Favorite Children's Books by Age or Grade

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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

From 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

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!

From 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

from 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

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

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

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

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

Eva Varga (30 Posts)

Eva is passionate about education. She has extensive experience in both formal and informal settings. She presently homeschools her two young children (Academia Celestia), teaches professional development courses through the Heritage Institute, and writes a middle level science curriculum called Science Logic. In her spare time she enjoys reading, traveling, learning new languages, and above all spending time with her family. ♥