PBS KIDS Read

PBS KIDS Read

There are so many adventures to find in books!

If you’re looking for ideas for a book you haven’t read yet, PBS KIDS has drawn together a list of books we think are pretty great. We’ve sorted our recommendations into lists of books you can read aloud to your kids, read along with your kids, and books that are fun for kids to read on their own. You can download a printable list here.

  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
    Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault (2-6)
  • Dragons Love Tacos
    Adam Rubin (2-6)
  • Press Here
    Herve Tullet (2-6)
  • Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
    Mo Willems (2-6)
  • Harold and the Purple Crayon
    Crockett Johnson (3-6)
  • Curious George
    H.A. Rey and Margaret Rey (3-6)
  • Madeline
    Ludwig Bemelmans (3-7)
  • Alligator
    PieDennis Lee (3-7)
  • Stellaluna
    Janell Cannon (3-7)
  • Z is for Moose
    Kelly Bingham (3-8)
  • No, David!
    David Shannon (3-8)
  • Jazz
    Walter Dean Myers(3-8)
  • Leo: A Ghost Story
    Mac Barnett (3-9)
  • Olivia
    Ian Falconer (4-6)
  • Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type
    Doreen Cronin (4-7)
  • The Lorax
    Dr. Seuss (4-6)
  • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
    Judith Viorst (4-9)
  • Invisible Boy
    Trudy Ludwig (5-9)
  • Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
    Paul Fleischman (6-9)
  • My Brother Charlie
    Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete (6-9)
  • Goodnight Moon
    Margaret Wise Brown (2-5)
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar
    Eric Carle (2-5)
  • The Snowy Day
    Ezra Jack Keats (2-5)
  • The Day the Crayons Quit
    Drew Daywalt (2-6)
  • Interrupting Chicken
    David Ezra Stein (2-6)
  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
    Laura Joffe Numeroff (2-6)
  • Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
    Bernard Waber (2-6)
  • Corduroy
    Don Freeman (3-5)
  • Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors
    Roseanne Greenfield Thong (3-5)
  • Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina
    Monica Brown (3-6)
  • Pinkalicious
    Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann (3-6)
  • I Want My Hat Back
    Jon Klassen (3-6)
  • Where the Sidewalk Ends
    Shel Silverstein (3-7)
  • The Secret Footprints
    Julia Alvarez (3-8)
  • Hello, Rock
    Roger Bradfield (3-8)
  • Two is Enough
    Janna Matthies (3-8)
  • Lowriders in Space
    Cathy Camper (5-8)
  • The Stories Julian Tells
    Ann Cameron (5-9)
  • Salsa Stories
    Lulu Delacre(5-9)
  • The Tale of Despereaux
    Kate DiCamillo (6-9)
  • The Cat in the Hat
    Dr. Seuss (4-7)
  • May I Please Have A Cookie?
    Jennifer E. Morris (4-7)
  • Hop on Pop
    Dr. Seuss (4-6)
  • Go, Dog. Go!
    P.D. Eastman (4-8)
  • Bark, George
    Jules Feffer (4-8)
  • Diary of a Wombat
    Jackie French (4-8)
  • Library Lion
    Michelle Knudsen (4-8)
  • Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
    Eric Litwin (4-8)
  • Hi! Fly Guy
    Tedd Arnold (5-8)
  • My Name is Yoon
    Helen Recorvits (5-8)
  • Tales for Very Picky Eaters
    Josh Schneider (5-8)
  • We Are in a Book
    Mo Willems (5-9)
  • The Princess in Black
    Shannon Hale and Dean Hale (6-9)
  • Nate the Great
    Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (6-9)
  • The Adventures of Captain Underpants
    Dave Pilkey (6-9)