The Best Books Age by Age: Big Kids

Check out some of our favorite books for kindergartners and school-age kids.

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Courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers
Bread and Jam for Frances

By Russell Hoban

Struggling with a picky eater? Give this book a go to show your kids that branching out those taste buds can be a good thing!
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

By William Steig

When your kindergartner's got a case of the gimmes, this book is a great reminder that we may already have all that we really need.
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Make Way for Ducklings

By Robert McCloskey

You just have to love this classic tale of a mother duck's unconditional love for her ducklings.
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The Little Engine That Could

By Watty Piper

This book's famous line -- "I think I can, I think I can" -- will inform your mommy pep talks for years and years to come.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

By Judith Viorst

You can't teach this lesson too early: There are days when just everything seems to go wrong -- but tomorrow is always another day!
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Chocolatina

By Erik Kraft

We love how this "grass is always greener" tale sparks kids' limitless imaginations.
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

By Kevin Henkes

A few weeks before your child's ready to start kindergarten, he'll love reading this tale about "Big Kid School."
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Fireman Small

By Wong Herbert Yee

What's better than a fireman saving the day? Firetruck-obsessed kids will definitely enjoy this inspiring read.
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Stone Soup

By Marcia Brown

This great trickster tale will have your impish kindergartner laughing.
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

By Mo Willems

Kids will find relief in their advanced language abilities when they read about a young girl who loses her bunny -- but isn't yet able to articulate to her parents what's happened!

Copyright © 2008. Used with permission from the March 2008 issue of Parents magazine.
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Bread and Jam for Frances

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Make Way for Ducklings

The Little Engine That Could

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Chocolatina

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Fireman Small

Stone Soup

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

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