Children's Reading List

Recommended by Pat Robinson and Whitney Bills

Carefully chosen books can be YOUR partners in parenting.

Suggestions: Try not to spring a new book on a child. Take a minute to introduce the book as you would a new friend. Try to find a message, person, or activity the child might relate to. You can ask questions about the stories, summarize the themes of the books, and talk about them with your children.

Children's Reading List:

Aardema, Verna      Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
                                 Bringing the Rain to Kapita Plain

Adams, Pam            There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Ahlberg, Janet          Each Peach Pear Plum
                                 Funnybones
                                 The Baby's Catalogue
                                 The Jolly Postman
Allen, Pamela           Mr. Archimedes' Bath
Alexander, Martha    Nobody Asked Me If I Wanted a Baby Sister
                                  We Never Get to Do Anything
Anno, Mitsumasa      Anno's Alphabet
                                  Anno's Animals
                                  Anno's Journey
Archambault, John    Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
                                  Knots on a Counting Rope
Arengo, Sue              The Magic Cooking Pot
Bang, Molly              The Paper Crane
                                  Ten, Nine, Eight
Barton, Byron           Boats
                                  Planes
                                  Trains
                                  Trucks
Bemelmane, Ludwig  Madeline's Rescue
Beskow, Elsa             Pelle's New Suit
Bond, Felicia             The Day it Rained Hearts
Boynton, Sandra        The Going-to-Bed Book
                                   Moo Baa La La La
Braun, Sebastien        Back to Bed, Ed
Briggs, R.                   The Snowman
Brown, Marc              (All the "Arthur" books)
Brown, Marcia           All the Butterflies
                                   The Bun
                                   The Neighbors
                                   Once a Mouse
                                   Stone Soup
                                   Shadow
Brown, Margaret        Goodnight Moon
     Wise                      The Dead Bird
                                   The Friendly Book
                                   The Important Book
                                   The Runaway Bunny
Brown, Peter              Children Make Terrible Pets

Brumbeau, Jeff           The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Bryan, Ashley            All Things Bright and Beautiful
Budney, B                  A Kiss is Round
Burningham, J            Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car
                                   Mr. Gumpy’s Outing
Burton, Virginia         Katie and The Big Snow
                                   The Little House
                                   Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Cameron, Polly           I Can’t, Said the Ant
Campbell, Rod           Dear Zoo
Carle, Eric                  (The “Very” Books)
                                   Pancakes, Pancakes!
                                   The Rabbit and the Turtle
Carlstrom, Nancy       Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
     White
Child, Lydia               Over the River and Through the Woods
Cole, Joanna              (The “Magic School Bus” Series)
Cooney, Barbara        Miss Rumphius
Croonin, Doreen        Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Dahl, Roald                Danny the Champion of the World
                                   Matlida
Daugherty, James       Andy and the Lion
Dempsey, Kristy        Me with You
dePaola, Tomie          Marianna May and Bursey
                                   Strega Nona
                                   The Art Lesson
deRegniers, Beatrice  May I Bring A Friend?
                                   Something Special
de Saint-Exupéry,       The Little Prince
       Antoine
Dewdney, Anna         Llama, Llama Red Pajama
Dickens, Charles        A Christmas Carol
Eastman, P.D             Go, Dog. Go!
                                  Are You My Mother?
Eliot, T.S.                  Poetry
Flack, Marjorie          The Story of Ping
Field, Rachel             Prayer for a Child
Fox, Mem                  Shoes from Grandpa
                                  Hattie and the Fox
                                  Time For Bed
                                  Where is the Green Sheep?
                                  Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
Gag, Wanda              Millions of Cats
Galdone, Paul           The Hare and the Tortoise
                                  The Three Billy Goats Gruff
                                  The Three Bears
Ginsberg, Mirra         Good Morning, Chick
Goble, Paul               The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Gerstein, Mordicai    Roll Over!
Hall, Donald             The Ox Cart Man
Hargreaves, Roger    Mr. Quiet
                                  Mr. Noisy
                                  Mr. Loud
                                  Mr. Chatterbox
Henkes, Kevin          Wemberly Worried
                                  A Good Day
                                  Kitten’s First Full Moon
Heyward, Debose     The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes           
Hill, Eric                   (The “Spot” Books.)
Hoban, T                   Over Under and Through
                                  Circles and Triangles Squares
                                  Look Again
                                  Take Another Look
                                  Push-Pull Empty Full
Hoban, R                  Bedtime for Frances
                                  Bread and Jam for Frances
                                  A Bargain for Frances
                                  A Baby Sister for Frances
                                  A Birthday for Frances
                                  Best Friends for Frances
                                  The Little Brute Family
Hoberman, Mary       A House is a House for Me
         Ann
Hogrogian, Nonny     One Fine Day
Hutchins, Pat              Goodnight Owl!
Hyman, Trina Schart  Little Red Riding Hood
Johnson, Crocket       Harold and the Purple Crayon
Johnson, Spencer       The Value of Believing in Yourself
Joyce, Irma                 Never Talk to Strangers
Katz, Karen                Counting Kisses
                                  Where Is Baby’s Belly Button?
Keats, Ezra Jack        Over in the Meadow
                                  Peter’s Chair
                                  A Snowy Day
                                  A Letter to Amy
                                  Whistle for Willie
Kellog, Steven           Is Your Mama A Llama?
Kelven, Elisa             The Lion and the Little Red Bird
Kerr, Judith               The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Kraus, Robert            Leo the Late Bloomer
Kraus, Ruth               The Carrot Seed
                                  A Hole is to Dig
                                  A Very Special House
Krommes, Beth         A House in the Night
Kunhardt, Dorothy    Pat the Bunny
Langstaff, John         Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go
Laden, Nina              Peek-AWho?
Leaf, Munro             The Story of Ferdinand
Lewison, Wendy      Going to Sleep on the Farm
      Cheyette
Lionni, Leo               Swimmy
                                 A Color of His Own
                                  Frederick
                                  Little Blue Little Yellow
Lobel, Arnold           Fables
                                 (The “Frog and Toad Together” books.)
                                 A Treeful of Pigs
Marshall, James       (The “George and Martha” books.)
Martin, Bill               Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Maclachlan, Patricia All the Places to Love
McCarty, Peter         Hondo and Fabian
McCloskey, Robert  Blueberries for Sal
                                 Make Way for Ducklings
                                 One Morning in Maine
Mellonie, Bryan        Lifetimes
Milne, A.A.              A House at Pooh Corner
                                 Pooh’s Bedtime Book
                                 Winnie-The-Pooh
Minarik, Else            Little Bear
Munsch, Robert        The Paper Bag Princess
                                 Love You Forever
Monroe, Chris          Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Noisy Problem
Mosel, Arlene           Tikki-Tikki-Tembo
Murphy, Jill              The Worst Witch
Newberry, Clare       Marshmallow
      Turlay
Noble, Trinka            The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
Oxenbury, Helen      (The “Tom and Pippo” books)
Paterson, Katherine   The King’s Equal
Parish, Peggy            (The “Amelia Bedelia” books.)
Pfister, Marcus          The Rainbow Fish
Pienkowski, Jan        Dinner Time
                                  Gossip
                                  Meg and Mog
Pinkney, Jerry           The Lion and the Mouse
Piper, Watty              The Little Engine That Could
                                  Stories That Never Grow Old
                                  Folk Tales Children Love
Polacco, Patricia        The Keeping Quilt
                                  Chicken Sunday
                                  Pink and Say
                                  Mrs. Katz and Tush
Potter, Beatrix           The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Prelutsky, Jack          The Random House Book of Poetry
                                  Read-A-Loud Rhymes for the Very Young
Perrault, Charles        Cinderella
                                  Puss in Boots
Raschka, Chris          A Ball for Daisy
Rathmann, Peggy      Good Night, Gorilla
Rey, H.A.                  Curious George
Reyher, Becky           My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Ringgold, Faith          Tar Beach
Rohmann, Eric           My Friend Rabbit
Rosen, Michael          We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
                                   Poems for the Very Young
Sendak, Maurice        The NutShell Library
                                   In the Night Kitchen
                                  Where the Wild Things Are
                                   Pierre: A Cautionary Tale
Sharmat, Mitchell      Gregory, the Terrible Eater
Shaw, Nancy             Sheep in a Jeep
Shustak, Bernadette   I Love You Through and Through
Silverstein, Shel         The Giving Tree
                                  Higglety Pigglety Pop!
Simont, Marc             The Stray Dog
Slobodkina, Esphyr   Caps for Sale
Spier, Peter                Noah’s Arc
                                  People
Stead, Philip              A Sick Day for Amos MeGee
Stein, David Ezra      Interrupting Chicken
Steig, William           Amos and Boris
                                  Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Schwartz, Roslyn      The Mole Sisters and the Rainy Day
Soule, Jean Conder   Never Tease a Weasel
Taback, Simms         Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Tomlinson, Jill          The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
Tudor, Tasha            Mother Goose
Tullet, Herve            Press Here
Van Allsburg, Chris Polar Express
                                 Jumanji
                                 The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Viorst, Judith            The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
                                 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
                                 I’ll Fix Anthony
Waber, Bernard        Ira Sleeps Over
                                 Ira Says Goodbye
Waddell, Martin       Owl Babies
                                 The Big Big Sea
                                 Rosie’s Babies
Wells, Rosemary      Benjamin and Tulip
                                 Good Night, Fred
                                 Noisy Nora
                                 Yoko
                                 Yoko’s Paper Cranes
Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little House on the Prairie
Wildsmith, Brian      Hunter and His Dog
Williams, Margery   The Velveteen Rabbit
Williams, Mo           City Dog, Country Frog
                                (The “Pigeon” Series)
                                 Knuffle Bunny
                                 Knuffle Bunny Free
                                 We Are in a Book!
Williams, Vera         A Chair for My Mother
Willis, Jeanne           I Hate School
Wilkin, Eloise          Mother Goose
                                Prayers for Children
Wood, Audrey        The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
                                The Napping House
Yolen, Jane             Owl Moon
Young, Ed               Lon Po Po
Zemach, Margot      The Little Red Hen
Zion, Gene              (The “Harry the Dirty Dog” Series.)
Zolotow, Charlotte  Big Sister and Little Sister
                                Do You Know What I’ll Do?
                                Say Goodnight, Gracie
                                Say It!
                                The Quarreling Book

HBO’s Classical Baby: Poetry, Dance, Art, and Music
A good source: http://berkeleypubliclibrary.org/children/good-books/from-good-night-moon/