Read Aloud America Composite Book List
for Years 1999 - 2008

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Title Author Year on List
Tuesdays With Morrie Albom, Mitch 2000
Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read: 125 Books That Will Turn Any Child Into a Lifelong Reader Backes, Laura 2006, 2007
This Way to Books Bauer, Caroline 2000
Raising Lifelong Learners: a Parent’s Guide Calkins, Lucy McCormick 2003
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff Carlson, Richard 2000
The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents Chopra, Deepak 2000
How to Get Your Child to Love Reading (For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike) Codell, Esme Raji 2004, 06, 07
The Call of Stories Coles, Robert 2006, 2007
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Covey, Stephen 2000
Read To Me: Raising Kids Who Love to Read Cullinan, Bernice E. 2000
Help Me I Have a Teenager: The Nitty Gritty Guide to Parental Sanity Drake, Annie 2000, 2004
Why Read? Edmundson, Mark 2006, 2007
Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever Fox, Mem 2003, 04, 06, 07
Books Kids Will Sit Still For: the Complete Read-Aloud Guide Freeman, Judy 2000
More Books Kids Will Sit Still For: A Read-Aloud Guide Freeman, Judy 2000
Always Wear Clean Underwear Gellman, Marc 2000
Feed Me a Story: How to Read to Your Child (video) Governor’s Council for Literacy (Honolulu, HI) 2000
Children Are From Heaven Gray, John 2000
Best Books for Beginning Readers Gunning, Thomas G. 2006, 2007
Read It Aloud! A Parent’s Guide to Sharing Books with Young Children Haas, Monty & Laurie Joy Haas 2004, 06, 07
Straight Talk About Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years Hall, Susan and Louisa Moats 2000
Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think – and What We Can Do About It Healy, Jane M. 2003
Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children’s Minds – and What We Can Do About It Healy, Jane M. 2003
150 Ways to Help Your Child Succeed Ireland, Karin 2000
For Reading Out Loud!: A Guide for Sharing Books With Children Kimmel, Margaret Mary 2000
How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life Kropp, Paul 2003
New York Times Parents’ Guide to the Best Books for Children Lipson, Eden Ross 2003, 04, 06, 07
Raising Readers National Council of Teachers of English 2000
Who’s Looking Out for You? O’Reilly, Bill 2004
Great Books for Boys: More Than 600 Books for Boys 2 to 14 Odean, Kathleen 2003
Great Books for Girls: More Than 600 Recommended Books for Girls Ages 3-14 Odean, Kathleen 2003
Great Books About Things Kids Love: More Than 750 Recommended Books for Children 3 to 14 Odean, Kathleen 2004, 06, 07
Great books for Babies and Toddlers: More Than 500 Recommended Books for Your Child’s First Three Years Odean, Kathleen 2006, 2007
Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young Prelutsky, Jack 2000
The 20th Century Children’s Poetry Treasury Prelutsky, Jack 2000
How Reading Changed My Life Quindlen, Anna 2004, 06, 07
A Family of Values Rosemond, John 2000
Six-Point Plan for Raising Happy, Healthy Children Rosemond, John K. 2000, 04,06, 07
Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children Russell, William F. 2003
More Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children Russell, William F. 2003
The Roller-Coaster Years Sagarese, Margaret & Charlene G. Gianetti 2000, 04, 06
The 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud Schulman, Janet 2000, 06, 07
The Read-Aloud Handbook Trelease, Jim 1999-2007
Hey! Listen to This: Stories to Read Aloud Trelease, Jim 2000
Read All About It!: Great Read-Aloud Stories, Poems, and Newspaper Pieces for Preteens and Teens Trelease, Jim 2002, 06, 07
A Garth Williams Treasury of Best-Loved Golden Books Williams, Garth 2004-2007
Book Adventure Web Site www.bookadventure.org 2002
Indiana Library Federation Web Site www.ilfonline.org 2002
Mem Fox Web Site www.memfox.com 2002
New York Public Library Web Site www.nypl.org 2002
Family Literacy Foundation Web Site www.read2kids.org 2002
Read Aloud America Web Site www.readaloudamerica.org 2002
International Reading Association Web Site www.reading.org 2002
Jim Trelease’s Read Aloud Web Site www.trelease-on-reading.com 2002
The Children’s Literature Web Guide www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html 2002
100 Best Books for Children Silvey, Anita 2008
500 Great Books for Teens Silvey, Anita
A Garth Williams Treasury of Best-Loved Golden Books Williams, Garth
Best Books for Beginning Readers Gunning, Thomas G.
Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read: 125 Books That Will Turn Any Child Into a Lifelong Reader Backes, Laura
Great Books About Things Kids Love: More Than 750 Recommended Books for Children 3 to 14 Odean, Kathleen
How Reading Changed My Life Quindlen, Anna
How to Get Your Child to Love Reading (For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike) Codell, Esme Raji
New York Times Parents’ Guide to the Best Books for Children Lipson, Eden Ross
Read All About It!: Great Read-Aloud Stories, Poems, and Newspaper Pieces for Preteens and Teens Trelease, Jim
Read It Aloud! A Parent’s Guide to Sharing Books with Young Children Trelease, Jim
Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever Fox, Mem
The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud Schulman, Janet
The Call of Stories Coles, Robert
The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators Silvey, Anita, ed.
The Read-Aloud Handbook (sixth edition) Trelease, Jim
This Little Piggy: Lap Songs, Finger Plays, Clapping Games, and Pantomime Rhymes Yolen, Jane, ed.
What Should I Read Aloud? Anderson, Nancy A./
Why Read? Edmundson, Mark

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