Read Alouds

Picture Books or My First Read Alouds
(It was hard for me to put some of these in here for only small children. Some stand the test of time and I enjoy them even as an adult)

  • The Loveliest Stories of All by Lucy Diamond
  • The Snow Queen
  • The Little Prince
  • The Velveteen Rabbit
  • Giraffe's Can't Dance
  • Pancakes for Breakfast
  • The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
  • The Legend of the Bluebonnet
  • The Legend of the Poinsetta
  • The Art Lesson
  • Tomie De Paola's Book of Bible Stories
  • Eric Carle Books
  • Blueberries for Sal
  • Caps for Sale
  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
  • If You Give a Pig a Pancake
  • Dr. Seuss Books
  • The Little Red Hen
  • The Gingerbread Man
  • Beatrice Potter Stories
  • The Nutcracker
  • The Gift of the Magi
  • My Father's Dragon
  • The Trumpet of the Swan
  • The Story of Ferdinand
  • Peter Pan J.M. Barrie
  • The Complete Book of Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker
  • Mr. Popper's Penguins
  • Raggedy Ann Stories
  • Doctor Dolittle
  • The Emperor's New Clothes
  • The Three Little Pigs
  • CinderEdna
  • The Three Billy Goat's Gruff
  • Robin Hood
  • Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
  • Peter Pan
  • Ferdinand
  • Read Aloud Bible Stories Vol 1-4
  • Jack and the Beanstalk
  • Winnie the Pooh
  • Stone Soup
  • Snot Stew
  • Owl Moon
  • Madeline
  • The Little Engine That Could
  • The Hundred Dresses
  • Strega Nona
  • Where the Wild Things Are
  • Paddington
  • Curious George
  • Jumangi
  • How Much is a Million
  • The Giving Tree
  • Harold and the Purple Crayon
  • Tikki Tikki Tembo
  • Mother Goose
  • Frog and Toad are Friends
  • Aesop's Fables

Chapter Books 

  • Charlotte's Web
  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
  • James and The Giant Peach
  • Stuart Little
  • Bridge to Terabithia
  • The Jungle Books
  • Just So Stories
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • Little House on the Prairie Series
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Matilda
  • Pollyanna
  • Heidi
  • Pippi Long stocking
  • Harry Potter Series
  • Narnia Series
  • Lord of the Rings Series
  • Island of the Blue Dolphins
  • Red Sails to Capri
  • Swiss Family Robinson
  • Holes
  • Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Treasure Island
  • Around the World in 80 Days
  • Black Beauty
  • Count of Monte Cristo
  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • A Christmas Carol
  • A Cricket on the Hearth
  • Where the Red Fern Grows
  • Anne of Green Gables
  • Little Women
  • The Tales of Despereau
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  • Percy Jackson Series
  • The Secret Garden
  • The Little Princess
  • The Mouse and the Motorcycle
  • The Boxcar Children
  • The Railway Children
  • Old Yeller
  • Mary Poppins
  • Lassie Come Home
  • The Water Horse
  • Tuck Everlasting
  • The Search for Delicious
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth
  • The Cricket in Times Square
  • A Wrinkle in Time
  • The Enchanted Castle by Edith Nesbit
  • The Littles
  • The Borrowers
  • Five Children and It
  • Gulliver's Travels
  • Amelia Bedelia
  • The Indian in the Cupboard
  • American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osbourne
  • Shakespeare Tales Mary and Charles Lamb
  • Edith Nesbit Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
  • BFG by Roald Dahl
  • Because of Winn-Dixie
  • Through the Looking Glass
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • The Witches by Roald Dahl
  • Sarah Plain and Tall
  • Coraline by Neil Gaiman
  • Rasco and the Rats of NIMH
  • R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH
  • The Princess Bride
  • The City of Ember  (Ember Series)
  • The Penderwicks Series
  • Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
  • Fablehaven Series
  • The Last Unicorn
  • The Incredible Journey
  • The Prince and the Pauper
  • The Giver
  • The Outsiders
  • Eragon Series
  • The Chocolate Touch
  • How to Eat Fried Worms
  • The Golden Compass Series
  • The Neverending Story
  • The Sign of the Beaver
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
  • The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit
  • The Trolls by Polly Horvath
  • Peter: The Untold True Story by Christopher Mechling
  • Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Edith Nesbit
  • Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
  • The Miracle Worker by William Gibson
  • Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key
  • Magic Treehouse Series
  • The Call of the Wild by Jack London
  • How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
  • The Scarlett Pimpernel
  • Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
  • Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster
  • The Coral Island by RM Ballantyne
  • The Lord of the Flies
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming
  • The Pilgrim's Promise by John Bunyan
  • Bambi by Felix Salten