Nancy E. Shaw

Recommended Age: 0m — 3
Type: Animal Books, App Ebook, General Picture Books

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Sideways Stories from the Wayside School

By Louis Sachar

Recommended Age: 7 — 12
Type: Back to School Books, Chapter Books, Classic Books, Juvenile Fiction, School Books

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Smart Kids: Dinosaurs

By Roger Priddy

Recommended Age: 6 — 12
Type: Dinosaur Books, Juvenile Non-Fiction, STEM

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Snow is Falling

By Franklyn M. Branley

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: Classic Books, Juvenile Non-Fiction, STEM

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Snuggle Puppy!: A Little Love Song

By Sandra Boynton

Recommended Age: 0m — 4
Type: Animal Books, Bedtime Books, General Picture Books

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So Much!

By Trish Cooke

Recommended Age: 0m — 7
Type: Feelings Books, General Picture Books

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Somewhere in Australia

By Marcello Pennacchio

Recommended Age: 5 — 7
Type: Counting Books

Recommended by Military Homeschoolers Association

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Soy un hermano mayor

By Joanna Cole

Recommended Age: 2 — 8
Type: General Picture Books, Siblings Books, Spanish

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Soy Una Hermana Mayor

By Caroline Jayne Church

Recommended Age: 0m — 6
Type: Siblings Books, Spanish

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Spaceman

By Mike Massimino

Recommended Age: 9 — 12
Type: Biography/Autobiography, Chapter Books, STEM

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Squanto’s Journey

By Joseph Bruchac

Recommended Age: 4 — 7
Type: Belonging, Holiday Books

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Star Wars: Leia and the Great Island Escape

By Jason Fry

Recommended Age: 4 — 9
Type: Juvenile Fiction, Pop Culture, Super Heroes

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Star Wars: So You Want to Be a Jedi?

By Adam Gidwitz

Recommended Age: 8 — 12
Type: Chapter Books, Juvenile Fiction, Pop Culture

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel

By Michael Kogge

Recommended Age: 8 — 12
Type: Chapter Books, Pop Culture

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Stink #5: Stink: Solar System Superhero

By Megan McDonald

Recommended Age: 7 — 10
Type: Chapter Books, Juvenile Fiction, Part of a Series, Reluctant Readers Books, STEM

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