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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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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The Doorbell Rang

By Pat Hutchins

Recommended Age: 3 — 8
Type: Belonging, Classic Books, Counting Books, Friends Books, STEM

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The Dot

By Peter Reynolds

Recommended Age: 1 — 5
Type: General Picture Books, School Books

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The Dreamer

By Pam Muñoz Ryan

Recommended Age: 12 — 14+
Type: Juvenile Fiction

Recommended by Military Homeschoolers Association

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The Family Book

By Todd Parr

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

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The Family Under the Bridge

By Natalie Savage Carlson

Recommended Age: 8 — 12
Type: Juvenile Fiction

Recommended by Military Homeschoolers Association

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The Feel Good Book

By Todd Parr

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

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The First Day of Winter

By Denise Fleming

Recommended Age: 3 — 5
Type: Belonging, General Picture Books, Holiday Books

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The Fox and the Feather

By Kendall Lanning

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

Recommended by Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

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The Ghost of Donley Farm

By Jaime Gardner Johnson

Recommended Age: 5 — 8
Type: Animal Books, STEM

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The Gingerbread Man

By Catherine McCafferty

Recommended Age: 3 — 6
Type: Classic Books, General Picture Books, Holiday Books

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The Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer

By Mara Rockliff

Recommended Age: 5 — 9
Type: Belonging, Biography/Autobiography, History, STEM

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