American Library Association's Suggested Book List for Young Readers

Contents

Birth Through Eight Months

Big Fat Hen, by Keith Baker Ten, Nine, Eight, by Molly Bang Play Rhymes, by Marc Brown Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown Tomie DePaola's Mother Goose, by Tomie DePaola Eye Winker, Tom Tinker, Chin Chopper: 50 Musical Finger Plays, by Tom Glazer

Rosie's Walk, by Pat Hutchins Read Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young, by Jack Prelutsky Have You Seen My Duckling?, by Nancy Tafuri My First Mother Goose, by Rosemary Wells

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Eight Months Through Eighteen Months

Moon Bear, by Frank Asch Will I Have a Friend?, by Miriam Cohen Corduroy, by Don Freeman Where's Spot?, by Eric Hill Mama, Do You Love Me?, by Barbara Joose

Peter's Chair, by Ezra Jack Keats Pat the Bunny, by Dorothy Kunhardt Clap Hands, by Helen Oxenbury Seven Blind Mice, by Ed Young "More, More, More " Said the Baby, by Vera Williams

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Eighteen Through Thirty-Six Months

The Little Red Hen, by Bryon Barton Clifford the Big Red Dog, by Norman Bridwell Wait Till the Moon is Full, by Margaret Wise Brown Stellaluna, by Jannell Cannon The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle

Millions of Cats, by Wanda Gag Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, by Bill Martin Jr. and Lois Ehlert Curious George, by H.A. Rey The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss The Bunny Planet, by Rosemary Wells

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Three To Five Years

Country Mouse and City Mouse, by Jan Brett Stone Soup, by Marcia Brown The Three Bears, by Paul Galdone Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, by Eric Kimmel The Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf

Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McClosky Tikki, Tikki, Tembo, by Arlene Mosel The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig Lyle, Lyle Crocodile, by Bernard Waber

This reading list was developed at the American Library Association (ALA) under the Born to Read Project, which builds partnerships between librarians and health care providers to reach out to new and expectant parents and help them raise children who are "born to read. "

* The U.S. Department of Education recommends that parents review this list and make their own decision on the suitability of the books for their children.