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50 of Our Favorite Reads

Great Summer Reading is in These Pages

From my childhood I remember long summers escaping the heat through a book. My children are sharing my love for reading. Here are some of our favorites:

• A Light in the Attic, by Shel Silverstein

• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Sir John Tenniel
• Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume
• Arthur (series), by Marc Brown

• Babar (series), by Jean De Brunhoff

• The Borrowers (series), by Mary Norton
• Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Patterson
• Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, by Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Lois Ehlert
• The Children’s Book of Virtues, by William J. Bennett
• The Crippled Lamb, by Max Lucado
• Diary of Anne Frank, by Anne Frank
• Encyclopedia Jones, by Donald J. Sobol

• Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd

• Grimms’ Fairy Tales, by the Brothers Grimm
• Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson

• Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling, illustrated by Mary Grandpré
• Horton Hears a Who, by Dr. Seuss

• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond
• I’ll Always Love You, by Hans Wilhelm

• The Indian in the Cupboard (series), by Lynne Reid Banks
• Junie B. Jones (series), by Barbara Park
• The Lion and the Mouse, by Jerry Pinkney
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia series), by C.S. Lewis
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
Little House (series), by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (My absolute favorite!)
• Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans

• Martha Speaks, by Susan Meddaugh

• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton
• The Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Clearly
• Oliver Moon (series), by Sue Mongredien
• Olivia, by Ian Falconer

• Peter Rabbit (The Tales of), by Beatrix Potter

• The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg
Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie
• Ramona (series), by Beverly Cleary
• The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats

• The Spider and the Fly, by Mary Howitt, illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi• Stuart Little, by E.B. White
• The Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf, illustrated by Robert Lawson

• The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams, illustrated by William Nicholson

• Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
• While Mama Had A Quick Little Chat, by Amy Reichert
• The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
• Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne
• Would I Ever Lie To You?, by Caralyn Buehner
• A Wrinkle in Time (series), by Madeleine L’Engle

Did we overlook one of your favorites? Leave a comment with your favorite reads so we can check them out!

 

About Julee Morrison

Julee Morrison is an author and writer with over 35 years of experience in parenting and family recipes. She’s the author of four cookbooks: The Instant Pot College Cookbook, The How-To Cookbook for Teens, The Complete Cookbook for Teens, and The Complete College Cookbook.

Her work has appeared in The LA Times, Disney’s Family Fun Magazine, Bon Appétit, Weight Watchers Magazine, All You, Scholastic Parent & Child, and more.

Her article "My Toddler Stood on Elvis' Grave and Scaled Over Boulders to Get to a Dinosaur" appeared on AP News, and her parenting piece “The Sly Way I Cured My Child's Lying Habit” was featured on PopSugar.

Outside of writing, Julee enjoys baking, reading, collecting crystals, and spending time with her family. You can find more of her work at Mommy’s Memorandum.

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