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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
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

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