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Here are a few of the books we suggest you read, most of these can be found at your local library. Print this list out and take it with you.

Kids 4 to 8 Years old

  • Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  • Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
  • Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
  • Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Robert Sabuda
  • Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book by Dr. Seuss
  • Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
  • Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
  • One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
  • Frog and Toad Are Friends: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) by Arnold Lobel
  • Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
  • Flat Stanley 40th Anniversary Edition by Jeff Brown
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop-up (Oz Series #1) by L. Frank Baum
  • Storybook Treasury of Dick and Jane and Friends by Grosset & Dunlap
  • Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
  • The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
  • Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings: Fold-out Fun with Textures, Colors, Shapes, Animals by Matthew Van Fleet
  • Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever by Richard Scarry
  • Mouse Tales: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) by Arnold Lobel
  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault
  • Happy Birthday to You! (Pop-Up) by Dr Seuss
  • Corduroy by Don Freeman
  • From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
  • Danny and the Dinosaur: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 1) by Syd Hoff
  • Frog and Toad Together: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) by Arnold Lobel
  • The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
  • Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring

Kids 9 to 12 Years old

  • Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
  • Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
  • The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth
  • Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
  • Complete Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
  • Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy by Jenny Nimmo
  • The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
  • Illustory: Write and Illustrate Your Own Book! by Chimeric Inc
  • Junie B., First Grader: Shipwrecked (Junie B. Jones Series) by Barbara Park
  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
  • What Are You So Grumpy About? by Tom Lichtenheld
  • James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
  • Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J. K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) by J. K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3) by J. K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4) by J. K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) by J. K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6) by J.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) by J.K. Rowling
  • The Grim Grotto: Book the Eleventh (A Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket
  • The Care and Keeping of Friends (American Girl Library Series) by Sally Seamans
  • Re-Zoom by Istvan Banyai
  • The Slippery Slope: Book the Tenth (A Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket
  • Boy by Roald Dahl
  • Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
  • Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quartet Boxed Set: A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
  • Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree House Series #3) by Mary Pope Osborne
  • The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Kids in their teens

  • Away Laughing on a Fast Camel: Even More Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison
  • Eragon by Christopher Paolini
  • Shadowmancer by G. P. Taylor
  • The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
  • The Alchemist: A Fable about Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho, Alan R. Clarke (Translator)
  • Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Edmund L. Epstein
  • The Insiders by J. Minter
  • The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
  • Heat (Buffy The Vampire and Angel Crossover Series) by Nancy Holder
  • Gossip Girl Collection (Boxed Set) by Cecily von Ziegesar
  • I Like It Like That by Cecily von Ziegesar
  • Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles, Deborah Halverson (Editor)
  • Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
  • Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Keith Neilson (Afterword)
  • Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers
  • The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls (American Girl Library Series) by Valorie Lee Schaefer, Norm Bendell (Illustrator)
  • Princess in Pink (Princess Diaries #5) by Meg Cabot
  • King and King and Family by Linda de Haan, Stern Nijland
  • Summer Boys by Hailey Abbott
  • Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
  • Code Name Cassandra (1-800-Where-R-You Series) by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot
  • A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
  • Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
  • The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau
  • Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Shattered Twilight, Vol. 2 by Yvonne Navarro, Based On Work by Joss Whedon
  • Messenger by Lois Lowry
  • The Insiders by J. Minter
  • The Wish List by Eoin Colfer

Childrens Storybooks Online also has many illustrated children's stories for kids of all ages.

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