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](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Wheres-Spot-291x300.jpg)
Where’s Spot
by Eric Hill
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Pajama Time](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/pajama-time-276x300.jpg)
Pajama Time!
by Sandra Boynton
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Everywhere Babies](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Everywhere-Babies-300x300.jpg)
Everywhere Babies
by Susan Meyers
2 - 5 YEARS
PICTURE BOOKS
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Peter's Chair](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Peters-Chair.jpg)
Peter’s Chair
by Ezra Jack Keats
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - What Would You Do in a Book About You](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/What-would-you-do-in-a-book-about-you-300x300.jpg)
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](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/pigeonsdrivethebus.png)
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](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Owl-Moon-230x300.webp)
Owl Moon
by Jane Yolen
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Ish](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ish.jpg)
Ish
by Peter H Reynolds
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations -Stella Diaz Has Something to Say](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Stella-Diaz-Has-Something-to-Say-207x300.jpg)
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say
by Angela Dominguez
BIRTH - 2 YEARS
BOARD BOOKS
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/snowy-day-300x281.jpg)
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/pajama-time-276x300.jpg)
Pajama Time
by Sandra Boynton
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dear-zoo--300x300.jpg)
Dear Zoo
by Rod Campbell
2 - 5 YEARS
PICTURE BOOKS
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/perfectly-norman-238x300.jpg)
Perfectly Norman
by Tom Percival
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/carmella-271x300.jpg)
Carmella Full of Wishes
by Matt de la Peña
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/corduroy-300x240.jpg)
Corduroy
by Don Freeman
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/potato-on-a-bike-300x300.jpg)
Potato on a Bike
by Elise Gravel 6
6 - 9 YEARS
Picture BOOKS
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/junkyard-wonders-233x300.jpg)
Junkyard Wonders
by Patricia Polacco
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/encounter-245x300.jpg)
Encounter
by Jane Yolen
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/book-of-mistakes-249x300.jpg)
The Book of Mistakes
by Corinna Luyken
9 - 12 YEARS
EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Sisters](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sisters.jpg)
Sisters
by Raina Telgemeier
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Because of Mr. Terupt](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Because-of-Mr.-Terupt-204x300.jpg)
Because of Mr. Terupt
by Rob Buyea (series)
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Odder](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Odder-208x300.jpg)
Odder
by Katherine Applegate
12 - 15 YEARS
NOVELS
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - The Crossover](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/The-Crossover-202x300.webp)
The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - The Night Diary](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/The-Night-Diary-195x300.webp)
The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - The Land of Stories](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Land-of-Stories-205x300.jpg)
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer (series)
16+ YEARS
YOUNG ADULT
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Furia](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Furia-199x300.jpg)
Furia
by Yamile Saied Mendez
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - The Wide Starlight](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Wide-Starlight.jpg)
The Wide Starlight
by Nicole Lesperance
![Reach Out and Read Colorado - Book Recommendations - Rez Ball](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rez-Ball-199x300.jpg)
Rez Ball
by Byron Graves
9 - 12 YEARS
EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/i-survived-300x274.jpg)
I Survived series
by Lauren Tarshis
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/heat-200x300.jpg)
Heat
by Mike Lupica
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/wonder-206x300.jpg)
Wonder
by RJ Palacio
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/esperanza-rising-201x300.jpg)
Esperanza Rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
12 - 15 YEARS
NOVELS
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/hatchet-gary-paulsen-9780756979119-194x300.jpg)
Hatchet
by Gary Paulson
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/see-you-in-the-cosmos-200x300.jpg)
See You in the Cosmos
by Jack Cheng
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/onecrazxysummer-203x300.jpg)
One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
16+ YEARS
YOUNG ADULT
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/the-outsiders-2-198x300.jpg)
The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/man-ove-189x300.jpg)
A Man Called Ove
by Fredrik Backman
![](https://reachoutandreadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/star-girl-205x300.jpg)
Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli
Check these titles out from your local library, or if you plan to purchase them, please consider shopping at your local bookstore, such as Tattered Cover, Matter, Second Star to the Right or Bookies Bookstore.
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.