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 Hallo-Wiener

By Dav Pilkey

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: Classic Books, General Picture Books, Holiday Books

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The House of the Spirits

By Isabel Allende

Recommended Age: 16+
Type: Juvenile Fiction

Recommended by Military Homeschoolers Association

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The Hundred Dresses

By Eleanor Estes

Recommended Age: 6 — 9
Type: App Ebook, Chapter Books, Feelings Books, School Books

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The Iliad: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

By Gareth Hinds

Recommended Age: 12 — 14+
Type: Chapter Books, Graphic Novel, Juvenile Fiction, Reluctant Readers Books

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The Invisible String

By Patrice Karst

Recommended Age: 3 — 7
Type: Deployment Books, Feelings Books

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The King of Kindergarten

By Derrick Barnes

Recommended Age: 3 — 5
Type: Back to School Books, School Books

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The Kissing Hand

By Audrey Penn

Recommended Age: 4 — 9
Type: Animal Books, Back to School Books, Deployment Books, Feelings Books, School Books

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The Little Red Hen

By Diane Muldrow and JP Miller

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

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The Magnificent Makers #2: Brain Trouble

By Theanne Griffith

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

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The Mitten

By Jan Brett

Recommended Age: 1 — 4
Type: Classic Books, Holiday Books

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The Monster at the End of This Book

By Jon Stone

Recommended Age: 3 — 9
Type: Bedtime Books, Classic Books, General Picture Books, Pop Culture

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The Mouse and the Motorcycle

By Beverly Cleary and Jacqueline Rogers

Recommended Age: 8 — 12
Type: Animal Books, Chapter Books, Reluctant Readers Books

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The New Small Person

By Lauren Child

Recommended Age: 4 — 9
Type: Feelings Books, General Picture Books, Siblings Books

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The Night Before Christmas

By Clement Moore

Recommended Age: 0m — 7
Type: Classic Books, Holiday Books

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The Night Before Valentine’s Day

By Natasha Wing

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: Holiday Books, School Books

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The Night Diary

By Veera Hiranandani

Recommended Age: 10 — 12
Type: Juvenile Fiction

Recommended by Military Homeschoolers Association

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The Nutcracker

By Susan Jeffers

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: Classic Books, Holiday Books

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms: The Dance of the Realms

By Calliope Glass

Recommended Age: 3 — 6
Type: Holiday Books, Juvenile Non-Fiction

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The One and Only Ivan

By Katherine Applegate

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

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The Peppered Sky

By Sarah Doran

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: App Ebook, General Picture Books

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