Top 40 Books Military Families Enjoy

January 27, 2025

We compiled a list of the top 40 books requested through our storytime app since we began tracking that information. When military-affiliated families use our secure app to make video-recorded stories, they can request a free copy of the book so their loved one at home can follow along! Our app is the easiest way for service members to stay connected when military service calls them away, build their families’ home library, and help their children learn to love reading.

In no particular order:

Charlotte’s Web and La Telaraña de Carlota
Babyshark: Wash Your Hands!
Buenas Noches, Luna (Goodnight Moon)
I’m a Big Brother
I’m a Big Sister
The Kissing Hand
Froggy Gets Dressed
Happy Birthday to You
Curious George’s First Day of School
The Monster at the End of This Book
If Animals Kissed Goodnight
Touch and Feel Dinosaur
Libby Loves Science
Tales of the Greek Heroes
A Wrinkle in Time
Besos for Baby
Llama, Llama Red Pajama
1-2-3 Dinosaurs Bite
Follow Your Dreams, Little One
A Boy Called Bat
Growing Vegetable Soup
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?
Angry Octopus
Walk and See Colors
Pretty Brown Face
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
Disney’s Moana: Quest for the Heart
The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
My Friend is Sad
This is the Way Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Tough Trucks
One Duck Stuck
Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear?
Nerdy Babies: Space
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Bear Stays Up for Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Our book list has hundreds of titles broken down by age and subject, so you can use it to make a reading list of age-appropriate books. If your military family wants to start making storytime recordings and receiving books like these, download our app today! We’ve also compiled these 40 titles as an Amazon Wishlist. When you purchase books from this list, we send them directly to families or include them at one of our book distribution events!