Recomended Book for Fifth Grade

Hint: Non-fiction is real reading, too!  Mix in magazines, cookbooks, the sports pages and biography to make reading a real-world activity and not just homework, and to keep reluctant readers in the swim.

Recomended Book for Fourth Grade

Hint: Big kids have vistas that are expanding; give them historical fiction to imagine the past, and fantasy to imagine the future.

Recomended Book for Third Grade

Hint: Don’t fear series books!  Most lifelong readers have these on their reading menu as children.

Recomended Book for Second Grade

Hint: A mix of picture books and short chapter books will help keep your new reader feeling confident!

Recomended Book for First Grade

Hint: Turn on the closed-captioning feature of your television set to expose your child to sight-word vocabulary, even when you aren’t reading from books.

Recomended Book for Kindergarten

Hint: Reading early doesn’t mean reading better! Take your time and savor the world of picture books. Here's a list of books to get started: