Mama JJ's Children's Book List

2008-08-26T11:04:00.000-07:00

Here you go---the list of books that I have read out loud to my kids (the ones they heard on audiotape, I marked accordingly). Chapter books, mind you, not all the picture books that I have read again and again and again and again and aga---

I’m including their ages (so far, the list pertains only to Yo-Yo Boy and Miss Becca Boo) at the top of each section so you can get a feel for the age appropriateness of the books. Enjoy!

2005
(Yo-Yo Boy, ages 5-6, and Miss Becca Boo, ages 4-5)

*The Magic Tree House Books by Mary Pope Osborne
*Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
*James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
*The BFG by Roald Dahl
*Stuart Little by E. B. White
*Ramona Quimby Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
*Shel Silverstein’s poetry
*The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
*Mary Poppins, retold by Mary Carey
*Betsy, Tacy, and Tib by Maud Hart Lovelace
*Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
*Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
*The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
*In Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson
*More Stories from Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson
*Still More Stories from Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson

2006
(Yo-Yo Boy, age 6-7, and Miss Becca Boo, age 4-5)

*Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
*By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
*Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
*Heidi by Johanna Spyri
*The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
*The Twits by Roald Dahl
*The Littles Go Exploring by John Peterson
*The Three Bears by Bertha B. Moore
*The Triplets in Business by Bertha B. Moore
*Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary
*Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
*Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary
*Childcraft Books
*Strawberry Girl by Lois Lensky
*Ramona Quimby and Her Father by Beverly Cleary
*Katie Kittenheart by Miriam Evangeline Mason
*All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
*More All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
*All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown by Sydney Taylor
*The Trumpet of the Swan by Edward Frascino
*Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
*Shoofly Girl by Lois Lensky
*Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder, 2nd time
*The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
*Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
*The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
*Homer Price by Robert McCloskey
*Matilda by Roald Dahl, audiotape

2007
(Yo-Yo Boy, ages 7-8, and Miss Becca Boo, ages 5-6)

*Judy’s Journey by Lois Lensky
*The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill, read to just Yo-Yo Boy
*The Adventures of Mrs. Quack by Thornton W. Burgess
*The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat by Thornton W. Burgess
*The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad by Thornton W. Burgess
*The Adventures of Danny Fieldmouse by Thornton W. Burgess
*The Adventures of Peter Rabbit by Thornton W. Burgess
*A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
*David A. Adler, Picture books about: Florence Nightingale, Helen Keller, Rosa Parks, George *Washington Carver
*Out of Darkness, the Story of Louis Braille by Russell Freedman
*The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth
*Parts of The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle by Don L. Wulffson
*Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
*The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
*The Adventures of Peter Cottontail by Thornton W. Burgess
*Betsy and Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
*Rufus M. by Eleanor Estes
*Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary
*Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
*Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary
*Socks by Beverly Cleary
*Happy Birthday, Molly! by Valerie Tripp
*Changes for Samantha by Valerie Tripp
*Emily’s Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary
*Meet Molly by Valerie Tripp
*Molly Learns a Lesson by Valerie Tripp

2004-2005
August 2007-July 2008
(Yo-Yo Boy, ages 7-8, and Miss Becca Boo, age 6)

*The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
*The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
*Trixie Beldon and the Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell
*Helen Keller’s Teacher by Margaret Davidson
*The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
*Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John
*Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
*The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
*Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol
*Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
*Meet Kaya by Janet Shaw
*Kaya’s Escape! by Janet Shaw
*The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois
*How Did Numbers Begin? by Mindel and Harry Sitomer
*Miss Pickerell Meets Mr. H.U.M. by Ellen MacGregor and Dora Pantell
*How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz
*How Would You Survive as an Ancient Roman? by Anita Ganeri
*Way Back in the Ozarks by Howard Hefley and James C. Hefley
*Oops! The Manners Guide for Girls by Nancy Holyoke
*Diane Goode’s Book of Giants and Little People, Dutton Children’s Books
*Food and Feasts in Ancient Rome by Philip Steele
*The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
*The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child. Volume 1: Ancient Times, revised edition. By Susan Wise Bauer
*A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle
*Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
*Meet the Austins by Madeleine L’Engle
*Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
*George’s Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl
*The Little Man by Erich Kastner
*The Indian In The Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
*Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates
*Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
*She Wanted to Read: The Story of Mary McLeod Bethune by Ella Kaiser Carruth
*Peace Be With You by Cornelia Lehn
*The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
*Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes

August 2008-July 2009
(Yo-Yo Boy, ages 8-9, and Miss Becca Boo, age 7)

*Pinky Pye by Eleanor Estes
*Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, audiotape
*The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis
*The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling, audiotape
*Junie B. Jones, Collection: Books 1-4, by Barbara Park, audiotape
*Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, abridged, audiotape
*Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, audiotape
*B Is For Betsy by Carolyn Haywood
*My Side of the Mountain by Jean George
*Just Look ... A Book About Paintings by Robert Cumming
*The Secret of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks, audiotape
*The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
*The Big Book For Peace edited by Ann Durell and Marilyn Sachs
*Fudge-A-Mania by Judy Blume, audiotape
*Stuart Little by E. B. White, audiotape
*Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon, audiotape for Yo-Yo
*The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright
*Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
*Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan
*Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (to Sweetsie)
*Sideways Stories From Wayside School by Louis Sachar
*Hank The Cowdog: The Case of the Vampire Cat by John R. Erickson, audiotape
*Frindle by Andrew Clements, audiotape
*Eating the Plates: A Pilgrim Book of Food and Manners by Lucille Recht Penner
*Onion John by Joseph Krumgold
*My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers by Christine King Farris
*The Return of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks, audiotape
*Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
*"Wanted Dead or Alive": The True Story of Harriet Tubman by Ann McGovern
*Martin Luther King, Jr. by Valerie Schloredt
*Secrets of Animal Survival by the National Geographic Society
*Holes by Louis Sachar
*Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos, audiotape
*Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
*Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz, audiotape
*Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
*Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
*The Story of the World: The Middle Ages by Susan Wise Bauer
*The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
*Little Pear by Eleanor Frances Lattimore
*The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis, audiotape
*Addy: An American Girl, by Connie Porter, audiotape
*The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander
*Felicity: An American Girl, by Valerie Tripp, audiotape (Miss Becca Boo)
*Caddie Woodlawn, by Carol Ryrie Brink
*A Midsummer’s Night Dream, abridged by Leon Garfield
*Romeo and Juliet, abridged by Leon Garfield
*Prince Caspian, by C. S. Lewis
*Twelfth Night, abridged by Leon Garfield
*The Peppermint Pig, by Nina Bawden, audiotape (Miss Becca Boo)
*Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of NIMH, by Robert C. O'Brien (read by my mother)
*The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C. S. Lewis
*Mother Teresa, by Joan Graff Clucas.
*Writers Uncovered: C. S. Lewis, by Vic Parker
*Take the Lead, George Washington, by Judith St. George (not Ch.)
*The Magic Tree House Collection, books 9-12 (Dolphins, Ghost Town, Lions, and Polar Bears), by Mary Pop Osborne, audiotape
*The Trolls, by Polly Horvath, audiotape
*The Silver Chair, by C. S. Lewis
*The Magician’s Nephew, by C. S. Lewis
*The BFG, by Roald Dahl (Sweetsie, too)
*The Amber Brown Collection II, by Paula Danziger, audiotape

August 2009-July 2010
*The Last Battle, by C. S. Lewis
*Misty of Chincoteague, by Marguerite Henry
*Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger, by Louis Sachar, audiotape
*The Sheep Pig, by Dick King-Smith, audiotape
*The Seven Wonders of the Natural World, by Reg Cox and Neil Morris
*Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe, edited by Brad Bagert
*The Bible: The Book of Esther
*How We Crossed the West: The adventures of Lewis and Clark, by Rosalyn Schanzer (not ch.)
*Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh, audiotape
*The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart
*Junie B. Jones Collection: Books 17-20, by Barbara Park, audiotape
*Children's First Book of Earth and Space, by Neil Morris
*The Bible: The Book of Ruth
*Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie, audiotape (Miss Beccaboo)
*William Shakespeare & the Globe, by Aliki (not Ch.)
*The Adventurous Cook: Alexis Soyer, by Ann Arnold (not ch.)
*Life on a Plantation, by Bobbie Kalman (not ch.)
*Redwall, by Brian Jacques, audiotape
*Make Your Mark, Franklin Roosevelt, by Judith St. George (not ch.)
*The Black Stallion, by Walter Farley (read by Mr. Handsome)
*Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost, edited by Gary D. Schmidt
*Material World: A Global Family Portrait, by Peter Menzel
*The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth, by Kathleen Krull (not ch.)
*Martin the Warrior, by Brian Jacques, audiotape
*January’s Sparrow, by Patricia Polacco (not ch.)
*All Creatures Great and Small, by James Herriot
*John Henry, by Julius Lester, (not ch.)
*The First Seeing Eye Dogs, by Burnham Holmes
*Why Are People Hungry? by Ruth Versfeld (not ch.)
*Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor, by Russell Freedman
*One World, Many Religions: The Ways We Worship, by Mary Pope Osborne
*Taking Flight: The Story of the Wright Brothers, by Stephen Krensky
*Favorite Greek Myths, retold by Mary Pope Osborne
*To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
*Dogs: Evolution, History, Breeds, Behavior, and Care, by Amanda O’Neill
*Little Lord Fauntleroy, by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Miss Beccaboo, audiotape, most of it)
*The Great Turkey Walk, by Kathleen Karr (Miss Beccaboo, audiotape)
*The Endless Steppe, by Esther Hautzig
*Ginger Pye, by Eleanor Estes (Miss Beccaboo, audiotape)
*The Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary (Miss Beccaboo, audiotape)
*Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Mr. H to Sweetsie and Nickel)
*When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead
*Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin
*Alanna: The First Adventure, by Tamora Pierce (Miss Beccaboo, audiotape)
*Our Only May Amelia, by Jennifer L. Holm (Miss Beccaboo, audiotape)
*Ben and Me, by Robert Lawson (Miss Beccaboo, audiotape)
*When Zachary Beaver Came To Town, by Kimberly Willis Holt (Miss B, audiotape)
*The Mouse Butcher, by Dick King-Smith (Miss B, audiotape)
*The Flip-Flop Girl, by Katherine Paterson (Miss B, audiotape)
*Indian Captive, by Lois Lenske
*A Long Way From Chicago, by Richard Peck
*The Princess Diaries, by Meg Cabot (Miss B and Sweetsie, audiotape)
*The Whipping Boy, by Sid Fleischman (Mr. H to Sweetsie)
*Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying, by Barbara Park (Miss B and Sweetsie, audiotape)
*Jason’s Gold, by Will Hobbs (audiotape, Miss B)

August 2010-July 2011
*Long Way Down Under, by Richard Peck
*The Secret School, by AVI
*Mossflower, by Brian Jacques (Miss B, audiotape)
*Hank the Cowdog: the curse of the incredible priceless corncob, by John R. Erickson (Miss B, Sweetsie, audiotape)
*Hank the Cowdog: the case of the car-barkaholic dog, by John R. Erickson (Miss B, Sweetsie, audiotape)
*Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague, by Marguerite Henry (Miss B, audiotape)
*Misty’s Twilight, by Marguerite Henry (Miss B, audiotape)
*Old Granny Fox, by Thornton W. Burgess (Mr. H to Sweetsie and Nickel)
*Grandfather Frog, by Thornton W. Burgess (Mr. H to Sweetsie and Nickel)
*Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson
*A Wind in the Door, by Madeleine L’Engle
*Ouch! How your body makes it through a very bad day, by Richard Walker
*Where on Earth: a geografunny guide to the globe, by Paul Rosenthal
*Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
*Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
*On the Banks of Plum Creek, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
*Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
*Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
*Geology Crafts for Kids, by Alan Anderson, Gwen Diehn, and Terry Krautwurst
*The Bronte Family, by Karen Smith Kenyon
*Remarkable Children, by Dennis Brindell Fradin
*The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom

August 2011-July 2012
*Watership Down, by Richard Adams