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Developmentally Appropriate Books
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Where's Walrus?
Walrus escapes from the zoo and the zookeeper searches the city for a hiding walrus. Young children will have fun finding the walrus in funny situations on each page.
Ages 0-5
Savage, S. (2011). Where's Walrus? Scholastic Press. -
The Lion and the Mouse
This is an award-winning adaption of Aesop's classic fable. Told only in gorgeously drawn pictures, the fable relates the story of the mighty lion who spares the little mouse. In turn, the mouse later saves the lion.
Ages 5-9
Pinkney, J. (2010). The Lion and the Mouse. Little, Brown and Co. Books for Young Readers. -
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Amos McGee visits his friends every day on his way to work and pays special attention to each one. On the day Amos is sick, his zoo friends turn the tables and visit him, each with a special way to make Amos's sick day better.
Ages 5-9
Stead, P.C. (2010). A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Roaring Book Press. -
Z is for Moose
Z is for Moose is a humorous alphabet book that will have young readers searching every page for Zebra's friend, the silly moose who wants to be on every page and finds a way to insert himself throughout the book in funny ways.
Ages 5-9
Bingham, K. (2012). Z is for Moose. Greenwillow Books. -
Henry's Freedom Box
Henry is a slave who has never known freedom. One day, he has a bright idea to mail himself to freedom in the North. He has an adventure and finds out what freedom really is.
Ages 5-9
Levine, E. (2007). Henry's Freedom Box. Scholastic Press. -
The Incorrigble Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling
Penelope Lumley is a newly graduated 15 year old governess who goes to work at mysterious Ashton Place. She soon discovers that her charges are three young siblings who have been raised by wolves and taken in by Lord and Lady Ashton. Penelope and the children have many adventures as she prepares them for the upcoming Christmas Ball at Ashton Place...which will be held under a full moon.
Ages 8-12
Wood, M. (2011). The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place. Balzer + Bray. -
One for the Murphys
Carley is a foster kid who winds up at the most "perfect" family's home...the Murphys. With their three boys not sure how to react to Carley and the parents trying to make her feel welcome in every way possible, Carley uses her humor as a defense and wonders if, and how, she can adapt to living with such a loving family.
Ages 9-12
Hunt, L. M. (2012). One for the Murphys. Nancy Paulson Books. -
Airborn
Matt is a cabin boy on the airship Aurora, with dreams of one day being captain. When he meets high-society passenger Kate, they embark on a high-flying adventure in the skies. While searching for a mysterious airborn creature, Matt and Kate face foes and fears together.
Age 11-15
Oppel, K. (2005). Airborn. Perfection Learning. -
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
15 year old Frankie returns to her boarding school having matured over the summer. She has a new senior boyfriend and learns that he belongs to an all-male secret society at their school. Frankie won't let that stand and manipulates the club into pulling pranks she orchestrates.
Ages 13-18
Lockhart, E. (2008). The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. Disney/Hyperion Books. -
The Fault in Our Stars
Hazel is a teenager in the end stages of terminal cancer and has accepted that her life will end soon. When she meets fellow cancer patient Augustus, her world turns upside down and everything she expected for the rest of her life changes.
Ages 14-18
Green, J. (2012). The Fault in Our Stars. Dutton Books.
