The Ultimate Read-Aloud Guide!!!!!
This is the official gathering of resources for Read-Alouds! This thread is mainly aimed at books to read aloud to 5-9 year olds, though that age range will obviously vary.
I have compiled a list of read-aloud books recommended in previous threads and additional resources. :heart I also left a couple relevant notes from the threads they were taken from. :) Links are provided for books that have been previously recommended 4+ times. :) Books are in order of number of previous recommendations, so forgive me if the order seems like it lacks rhyme or reason. :lol Books recommended, starting with the most often recommended: Little House on the Prairie series, Laura Ingalls Wilder The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis Books by E.B. White (Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, Trumpet of the Swan) The Boxcar Children, Gertrude Chandler Warner Anything by Beverly Cleary Magic Tree House series, Mary Pope Osborne **(Can be good for young children since they are easily read in one sitting)** The Tale of Despereaux, Kate DiCamillo Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne Books by Roald Dahl Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Betty MacDonald My Father’s Dragon, Ruth Stiles Gannett The Hardy Boys, Franklin W. Dixon Pinocchio, Carlo Collodi The Indian and the Cupboard, Lynne Reid Banks Mr. Popper's Penguins, Richard Atwater How to Train Your Dragon, Cressida Cowell American Girl books, Valerie Tripp Bobbsey Twins, Laura Lee Hope Nate the Great, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat A Bear Called Paddington, Michael Bond The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame The Littles, John Peterson Junie B. Jones, Barbara Park The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien Nancy Drew, Carolyn Keene Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Hugh Lofting Heidi, Johanna Spyri The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum Homer Price, Robert McCloskey Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome* Books by Dick King-Smith: Babe: The Gallant Pig, The Invisible Dog, A Mouse Called Wolf Peter Pan and Peter and Wendy, J.M. Barrie Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson All-of-a-Kind Family, Sydney Taylor Grandma's Attic series, Arleta Richardson Magic School Bus Chapter Books, Eva Moore and Ted Enik The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling The Mandie Collection, Lois Gladys Leppard Because of Winn Dixie, Kate DiCamillo Flat Stanley, Jeff Brown Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett The Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle The Cooper Kids Adventure Series, Frank Peretti (could be scary) Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery Frog and Toad, Arnold Lobel Cheaper By the Dozen, Frank Gilbreth The Story of the Treasure Seekers, E. Nesbit The Cricket in Times Square, George Selden (Not scary; no death.) The Good Master, Kate Seredy Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Elizabeth Rudnick Famous Five or Secret Seven, Enid Blyton Black Beauty, Anna Sewell Goosebumps, R. L. Stine Choose Your Own Adventure books, R. A. Montgomery The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain Hank the Cowdog, John R. Erickson Ginger Pye and The Hundred Dresses, Eleanor Estes A Lion to Guard Us, Clyde Robert Bulla The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie, George MacDonald Bambi: A Life in the Woods, Felix Salten Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling Tumtum & Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall, Emily Bearn The Reluctant Dragon, Kenneth Grahame Uncle Remus, Joel Chandler Harris (There are different versions, some more young-child friendly than others) The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Barbara Robinson Jigsaw Jones series, James Preller My First Little House books are stories based on Little House on the Prairie for younger kids. The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook, Judith LankesterBrisley The Castle in the Attic, Elizabeth Winthrop Fudge books, Judy Blume Mercy Watson books, Kate DiCamillo Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe The Trolley Car Family, Eleanor Lowenton Clymer Betsy-Tacy, Maud Hart Lovelace and Lois Lenski Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine Fancy Nancy books, Jane O’Connor From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E. L. Konigsburg My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster Books by Lee Roddy A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Kate DiCamillo Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM, Robert C. O’Brien Watership Down, Richard Adams Sugar Creek Gang , Paul Hutchens Soldovia Sam books, Susan Woodward Springer The Borrowers series, Mary Norton A to Z Mysteries series, Ron Roy Chocolate Fever, Robert Kimmel Smith The Ordinary Princess, M. M. Kaye The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien The Swiss Family Robinson, Johann David Wyss Dear America series, Various Melendy Quartet, Elizabeth Enright Other Resources: The Read-Aloud Handbook, Jim Trelease Under the Chinaberry Tree: Books and Inspirations for Mindful Parenting, Ann Ruethling and Patti Pitcher http://www.amblesideonline.org/New.shtml (Booklists by grade about halfway down) http://whreaders.wordpress.com/ http://www.chinaberry.com/ http://homescool-ed.blogspot.com/200...l-trained.html |
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That is awesome!!! Is this going to be a place where we can add to, or make notes in regards to the books listed above? (ie, several of the books listed are actually the first in a series)
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Sure. :)
The books that I linked to that were series, I tried to link to the full series. In the non-linked books I just listed the first one and assumed that those that checked it out and liked it would notice that it was a series. :giggle |
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Can this be made into a sticky or put into the Educating our Children forum? This is a fantastic reference that I will want to refer back to! Thanks so much!
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Yep. I meant to sticky it when I posted it. :doh
It's also stickied in Young Thinkers and the Reader's Alcove. :) ---------- Post added at 08:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:46 PM ---------- I also want to say that I really debated which education forum to put it in - the fact that it's here isn't a snub to non-homeschoolers (I'm not an exclusive homeschooler myself!). :grouphug ---------- Post added at 08:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:47 PM ---------- I chose HS because from what I've noticed, it comes up somewhat more frequently here. |
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oooh fun! We love books, so this will be a thread I check back on frequently:rockon. Two favorites here that I do not think made the original list are Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat and Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch. The latter is not a chapter book, but it is an all around favorite by kids and adults alike here in this house and it is perfect for valentine's day;). Also, I frequently check Sonlight's books and also Veritas press for good age appropriate reads:).
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Fabulousness! :rockon :cool Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! :hug :ty5
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:rockon Thank you so much for this! :heart
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Brilliant:rockon
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Some really good books and lots more to discover!
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Thank you for taking the time to do this!
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