Children's Book Lists

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Babies

Books for Babies: Suggested books for ages 0-2. The Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz. Everyone is Yawning by Anita Bijsterbosch. Leo Can Swim by Anna McQuinn. My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith. Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton. Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee. Pride Colors by Robin Stevenson. From Head to Toe by Eric Carle. Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney. Your Nose! by Sandra Boynton. Library Babies by Puck. Little Panda by Julie Abery. 12 Lucky Animals: A Bilingual Baby Book by Vickie Lee. winkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Sanja Rescek. Hey Diddle Diddle by Hannah Wood. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox. B is for Baby by Atinuke. Hush Little Bunny by David Ezra Stein. Love You Head to Toe by Ashley Barron. Moon Babies by Karen Jameson.

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Toddlers

Books for Toddlers: Suggested books for ages 2-3. Bark, George by Jules Feiffer. Bigger! Bigger by Leslie Patricelli. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! By Mo Willems. One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler. Is your Mama a Llama by Deborah Guarino. LMNO Peas by Keith Baker. My Car by Byron Barton. Quiet! by Kate Alizadeh. Quit Calling Me a Monster by Jory John. Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won. Freight Train by Donald Crews. Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy E. Shaw. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker. Press Here by Herve Tullet. The Good Egg by Jory John. Escargot by Dashka Slater. Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle. Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney. The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen. Say Hello by Rachel Isadora.

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Preschool

Books for Preschoolers: Suggested books for ages 3-4. Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris. The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli. Homes in the Wild by Lita Judge. Pokko and the Drum By Matthew Forsythe. Saturday by Oge Mora. Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner. Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins. We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins. Alma and How she got her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal. The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett. Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson. They All Saw Cat by Brendan Wenzel. The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Who Wet my Pants? by Bob Shea. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin. Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae. Only One You by Linda Kranz. Leonardo, The Terrible Monster by Mo Willems.

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Kindergarten

Books for Kindergarteners: Thank You Omu! by Oge Mora. All are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold. The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds. Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets By Hena Khan. Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour. A Piglet Named Mercy by Kate DiCamillo. Water Land by Christy Hale. Do Not Lick this Book by Idan Ben-Barak. Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss. I Can Read with My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss. Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner. The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton. Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty. Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy. Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio. The Adventures of Beekle by Dan Santat. Spoon by Amy Krouss Rosenthal. We Are in a Book by Mo Willems.

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First Grade

Books for First Graders: I Love My New Toy by Mo Willems. Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows. Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson. Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French. Tuesday by David Wiesner. There was an Old Lady who Swallowed Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold. Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin. Truman by Jean Reidy. Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Pena. Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds. Rainbow Weaver by Linda Elovitz Marshall. Frank and Bean by Jamie Michalak. The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt. Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder. King & Kayla by Dori Hillestad Butler. Rabbit & Bear by Julian Gough. Day and Night by Shira Evans. A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin. Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang.

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Second Grade

Books for Second Graders: Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald. Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osbourne. My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero. Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise by David Ezra Stein. Giraffe Problems by Jory John. The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke. A Different Pond by Bao Phi. Planting Stories by Anika Aldamuy Denise. Not So Different by Shane Burcaw. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Meet Yasmin by Saadia Faruqi. The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey. Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty. Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton. Mac B. Kid Spy by Mac Barnett. Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead. Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown by Paula Danziger. Katie in the Kitchen by Fran Manushkin. Miss Daisy is Crazy! by Dan Gutman. This is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe.

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Third Grade

Books for Third Graders: Cam Jansen Mysteries by David A. Adler. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar. The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner. The Day you Begin by Jacqueline Woodson. The Very Last Castle by Travis Jonker. The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad. Drawn Together by Minh Lê and Dan Santat. Dreamers by Yuyi Morales. The Next President by Kate Messner. The Unicorn Rescue Society by Adam Gidwitz. The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier. Sparks! by Ian Boothby and Nina Matsumoto. Abe Lincoln Crosses the Creek by Deborah Hopkinson. The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. Babymouse by Jennifer Holm. Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle. The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi. Dog Diaries by Kate Klimo. I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888 by Lauren Tarshis. Hug a Tree, Geronimo by Geronimo Stilton.

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Fourth Grade

Books for Fourth Graders: The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander. I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton. Pass Go and Collect $200 by Tanya Lee Stone. I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein. Max and the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce. So Tall Within by Gary D. Schmidt. Out of Wonder by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, and Marjory Wentworth. The Girl who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman. Marley Dias Gets it Done by Marley Dias. The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell. Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai. Front Desk by Kelly Yang. The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer. Rump by Liesl Shurtliff. Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord. Sweep by Jonathan Auxier. A Wolf Called Wonder by Rosanne Parry. Grand Canyon by Jason Chin. Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo.

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Fifth Grade

Books for Fifth Graders: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Holes by Louis Sachar. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick. Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk. Crow Call by Lois Lowry. Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova. Bravo! by Margarita Engle. The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo. The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckle. The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez. Twelve Days in May by Larry Dane Brimner. Frindle by Andrew Clements. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. The Giver by Lois Lowry. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia.y

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LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+ Books: Picture Books: When Aidan became a brother by Kyle Lukoff. Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman. And Tango makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell. Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer. Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love. Jack (Not Jackie) by Erica Silverman. Introducing Teddy by Jessica Walton. Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder. Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack. Chapter Books: Redwood and Ponytail by K.A. Holt. Drum Roll, Please by Jenn Bigelow. Drama by Raina Telgemeier. Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle. The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake. The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris. Non-Fiction: This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman. Stonewall by Rob Sanders. It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn.

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Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter: Picture Books: Leo Can Swim by Anna McQuinn. Thank You Omu! by Oge Mora. Don't Touch My Hair! by Sharee Miller. Hands Up! by Breanna J. McDaniel. I Got Next by Daria Peoples-Riley. Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty. Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry. Sing a Song by Kelly Starling Lyons. Crown: An Ode to the French Cut by Derrick Barnes. Chapter Books: A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramee. Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson. Ghost by Jason Reynolds. The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson. The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale. The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon. Non-Fiction: Marley Dias Gets it Done by Marley Dias. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison.

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Latinx

Latinx Books: Picture Books: Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty, Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago, Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt De La Pena, Alma and How she Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal, Drum Dream Girl Margarita Engle, Across the Bay by Carlos Aponte, Vamos Let's Go to the Market by Raul the Third, My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero, All Around Us by Xelena González. Chapter Books: Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez, The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya, The Lightning Dreamer by Margarita Engle, The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz, Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes. Non-Fiction Books: Yes! We Are Latinos by Alma Flor Ada, Planting Stories by Anika Aldamuy Denise, Bravo! by Margarita Engle.

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Historical

Historical Stories: Picture Books: Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek by Deborah Hopkinson. Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall. Hidden Figures by Laura Freeman. Players in Pigtails by Shana Corey. Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson. Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine. A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert. Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully. The Buffalo Storm by Katherine Applegate. Chapter Books: Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan. Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus. The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck. The War that Saved my Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan.

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School

School Stories: Picture Books: I Got the School Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison. The Pigeon has to Go to School by Mo Willems. Pirates Don't Go to Kindergarten by Lisa Robinson. The Cool Bean by Jory John. The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes. The Day you Begin by Jacqueline Woodson. All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold. We Don't Eat our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins. Lena's Shoes are Nervous by Keith Calabrese. Chapter Books: The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman. Junie B. Jones: First Grader (At Last) by Barbara Park. Bad Kitty: School Daze by Nick Bruel. Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier. The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez. New Kid by Jerry Craft. Easy Readers: Too Cool for School by Kimberly Dean. School Rules by Victoria Kann. The Playground Problem by Margaret McNamara.

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Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs: Picture Books: DInosaur Roar! by Paul and Henrietta Stickland. The Dinosaur Expert by Margaret McNamara. Duck, Duck, Dinosaur by Kallie George. The Great Big Dinosaur Treasury by Margret Rey. Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Carol Diggory Shields. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems. How do Dinosaurs Eat their Food? by Jane Yolen. What Kind of Car Does a T.Rex Drive? by Mark Lee. When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach. Easy Readers: Dinosaur Dig by Erin Soderberg Downing. Dinosaur Planet by David Orme. Digger the Dinosaur by Rebecca Kai Dotlich. Max Spaniel: Dinosaur Hunt by David Catrow. Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff. Bones and the Dinosaur Mystery by David A. Adler. Chapter Books: Don't Wake the DInosaur by Geronimo Stilton. Arlo, Mrs. Ogg, and the Dinosaur Zoo by Alice Hemming. Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne.

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Fairy Tales

Fractured Fairy Tales: Picture Books: Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems. Never Satisfied by Dave Horowitz. Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein. Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson. Little Red by Bethan Woolvin. Seriously, Cinderella is So Annoying! by Trisha Speed Shaskan. The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf. The Three Little Yogis by Susan Verde. Chapter Books: Rump by Liesl Shurtliff. The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley. Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale. Flunked by Jen Calonita. Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu. The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer. Easy Reader Books: Little Red Riding Duck by Charlotte Guillain. It's Not About the Apple by Veronika Charles. The Poodle and the Pea by Charlotte Guillain.

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Scary

Scary Stories: Picture Books: Boo! Made you Jump! by Lauren Child, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs by Sam McBratney, Hilda Hen's Scary Night by Mary Wormell, The Little Old Lady who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, Love Monster and the Scary Something by Rachel Bright, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, There's a Nightmare in my Closet by Mercer Mayer, Sipping Spiders through a Straw by Kelly DiPucchio, Wolf's Coming by Joe Kulka. Chapter Books: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Goosebumps Series by R.L. Stine, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz, The Witches by Roald Dahl, Coraline by Neil Gaiman, Doll Bones by Holly Black. Easy Readers: In A Dark Dark Room by Alvin Schwartz, Fly Guy Presents Scary Creatures by Tedd Arnold, Stories to Scare You by Kathleen Keeler.

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Space

Space Books for Kids: Picture Books: Rocket Says Look Up by Nathan Bryon, Pluto Gets the Call by Adam Rex, Nova the Star Eater by Lindsay Leslie, If you Had Your Birthday Party On the Moon by Joyce Lapin, Field Trip to the Moon by John Hare, Moon Babies by Karen Jameson, Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley, Little Kids First Big Book of Space by Catherine D. Hughes, The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield. Chapter Books: Code your own Adventure by Max Wainewright, Sadiq and the Desert Star by Siman Nuurali, Midnight on the Moon by Mary Pope Osborne, Mouse in Space by Geronimo Stilton, Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos, Cosmoe's Weiner Getaway by Max Brallier. Non-Fiction Books: Mario and the Hole in the Sky by Elizabeth Rusch, The Race to Space by Ben Thompson, Surviving in Space by Ellen Lawrence.

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