Read-aloud Wish List of Books

Read-aloud is able to purchase most of our Gift Books at discounted rates through warehouse and educator sales.  However, many of our most popular titles are not available from these sources.  If you would like to donate new books for our Gift Book day, following is a list of titles that are age appropriate.  We request paperback copies except for Dr. Seuss which is only available in hardback.

Fairy Tales
1.Chronicle Books Bilingual Fairy Tales:Many Titles including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, The Pied Piper, Rumplestiltskin, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Musicians of Bremen, The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid.
2.Paul Galdone:Many classics including Three Billy Goats Gruff, Jack and the Beanstalk.
3.Paul Zelinsky:Rumplestiltskin, Rapunzel.
4.Jan Brett:Beauty and the Beast, Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
5.Steven Kellogg:Illustrated Fairy Tales.
6.Charles Perrault:Puss in Boots, Illustrated by Fred Marcellino.

Science and Other Non-Fiction
1.Top Reader Series:Stages 1,2,3 are appropriate.
2.Let’s Read and Find Out Science:Stages 1 or 2.
3.Steve Jenkins:What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
4.Doreen Rappaport:Martin’s Big Words.
5.Lois Ehlert:  Waiting in the Wings, Eating the Alphabet, Planting a Rainbow, Market Day


Stories
1.Robert Munsch:Various incl. Paper Bag Princess, Millicent and the Wind.
2.Gene Zion:  Harry the Dirty Dog (Series).
3.Debra Barracca:Taxi Dog
4.Kevin Henkes:Various incl. Chrysanthemum, Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse.
5.Keiki Kazka:Various incl. My Lucky Day, The Mightiest, The Wolf’s Chicken Stew.
6.Steven KellogVarious incl. Johnny Appleseed, John Henry.
7.David Shannon:Various incl. David (Series), The Shark God, How I Became a Pirate.
8.Peter Spier:Bored, Nothing to Do.
9.Amy Schwartz:Bea and Mr. Jones.
10.Mary Ann Rodman:First Grade Stinks.
11.Laurie Halse Anderson:Thank You, Sarah.
12.Eve Bunting:Various including A Turkey for Thanksgiving.
13.Linda Williams:The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything.
14.H.A. Rey:Curious George (Series)
15.Debbie Allen:Waiting in the Wings.
16.Dr. Seuss:Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, One Fish, Two Fish. 


Early Reader Series
1.Frieda O’Connor:Fancy Nancy
2.Cynthia Rylant:Mr. Putter and Tabby, Poppleton, Henry and Mudge.
3.Keith Baker:Mr. and Mrs. Green
4.Arnold Lobel:Frog and Toad
5.Edward Marshall:Fox
6.Syd Hoff:Danny and the Dinosaur, Oliver.