Books for All Ages
Recommended for All Ages
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Where the Sidewalk Ends: the Poems and Drawing of Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
- Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Recommended for Preschoolers
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- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin, Jr.
- The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
- Corduroy by Don Freeman
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise
- Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Recommended for Children Ages 4-8
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- The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
- The Mitten by Jan Brett
- Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
- Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss
- Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
- The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault
- The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
- The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
- Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
- Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
- Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
- Are You My Mother? by Philip D. Eastman
- The Napping House by Audrey Wood
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
- Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
- Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus
- The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
- Curious George by Hans Augusto Rey
- Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
- Arthur series by Marc Tolon Brown
- Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
- The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
- Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
- The Art Lesson by Tomie De Paola
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
- Clifford, the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
- The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch
Recommended for Children Ages 9-12
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- Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
- The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
- Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
- The BFG by Roald Dahl
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- James and the Giant Peach: A Children’s Story by Roald Dahl
- Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
- Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
- Matilda by Roald Dahl
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
- Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
- The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
- Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
- Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
- A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
- My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- Stuart Little by E. B. White
- Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Recommended for Young Adults
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- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
- The Cay by Theodore Taylor
- The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
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Junior Infants
- “Velveteen Rabbit” by Margery Williams
- “The Gruffalo” by Julia Donaldson
- “Samson’s Titanic Journey” by Lauren Graham
- “Adams World of Wonder” by Benji Bennett
- “Lost & Found” by Oliver Jeffers
- “Tom Creans Rabbit” by Frances Lincoln
- “The Highway Rat” by Julia Donaldson
Senior Infants
- “Horrid Henry Early Readers Series” by Francesca Simon
- “Magic Faraway Tree” by Enid Blyton
- “Panda Early Readers Series” by O’Brien Press
- “Magical Stories for Little Children” by Usborne
- “Rainbow Fairy Series” by Daisy Meadows
1st Class
2nd Class
- “Mr. Gun Series” by Andy Stanton
- “Dirty Bertie Series” by Alan MacDonald
- “Rainbow Fairy Series” by Daisy Meadows
- “Alfie Green” by Joe O’Brien
- “Illustrated Stories for Bedtime” by Usborne
3rd Class
- “Astrosaurs Series” by Steve Cole
- “Legend of Spud Murphy” by Eoin Colfer
- “Legend of the Worst Boy in the World” by Eoin Colfer
- “Secret Seven Series” by Enid Blyton
- “Agent Alfie” by Justin Richards
- “Dork Diaries” by Rachael Renee Russel
4th Class
- “Eva’s Holiday” by Judi Curtin
- “Famous Five Series” by Enid Blyton
- “Feile Fever” by Joe O’Brien
- “Butterfly Lion” by Michael Morpurgo
- “The Real Rebecca” by Anna Carey
- “Big Nate” by Lincoln Pierce
- “Tom Gates” by L. Pinchon
5th Class
- “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney
- “Charlottes Web” by E.B. White
- “Skulduggery Pleasant Series” by Derek Landy
- “Titanic Tragedy” by Vincent McDonnell
- “Under the Hawthorn Tree” by Marita Conlon-McKenna
- “Shadow” by Michael Morpurgo
- “The Secret Kingdom” by Jenny Nimmo
- “The Name of This Book is a Secret” by Pseudonymous Bosch
6th Class
- “Sapphire Battersea” by Jacqueline Wilson
- “Artemis Fowl Series” by Eoin Colfer
- “Spirit of the Titanic” by Nicola Pierce
- “Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis
- “The Snow Spider” by Jenny Nimmo
- “The Borrowers” by Mary Norton
- “White Lies” by Mark O’Sullivan
- “Tom’s Midnight Garden” by Philippa Pearce
General Book-For-All-Ages
- “Watership Down” by Richard Adams
- “Hunger games Series” by Suzanne Collins
- “Goodnight Mister Tom” by Michelle Magorian
- “Nicholas Flamel Series” by Michael Scott
- “Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry” by Mildred D. Taylor
- “Chaos Walking Series” by Patrick Ness
- “Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank
- “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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