Reading+List

2011-2012 School Year Reading List:

Any and all books are good book, I think! However, if you are looking for some good, age appropriate and engaging books to read, check out a few from this list. Books in purple are my personal favorites!

// The Giving Tree // by Shel Silverstein // Green Eggs and Ham // by Dr. Seuss // The Cat in the Hat // by Dr. Seuss // Where the Wild Things Are //by Maurice Sendak // Love You Forever // by Robert N. Munsch // Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day // by Judith Viorst // The Mitten // by Jan Brett // Stellaluna // by Janell Cannon // Oh, The Places You'll Go // by Dr. Seuss (this is my EXTRA favorite!) // Strega Nona // by Tomie De Paola // The True Story of the Three Little Pigs // by Jon Scieszka // Chicka Chicka Boom Boom // by John Archambault // The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh // by A. A. Milne <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// If You Give a Mouse a Cookie // by Laura Joffe Numeroff <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// The Lorax // by Dr. Seuss <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Amazing Grace // by Mary Hoffman <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Jumanji // by Chris Van Allsburg <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Math Curse // by Jon Scieszka <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Are You My Mother? // by Philip D. Eastman <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// The Napping House // by Audrey Wood <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Sylvester and the Magic Pebble // by William Steig <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// The Tale of Peter Rabbit // by Beatrix Potter <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Horton Hatches the Egg // by Dr. Seuss <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Basil of Baker Street // by Eve Titus <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// The Little Engine That Could // by Watty Piper <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Curious George // by Hans Augusto Rey <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge // by Mem Fox <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Arthur // series by Marc Tolon Brown <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse //by Kevin Henkes <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// The Little House // by Virginia Lee Burton <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Amelia Bedelia // by Peggy Parish <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// The Art Lesson // by Tomie De Paola <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Caps for Sale // by Esphyr Slobodkina <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// Clifford, the Big Red Dog // by Norman Bridwell <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">// The Paper Bag Princess // by Robert N. Munsch

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Also, parents, if you are interested, here is a great link on How to Raise a Reader.