Children's
Book Recommendations
Please enjoy Reach Out and Read Colorado’s book recommendations for the “littles” in your life.
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BIRTH - 2 YEARS
BOARD BOOKS

Elmer
by David McKee

Hug Machine
by Scott Campbell

Dinosaur Dance
by Sandra Boynton

Grumpy Monkey
by Suzanne Lang
2 - 5 YEARS
PICTURE BOOKS

Giraffes Can’t Dance
by Giles Andraea

The Color Monster
by Anna Llenas

Spoon
by Amy Rosenthal

All Are Welcome
by Alexandra Penfold
6 - 9 YEARS
Picture BOOKS

Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de La Peña

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
by Dan Santant

The Dot
by Peter H. Reynolds
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

The War That Saved My Life Novel
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Merci Suarez Changes Gears
by Meg Medina

As Brave As You
by Jason Reynolds

ReStart
by Gordon Korman
12 - 15 YEARS
NOVELS

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
by Pablo Cartaya

Fish In a Tree
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Pax
by Sara Pennypacker
16+ YEARS
YOUNG ADULT

When the Moon Was Ours
by Anna-Marie McLemore

I’ll Give You the Sun
by Jandy Nelson

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Bejamin Alire Saenz
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