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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Brian’s Winter

By Gary Paulsen

Recommended Age: 10 — 14+
Type: Chapter Books

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Bringing in the New Year

By Grace Lin

Recommended Age: 2 — 5
Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Holiday Books

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

By Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle

Recommended Age: 1 — 2
Type: Animal Books, Classic Books, General Picture Books, STEM, The Five Senses Books

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Caleb & Kate

By William Steig

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

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Can’t You Sleep Little Bear?

By Martin Waddell

Recommended Age: 3 — 7
Type: Bedtime Books, Classic Books

Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics

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Caps for Sale

By Esphry Slobodkina

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

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Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster

By Liza Palmer

Recommended Age: 12 — 14+
Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, STEM, Super Heroes

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Carry Me (Babies Everywhere)

By Rena D. Grossman

Recommended Age: 3m — 3
Type: Diversity & Inclusion, General Picture Books

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Caterpillars Can’t Talk: A Children’s Story About Love, Loss and Transformation

By Kris Fenton Siwek

Recommended Age: 4 — 12
Type: Feelings Books, Grief/Loss

Recommended by Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

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Ceremony

By Leslie Marmon Silko

Recommended Age: 13 — 14+
Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion

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Charlotte’s Web

By E. B. White

Recommended Age: 7 — 12
Type: Chapter Books, Classic Books, Friends Books

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Chasing Space (Young Readers’ Edition)

By Leland Melvin

Recommended Age: 8 — 12
Type: Biography/Autobiography, Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Juvenile Non-Fiction, STEM

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

By Bill Martin, Jr.

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

Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics

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Choices, The True Story of One’s Family Daring Escape to Freedom

By J.E. Laufer

Recommended Age: 13 — 14+
Type: Biography/Autobiography, Chapter Books, Juvenile Non-Fiction

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Chrysanthemum

By Kevin Henkes

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

Recommended by American Library Association

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Cinderella’s Rat

By Susan Meddaugh

Recommended Age: 4 — 7
Type: Animal Books, General Picture Books

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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

By Debbie Cronin, Betsy Lewin, and Randy Travis

Recommended Age: 3 — 8
Type: Classic Books, General Picture Books, Part of a Series

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Color Farm

By Lois Ehlert

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: Animal Books, Classic Books, Color & Shape Books

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Color Zoo

By Lois Ehlert

Recommended Age: 4 — 6
Type: Classic Books, Color & Shape Books, General Picture Books

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Cómo el Grinch robó la Navidad!

By Dr. Seuss

Recommended Age: 5 — 9
Type: Bilingual, Classic Books, Holiday Books

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