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Read-Aloud Books

See a lists of recommended books to read aloud to different ages of children and to different grade levels.

School Reading Lists

Click here for the summer reading lists for the Fairfield public schools.

Preschool Picture Books

Some of the books that we recommend for boys ages 8 to 11 are listed below. Click on the title to access information about the book in the library's online catalog.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Power of Un by Nancy Etchemendy
Williwaw! by Tom Bodett
A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
Babe & Me by Dan Gutman
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The Man who Was Poe by Avi
The Boggart by Susan Cooper
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Maniac McGee by Jerry Spinelli
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop
The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain
Poppy -Avi
Janitor's Boy -Clements
Shiloh -Naylor
Trouble River - Byars
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone -Rowling
The Landry News -Clements
Maniac Magee -Spinelli
Bobby Baseball -Smith
Dave at Night -Levine
A Lion to Guard Us - Bulla
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - Avi

Mother-Daughter Books

Recommended books for mothers & daughters (girls grades 3 and 4) to read together. Click on the title to access information about the book in the library's online catalog.

The Fear Place by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Eyes of the Amaryllis by Natalie Babbitt
Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan
Half and Half by Lensey Namioka
Gifts from the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great by Judy Blume
The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain
The Afternoon of the Elves by Janet Taylor Lisle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Rabbit Run by Robert Lawson
Willow Run by Patricia Reilly Giff
Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
Williwaw by Tom Bodett
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill
Prince of the Pond by Donna Jo Napoli
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Jennifer Murdley's Toad by Bruce Coville
The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betty Bao Lord
Wanderer by Sharon Creech
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachan
Fever, 1793 by Laura Halse Anderson
Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath
Hope's Crossing by Joan Goodman
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
Harris & Me by Gary Paulsen
Sun and Spoon by Kevin Henkes

Bookworms

Some of the books read by the Bookworms, a book group for 8-13 year olds who love to read, include:

Ten Ways To Make My Sister Disappear - Mazer
A Crooked Kind of Perfect - Urban
Flying Solo - Fletcher
Molly Moon, Micky Minus and the Mind Machine - Byng
The Willoughbys - Lowry
Key To Rondo - Rodda
The Castle Corona - Creech
Secret of the Sirens - Golding
Swindle - Korman
The Thief - Turner
The Titan's Curse - Riordan
Baseball Crazy - Mercado
Keeping Score - Park
Amulet series (The Stonekeeper) - Kibuishi

Recommended Books

American Library Association

ALA list of good reads for kids:
http://www.ala.org/alsc/compubs/booklists

Links to Award Winning Books

Caldecott Award

Awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.cfm

Newbery Award

Awarded to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.cfm

Nutmeg Children's Book Award

This award encourages children in grades 4-6 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles. http://www.nutmegaward.org/

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