Book Recommendations

Thank you to our friends at Charm City Books for the recommendations!

Baby Books

• Hush Now Banshee by Kyle Sullivan and Derek Sullivan

• Press Here by Herve Tullet

• 123 Baltimore by Puck

• Love Monster by Rachel Bright

• Edgar Gets Ready for Bed (based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven") by Jennifer Adams

• Read to Your Toddler Every Day: 20 Folktales to Read Aloud by Lucy Brownridge and Chloe Giordano

Picture Books to Read Aloud

• Escargot by Dashka Slater and Sydney Hanson

• Llama Destroys the World by Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox

• Stars Before Bedtime: A Mindful Fall Asleep Book by Dr. Jessamy Hibberd

• Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman

• Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark by Jonathan Stutzman

• Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri

• Alphabreahts: The ABCs of Mindful Breathing by Christopher Willard

Early Reader Books to Read Aloud

• Frog and Toad I Can Read Series by Arnold Lobel

• Charlie and Mouse Series by Laurel Snyder

• Nate the Great Series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

• Jasmine Green Rescues Series by Helen Peters

• Falling Up and Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Middle Grade Books to Read Aloud

• The Wild Robot and The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown

• Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park

• Spy School Series by Stuart Gibbs

• The BFG by Roald Dahl

• Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

• A Series of Unfortunate Events Series by Lemony Snicket

• Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe

Teen/Young Adult Books to Read Aloud

• Stamped:Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

• The Princess Bride by William Goldman

• Harry Potter Series, Illustrated Editions, by JK Rowling

• His Dark Materials Series by Philip Pullman

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak