It’s Children’s Book Week
May 12 - May 18 is Children’s Book Week. What is Children’s Book Week, you ask - It is the annual celebration of books for young children and the lifelong joy of reading.
This program is the longest running national literacy program in the country. Every year to celebrate, events are held in many libraries, book-stores, schools and homes - anywhere a child can read and connect to the love of reading.
Check your local libraries and major bookstores for their scheduled events this week or Click here to see the events happening in your neck of the woods this week.
Since Children’s Book Week is all about reading and sharing your favorite books, authors, and illustrators, enjoy a round-up of some fun books for young readers - a list of, Must Read Books for Kids. These are some great stories, illustrations, and even a few early chapter books.
My children and I plan to read some new chapter books my daughter has been enjoying: The Magic Tree House series. My son is really enjoying Pete the Cat, and both my kids LOVE the magical illustrations in “Dream Animals” by Emily Winfield Martin. Have you read any of these books with your kids? Or is your young reader enjoying any of these stories?
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Pete the Cat, The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean
Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown
I’d Know You Anywhere, My Love by Nancy Tillman
Rancho Rabbit and the Coyote by Duncan Tonatiuh
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
Prince Puggly of Spud by Robert Paul Weston
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My kindergartener loves Pete the Cat!
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Leilani, the Pete the Cat series is so fun, glad your Kindergartener loves it too!!! My son loves it too! I had to include in my round-up of fun reads :).
This is a great list of books! I will have to borrow them from the library this summer for my soon-to-be kindergartner.
I hope you have a wonderful week!
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These are some fun books, we love reading too. I also have a soon-to-be transitional kindergartner and so we have two different reading levels, these books are great for that too
I hope you guys are able to check some of these from the library, & enjoy the love of reading with us 
Niru says
This is a great list! I always need new book ideas for my kids.
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Thanks Niru, they are fun books. I hope you and your kids enjoy reading a few of them soon.
Love your suggestions! We are huge readers in our house. Such a great hobby to encourage at a young age. I also work in a library so I am always bringing books home that I think my daughters will enjoy. Thanks for sharing this!
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Thanks Anne, we love reading here too! My daughter is now into chapter books, and my son has just started to really want to learn too, or try at least. You work in a library, I’m jealous ;)….. you must love that!