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More Good Reads for the Next Generation: Wholesome Books for kids and tweens!
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items If you are looking for quality, clean literature that aligns with Christian values, this list is for you! Finding books you can trust for your growing readers can be a challenge. That’s why I’ve gathered some of my favorite, edifying, wholesome title...
A book about an orphan girl finding a new life in the New England States.
Anne of Green Gables - Books
This is another classic that my kids love. This abridged version is much easier to read and understand. For older kids that can work through older English, I also recommend the original.
The Swiss Family Robinson (Abridged)
A heart-wrenching tale of the damage done by explorers taking advantage of native people.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
A story about some children who receive a mail-order bride as a mom and how they learn to connect and get to know each other.
Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Newbery Winner
The story of a boy trying to protect a dog.
Shiloh
A book about a boy with his hunting dogs. It's one of those books that doesn't sugarcoat the hard things that happen.
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
While the title sounds creepy and weird, it's actually a good story about not believing the rumors and gossip about other people.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond: Newbery Award Winner
Many hilarious and lessons teaching stories. There are more books to this series but this is the first one.
Stories from Grandma's Attic by Arleta Richardson
A hilarious book that includes all kinds of adventures! My young kids enjoyed this one too!
Homer Price by Robert McCloskey (Mar 1982)
Such a sweetly written book that teaches on making friends with people who are different then you. It has a lot of pictures- one on each page to help keep your newer readers engaged. It has a very nostalgic feel to it.
A New Friend (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse)
Need more inspiration?! Check out part one of this list!
Classic Reads for the Next Generation: Wholesome Books for kids and tweens!
This book is both hilarious and heartwarming. The author did such a great job! Even our 3 year old enjoys listening to this story and I enjoy reading it!
Dog Called Kitty
I love how this story feels- genuine, innocent, yet shares the challenges and feelings of a young girl whose family move to Alaska to settle there when President Roosevelt was giving houses & land to people willing to pioneer there. A read our wh...
Sweet Home Alaska
This book may feel like a slow read at first, but is quite whimsical and fun once you get into it! It's amazing for the animal lovers as it follows an old man and the animals he invites into his home back in the wild. A great story that makes you wan...
Kildee House book by Rutherford G. Montgomery
This is a hilarious and imaginative adventure story! My kids have all loved this story and will laugh and giggle so many times while they listen/read it!
Pippi Longstocking
If you want a low intensity book that will give your kids a picture into the life of Native American Indians, this is a great one. It doesn't have a super strong story line, but my younger kids have especially enjoyed it.
The Indian Twins
Both the kids and I enjoyed listening to this newer historical fiction book, set in the throws of segregation being overcome. Based on a true story of a boy that gets to live two doors down from the baseball legend Jackie Robinson, it highlights the ...
The Hero Two Doors Down: True Friendship Story
This book is a bit heavy for younger audiences, but it does a great job of depicting life in the South when segregation was still being overcome. It's not a book that skims over things and paints it all into a pretty picture. But I feel like it's don...
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: 40th Anniv
This book shares the story of a young girl who immigrates from Germany to New York during the 1870's. It shares the challenges that so many immigrants faced when moving to America. I enjoy this book just as much as the kids!
A House of Tailors
This book did a great job of showing some of the "why" behind show dogs. My kids enjoyed this story- even the little ones. It was interesting but not too intense. I like that it didn't end with the dog dying like so many similar style stories.
Big Red (75th Anniversary Edition)