Great Read Alouds
By:  Sherri Chema, Reading Teacher
 Since I am often asked for a list of good books, we would like to share some book titles of some popular read alouds.

 

Grades K - 3

* Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (J. Viorst)

* The Amazing Bone (William Steig)

* Amelia Bedelia (Peggy Parrish)

* The Bear's Toothache (David McPhail)

* Bedtime for Frances (Russell Hoban)

* A Bedtime Story (Joan Levine)

* Benjie (Joan Lexau)

* Bennett Cerf's Book of Animal Riddles (Bennett Cerf)

* Blueberries for Sal (Robert McCloskey)

* Cinderella (John Fowles)

* Corduroy (Don Freeman)

* Frederick (Leo Lionni)

* Frog and Toad are Friends (Arnold Lobel)

* Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)

* Hans Andersen - His Classic Fairy Tales (Translated by Frik Haugaard)

* Household Stories of the Brothers Grimm Translated Lucy Crane)

* Ira Sleeps Over (Bernard Waber)

* Little Bear (Else Holmelund Minarik)

* The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper)

* Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)

* Mother Goose, A Treasury of Best Loved Rhymes (Edited by Watty Piper)

* The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)

* The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)

Grades 4 - 6

* Call It Courage (Armstrong Sperry)

* The Littles (John Peterson)

* The Reluctant Dragon (Kenneth Graham)

* Soup (Robert Newton Peck)

* Stone Fox (John R. Gardiner)

* A Taste of Blackberries (Doris B. Smith)

* Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Peterson)

* The Cay (Theodore Taylor)

* Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)

* Cricket in Times Square (George Seldon)

* Homer Price (Robert McCloskey)

* The Indian in the Cupboard (Lynne Reid Banks)

* Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)

 

We hope that you enjoy your special Read Aloud time with your child. If you are interested in more titles, please consult Jim Trelease's book, The Read-Aloud Handbook or Mem Fox's book, Reading Magic.

 

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