K and under (read aloud):
Amos and Boris, by William Steig
Frog and Toad and others by Arnold Lobel
Tale of Peter Rabbit and others by Beatrix Potter
Strega Nona and others by Tomie de Paola
Daniel in the Lions' Den and other in the Arch book series.
Tales from Beatrix Potter
Treasure box series
Modern classics like Mike Milligan and His Steam Shovel, Ferdinand the
Bull, Make Way for Ducklings, etc
The House At Pooh Corner by A Milne
From the Book of Virtues: Jack & the Beanstalk, Thumbelina, King and His Hawk, Velveteen Rabbit, Selfish Giant, Golden Touch (King Midas), David & Goliath
The Snow Queen by H.C.Andersen's
May I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice S. De Regniers (very funny)
A Little House of Your Own Ibid
The Growing-Up Feet
The Real Hole by Beverly Clearly
Two Dog Biscuits by Beverly Clearly
Have You Seen My Ducklings? by Nancy Tafuri
The Storm Book by Charlotte Zolotow
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Curious George Books
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
Books by Paul Galdone
Books by Jan Brett
Little Red Riding Hood -Trina Schart Hyman
Owl Moon -Jane Yolen
Madeline - Ludwig Bemelmans
The Caterpillar That Came TO Church -Hooker, Bindle & Lademan
Grade 1:
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (read aloud)
The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie de Paola
The Lady of Guadalupe (Tomie de Paola),
The Book of Bible Stories by Tomie de Paola
Other Books by Tomie de Paola
Favorite Greek Myths by Edgar and Ingri d'Aulaire (read aloud)
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (read aloud)
Heidi by Johanna Spyri (read aloud)
Boy of the Woods by Clare Johnson (read aloud)
Pagoo by Holling Clancy Holling (read aloud)
Angel Food for Boys and Girls Neumann Press (read aloud)
The Pig Brother by Laura Richards (read aloud)
The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills (read aloud)
Least of All by Carol Purdy (read aloud)
A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno (read aloud)
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter (read aloud)
The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse (read aloud)
Homer Price by Robert Mc Closkey (read aloud)
Books by Tomie De Paola (read aloud)
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
Children's Book of Heroes ed. by Bill Bennett
Blue Willow by Doris Gates (read aloud)
Eyewitness Junior books by Dorling Kindersley (pub.)
George the Drummer Boy, Sam the Minuteman and others in the History I can Read series
My Father's Dragon and others by Ruth Stiles Gannet
Children's Illustrated Bible (pub. Dorling Kindersley)
Grade 2:
The Narnia series by C. S. Lewis (read aloud)
Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales
The Little House series-Little House in Big Woods is not the most boring (read aloud)
The Railway Children by E. Nesbitt
Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgleish
Catholic Treasure Box issues
Children's Book of Virtues ed. by William Bennet
Children's Book of Heroes ed. by William Bennet
Grade 3:
Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis (read aloud)
Five Children and It and other by E. Nesbit (read aloud)
Outlaws of Ravenhurst by Sr. Imelda Wallace (read aloud)
Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key (read aloud)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and others by Joan Aiken (read aloud)
Books by Hilda Van Stockum's (read aloud)
Meet Felicity, and others in the American Girls series
Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop
Tintin comic books by Herge (the kids all loved these)
Childhood of Famous American series
Betsy-Tacy and Tib series by Maud Hart Lovelace
Grade 4-5:
Lord of the Rings series by JRR Tolkien (read aloud)
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald (read aloud)
Beowulf trans. by Ian Seraillier (read aloud)
Sarah Morton's Day
The Chestertown Tea Party
George Washington's Mother
Centerburg Tales
The Boy that Saved the Town
Pink and Say
Tales from the Old Squire's Farm
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (read aloud)
The Bronze Bow
The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander
James and the Giant Peach and others by Roald Dahl
Dover Thrift Editions of Celtic Legends and Fairy Tales, etc.
Treasures of the Snow and others by Patricia M. St. John
The Golden Goblet
I, Juan de Pareja.
Pippi Longstocking
Guns for General Washington
Sailing on the Ice
Augustine Came to Kent
Flint's Island
Adam of the Road
The Railway Children.
Swallowdale
The Scottish Chiefs
The Minute Boys of Bunker Hills
Emil and His Clever Pig
Detectives in Togas
Mystery of the Roman Ransom
Understood Betsy
Mr. Revere and I
The Red Keep
Fr. Phillip Tells a Ghost Story
Spiderweb for Two
Then There Were Five
The Crystal Snowstorm
Following the Phoenix
Red Hugh Prince of Donegal
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Coot Club
Kidnapped
The Boy in the Alamo
Ginger Pye
Caddie Woodlawn
Knight's Castle
Son of Charlemagne
The Royal Canadian Police
Bill Peet's Autobiography
Vision Books (listing)
Landmark Biographies (listing)
Saints books by Mary Fabian Windeatt (listing)
Tom Swift series The Children's Homer and others by Padraic Colum
The Winged Watchman by Hilda van Stockum
The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Archimedes and the Door to Science by Jeanne Bendick
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle
Books by Hilda Van Stockum
Grade 6-7:
Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss (read aloud)
Carry on Mr. Bowditch by Jean Latham (read aloud)
Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster (part aloud, part independent)
The Trumpeter of Krakow
Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard
Little Britches series by Ralph Moody
Finn the Wolfhound
The Minute Boys of Lexington, the Minute Boys of Bunker Hill
Don Quixote retold by Michael Harrison