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Children's

Book Recommendations

Please enjoy Reach Out and Read Colorado’s book recommendations for the “littles” in your life.

We’ll be refreshing these titles every quarter, so be sure to check back!

BIRTH - 2 YEARS

BOARD BOOKS

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Where's Spot

Where’s Spot

by Eric Hill

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Pajama Time

Pajama Time!

by Sandra Boynton

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Everywhere Babies

Everywhere Babies

by Susan Meyers

2 - 5 YEARS

PICTURE BOOKS

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Peter's Chair

Peter’s Chair

by Ezra Jack Keats

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - What Would You Do in a Book About You

What Would You Do In a Book About You?

by Jean Reidy

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

by Mo Wilems

6 - 9 YEARS

Picture Books + Early Chapter Books

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Owl Moon

Owl Moon

by Jane Yolen

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Ish

Ish

by Peter H Reynolds

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations -Stella Diaz Has Something to Say

Stella Diaz Has Something to Say

by Angela Dominguez

BIRTH - 2 YEARS

BOARD BOOKS

The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

Pajama Time

by Sandra Boynton

Dear Zoo

by Rod Campbell

2 - 5 YEARS

PICTURE BOOKS

Perfectly Norman

by Tom Percival

Carmella Full of Wishes

by Matt de la Peña

Corduroy

by Don Freeman

Potato on a Bike

by Elise Gravel 6

6 - 9 YEARS

Picture BOOKS

Junkyard Wonders

by Patricia Polacco

Encounter

by Jane Yolen

The Book of Mistakes

by Corinna Luyken

9 - 12 YEARS

EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Sisters

Sisters

by Raina Telgemeier

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Because of Mr. Terupt

Because of Mr. Terupt

by Rob Buyea (series)

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Odder

Odder

by Katherine Applegate

12 - 15 YEARS

NOVELS

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - The Crossover

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - The Night Diary

The Night Diary

by Veera Hiranandani

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - The Land of Stories

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer (series)

16+ YEARS

YOUNG ADULT

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Furia

Furia

by Yamile Saied Mendez

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - The Wide Starlight

The Wide Starlight

by Nicole Lesperance

Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Rez Ball

Rez Ball

by Byron Graves

9 - 12 YEARS

EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS

I Survived series

by Lauren Tarshis

Heat

by Mike Lupica

Wonder

by RJ Palacio

Esperanza Rising

by Pam Muñoz Ryan

12 - 15 YEARS

NOVELS

Hatchet

by Gary Paulson

See You in the Cosmos

by Jack Cheng

One Crazy Summer

by Rita Williams-Garcia

16+ YEARS

YOUNG ADULT

The Outsiders

by S.E. Hinton

A Man Called Ove

by Fredrik Backman

Stargirl

by Jerry Spinelli

If any of these titles make it to your gift list this holiday season, please consider purchasing from your local bookstore,
such as Tattered Cover, Matter, Second Star to the Right or Bookies Bookstore.

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