Explore our collection of children's books, hand-picked to inspire curiosity and spark a lifelong love for reading in young students.
Our Favorites
A Lifelong Love For Stories And Learning
The Recommended Reading List is a handpicked collection of books for young minds. We bridge the gap between curiosity and the right book by categorizing stories into engaging genres, providing thoughtful summaries, and highlighting the brilliant authors behind them. Our goal is to empower young students with the resources they need to discover their next great adventure.
This Resource was made as part of Adina Levin's Gold Award Project. Having a structured reading outline is especially helpful for children who are new to reading. It gives them direction and prevents them from feeling overwhelmed by too many choices. With guidance, they can approach books with confidence and find a variety of books that they will love
The Book Lists
A curated resource helping young students navigate literature through theme-based guides and expert children's book recommendations.
Recommended Reading for Grades K-2
Meet Yasmin!
01
If You Give A Pig A Party
02
Flora and the Flamingo
03
The Kissing Hand
04
Peanut Butter and Jelly
05
The Adventures of Bixby
And Gibbs
06
Oh! the Places You'll Go
07
Bully The Bullfrog
08
Where the Wild Things Are
09
Rosie Revere Engineer
10
Tap the Magic Tree
11
_cover.jpg)
By Saadia Faruqi
Yasmin, is a Pakistani American second grader that learns how to deal with big feelings at school and home while also gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities.
By Laura Numeroff
Adorable series of a Pig and all the adventures she encounters. In this book, the pig's owner throws her a party an invite all her friends to come celebrate. It is very light and fun book for kids to engage with
By Molly Idle
Flora is a young girl that loves to dance. One day she makes a unexpected friend, a flamingo! The two of them together blossom an amazing friendship and a great dance routine
Aubrey Penn
In The Kissing Hand, the mother raccoon is trying to comfort her son about his nerves of going to school. She tells him that we all have thigs that we don't want to do but have to do anyways. This is a great book about pushing yourself
Nadine Bernard Westcott
This is a fun book about making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It is full of fun illustrations, reptation and a real recipe on how to make a real peanut butter and jelly sandwich! the book was originally a song, so all lines in the book are previous song lyrics!
Carole Gurule
Bixby and Gibbs are the hotel lobby dogs. They are friendly and love to play with the hotel guests. Join them in their extravagant adventures around the hotel!
Dr. Seuss
This book talks about the wonders of the world, and encourages young readers to embrace adventure, try new things and remain hopeful of the future
Belinda Diaz-Perez
Bully the Bullfrog lived in the same pond his whole life until it became polluted and he was forced to move somewhere else. The book cover multiple real-world problems and solutions and allows kids to develop their problem-solving skills. It also talks about pushing through hard days and how to think positively.
Maurice Sendak
A naughty boy, sent to his bed without supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.
Andrea Beaty
Where some people see rubbish, Rosie Revere sees inspiration. Alone in her room at night, shy Rosie constructs great inventions from odds and ends. Does she have the courage to go public?
Christie Matheson
Invites the reader to tap, touch and wiggle illustrations to make an apple tree bloom, produce fruit, and lose its leaves.
Recommended Reading for Grades 2-4
Baby Monkey, Private Eye
Brian Selznick
Baby Monkey, private eye, will investigate stolen jewels, missing pizzas, and other mysteries--if he can manage to figure out how to put his pants on.
01
Days with Frog and Toad
Arnold Lobel
02
Frog and Toad spend their days together, but find sometimes it's nice to be alone. Rediscover this classic and comfy series!
Big Cat
Ethan Long
03
A hefty feline puts up with all kinds of indignities from the children in her loving but rambunctious family. Try other early readers in the “I Like to Read” line of books.
A Friend for Dragon
.webp)
Dav Pilkey
04
Dragon is on a quest for a friend. When an apple falls on his head, he is convinced that he has found one, but at home Apple is much quieter and less lively than expected.
Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same!
_jfif.jpg)
Grace Lin
People think identical twins Ling and Ting are exactly the same, but time and time again, they prove to be different.
05
Pete the Kitty & the case of the Hiccups
Kimberly Dean
Pete gets a case of the hiccups, and he doesn't know what to do! He decides to ask his wisest friends for help, but Pete is still stuck with the hiccups! Will he be stuck forever?
06
Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best?
Steve Shaskan
Best friends Pizza and Taco agree on nearly everything until Pizza declares himself the best of all, leading to competing and finally defining what being the best really means.
07
My Tooth is Lost
_jfif.jpg)
Drew Daywalt
08
Monkey is upset because he has lost a tooth, so Cake tries to make him feel better by telling him about the Tooth Fairy--but Monkey just wants his tooth named Kevin.
I Like Bugs
.webp)
Margaret Wise Brown
09
Perfect for bug lovers who are sharpening their reading skills. Brief rhyming text lists all the types of insects the narrator likes.
Sparkly New Friends
.webp)
Heather Ayris Burnell
Unicorn and Yeti run into each other while looking for sparkly things and, despite some differences, the two become friends over a shared love of hot chocolate with sprinkles.
10
Good Night, Good Knight
.webp)
Shelley Thomas
11
Three little dragons in a far-off cave can't sleep. Someone needs to tuck them in. Luckily a Good Knight keeps watch and hears their lonely ROAR. Good Knight to the Rescue