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Great Books for Reading Aloud to Your Family
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items It can be challenging to find good books for family read-alouds. As a mom of two who has been doing this for years, I thought it could be helpful to share great books our family has enjoyed. If you make a purchase through our affiliate links, we may ...
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Beautiful Picture Books
Easy Chapter Books
Children's Picture Books with African-American Characters
Beautiful Picture Books
Wonderful illustrations with good stories make excellent children's books. If you make a purchase through our links, we may earn a small commission at no cost to you.
Fantastic artwork accompanies this great story about finding purpose.
Miss Rumphius - Cooney, Barbara:
The story of book-loving Elizabeth Brown is told with charming rhyme. Find out how she solves her problem of having too many books.
The Library by Sarah Stewart
Illustrator Barbara Cooney won her second Caldecott medal for the lovely pictures in Ox-Cart Man. The ox-cart man and his family work hard all year so he can take their good to market in an ox-cart. Captures the spirit of a hard-working farm family o...
Ox-Cart Man - Donald Hall, Barbara Cooney
Beautifully illustrated, proud rooster Chanticleer learns a lesson about vanity. This is an adaptation of Chaucer's Nun's Priest Tale from the Canterbuy Tales.
Chanticleer and the Fox: Caldecott Winner
Pictures will help little ones understand Longfellow's famous poem about Paul Revere.
Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
In this delightful tale of perservance, it's time for young Earl to learn to find his own acorns. But will he be successful?
Earl the Squirrel
This is a wonderful story of a life well-lived. Matthias Tibbets' life exemplifies dedication to hard work and family. Beautiful pictures by award-winning illustrator Barbara Cooney. Spoiler alert: If you have sensitive little ones, be warned the sto...
Island Boy (Picture Puffins) - Books
Norman is a doorman at the art museum, but he's also an art lover and artist.
Norman the Doorman
Other pigeons may roost along ledges, but Sid the pigeon chooses to live in the letter B of an electric sign. Awesome drawings of San Francisco are the backdrop for this story of love and persistence. This book is a Caldecott Honor winner.
Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman
Hermit crab Kermit is a greedy old miser until "an odd twist of fate" changes his ways. This tale rhymes and has much more vocabulary than many picture books. Bill Peet's artwork is fantastic.
Kermit the Hermit by Bill Peet - Book
Easy Chapter Books
These children's chapter books are well-written stories in simple language. If you make a purchase through our links, we may earn a small commission at no cost to you.
If you haven't read this classic about four orphaned siblings, you're in for a treat. Four children, two boys and two girls, arrive in a new town but no one knows who they are, where they've come from, or where they're going.
The Boxcar Children
Loveable Paddington's antics are sure to inspire laughs. This is the first book in the series.
A Bear Called Paddington: Bond, Michael, ...
Three children and their mother move from London to the countryside during a time of family distress. A true classic full of mystery and adventure.
The Railway Children
Children's Picture Books with African-American Characters
These picture books have awesome African-American main characters who are part of strong Black families. If you make a purchase through our links, we may earn a small commission at no cost to you.
Moms, dads, brothers, and sisters hurry, but Grandfather walks, talks, and reads with his grandson just as long as they like.
Grandfather and I: Buckley, Helen E., Ormerod, Jan
Max doesn't feel like talking today. Therefore he responds to everyone by making a rhythm with two sticks. This book features a strong African-American family and amazing artwork .
Max Found Two Sticks (Reading Rainbow Book)