BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 5 TO 7 YEAR OLDS

Picture Books:

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Gina Farina and the Prince of Mintz by Nancy Patz

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown

The Ox Cart Man by Donald Hall

When I was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild by Mem Fox

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble

The Empty Pot by Demi

Beginner Chapter Books (good to read to young children):

Baby Island by Carol Ryrie Brink

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

Little Bear Books (Little Bear, Father Bear Comes Home, A Kiss for Little Bear, Little Bear's Visit) by Else Holmelund Minarik

My Father's Dragon series by Ruth Stiles Gannett

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater

Tashi books by Anna Fienberg

The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

The Pink Motel by Carol Ryrie Brink

The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill