Looking for some great books to read with your kids? Here’s a list of read alouds for K-2. Perfect for your library’s summer reading program!
1. The Little Old Lady Who was not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
2. Love you Forever by Robert Munsch
3. I Have to Go by Robert Munsch
4. The Mud Puddle by Robert Munsch
5. Thomas’ Snowsuit by Robert Munsch
6. Mortimer by Robert Munsch
7. David’s Father by Robert Munsch
8. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
9. If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff
10. If you Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff
11. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
12. I Love You Mama Any Time of Year by Nancy White Carlstrom
13. Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman
14. It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
15. There’s An Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer
16. There’s Something in My Attic by Mercer Mayer
17. The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll
18. The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
19. Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
20. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
21. The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaola
22. The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola
23. The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
24. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
25. The BFG by Roald Dahl
26. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
27. Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
28. The Indian in the Cupboard series by Lynne Banks Reid
29. The Legend of the Candy Cane by Lori Walburg
30. Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
31. The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet Ahlberg
32. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein (poetry)
33. The Napping House by Audrey Wood
34. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (poetry)
35. Clifford series by Norman Bridwell
36. Whose Mouse are You? by Robert Kraus
37. Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
38. Down By the Bay by Raffi
39. Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins
40. The Very Hungry Caterpiller by Eric Carle
41. Tootle by Gertrude Crampton
42. A, My Name is Alice by Jane Bayer
43. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
44. A Home for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
45. Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
46. The Wingdingdilly by Bill Peet
47. Possum Magic by Memo Fox
48. Loudmouse by Richard Wilbur
49. Jim and the Beanstalk by Raymond Briggs
50. Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor
51. Dinosaurs are Different by Aliki
52. The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick
53. The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg
54. The Z was Zapped by Chris Van Alsburg
55. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judy Barrett
56. All of the Dr. Seuss books
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