School for most students, is now in full swing. Summer days are over, and early mornings, packed lunches, and bus stops are the Monday to Friday norm for most families. Reading aloud is a gift we can give our children at any age.
Bedtime and weekends are a great time to read a few chapters aloud to kids, building stronger relationships and lasting memories. Last week I gave several recommended books for toddlers to age six. This week the list is for Kindergarten to third grade. Many of these books can be found in a Kindle version as well as your local library…
The Little Goat in the Mountains, by Pascale Allamand
The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson
Billy and Blaze (series) by C.W. Anderson
Ponies of Mykillengi by Lonzo Anderson
Flickertail by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Down comes the Leaves by Henrietta Bancroft
Gingercat’s Catch by Catherine Barr
Travel by Land by Joan Beales
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
The Secret Hiding Place by Rainey Bennett and Edna Preston
A Moose is not a Mouse by Harold Berson
Once upon a Mountain by Don Bolognese
Grandpa by Barbara Borack
Fresh Cider and Pie by Franz Brandenberg
King Lion and His Cooks by Louise Brierley
Gordon Goes Camping by Julie Brinckloe
Pickle Things by Marc Brown
The Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Pip Camps Out by Myra Berry Brown
Little Red Riding Hood by Dick Bruna
The Moon Singe by Clyde Robert Bulla
Winter’s Coming by Eve Bunting
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Euphonia and the Flood by Mary Calhoun
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
The Deer in the Pasture by Donald Carrick
The Friendly Prairie Dog by Denise Casey
Cowboy Sam and Big Bill by Edna Walker Chandler
Hundreds and Hundreds of Strawberries by Ethel Collier
Impossible, Possum by Ellen Conford
Now I know what’s under the ocean by Janet Craig
A beautiful Day for a picnic by Nancy Curry
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
My Father’s Dragon by Ruth S. Gannett
Justin Morgan had a horse by Marguerite Henry
Blue Willow by Doris Gates
Read to your kids when they are babies, read to them when they are little, and read to them when they no longer fit in your lap. Turn off the television tonight and enjoy the read aloud time with your family on a regular basis.
Happy Reading!
Laundry Mom~Erin♥
