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Favorite Books to Read Aloud

I read aloud to my kids as long as they would let me! When they were little it kept them calm and quiet for a bit. Here are our top 8:

1. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Make sure you get the abridged version if you are reading with kids under 10. There is so much to enjoy about Mary’s transformation that is able to be understood by kids.

2. Little House in the Big Woods or Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The first I recommend for girls, the second for boys. Oh the chores they do daily…makes ours seem much easier.

3. The Biggest Story Bible Storybook by Kevin DeYoung

This is brand new and the illustrations are modern and beautiful.

4. Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers

Each chapter is creative, magical and silly! This is a whole series.

5. Matilda by Roald Dahl

Like most of Roald Dahl’s books this one is shocking and unusual but a ton of fun to read together.

6. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by Betty MacDonald

Each chapter deals with a child’s struggle in a silly unconventional way. Probably our favorite series ever.

7. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Start here in the series about Narnia!

8. Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene

The vocabulary makes you giggle and discuss, and the mystery might keep you up at night.