These books are great to read aloud to a younger reader, and is an especially fun time for grandparents. It’s never too early to start!
Published: 2017 Theme: Imagination Best for: 5 to 7 "Roxy prides herself on making the best grape jelly sandwiches of anyone in the family, and for this reason, she's in charge of the sandwich assembly line..." A delightful short collection of three imaginative stories, perfect for reading aloud...
Published: 1960 Theme: Imaginative Play Best for: 5 to 7 "There was a sign on Rosie's door. It read, 'If you want to know a secret, knock three times.'" Pure delight is the best description for this classic, and not-well-known children's book by beloved writer and illustrator, Maurice Sendak.
Published: 2012 Theme: Kindness and Friendship Best for: 7 to 9 "The little girl peered out of the carriage and saw two bears lumbering quickly ahead, pulling the carriage through patches of twisting trees and over hills dotted with early blooms." This book weaves the magical and unreality together in a way that you begin to feel you are reading an old-fashioned fairy tale, which in some ways it is.
Published: 2017 Theme: Illustrated Book Best for: 2 to 5 In this very unique children's book, the author has placed images of her exquisite needle-felted scenes that really invite the children to live into the pictures, as they listen to the words.
Published: 1996 Theme: Curiosity Best for: 5 to 8 "Once upon a time there was a bat--a little light brown bat, the color of coffee with cream in it. He looked like a furry mouse with wings." This poetic little fable about animals, and one bat in particular, will be a sweet bedtime story.
Published: 2007 Theme: Love the World Best for : 5 to 8 "The boat docked in Africa, and Jules kissed the ground; the earth so precious, so fragile, so round" A simple, beautifully illustrated children's book, that gently reminds us that all the creatures on earth need our protection and love.
Published: 2000 Theme: Easy Reader Bedtime Best for: 5 to 8 "Once there were three little dragons. They lived in a dark cave. The cave was in a dense forest. The forest was in a faraway kingdom. The poor little dragons were very lonely in their deep dark cave." A must-have, read-aloud bedtime story that's perfect for every child...
Published: 2015 Theme: Welcoming Diversity Best for: 5 to 7 "The trouble with having a tiny elephant for a pet is that you never quite fit in." A simple children's book like this begins the process of opening hearts and minds to the beauty of diversity at an early age.
Published: 1982 Theme: Overcoming Bullies Best for: 8 to 10 "Dreams," he said, "is very mysterious things. They is floating around in the air like little wispy bubbles. And all the time they is searching for sleeping people." If you are in need of a cheerful happy ending story, as a children's book BFG is perfect...
Published: 1939 Theme: Historical Fiction Biography Best for: 8 - 11 "All of these ill-informed scribblers seemed astonished at Ben's great fund of information, at his brilliant decisions, at his seeming knowledge of all that went on about him. I could have told them, It was ME." A biography like this is perhaps the best way to bring history to children without bringing tears of boredom..
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