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Charm City Books: Book List for Reading Aloud at Home!

Baby Books
Hush Now Banshee by Kyle Sullivan and Derek Sullivan
Press Here by Herve Tullet
123 Baltimore by Puck
Love Monster by Rachel Bright
Edgar Gets Ready for Bed (based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven") by Jennifer Adams
Read to Your Toddler Every Day: 20 Folktales to Read Aloud by Lucy Brownridge and Chloe Giordano

Picture Books to Read Aloud
Escargot by Dashka Slater and Sydney Hanson
Llama Destroys the World by Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox
Stars Before Bedtime: A Mindful Fall Asleep Book by Dr. Jessamy Hibberd
Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman
Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark by Jonathan Stutzman
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri
Alphabreahts: The ABCs of Mindful Breathing by Christopher Willard

Early Reader Books to Read Aloud
Frog and Toad I Can Read Series by Arnold Lobel
Charlie and Mouse Series by Laurel Snyder
Nate the Great Series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Jasmine Green Rescues Series by Helen Peters
Falling Up and Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Middle Grade Books to Read Aloud
The Wild Robot and The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Spy School Series by Stuart Gibbs
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series by Lemony Snicket
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe

Teen/Young Adult Books to Read Aloud
Stamped:Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Harry Potter Series, Illustrated Editions, by JK Rowling
His Dark Materials Series by Philip Pullman
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak