Read Aloud America

2006 Reading

Lists

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March, 2006 Dear Parents, Grandparents, Aunties, Uncles, Teachers, Librarians, and everyone who reads to children,

Here is the new 2006 Read Aloud America list of recommended books to read aloud to children, from infants to teens and beyond.

We continue to use the same criteria for our reading list:

Excellent read-aloud appeal Cross-section of male/female main characters, genres, and popular authors Strong development of characters, plot, themes, and subtle moral (character- building) messages Age group appropriateness

We hope you will find this list a helpful guide to some of the best published books for reading aloud. Please email me at jedgaines@readaloudamerica.org with your comments and recommended read-aloud favorites. Thank you to Marci Prins and all the contributors who compiled this list. Enjoy! Jed Gaines Jed Gaines Founder & President Read Aloud America P. S. Previous Recommended Reading Lists are available (1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005). To obtain copies, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the address below ($.63 for postage for each list).

Lists compiled by: Marci Prins - Book Committee Chair Aisha Allen – RAP Coordinator Berry Andelin – Librarian, Kaimuki Public Library Dan Bent – Board Chair, Read Aloud America Marion Coste – Children’s Book Author; Education Consultant Sue Cowing – Author; Co-Advisor, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Jed Gaines – Founder and President, Read Aloud America Patricia Hodges – Parent Kelly Johnson – Read Aloud America Wendy Pollitt – Retired Teacher; RAP Volunteer Reader Catherine Ortenburger – Educator Genie Sakaguchi – Teacher, Honolulu Waldorf School

READ-ALOUDS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS Alfie’s 1 2 3 Hughes, Shirley

Alphabears Hague, Kathleen

Daddy Kisses Gutman, Anne

Dawdle Duckling Buzzeo, Toni

Doggies Boynton, Sandra

Five Little Ducks Illustrated by Penny Ives

Good Morning, Good Night Imperato, Teresa

Guess Who I Am Dunn, Phoebe

Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb Perkins, Al

I Am a Bunny Risom, Ole

I Love You Through and Through Rosetti-Shustak, Bernadette

Llama Llama Red Pajama Dewdney, Anna

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? Martin Jr., Bill

Percival the Plain Little Caterpillar Brawley, Helen

Rabbit’s Nap Donaldson, Julia

Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball Churchill, Vicki and Charles Fuge

Tall Alborough, Jez

Ten Little Fingers Kubler, Annie

Ten Wishing Stars Runnells, Treesha

The Going to Bed Book Boynton, Sandra

The Great Fuzz Frenzy Stevens, Janet & Susan Stevens Crummet

To the Beach Ashman, Linda

Toes, Ears, and Nose Bauer, Marion Dane and Karen Katz

Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa London, Jonathan

READ-ALOUDS FOR PRESCHOOLERS A is for Aloha Feeney, Stephanie

Bunny Mail (A Max and Ruby lift-the-flap book) Wells, Rosemary

Chicka, Chicka 1-2-3 Martin, Bill, et. al.

Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack Cronin, Doreen and Betsy Lewin

Corduroy Goes to School Freeman, Don

Farm Flu Bateman, Teresa

Gladys Goes Out to Lunch Anderson, Derek

Guji Guji Chen, Chih-Yuan

Hawaii Is a Rainbow Feeney, Stephanie

Hop! Hop! Hop! Paul, Ann Whitford

Hug Alborough, Jez

I Love Animals Rigg, Jo, Robert Tanish, Simon Muyford

Jellybeans Ommen, Sylvia Van

Let’s Cook! Crowther, Robert

Maisy Loves You Cousins, Lucy

Never Too Little to Love Willis, Jeanne

On the Day You Were Born Frasier, Debra

Shapesville Mills, Andy, Becky Osborn, Erica Neitz

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog Willems, Mo

The Three Questions Muth, Jon J.

The Very Ugly Bug Pinchon, Liz

Word Wizard Falwell, Cathryn

You’re All My Favorites McBratney, Sam

Zen Shorts Muth, Jon J.

READ-ALOUDS FOR GRADES K –1

A Is For Aloha, A Hawaiian Alphabet Goldsbury, U’ilani

Babar Goes to School Weiss, Ellen (after characters created by Jean and Laurent Brunhoff)

Bad Bears and a Bunny Pinkwater, Daniel

Bad Kitty Bruel, Nick

Chato Goes Cruising Soto, Gary

Coming On Home Soon Woodson, Jacqueline

Dear Big, Mean, Ugly Monster Berglin, Ruth Marie

Eddie’s Kingdon Johnson, D.B.

Hachiko, The True Story of a Loyal Dog Turner, Pamela S.

He Came with the Couch Slomien, David

How I Became a Pirate Long, Melinda

Hunting the Daddyosaurus Bateman, Teresa

JunieB., First Grader - Boo . . . and I Mean It! Park, Barbara

Mama Rex & T: The Reading Champion Vail, Rachel

Martha Spirin, Gennady

Meet Wild Boars Rosoff, Meg and Sophie Blackall

Mr. George Baker Hest, Amy

My Hawaiian Farm Maxner, Pearl

My School’s a Zoo Smith, Stu

Sweet, Sweet Potato Villanueva

The Bravest Opihi Kono, Juliet

The Pea Blossom Poole, Amy Lowry

Top-Secret: Personal Beeswax, A Journal by Junie B. and Me!

Park, Barbara

Wild Beach Coste, Marion

READ-ALOUDS FOR GRADES 2-3 A-Z Mysteries: The White Wolf (A Stepping Stone Book)

Roy, Ron

Circle Unbroken: the story of a basket and its people

Raven, Margot Theis

Dinosaur Hunters Alphin, Elaine Marie

Discovery of Dragons Base, Graeme

Gooney Bird and the Room Mother Lowry, Lois

Grandpa’s Teeth Clement, Rod

Half Magic Edward Eager

I, Freddy (Series) Reiche, Dietlof Translated from German by John Brownjohn

Jenny and the Cat Club Averill, Esther

Koa’s Seed Han, Carolyn

Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein Brown, Don

One Dark Night Wheeler, Lisa

Paper Bag Princess Munsch, Robert N.

Pinky and Rex and the Double-Dad Weekend Howe, James

Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story

Yoo, Pauls

Terrific Agee, Jon

That’s Good! That’s Bad! In the Grand Canyon

Cuyler, Margery

The Case of the Double Trouble Detectives (A Jigsaw Jones Mystery)

Preller, James

The Cat Who Walked Across France Banks, Kate

The Iron Giant Hughes, Ted

The Magician’s Boy Cooper, Susan

Unwitting Wisdom Retold by Ward, Helen

When Jessie Came Across the Sea Hest, Amy

Wolves in the Walls Gaiman, Neil & Dave McKean

READ-ALOUDS FOR GRADES 4-5

Art Fraud Detective (Spot the Difference, Solve the Crime)

Nilsen, Anna

Catherine Called Birdy Cushman, Karen

Coyote School News Sandin, Joan

Crown Me Lay, Kathryn

Duke, A Great Hawaiian Hall, Sandra Kimberley

Each Little Bird That Sings Wiles, Deborah

Earth From Above for Young Readers Yann, Arthus-Bertrand

Fourth-Grade Fuss Hurwitz, Johanna

Green Mango Magic Hossack, Sylvie

How to Train Your Dragon Cowell, Cressida

Lunch Money Clements, Andrew

My Dog Has Flies Cowing, Sue

Project Mulberry Park, Linda Sue

Regular Guy (Series) Sarah Weeks

Sea Clocks Borden, Louise

Sharks and Rays of Hawaii Crow, Gerald, & Jennifer Crites

The Hawaiian Bat Coste, Marion

The Liberation of Gabriel King Going, K.L.

The Midnight Fox Byars, Betsy

The Star of Kazan Ibbotson, Eva

The World According to Humphrey Birney, Betty G.

Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing

Janeczko, Paul B.

Travel Team Lupica, Mike

Tripping Over the Lunch Lady and Other School Stories

Mercado, Nancy E., Editor

READ-ALOUDS FOR GRADES 6-8

Becoming Naomi Leon Ryan, Pam Munoz

Bindi Babes Dhami, Narinder

Born to Fly Osborn, Shane with Malcolm McConnell (adapted by Michael French)

Chief Sunrise, John McGraw, and Me Tocher, Timothy

Curse of the Blue Tattoo Meyer, L.A.

Escape to West Berlin Dahlberg, Maurine F.

Facing the Lion Lekuton, Joseph Lemasolai

Find Where the Wind Goes Jemison, Dr. Jae

Ice Drift Taylor, Theodore

Keeper of the Doves Byars, Betsy

Kensuke’s Kingdom Morpurgo, Michael

Last Shot Feinstein, John

Play to the Angel Dahlberg, Maurine F.

Protector of the Small Quartet Pierce, Tamora

Replay Creech, Sharon

Small Steps Sachar, Louis

So B. It Sarah Weeks

The Boy Who Saved Baseball John H. Ritter

The Coast Mappers Morrison, Taylor

The Mighty / Max the Mighty Philbrick, Rodman

The Pirate’s Son McCaughrean, Geraldine

Tiger (Kung-Fu Series) Stone, Jeff

Whales on Stilts! Anderson, M.T.

What a Great Idea! Tomecek, Stephen M.

READ-ALOUDS FOR GRADES 9-12 47 Mosley, Walter

A Pack of Lies McCaughrean, Geraldine

Action Jackson Greenberg, Jan & Sandra Jordon

April and the Dragon Lady Namioka, Lensey

Buddha Boy Koja, Kathe

Departures Cook, Lorna J.

Eyes of the Emperor Salisbury, Graham

Flour Babies Fine, Anne

Flush Hiaasen, Carl

For Freedom, The Story of a French Spy Bradley, Kimberly Brumaker

Ireland Delaney, Frank

Little Lit “It Was a Dark and Silly Night . . .” Spiedelman, Art & Francoise Mouly, eds.

Nothing But The Truth Avi

Pompeii Harris, Robert

Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, Journey to Manhood (Joe Ehrmann)

Marx, Jeffrey

Seek Fleischman, Paul

Sports Bloopers Huebner, Mark & Brad Wilson

Stop the Train McCaughrean, Geraldine

The Boy Who Saved Baseball Ritter, John. H.

The Code: The Five Secrets of Teen Success

Asgedom, Mawi

The King of Slippery Falls Hite, Sid

The Last Book in the Universe Philbrick, Rodman

The Squire’s Tale Morris, Gerald

Trickster’s Choice Pierce, Tamora

ADULTS A Fine Balance Mistry, Rohinton

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death Beaton, M.C.

Before You Know Kindness Bohjalian, Chris

Can’t Get There From Here (About Homelessness) Strasser, Todd

Dear Mem Fox, I Have Read All Your Books Even the Pathetic Ones: And Other Incidents in the Life of a Children’s Book Author

Fox, Mem

Grandma Moses Biracree, Tom

Hawaii’s Forgotten History Budnick, Rich

Ireland Delaney, Frank

Life Is So Good Dawson, George; Richard Glaubman

Lost Horizon Hilton, James

Mind’s Eye Fleischman, Paul

Mountains Beyond Mountains Kidder, Tracy

My Life in Dog Years Paulsen, Gary

Never Have Your Dog Stuffed Alda, Alan

New Manners for New Times [A complete guide to etiquette]

Baldrige, Letitia

Piano Shop on the Left Bank Carhart, Thad

The Beach House Monroe, Mary Alice

The Beet Fields, Memories of a 16th Summer Paulsen, Gary

The Bonesetter’s Daughter Tan, Amy

The Full Cupboard of Life Smith, Alexander McCall

The Kite Runner Kosseini, Khaleo

The Time Traveler’s Wife Niffenegger, Audrey

FAMILY FAVORITES, AGELESS READ-ALOUDS

Alanna: The First Adventure Pierce, Tamora

Anne of Green Gables (Series) Montgomery, L. M.

Discovery of Dragons Base, Graeme

My Dog Has Flies: Poetry for Hawaii’s Kids Cowing, Sue

My Life in Dog Years Paulsen, Gary

Omnibeasts Florian, Douglas

Pinballs Byars, Betsy

Seen Art? Scieszka, Jon & Lane Smith

September Roses Winter, Jeanette

Sing Down the Moon O’Dell, Scott

The Art of Reading (a compilation of great children’s book illustrations – with information about the artist)

Marcus, Leonard S.

The Brain Explorer, Puzzles, Riddles, Illusions, and other Mental Adventures (from The Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA)

Murphy, Pat, et. al.

The Five Children and It Nesbit, E.

The Scarecrow and His Servant Pullman, Phillip

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS A Garth Williams Treasury of Best-Loved Golden Books

Williams, Garth

Best Books for Beginning Readers Gunning, Thomas G.

Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read: 125 Books That Will Turn Any Child Into a Lifelong Reader

Backes, Laura

Great Books About Things Kids Love: More than 750 Recommended Books for Children 3 to 14

Odean, Kathleen

Great Books for Babies and Toddlers: More Than 500 Recommended Books for Your Child’s First Three Years

Odean, Kathleen

How Reading Changed My Life Quindlen, Anna

How to Get Your Child to Love Reading (for Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike)

Codell, Esme Raji

John Rosemond’s Six-Point Plan for Raising Happy, Healthy Children

Rosemond, John K.

New York Times Parents’ Guide to the Best Books for Children

Lipson, Eden Ross

Read All About It!: Great Read-Aloud Stories, Poems, and Newspaper Pieces for Preteens and Teens

Trelease, Jim (ed.)

Read It Aloud! A Parent’s Guide to Sharing Books with Young Children

Haas, Monty & Laurie Joy Haas

Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever

Fox, Mem

The 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud

Schulman, Janet

The Call of Stories Coles, Robert

The Read- Aloud Handbook (fifth edition) Trelease, Jim

The Roller-Coaster Years Sagarese, Margaret & Charlene G. Giannetti

Why Read? Edmundson, Mark