Reading Lists

Read together for D.E.A.R (Drop Everything and Read)



For the families with soon-to-be readers(ages 0-4):

Amelia Bedelia's Family Album by Peggy Parish
Are You My Mother?  By P.D. Eastman
Pete's a Pizza by William Steig


For Families with up-and-coming readers (ages 5-7):

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Morris Goes to School by B. Wiseman
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary


For Families with Growing Readers (ages 8-11):

Charlette's Web by E.B. White
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers


For Families with Sophisticated Readers (ages 12+):

Shiloh by Phillis Reynolds Naylor
The Cry of the Wolf by Melvin Burgess
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech


                            List taken from the April 2006 NSDL newletter.