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
