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in Age· Elementary· High School· Middle School· Preschool· Reading

Favorite Children’s Books by Age or Grade

Welcome to our Favorite Children’s Books by the authors here at Curriculum Choice! In today’s post you will find living books for every age or grade level. Is your favorite book included? You may even discover a new author or beloved book series.

Be sure to bookmark or pin this for future reference. You won’t want to miss out on this huge resource!

A fantastic list of favorite children's books by age or grade. A wonderful collection by veteran homeschoolers at The Curriculum Choice.From The Curriculum Choice Archives

Be sure to browse the tabs above to find curriculum reviews in the age and category you are looking for. You might also enjoy these that we’ve selected from our archives.

  • Poetry for Young People poetry book series
  • A Child’s Introduction to Poetry
  • Charles Dickens
  • Introduce Your Children to Shakespeare
  • How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare
  • Lord of the Rings 
  • Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Favorite Children’s Books by Age From Curriculum Choice Authors

The Curriculum Choice authors have active blogs where they regularly offer ideas and experiences about their homeschool adventures.  Below are their very favorite children’s books by age/grade.

Preschool & Kindergarten

Five-in-a-Row-580x386From Tricia at Hodgepodge

Five in a Row Children’s books and art – A wonderful way to introduce and encourage children in a love of art is to do a project around a beloved book.

From Cindy at Our Journey Westward

Toddlers love to read, too! Here is a list of great book choices for little people.

My Favorite Toddler Books – These are the books that were near and dear to the hearts of all my children during their toddler and preschool years.  Such precious memories!

 

young childrenFrom Kyle at Aspired Living – These are books that we have read to all of our children and that we are currently reading to our precious twins. They are dog eared, nibbled upon and have often shared the beds of the children who love them.

Grades 1-4

Favorite Books for an Eight-Year-Old Girl - by Littlest Girl at Hodgepodgefrom Tricia of Hodgepodge

Favorite Books for An Eight-Year-Old Girl – a listing from our daughter. She is a lover of books, nature and all things sharks! Today she shares her very favorite books with all eight-year-old girls out there.

10 Nostalgic Read Alouds – I love old books. By just looking at the covers of those pictured above, I can hear my grandparents’ voices in my mind. On those special nights my brother and I got to spend the night at their house, they would open a My Book House book or another favorite. Precious memories. So, even more than learning, read aloud time is about building memories.

From Cindy at Our Journey Westward

  • Owl Moon – Fun (and educational) activities to go along with the book.

From Kyle at Aspired Living

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A list of 50 Wonderful Grammar Stage Living Science Books.

Grades 5-8

From Eva Varga

  • Mysteries in Our National Parks – A fun mystery series exploring our nation’s National Parks
  • Navigating Early – Explores the concepts of friendship, autism, and WW2
  • Swallows & Amazons – Our introduction to sailing and a delightful living book series
  • A Novel in Letters: Ideas to Integrate Letter Writing – Incorporates the book, Same Sun Here

How to Start a Middle School Book Club

From Susan & Megan at Education Possible

  • Mary Poppins – Comparing a book and a movie (including FREE printable)
  • Kingdom Keepers – Quests at Disney’s Magic Kingdom
  • The Secret Garden – Book study & activities
  • Around the World in 80 Days – Book study & activities
  • Peter Pan – Hands-on learning activities
  • How to Start a Middle School Book Club – Including 15+ book selection recommendations from our children

From Cindy at Our Journey Westward

  • Amos Fortune – A literature project to analyze the book’s theme
  • Pancakes, Pancakes – Yes, this is a simple picture book, but it’s used to teach a great lesson on economics.

Grades 9-12

From Eva Varga

  • American Icon: Ernest Hemingway – An author study for high school students

From Cindy at Our Journey Westward

  • American Literature: Our Selections – The classic literature we chose to study as part of our American Lit English course.

For Multiple Ages

From Tricia at Hodgepodge

A Hodgepodge of Favorite Books and Resources – The children should have the joy of living in far lands, in other persons, in other times – a delightful double existence; and this joy they will find, for the most part, in their story books. ~ Charlotte Mason

Bringing Classic Literature to Life with Unit Studies – I wanted to make our lessons relevant, engaging, and fun for the kids so we decided to use unit studies to bring our classic literature lessons to life.

From Cindy at Our Journey Westward

A list of all Cindy West's living literature posts

Living Literature Index Page – Oh, mercy.  Do I have lists and lists of favorite children’s books for you!  Whether you’re looking for general read alouds, literature to go with a certain study, books to encourage character or even seasonal books, I’ve gotcha covered.  All the lists are ready for you to view on my Living Literature Index Page.

From Kyle at Aspired Living

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Our choices for Middle School, Elementary and Preschool reading last summer; full of fun series and beautiful picture books.

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~ Hosted by Eva Varga, science educator and eclectic homeschooler of two middle schoolers.  You can follow their homeschool journey and find a wealth of science resources at her website, EvaVarga.

-originally published 2015

Filed Under: Age, Elementary, High School, Middle School, Preschool, Reading Tagged With: books, Literature, Reading, review team feature

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