So I got to thinking. And as recommendation after recommendation poured in on this weekend’s post…I knew I had to do something with all of the amazing comments.
So I alphabetized, linked, them, and put them all in one giant list.
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking I’m nuts. And I totally am, but in a good way. HAHAHA!
When I was searching for read-alouds for my girls I did NOT find a great comprehensive resource. So I decided to make one.
I hope you find it as helpful as I do. I’m now just ITCHING to read to my girls.
You know why I love read-alouds? Well…there are a million reasons. I know it’s good for their little brains to listen to stories. I want to instill in them the same love (obsession??) of reading I have.
But mainly? I love that on a day when it’s just not going well…on a day where I want to string all four of them up by their tiny toes, I can just say “That’s IT! We are all getting in Mommy’s bed and reading!”.
I’m grateful for books.
If you are too, then this list’s for you.
Here you go!
A
A to Z Mysteries– Ron Roy
Alfie the Werewolf Series– Paul Van Loon
All of a Kind Family Series– Sydney Taylor
Amelia Bedelia Series– Peggy Parish
Anne of Green Gables Series – L.M. Montgomery
Araminta Spookie Series– Angie Sage
B
Baby Island– Carol Ryrie Brink
The Babysitters Club Series– Ann M. Martin
A Bear Called Paddington– Michael Bond
Because of Winn Dixie– Kate DiCamillo
Betsy, Tacy, & Tib Series– Maud Hart Lovelace
The BFG– Roald Dahl
The Bobbsey Twins Series– Laura Lee Hope
The Boxcar Children– Gertrude Chandler Warner
Bridge to Terabithia– Katherine Paterson
Bunnicula Series– Deborah and James Howe
C
Caddie Woodlawn– Carol Ryrie Brink
Captain Underpants Series– Dav Pilkey
Catwings Series– Ursula Leguin
The Chalet School Series– E.M. Brent Dyer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory– Roald Dahl
Charlotte’s Web– E.B. White
The Chocolate Touch– Patrick Skene Catling
The Christmas Mystery– Jostein Gaarder
Clementine Series– Sara Pennypacker
Coraline– Neil Gaiman
The Cricket in Times Square– George Selden
D
The Doll People Series– Ann M. Martin
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz– L. Frank Baum
Dragon Rider– Cornelia Funke
Dummie the Mummie Series (in Dutch)– Tosca Menten
E
Ella Enchanted– Gail Carson Levine
Eloise Series– Kay Thompson
Emily Windsnap Series– Liz Kessler
Encyclopedia Brown Series– Donald J. Sobol
F
The Famous Five Series– Enid Blyton
Flat Stanley Series– Jeff Brown
Frindle– Andrew Clements
From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler– E.L. Konigsburg
G
The Giving Tree– Shel Silverstein
The Golden Goblet– Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Gooney Bird Greene Series– Lois Lowry
The Gruffalo– Julia Donaldson
H
Hank the Cowdog Series– John R. Erickson
Harriet the Spy– Louise Fitzhugh
Harry Potter Series– J.K. Rowling
Hatchet– Gary Paulsen
Heidi– Johanna Spyri
The Hobbit– JRR Tolkien
Holes– Louise Sachar
Horrid Henry Series– Francesca Simon
The Hundred Dresses– Eleanor Estes
I
Ida B– Katherine Hannigan
Igraine the Brave– Cornelia Funke
The Indian in the Cupboard Series– Lynne Reid Banks
The Invention of Hugo Cabret– Brian Selznick
The Iron Man– Ted Hughes
Island of the Blue Dolphins– Scott O’Dell
Ivy and Bean Series– Annie Barrows
J
The Jack Sparrow Series– Rob Kidd
James and the Giant Peach– Roald Dahl
Johnny Texas– Carol Hoff
Joey Pigza Series– Jack Gantos
Judy Moody Series– Megan MacDonald
Julie of the Wolves– Jean Craighead George
Junie B. Jones Series– Barbara Park
Just So Stories– Rudyard Kipling
K
Katie Kazoo Series– Nancy Krulick
L
Land of Elyon Series– Patrick Carman
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles– Julie Andrews
Little House on the Prairie Series– Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Little Princess– Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Women– Louisa May Alcott
Lotta Series– Astrid Lindgren
M
Madeline Series– Ludwig Bemelmans
Magic Tree House Series– Mary Pope Osborne
Maniac Magee– Jerry Spinelli
Mandie Series– Lois Gladys Leppard
Martha Matilda O’Toole– Jim Copp
Matilda– Roald Dahl
Millie’s Marvellous Hat– Satoshi Kitamura
Milly Molly Mandy Series– Joyce Lancester Brisley
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel– Virginia Lee
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane– Kate DiCamillo
Momo– Michael Ende
The Mouse and the Motorcyle– Beverly Cleary
Mr. Popper’s Penguins– Richard and Florence Atwater
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh– Robert C. O’Brien
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Series– Betty MacDonald
My Father’s Dragon– Ruth Stiles Gannett
My Naughty Little Sister Series– Dorothy Edwards
My Side of the Mountain– Jean Craighead George
My Weird School Series– Dan Gutman
The Mysterious Benedict Society– Trenton Lee Stewart
N
Nancy Drew Series– Carolyn Keene
Narnia Series– C.S. Lewis
O
Olga Da Polga Series– Michael Bond
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark– Jill Tomlinson
P
The Paperbag Princess– Robert Munsch
The Penderwicks Series– Jeanne Birdsall
The Phantom Tollbooth– Norton Juster
Piper Reed Series– Kimberly Willis Holt
Pippi Longstocking– Astrid Lindgren
The Puppy Place Series– Ellen Miles
The Pushcart War– Jean Merrill
Purple, Green and Yellow– Robert Munsch
R
The Railway Children– E. Nesbit
Ramona Series– Beverly Cleary
Rascal– Sterling North
Roman Mysteries Series– Caroline Lawrence
S
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes– Eleanor Coerr
Saddle Club Series– Bonnie Bryant
Sarah, Plain and Tall– Patricia MacLachlan
Scaredy Squirrel– Melanie Watt
Scrawny,the Classroom Duck– Susan Clymer
The Secret Garden– Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret of Zoom– Lynne Jonell
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series– Lemony Snicket
Sheep-Pig retitled Babe the Gallant Pig- Dick King-Smith
Shoes Series– Noel Streatfeild
Skippjon Jones Series– Judy Schachner
Sophie Series– Dick King-Smith
The Spiderwick Chronicles Series– Tony DiTerlizzi
Strawberry Girl – Lois Lenski
Stuart Little– E.B. White
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble– William Steig
T
The Tale of Despereaux– Kate Dicamillo
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing– Judy Blume
Tashi Series– Anna Fienberg
The Trumpet of the Swan– E.B. White
Tuesdays at the Castle– Jessica Day George
V
The Velveteen Rabbit– Margery Williams
W
Warriors Series– Erin Hunter
When Santa Fell to Earth– Cornelia Funke
The Witches– Roald Dahl
The Wizard of Oz– L. Frank Baum
Wonder– R.J. Palacio
A Wrinkle in Time– Madeline L’Engle
Extra Resources for Selecting Literature
A Mighty Girl– a thematic list of girl positive, “girl power” literature
Florida Young Sunshine State Readers Awards
Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt
Read for the Heart by Sarah Clarkson
Y’all. Seriously. I’m blown away by how great of a resource this is. Thank you SO much for taking the time to comment, email, and tweet with your suggestions.
I will add any more suggestions as they come in.
This might be my favorite blog post of all time. ♡
xoxo
