Below you will find the combined book list for ages 5 plus.
From what I have gathered this list is appropriate for birth though grade K. This is how it is set up. If there is a picture of the book you can click on it
and it will take you to a place to purchase this item. All items purchased
through this link (and others around this site) provides support to keep this
sight up and running through commission. After the picture link, you will
see the title of the book in blue, the author, and
then the curriculum it is used for. Please see the first page for information on
abbreviations. Please note that this list was created in 2005 and may be
slightly out of date with the latest information.
The ABC
Bunny by Gag, W --
B4FIAR
Alexander
and the No Good…. by Viorst, J. -- Son / Classical / RA
Alligator
Shoes by Dorros, A --
LOTW (Age 3 Book)
The
Alphabet Book by
Eastman, P.D --
LOTW (Age 3 Book)
Amelia
Bedilia Books by
Parish -- Son / Classical / VP / RA
Amos
and Boris by Steig, W --
Classical
Angus
Lost by
Flack, M --
B4FIAR
Animals
Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by
Barret, J. --
LOTW (Age 3 Book)
Are
You My Mother? by Eastman, P.D --
Classical
Baby
Einstein Books by
Aingner-Clark --
My Pick
Baby
Says by
Steptoe, J -- HCT
A
Baby
Sister For Frances by
Hoban, R --
HCT
Barney
Says "Please" and "Thank You" by
White, S -- LOTW (Age 3 Book)
As a side not on this one from me -- I am not a Barney fan and my children have
never seen it. I am not sure they even know who he is. With this said -- this is
one that I would not recommend.
Beatrix
Potter Stories by Pottter --
Son / CM / VP / RA / FIAR
Because
I Love You by
Lucado, M --
My Pick K - 2
Bedtime
For Frances by
Hoban --
Classical / RA
Berenstain
Bears Books by Berenstain, S and J --
LOTW (Age 3 Book)
Biggest
House in the World by Lionni, L. -- Classical
The
Big
Green Pocket by
Ransom, C -- B4FIAR
Big
Thoughts for Little People by Taylor -- My Pick 4 - 5 yrs.
Blueberries
for Sal by McCloskey, R. --
B4FIAR / CM / VP / RA
Bob
the Builder Books from Various Authors
-- My Pick
. Again, I would pick other things before these books. I am just not fond of
commercially based literature.
A
Boy,
a Dog, and a Frog by Mayer, M -- 20th Cent. Treasury
Sandra Boynton Books by Boynton, S -- My Pick
Bravest
Dog Ever by
Standiford --Classical
Bread
and Jam For Frances by Hoban, R -- LOTW (Age 3 Book)
Brown
Bear, Brown Bear,...
by Martin, Jr. -- RA / LOTW (Age 3 Book)
Caillou
Books by
L'Heureux --
My Pick. Again, I would pick other things before these books. I am
just not fond of commercially based literature.
Caps
For Sale by Slobodkina, E --
B4FIAR / Classical / VP
The
Carrot Seed by
Krauss, R -- B4FIAR / Classical / RA
The
Cat Club by Averill, E --
20th Cent. Treasury
A
Chair
For My Mother by
Williams, V --
20th Cent. Treasury
Chicka
Chicka Boom Boom by Martin, Jr, & Arch --
My Pick
Chicka
Chicka 123 by Martin, Jr, & Arch --
My Pick
Chicken
Soup With Rice by Sendak, M --
MCDL - K to 2nd
Child's
Garden of Verse by Stevenson,
R.L. --
Son / Classical / VP
The
Children's
Book of Virtues by Bennett -- Son
Clifford
the Big Red Dog books by Bridwell, N-- My Pick
Corduroy
(and other Corduroy books) by
Freeman, D -- B4FIAR / Classical / VP / RA
Crictor by
Ungerer --
HCT
Curious
George books by
Rey, H.A. -- Classical / VP / RA
Dominic by
Steig, W. --
LOTW (Age 3 Book)
The
Doorbell Rang by Hutchins, P --
MCDL - 4 to 5
Dr.
Suess books by Seuss --
Son / Classical
Dragon's
Fat Cat by Pilkey, D --
MCDL - K to 2nd
D.W
The Picky Eater by
Brown, M -- 20th Cent. Treasury
Egermeier's
Bible Story Book by Egermeier -- Son / Classical
Emperor's
New Clothes by
Anderson, H. C. -- Classical / VP
Even
If I Did Something Awful by Hazen, B -- MCDL - 4 to 5
Feather's For Lunch by Ehlert, L .--
MCDL - 4 to 5
First
Tomato by Wells, R. --
20th Cent. Treasury
First Virtues Series by
Simon, M. -- My Pick. Note: I have never seen these before but
they look great!! This would be excellent for a character study for young
children! There appear to be 14 in this series -- well at least according to
Amazon there is.
A Fish
Out of Water by Palmer, H by
LOTW (Age 3 Book)
Flicka,
Ricka, Dicka Books by Lindman, Maj -- LOTW (Age 4 Book)
Freight
Train by
Crews, R --
20th Cent. Treasury
Note: This is my sons favorite book. It helped him learn his colors and has
since become a favorite of his younger brothers as well. CHOO CHOO!!!
Frog
and Toad Books by
Lobel, --
OM / Son / Classical / VP / RA
From
Acorn to Oak Tree by
Kottle, J -- LOTW (Age 3 Book)
From
Head to Toe by Carle, E --
HCT
George
Shrinks by Joyce, W. --
HCT
The
Giving Tree by
Silverstein, S. --
MCDL - K to 2nd / RA
God
Gave Us You by
Bergren --
My Pick
Golden
Books fromVarious Authors
-- Son/ My Pick
Good
Night Gorilla by Rathmann, P --
MCDL - 4 to 5
Goodnight
Moon by
Brown, M.W. --
B4FIAR / Classical / RA
Guess
How Much I Love You by McBratney, S -- 20th Cent. Treasury
Happy
Birthday Moon by Ashe, F. --
My Pick
Happy
Birthday, Sam by
Hutchins, P --
MCDL - 3 & Under
Harold
and the Purple Crayon by Johnson, C -- FIAR
Harry
the Dirty Dog by Zion, G --
Classical / VP / RA
Help
Me Be Good Series by Berry, J --
My Pick
Note: This is another good series that would make a great character study.
Henry
and Mudge by
Rylant, C. -- MCDL - K to 2nd
How
Do I Put It On? by
Wantanabe, S. --
MCDL - 3 & Under
I
am a Bunny by
Risom, R. --
20th Cent. Treasury
I
Am an Artist by
Collins --
B4FIAR
I
Hear, I See, I Touch by
Oxenbury, H -- 20th Cent. Treasury
I
Love You With All My Heart by Kern --
My Pick
If
Jesus Came to My House by Thomas, J. G -- B4FIAR
If
You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Numeroff, L. -- MCDL - 4 to 5 / Classical / VP
In
The Rain With Baby Duck by Hest, A. -- MCDL - 4 to 5
Ira
Sleeps Over by
Waber, B. --
MCDL - K to 2nd / RA
Jesse
Bear, What Will You Wear? by Carlstron, N. W -- B4FIAR
Just
in Case You Ever Wonder by Lucado, M -- My Pick - 4 to 5
Katy
and the Big Snow by
Burton, V. L. --
RA / FIAR
Katy
No-Pocket by
Payne, E -- B4FIAR
Lady
With The Alligator Purse by Wescott, N. -- MCDL - 4 to 5
The
Lamb
and the Butterfly by Sungaard, A -- LOTW (Age 3 Book)
Legend
of the Candy Cane by Walburg, L -- My Pick
Legend
of the Teddy Bear by Murphy, F -- LOTW (Age 3 Book)
Lentil by
McCloskey, R. --
FIAR
Leo
The Late Bloomer by
Kraus, R. --
MCDL - 4 to 5
Little
Bear Books by
Minarik --
OM / Classical RA
The
Little
Engine That Could by Piper, W -- Classical / CM / VP / RA
Little
Gorilla by Bornstein, R --
MCDL - 3 & Under
The
Little House by Burton, V. L.
-- My Pick
My
First Little
House Books by Wilder, L -- OM / Cal / CM
The
Little Rabbit by
Dunn, J --
B4FIAR
Little
Read Riding Hood by
Ziefert, H --
LOTW (Age 3 Book)
Little
Toot by
Gramatky --
Classical / RA
Luckiest
One of All by Peet, B --
Classical
Madeline Books by Bemelmans, L --
Classical / VP / RA / FIAR
Make
Way for Duckings by McCloskey, R. --
Son / Classical / CM / RA
Mike
Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by
Burton, V. L. -- Cal / Son / VP / RA / FIAR
A
Million
Fish….More or Less by McKissack, P -- 20th Cent. Treasury
Millions
of Cats by Gag, W --
20th Cent. Treasury
Miss
Nelson is Missing by
Allard, H -- MCDL - K to 2nd / VP / RA
The
Mitten by Brett, J --
LOTW (Age 3 Book)
Moongame by
Ashe, F. -- MCDL - 3 & Under
Mother
Goose Nursery Rhymes Any Version -- Son / Classical / RA
My
Blue Boat by
Demarest, C. --
B4FIAR
The
Napping House by Wood, A --
RA
Nate
the Great by Sharmat, M --
Classical / VP
Old
Rosie, the Horse Nobody Understood by
Moore, Adelson --
Classical
Olivia by
Falconer --
My Pick
On
Mother's Lap by Scott, A.H. --
MCDL - 3 & Under
One
Duck, Another Duck by Pomerantz, C --
MCDL - 4 to 5
One
Morning in Maine by
McCloskey, R.-- Classical / CM
Owen by
Henkes, K. --
20th Cent. Treasury
Owl
Babies by
Waddell, M --
MCDL - 4 to 5
Owl
Moon by
Schoenherr --
BF / Classical / FIAR
Ox-Cart
Man by
Hall, D. --
Classical / VP
Pat
the Bunny by
Kundhardt -- RA
Peace
at Last by
Murphy, J. -- MCDL - K to 2nd
Pete's
a Pizza by Steig, W --
HCT
Peter's
Chair by Keats, E.J. --
MCDL - 3 & Under
Petunia by
Duvoisin, R -- 20th Cent. Treasury
Pig Aplenty, Pigs Galore by
McPhail, D. -- MCDL - 4 to 5
Play
With Me by Ets, M --
B4FIAR
Poems
to Read to the Very Young by Frank --
Son / Classical
The
Pokey
Little Puppy by Lowrey, J.S --
All
The
Polar Express by Van Allsburgh, C --
My Pick
Prayer
For a Child by
Field, R -- B4FIAR
The
Prickly Hedgehog by
Ezra, M --
LOTW (Age 3 Book)
A
Quiet
As a Cricket by
Wood --
LOTW (Age 3 Book)
The
Quiet
Way Home by Becker, B --
B4FIAR
Rainbow
Fish by Pfister, M --
My Pick
The
Red Carpet by
Parkin, R --
B4FIAR
Richard
Scarry's Please and Thank You Book by
Scarry -- Son/ Classical
The
Runaway Bunny by Brown, M.W. --
BF / B4FIAR
Seven
Blind Mice by
Young, E --
MCDL - 4 to 5
The
Snowy Day by
Keats --
Son / B4FIAR / Classical
St.
Francis and the Friendly Beasts by
Hodges --
Classical
Stevie by
Steptoe, J --
20th Cent. Treasury
Stone
Soup by
Brown. M. -- Classical / CM / VP
The Story
About Ping by
Flack, M --
Classical / CM / VP / FIAR
Story
of Babar by
Brunhoff -- Classical
The
Story
of Ferdinand by Leaf. M. --
Son / Classical / CM / RA / FIAR
The
Story
of Little Babaji by Bannerman, H -- 20th Cent. Treasury
The
Stray Dog by Simont, M --
My Pick
Stellaluna by
Cannon, J --
MCDL - K to 2nd
Swimmy by
Lionni, L. --
MCDL - 4 to 5
Sylvester
and the Magic Pebble by Steig, W -- 20th Cent. Treasury
Ten,
Nine, Eight by
Bang, M.
-- 20th Cent. Treasury
The
Three Bears Any Version --
My Pick
The
Three
Billy Goats Gruff by Galdone, P -- LOTW (Age 3 Book)
The
Three
Little Pigs by
Galdone, P -- RA
Thunder
Cake by Polacco, P --
MCDL - K to 2nd
Tikki
Tikki Tembo by
Mosel, A --
RA
Titch by
Hutchins, P --
20th Cent. Treasury
Tom
and Pippo Books by
Oxenbury, H --
MCDL - 3 & Under
Too
Many Books by
Bauer, C. F. -- RA
The
Tub People by Conrad, P --
20th Cent. Treasury
The
Ugly Duckling by Anderson --
My Pick
Usborne
Books Various Titles --
Sonlight
Veggie
Tales Books -- LOTW (Age 3 Book)
The
Velveteen Rabbit by Williams, M --
OM / Classical / VP /RA
The
Very
Busy Spider by Carle, E -- MCDL - 4 to 5
The
Very
Hungry Caterpillar by Carle, E -- Classical / RA
We're
Going on a Bear Hunt by Rosen, M -- B4FIAR
Where
the Wild Things Are by Sendak, M -- Classical / RA
Where's
My Teddy? by
Alborough, J --
MCDL - 4 to 5
Whose
Mouse Are You? by Kraus, R. --
20th Cent. Treasury
William's
Doll by Zolotow, C. --
MCDL - 4 to 5
Year
At Maple Hill Farm by
Provenson, -- Son
Yellow
Ball by
Bang, M. -- B4FIAR
You
Are Special by
Lucado, M --
My Pick K - 2nd
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