40 Great Read Aloud Books for Kids

40 Great Read Aloud Books | Danielle Ravitch

Hey friends! Before we jump into our second year of homeschool, I thought it would be best to share our favorite read aloud books from year one with you! I’ve even included a free printable checklist for you. That way you’ll be all set with some great ideas when you head out for your next library haul.

In our home, reading is something we look forward to each and every day. The girls have grown accustomed to daily read alouds. At bedtime, Justin and I will take turns reading chapter books like the Harry Potter series, the Wizard of Oz series or the creative works of Roald Dahl.

However, our daytime read aloud usually includes illustrated fairy tales and story books that visually capture the girls’ imaginations.

After each read I routinely ask the girls to share their favorite part of the story. And, it’s always fun to hear what they come up with.

While we have read a ton of story books, a lot of them did not make the list. Today I am sharing 40 of our favorites:

Story Books for Kids

  1. An Illustrated Treasury of Grimm’s Fairy Tales
  2. Awesome Autumn, Bruce Goldstone
  3. The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night, Peter Spier
  4. The Complete Brambly Hedge, Jill Barklem
  5. The Cloud Book, Tomie dePaola
  6. Children of the Forest, Elsa Beskow
  7. The Story of the Root Children, Sibylle von Olfers
  8. Apple Tree Christmas, Trinka Hakes Noble
  9. Night Tree, Eve Bunting
  10. Christmas Farm, Mary Lyn Ray
  11. Snowflake Bentley, Jacqueline Briggs Martin
  12. The Story of Snow, Jon Nelson
  13. White Snow, Bright Snow, Alvin Tresselt
  14. Snow, Cynthia Rylant
  15. The Mitten Tree, Candace Christiansen
  16. The Mitten, Jessica Southwick
  17. Guess How Much I Love You, Sam McBratney
  18. My Many Colored Days, Dr. Seuss
  19. In My Heart, Jo Witek
  20. In My Heart, Mackenzie Porter
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  1. A Rainbow of my Own, Don Freeman
  2. The Mud Fairy, Amy Young
  3. An Illustrated Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales
  4. The Tree Lady, H. Joseph Hopkins
  5. Sunflower House, Eve Bunting
  6. Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jan Brett
  7. The Little Red Hen, Paul Galdone
  8. Birdsong, Julie Flett
  9. Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Kate Messner
  10. Magic for Sale, Carrie Clickard
  11. The Star People: a Lakota story, S.D. Nelson
  12. Henry’s Stars, David Elliot
  13. The Seashore Book, Charlotte Zolotow
  14. How to Catch a Star, Oliver Jeffers
  15. Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach, Melanie Watt
  16. The Water Princess, Susan Verde
  17. Caring for Your Lion, Tammi Sauer
  18. Ollie’s Ski Trip, Elsa Beskow
  19. Annie and the Wild Animals, Jan Brett
  20. The Pout, Pout Fish, Deborah Diesen
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