{"id":7019,"date":"2015-03-03T11:30:33","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backtobasicslearning.com\/schoolblog\/?p=7019"},"modified":"2015-05-12T12:50:19","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T17:50:19","slug":"april-is-drop-everything-and-read-month-heres-a-list-of-must-read-childrens-books-in-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/april-is-drop-everything-and-read-month-heres-a-list-of-must-read-childrens-books-in-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"April is “Drop Everything and Read Month.” Here’s a list of must-read children’s books in preparation!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DEAR<\/a>Did you know that April is D.E.A.R.?<\/p>\n

D.E.A.R. stands for “Drop Everything and Read,” a national month-long celebration of reading designed to remind folks of all ages to make reading a priority activity in their lives.<\/p>\n

So, in preparation, we’ve come up with a list of must-read books for kids by age category to put on your library list. How many have you read?<\/em><\/p>\n

Books for Preschoolers<\/b><\/p>\n

The Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/i>\u00a0by Eric Carle
\nGoodnight Moon<\/i>\u00a0by Margaret Wise Brown
\nBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?<\/i>\u00a0by Bill Martin, Jr.
\nThe Rainbow Fish<\/i>\u00a0by Marcus Pfister
\nCorduroy<\/i>\u00a0by Don Freeman
\nThe Snowy Day<\/i>\u00a0by Ezra Jack Keats
\nThe Runaway Bunny<\/i>\u00a0by Margaret Wise
\nGuess How Much I Love You<\/i>\u00a0by Sam McBratney<\/p>\n

Books for Children Ages 4-8<\/b><\/p>\n

The Polar Express<\/i>\u00a0by Chris Van Allsburg
\nGreen Eggs and Ham<\/i>\u00a0by Dr. Seuss
\nThe Cat in the Hat<\/i>\u00a0by Dr. Seuss
\nWhere the Wild Things Are\u00a0<\/i>by Maurice Sendak
\nLove You Forever<\/i>\u00a0by Robert N. Munsch
\nAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day<\/i>\u00a0by Judith Viorst
\nThe Mitten<\/i>\u00a0by Jan Brett
\nStellaluna<\/i>\u00a0by Janell Cannon
\nOh, The Places You\u2019ll Go<\/i>\u00a0by Dr. Seuss
\nStrega Nona<\/i>\u00a0by Tomie De Paola
\nThe Velveteen Rabbit<\/i>\u00a0by Margery Williams
\nHow the Grinch Stole Christmas<\/i>\u00a0by Dr. Seuss
\nThe True Story of the Three Little Pigs<\/i>\u00a0by Jon Scieszka
\nChicka Chicka Boom Boom<\/i>\u00a0by John Archambault
\nThe Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh<\/i>\u00a0by A. A. Milne
\nIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie<\/i>\u00a0by Laura Joffe Numeroff
\nThe Lorax<\/i>\u00a0by Dr. Seuss
\nAre You My Mother?<\/i>\u00a0by Philip D. Eastman
\nThe Napping House<\/i>\u00a0by Audrey Wood
\nSylvester and the Magic Pebble<\/i>\u00a0by William Steig
\nThe Tale of Peter Rabbit<\/i>\u00a0by Beatrix Potter
\nHorton Hatches the Egg<\/i>\u00a0by Dr. Seuss
\nThe Little Engine That Could<\/i>\u00a0by Watty Piper
\nCurious George<\/i>\u00a0by Hans Augusto Rey
\nArthur<\/i>\u00a0series by Marc Tolon Brown
\nLilly\u2019s Purple Plastic Purse\u00a0<\/i>by Kevin Henkes
\nThe Little House<\/i>\u00a0by Virginia Lee Burton
\nAmelia Bedelia<\/i>\u00a0by Peggy Parish
\nThe Art Lesson<\/i>\u00a0by Tomie De Paola
\nCaps for Sale<\/i>\u00a0by Esphyr Slobodkina
\nClifford, the Big Red Dog<\/i>\u00a0by Norman Bridwell
\nThe Paper Bag Princess<\/i>\u00a0by Robert N. Munsch<\/p>\n

Books for Children Ages 9-12<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0More Books by Grade Level from TeachersFirst<\/a><\/p>\n

Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/i>\u00a0by E. B. White
\nHatchet<\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0Gary Paulsen<\/a>
\nThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe<\/i>\u00a0by C. S. Lewis
\nBridge to Terabithia<\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0Katherine Paterson<\/a>
\nCharlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/i>\u00a0by Roald Dahl
\nA Wrinkle in Time<\/i>\u00a0by Madeleine L\u2019Engle
\nShiloh<\/i>\u00a0by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
\nLittle House on the Prairie<\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0Laura Ingalls Wilder\u00a0<\/a>
\nThe Secret Garden<\/i>\u00a0by Frances Hodgson Burnett
\nThe Boxcar Children<\/i>\u00a0by Gertrude Chandler Warner
\nSarah, Plain and Tall<\/i>\u00a0by Patricia MacLachlan
\nThe Indian in the Cupboard<\/i>\u00a0by Lynne Reid Banks
\nIsland of the Blue Dolphins<\/i>\u00a0by Scott O\u2019Dell
\nManiac Magee<\/i>\u00a0by Jerry Spinelli
\nThe BFG<\/i>\u00a0by Roald Dahl
\nThe Giver<\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0Lois Lowry<\/a>
\nJames and the Giant Peach: A Children\u2019s Story<\/i>\u00a0by Roald Dahl
\nLittle House in the Big Woods<\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/a>
\nRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry<\/i>\u00a0by Mildred D. Taylor
\nStone Fox<\/i>\u00a0by John Reynolds Gardiner
\nNumber the Stars<\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0Lois Lowry<\/a>
\nMrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh<\/i>\u00a0by Robert C. O\u2019Brien
\nThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever<\/i>\u00a0by Barbara Robinson
\nMatilda<\/i>\u00a0by Roald Dahl
\nTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing<\/i>\u00a0by Judy Blume
\nRamona Quimby, Age 8<\/i>\u00a0by Beverly Cleary
\nThe Trumpet of the Swan\u00a0<\/i>by E. B. White
\nThe Chronicles of Narnia<\/i>\u00a0by C. S. Lewis
\nThe Phantom Tollbooth<\/i>\u00a0by Norton Juster
\nTuck Everlasting<\/i>\u00a0by Natalie Babbitt
\nAnne of Green Gables<\/i>\u00a0by Lucy Maud Montgomery
\nLittle House books<\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/a>
\nSideways Stories from Wayside School<\/i>\u00a0by Louis Sachar
\nHarriet the Spy<\/i>\u00a0by Louise Fitzhugh
\nA Light in the Attic<\/i>\u00a0by Shel Silverstein
\nMr. Popper\u2019s Penguins<\/i>\u00a0by Richard Atwater
\nMy Father\u2019s Dragon<\/i>\u00a0by Ruth Stiles Gannett
\nStuart Little<\/i>\u00a0by E. B. White
\nWalk Two Moons<\/i>\u00a0by Sharon Creech
\nThe Witch of Blackbird Pond<\/i>\u00a0by Elizabeth George Speare
\nThe Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963<\/i>\u00a0by Christopher Paul Curtis<\/p>\n

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