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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Ten Magic Butterflies

By Danica McKellar

Recommended Age: 2 — 5
Type: Counting Books, STEM

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Ten, Nine, Eight

By Molly Bang

Recommended Age: 2 — 5
Type: Bedtime Books, Counting Books, General Picture Books, STEM

Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics

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That’s Me Loving You

By Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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

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The 12 Days of Christmas

By Jane Cabrera

Recommended Age: 0m — 3
Type: Counting Books, Holiday Books, STEM

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The Berenstain Bears Come Clean for School

By Jan Berenstain and Mike Berenstain

Recommended Age: 4 — 9
Type: General Picture Books, Hygiene, Part of a Series, STEM

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The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor

By Stan and Jan Berenstain

Recommended Age: 3 — 7
Type: Classic Books, Doctors Books, Part of a Series, STEM

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The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist

By Stan and Jan Berenstain

Recommended Age: 3 — 7
Type: Classic Books, Doctors Books, Part of a Series, STEM

Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics

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The Berenstain Bears’ Dollars and Sense

By Stan and Jan Berenstain

Recommended Age: 3 — 7
Type: Money/Finances, Part of a Series, STEM

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The Berenstain Bears’ Moving Day

By Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain

Recommended Age: 4 — 7
Type: Classic Books, New Home/ Moving Books, Part of a Series

Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

By Barbara Robinson

Recommended Age: 8 — 11
Type: Holiday Books

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The Birchbark House

By Louise Erdrich

Recommended Age: 8 — 12

Recommended by Military Homeschoolers Association

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The Birthday Box

By Leslie Patricelli

Recommended Age: 2 — 5
Type: Birthday Books, General Picture Books

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The Book Thief

By Markus Zusak

Recommended Age: 14+
Type: Juvenile Fiction

Recommended by Military Homeschoolers Association

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The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

By William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

Recommended Age: 10 — 12
Type: Belonging, Biography/Autobiography, Chapter Books, STEM

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The Carrot Seed

By Ruth Krauss

Recommended Age: 2 — 5
Type: Classic Books, General Picture Books, STEM

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The Cat in the Hat

By Dr. Seuss

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

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The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library: Oh, the Pets You Can Get!: All About Our Animal Friends

By Tish Rabe

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: Animal Books, General Picture Books, STEM

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The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash

By Trinka Hakes Noble

Recommended Age: 4 — 7
Type: Classic Books, School Books

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The Day of the Dead / El Día de Los Muertos: A Bilingual Celebration (Bilingual Board Book)

By Bob Barner

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: Belonging, Bilingual, Holiday Books, Spanish

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The Dinosaur Alphabet Book

By Jerry Pallotta

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: ABC Books, Dinosaur Books, General Picture Books, STEM

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