Authors your children will love

The key to getting your child to love reading,  is to get them a book they can`t put down. Here is a list of some of my favorite authors and their best books. Happy Reading!

Babbitt, Natalie- (Grades 3-6) Tuck Everlasting
Blume, Judy -(Grades 3-6) The Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing
Brett, Jan -(Grades 1-3) The Mitten
Carle, Eric -(Pre-K - K) The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Cleary, Beverly- (3-6) Ramona Quimby
Dahl Roald-( 3-6) James and the Giant Peach
Dean, James- (Pre-K-2) Pete the Cat 
DePaola, Tommie- (1-3) The Knight and the Dragon
Fox, Mem- (1-3) The Magic Hat
Messner, Kate -(Books for all ages)- Ranger in Time, How to Read a Story
Numeroff , Laura- (1-3 ) If you Give a Pig a Pancake
Lionni, Leo-(1-3) A Color of His own
Lobel, Arnold- ( 1-3) Frog and Toad are Friends
Martin Jr, Bill- (Pre-K- K) Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you See?
Park, Barbra-(1-3) Junie B. Jones
Potter, Beatrix- (1-3) The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Rylant,  Cynthia (1-3)  Henry and Mudge
Seuss, Dr.- (Pre-K-2) The Cat in the Hat
Silverstein, Shel- (1-3) Where the Sidewalk Ends
White, E.B- (1-4) - Charlotte`s Web
Williems, Mo- (1-3)- Don`t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

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