Best of the Best Home School Book List

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My long awaited book list! This is really just a starting point, as I am sure I will think of more books over time. I have separated the list into age groups, and I will also have a separate list for general curriculum for each age group as well that I will add at a later time.

These are all books I have personally read and can vouch for. I did not include books we have read that we didn't absolutely love. There are so many marginal books out there, only the very best ones are needed to complete your home schooling library. We have read through so many different book lists during our home schooling journey, not all recommended books are created equal! My criteria for choosing good books includes great artwork, well developed story lines, lots of action, interesting plots and characters, good morals and biblical values. I will be adding books over time so be sure and stop back! This list will be filed under the My Book List page for easy reference.

Beware, these little ones love to read the same stories over and over again! Invest in a few great books and they will be happy for ages!

Little Readers

Moo Baa and Fa, La, La and other books by Sandra Boynton

Jingle Bugs and other pop up books by David A. Carter

Orange Tomatoes, Blue Potatoes by Rosalind Creasy

The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone and Micheal Smollin

Theodore the Tug Boat Series

Original Thomas the Tank Stories by Rev. W. Awdry

Strega Nona and other books by Tomie de Paola

A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer

Berenstain Bear Stories by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

Poems for the Very Young by Michael Rosen

Vos Story Bible by Catherine Vos

Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

Make Way for Ducklings and other books by Robert McCloskey

Policeman Small and other books by Lois Lenski

Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Good Night Moon and other books by Margret Wise Brown

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christletow

Don't be surprised if you find your kids wanting to read these books all the time!

Young Readers

Nate the Great Books by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Enclyopedia Brown Series by Donald Sobel

Mr. Putter and Tabby Books by Cynthia Rylant

Clifford the Big Red Dog Books by Norman Bridwell

The Wreck of the Zypher and other books by Chris Van Allsburg

A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy and John Steven Gurney

Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Delvin

Santa Snow Cat by Sue Stainton and Anne Mortimer

Paddle to the Sea and other books by Holling C. Holling

Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi

The Magic School Bus Books by Joanna Cole

Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osbourne

The Complete Tales of Whinnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne

Paddington the Bear and other books by Michael Bond

The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord and Mark Simont

Hank Zipzer Books by Henry Wrinkler

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

D'Aulaires' History Books by Ingrid and Edgar D'Aulaire

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink

The Three Investigators Mysteries by Robert Arthur

Sugar Creek Gang Stories by Paul Hutchens

Boxcar Children Series by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Roman Ransom by Henry Winterfield

Adventures in Odyssey Series Books by various authors

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan

Chet Gecko Private Eye Series by Bruce Hale

Sir Cumference and the Knight of Angleland and other books by Cindy Neuschwander

Linnea in Monet's Garden by Christina Bjork
What's Your Angle Pythagoras? By Julie Ellis

These are the books that kids love to read under the bed covers at night with a flashlight!

Proficient Readers

Hatchet and other books by Gary Paulsen

39 Clues Series by Rick Riordan

Shipwreck and other books by Gordon Korman

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

Runaway Ralph and other books by Beverely Cleary

Stormbreaker and other books by Anthony Horowitz

Percy Jackson and the Olympian Series by Rick Riordan

The Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Heidi by Joanna Spyri

Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

Treasure Island and other books by Robert Louis Stevenson

Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

Mara Daughter of the Nile and other books by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

My Side of the Mountain and other books by Jean Craighead George

Island of the Blue Dolphins and other books by Scott O'dell

Original Hardy Boys Mysteries by Franklin W. Dixon

Original Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyne Keene

Narnia Series and other books by C.S. Lewis

Favorite Poems Old and New by Helen Ferris Tibbets

At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald

The Dragon and the Raven and other books by G. A. Henty 

Carry On Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

Vocabulary Cartoons by Sam Burchers

I am Number Four Series by Pittacus Lore

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other books by Jules Verne

Eragon and other books by Christopher Paolini

The Eagle of the Ninth and other books by Rosemary Sutcliff

Insearch of a Homeland: The Story of the Aeneid by Penelope Lively

High school reading selections can involve an increased knowledge of the world. It's time to introduce more complex moral subjects while your children are still at home to discuss them with you.

High School and Adult

The Robe, Magnificent Obsession by Loyd C. Douglas

Keeper of the Bees and other books by Gene Straton Porter

Horratio Hornblower and other books by C.S. Foster

The Hobbit and other books by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hawk and the Dove by Penelope Wilcock

Little Women and other books by Louisa May Alcott

Little Britches Series by Ralph Moody

Father Brown Mystery Series by G.K.Chesterton

Death on the Nile and other books by Agatha Christie

Tom Sawyer and other books by Mark Twain

The Chase and other books by Clive Cussler

The Elements by Theodore Gray

Romeo and Juliet and other works by Shakespeare

Pride and Prejudice and other works by Jane Austin

The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan

The Count of Monte Cristo and other books by Alexander Dumas

A Christmas Carol and other books by Charles Dickens

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