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What are kids reading these days?
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items We love reading as a family, and do so every day and every night before bed. These are some of the books and series that my kids come back to over and over and over again!
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Ages 1-3
Ages 4-5
Ages 6-8
Potty training books
Big kid bed books
Ages 1-3
We love all of the Little Blue Truck books. They are fan favorites! Affiliate link.
Little Blue Truck P/C - by Alice Schertle (Board Book)
I really love this sweet story, and so have all of my kids! Affiliate link.
I Love You Stinky Face (Board Book) (Lisa McCourt)
The dinosaur sounds make this so much fun! Affiliate link.
Noisy Dinosaurs - (My First) by Jonathan Litton (Board Book)
We love all the construction site books! The rhymes are really good. Affiliate link.
Mighty, Mighty Construction Site (School And Library) (Sherri Duskey Rinker)
My daughter loves the Spot books. They're quick reads so they hold her attention span, and they are about puppies which makes them all that much better. Affiliate link.
Where's Spot? - by Eric Hill (Board Book)
Biscuit is also a toddler favorite. After a few reads, she can practically recite it to herself and does so most nights. Affiliate link.
Good Night Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Board Book)
I love this book for teaching kids about acceptance! Affiliate link.
All Are Welcome - By Alexandra Penfold ( Hardcover )
This book is so great for teaching kids to being accepting and appreciative of differences! My kids have always come back to this one! Affiliate link.
Lovely (Hardcover)
Ages 4-5
Dinosaurs are so exciting at this age! The encyclopedia has so many great images and facts for them to learn about. Affiliate link.
Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur! - (DK Knowledge Encyclopedias) by DK (Hardcover)
We read a story out of this collection at least once a week. All of the Berenstain Bear books are so great for this age and the next. Affiliate link.
The Berenstain Bears Values and Virtues Treasury - (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story) by Mike Berenstain (Hardcover)
This gets my kids laughing so hard every time they read it. Their laughter is worth all the butt talk. lol Affiliate link.
Butt or Face? - by Kari Lavelle
Is it just my kids who think toots are so funny at this age, or is that all kids? They keep coming back to this book!
Harvey The Heart Had Too Many Farts: A Rhyming Story
The Creepy Tales books are so fun to read. Affiliate link.
Creepy Crayon! - (Creepy Tales!) by Aaron Reynolds (Hardcover)
We love the Pete the Cat books. They are perfect for the preschool age. Affiliate link.
Pete the Cat: 5 Groovy Tales - (I Can Read Level 1) by James Dean & Kimberly Dean (Paperback)
Elephant and Piggie books are so fun to read. Perfect for early readers! Affiliate link.
Elephants Cannot Dance! (Hardcover (Mo Willems)
This is a very wholesome story of two friends! This is great for early readers and is in graphic novel form. Affiliate link.
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (a Narwhal and Jelly Book #1) - by Ben Clanton (Paperback)
If you’re a fan of the Kelce brothers like we are, then you should definitely get this book! It has such a great message for how to treat your brothers! Affiliate link.
You Are Brotherly Love: A Book for the Littlest Kelce Brothers Fans|Hardcover
Ages 6-8
My first grader has read all of the Dogman books at least 4 times each. They are comics, include some potty talk (which he finds hilarious), and keep him laughing and engaged. He says this is his favorite, by I definitely recommend all of them! Affil...
Dog Man Fetch #22 by Dav Pilkey (Hardcover)
I read Junie B. Jones when I was little, and now my first grader is obsessed with her too. She's a little ornery, but easily relatable for kingergarten-2nd graders. Affiliate link.
Junie B. Jones First Boxed Set Ever! (Paperback) by Barbara Park
I love that the Magic Treehouse books take the kids on an adventure and teach them a bit about life too! Affiliate link.
Magic Tree House Boxed Set: Books 1 - 4 (Magic Tree House Series) (Paperback) (Mary Pope Osborne)
This could be for the 4-5 or 6-8 age group. They love looking through the pages and learning about all the ocean animals. Affiliate link.
Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean! - (DK Knowledge Encyclopedias) by DK (Hardcover)
We were introduced to the Disaster Squad books through our local library kid's book club. They are great for introducing different kinds of weather and adventurous stories. Affiliate link.
Wildfire Rescue: A Branches Book (Disaster Squad #1) - by Rekha S Rajan (Hardcover)
This one is great for animal lovers! Affiliate link.
My Kingdom of Darkness: A Branches Book (Pets Rule! #1) - by Susan Tan (Paperback)
I grew up loving Frog and Toad, and my kids do too! Such fun stories for them to read. Affiliate link.
The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set - (I Can Read Level 2) by Arnold Lobel (Mixed Media Product)
Another cute chapter book to grasp the attention of our young readers. This one (part of a series) focuses on a little girl, her best friends (toys), and their adventures.
Toys Go Out: Adventures of Stingray & Friends
This is not a new recommendation, but classics are classics for a reason! Affiliate link.
The Boxcar Children Mysteries Boxed Set #1-4 - by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Paperback)
This is a great chapter book series for those kids who are always thinking and trying to solve their own mysteries! Affiliate link.
Nate the Great (Nate the Great Series)|Paperback
For the kids who love video games, get them books about video games! These books keep them in the Minecraft world without needing to stare at a screen. Affiliate link.
Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles: The Complete Series: Books 1-6 ...
This is a great series of ghost stories for early readers! It’s got a chapter book feel with illustrations on almost every page. Affiliate link.
The Haunted House Next Door (Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol Series #1)|Paperback
If you have a young reader who likes dragons and dragons stories, then this is a great series for them to read! Our son loves it! Affiliate link.
Rise of the Earth Dragon (Dragon Masters Series #1)|Paperback
Potty training books
Elmo’s potty time boom is perfect because it comes with sound effects! Affiliate link.
Sesame Street Potty Time with Elmo Sound Book - by Kelli Kaufmann (Board Book)
We have this one without the sounds that we ordered from Amazon, and even without the sounds, it has been THE BEST potty training book for our daughter. She reads it on the potty almost every time. I can only imagine the sound effects make it better…...
Once Upon a Potty -- Girl -- Sound Book - by Alona Frankel (Board Book)
This is the little boy potty book that we have. And just like the little girl one, it has been an all time favorite for our boys when they are training. Highly recommend.
Once Upon a Potty -- Boy
Daniel Tiger is the perfect character for the kids to connect with when they are learning to go potty! Affiliate link.
Daniel Tries a New Potty - (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) by Maggie Testa (Board Book)
Big kid bed books
We’ve read this book with each of our kids when they move to their big kid bed. I think reading stories about the change make the change a little easier. Affiliate link.
A Big Kid Bed is Coming - (Louie's Little Lessons) by Liz Fletcher & Ron Eddy (Paperback)
This one is great because it talks about the big kid bed feeling a little scary and how we can help those feelings. Very relatable for those first nights in the bigger bed. Affiliate link.
Big Kid Bed - (Leslie Patricelli Boardbooks) (Hardcover)