Read to Learn! Classics for young readers

Enjoy this list of classical children's literature that follows the theme for our SweetBean Reading Challenge in September!

Updated July 3, 2024
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The birchbark house
Erdrich, Louise
Paper Book
A fresh new look for this National Book Award finalist by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Louise Erdrich! This is the first installment in an essential nine-book series chronicling one hundred years in the life of one Ojibwe family and includes charming interior black-and-white artwork done by...
Frog and toad are friends
Lobel, Arnold
Paper Book
Celebrate the power of friendship in these five adventurous stories starring Frog and Toad--a Caldecott Honor Book!  From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other--just as best friends should be. ...
Hatchet
Paulsen, Gary
Paper Book
A Newbery Honor Book An ALA Notable Book A Booklist Editors Choice 30th Anniversary Edition This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared âe" and a page-turning^ heart-stopping adventure. Thirteen-year-old Brian...
James Herriot's Treasury for children [warm and joyful animal tales]
Herriot, James.
CD
James Herriot's Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian's delightful tales for young listeners. From the springtime frolic of Oscar, Cat-About-Town to the yuletide warmth of The Christmas Day Kitten, these stories-radiantly illustrated by Peter Barrett and...
Little women
Alcott, Louisa May
The snowy day
Keats, Ezra Jack
Paper Book
The very hungry caterpillar
Carle, Eric
Paper Book
The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963
Curtis, Christopher Paul
Paper Book
A Newbery Medal NomineeA Coretta Scott King Award NomineeAn ALA Top Ten Best BookAN ALA Notable Children's BookAn IRA Young Adult's ChoiceA New York Times Book Review Best BookEnter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad,...

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