Family Literacy Month

It's National Family Literacy Month!

Read-AloudTreasuries

5-MinuteStories

Storybooks

Poems

Audiobooks

Chapter Books

Reading Together

Middle Grade

You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman (J 811.54 HOB) “A book written to be read by two people, consisting of short stories in rhyme on such themes as friendship, family, and pets.” Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library, or click here to see other short story collections we have by this author, including fables, fairy tales, Mother Goose tales, and scary stories. Here are some other wonderful read-aloud treasuries we have at the library. Click on the blue text for more information or to check them out.

• Hey! Listen to This: Very Short Stories to Read Aloud edited by Jim Trelease (J 808.83 HEY, on order)
• The Read-Aloud Treasury compiled by Stephanie Calmenson and Joanna Cole (J 808.89 REA)
• Silly & Sillier: Read Aloud Tales from Around the World told by Judy Sierra (J 398.2 SIERRA)
• The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury: Celebrated Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud selected by Janet Schulman (J 808.8 TWE)
• You Read to Me and I'll Read to You: 20th-Century Stories to Share selected by Janet Schulman (J 808.8 YOU READ)
• You Read to Me, I'll Read to You by John Ciardi (J 811.CIA)

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary (J CLEARY) In this childhood favorite, a reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling. Click here for this audiobook at the Richland Public Library, click here or click here for the book, click here for the movie on DVD, or click here for other materials we have by this author. Click here or click here for this audiobook from Libby/Overdrive, click here for the e-book, or click here for other materials by this author. Click here for this audiobook from Hoopla Digital, click here for the e-book, or click here for other materials by this author. Here are some other audiobooks that are great for families to listen to together. Click on the blue text for more information or to check them out.

• Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery; click here, click here, click here, or click here for audiobooks from Libby/Overdrive, or click here for audiobooks from Hoopla Digital
• Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, or click here for a different copy; click here or click here for audiobooks from Libby/Overdrive
• Clementine by Sara Pennypacker; or click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive, or click here for the audiobook from Hoopla Digital
• Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary; or click here for the audiobook from Hoopla Digital
• The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders by Jack Prelutsky
• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis; or click here for the audiobook on Libby/Overdrive or click here for the audiobook on Hoopla Digital
• Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater; or click here for the audiobook on Libby/Overdrive
• The Story Tree: Tales to Read Aloud by Hugh Lupton (J 398.2 LUPTON)

Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party by James Dean (E DEAN) "Wanting to organize a perfect pepperoni pizza party, Pete the Cat learns a helpful lesson about compromise when he discovers that his friends all want different pizza toppings." Click here for this storybook at the Richland Public Library, or click here to see other Pete the Cat storybooks we have. Here are some other storybooks that are perfect for reading aloud. Click on the blue text for more information or to check them out.

• Best Storybook Ever by Richard Scarry (EF SCARRY), or click here for the e-book of a different story collection from Libby/Overdrive
• Blue Hat, Green Hat (The OOPS Book) board book by Sandra Boynton (EB BOYNTON), or click here for the board book in Spanish
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? storybook by Bill Martin (E MARTIN), or click here for the board book in English (EB MARTIN), click here for the board book in Spanish, click here for the storybook in Spanish, or click here for the storybook in French; click here for the e-book from Libby/Overdrive
• Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type storybook by Doreen Cronin (E CRONIN); click here for a different copy, click here for the board book, or click here for the story on DVD; click here for the e-book from Libby/Overdrive, or click here for the audiobook in English or click here for the audiobook in Spanish from Hoopla Digital
• Dragons Love Tacos storybook by Adam Rubin (E RUBIN); or click here for the e-book or click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive, or click here for the read-along movie or click here for the movie from Hoopla Digital
• An Elephant and Piggie Biggie! Volume 1 storybook by Mo Willems (EF WILLEMS); or click here for Volume 2
• Goodnight Moon storybook by Margaret Wise Brown (E BROWN and EB BROWN), or click here for the board book in English or click here for the storybook in French; click here for the e-book or click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive, or click here for the e-book or click here for the audiobook from Hoopla Digital

Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark written by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca (J OSBORNE and J GRAPHIC) "Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs." Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library, click here for the graphic novel, or click here for the Magic Tree House Collection #1 audiobook on CD. Click here for this book in Chinese, or click here for this book in Spanish. Click here to see other Magic Tree House books we have at the library. Click here for the e-book or click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive. Here are some other chapter books that are perfect for reading aloud. Click on the blue text for more information or to check them out.

• The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner (J WARNER); click here for a different copy, click here for the graphic novel (J GRAPHIC WARNER), click here for the audiobook, or click here for the DVD; click here for the e-book, click here for the audiobook, or click here for the graphic novel from Libby/Overdrive; click here to see all books and audiobooks in this series from Hoopla Digital
• The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden (J SELDEN); click here for a different copy or click here for the audiobook; click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive or click here for the audiobook from Hoopla Digital
• The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (J STEWART); click here for the audiobook, or click here for the book in Spanish; or click here for the audiobook on Libby/Overdrive
• The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (J JUSTER), or click here for the audiobook; click here for the e-book or click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive
• Stuart Little by E. B. White (J WHITE), or click here for the audiobook, click here or click here for the movie on DVD; or click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive

The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids by Sarah Mackenzie (372.452 MACKENZI) "Champions the lifelong benefits of reading aloud to children and offers book lists, strategies, and tools parents can use to form deep and lasting connections with their kids." Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library, click here for the e-book from Libby/Overdrive, or click here for the e-book or click here for the audiobook from Hoopla Digital. Here are some other books we have about reading together as a family. Click on the blue text for more information or to check them out.

• Baby Read-Aloud Basics: Fun and Interactive Ways to Help Your Little One Discover the Power of Words by Caroline J. Blakemore and Barbara Weston Ramirez (372.4 BLAKEMORE)
• More Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children by William Russell (808.8992 RUS)
• The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease (372.452 TRELEASE)
• Reading Aloud DVD by Schlessinger Media (J DVD 372.452 READING)
• Reading Picture Books with Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking about What They See by Megan Dowd Lambert (372.133 LAMBERT)

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series, Book 1) by Rick Riordan (J RIORDAN) "Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods." Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library, click here for a graphic novel, click here for an audiobook on CD, click here for a playaway digital audiobook kit, or click here for a DVD of the movie based on the book. Click here or click here for this e-book from Libby/Overdrive, click here for the audiobook, or click here for the graphic novel. Click here for this e-book from Hoopla Digital, click here for the illustrated e-book, or click here for the graphic novel. Click here for all materials we have by Rick Riordan at the library, click here for all materials by this author from Libby/Overdrive, or click here for all materials by this author from Hoopla Digital. Here are some other middle grade books that are perfect for reading aloud. Click on the blue text for more information about each.

• Half Magic by Edward Eager (J EAGER), or click here for the audiobook; click here for the e-book or click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive, or click here for the e-book from Hoopla Digital
• The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (J RIORDAN and J GRAPHIC PERCY JA); click here for the graphic novel, click here for the audiobook, or click here for a Playaway audiobook kit, or click here for the movie on DVD; click here for the audiobook, click here or click here for the e-book, or click here for the graphic novel from Libby/Overdrive; or click here for the e-book, click here for the illustrated e-book, or click here for the graphic novel from Hoopla Digital
• The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall (J BIRDSALL), or click here for the audiobook; click here for the e-book or click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive
• Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (J BARRY); click here for a different copy or click here for the audiobook; click here for the e-book from Libby/Overdrive, or click here for the e-book from Hoopla Digital
• Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez (J HERNANDE), or click here for a different copy or click here for the large-print book; click here for the e-book or click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive, or click here for the e-book from Hoopla Digital

I Am the Book: Poems edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Yayo (J 811.5408 I AM THE) "A book is a wonderful, magical treat! The thirteen poems in this collection encourage young readers to snuggle up with a story and stretch their imaginations, to splash in a sea of tales by day and swashbuckle through chapters late at night. Playful illustrations by Yayo compliment thought-provoking poems by Jane Yolen, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Naomi Shihab Nye, and others." Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library, or click here for other poetry collections edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Here are some other poetry treasuries we have at the library. Click on the blue text for more information or to check them out.

• Classic Poems to Read Aloud edited by James Berry (J 808.81 CLASSIC)
• Everything Comes Next: Collected and New Poems by Naomi Shihab Nye, or click here for the audiobook; click here for the e-book or click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive
• The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile: Stories and Poems for Reading to Young Children by Margaret Wise Brown (J 372.642 BROWN)
• Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies audiobook by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton (J 808.81 ANDREWS); or click here for the audiobook from Libby/Overdrive
• A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky (J 811.54 PRELUT), or click here for other books of poems by this author; click here for the audiobook from Hoopla Digital
• Side by Side: Poems to Read Together by Lee Bennett Hopkins (J 811.008 SID)
• Talking Like the Rain: A Read-to-Me Book of Poems by X. J. Kennedy and Dorothy M. Kennedy (J 821.008 KEN)
• To the Moon and Back: A Collection of Poems edited by Nancy Larrick (J 811.008 TOT)
• Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein (J 811.54 SILVERST); or click here for the e-book from Libby/Overdrive or click here for the e-book from Hoopla Digital

Thomas and Friends 5-Minute Stories: The Sleepytime Collection by Wilbert Awdry (EF AWDRY) "Collects twelve stories featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, including 'On Misty Island,' in which Thomas and Edward go to the logging station on Misty Island." Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Five-minute stories are perfect for families to read together! Here are some of the other five-minute story collections we have at the library. Click on the blue text for more information or to check them out.

• 5-Minute Disney Junior Stories by Disney Storybook Artists (EF FIVE-MIN)
• 5-Minute Mickey Mouse Stories by Disney Storybook Artists (EF FIVE-MIN)
• 5-Minute Pete the Cat Stories by James Dean (EF DEAN)
• 5-Minute Pinkalicious Stories by Victoria Kann (EF FIVE-MIN)
• 5-Minute Star Wars Stories by Rebecca Schmidt and Brooke Dworkin (EF FIVE-MIN)
• 5-Minute Super Hero Stories by Scholastic (EF FIVE-MIN)
• Girl Power 5-Minute Stories (EF FIVE-MIN)
• Paw Patrol 5-Minute Stories Collection by Nickelodeon (EF FIVE-MIN)
• Peppa Pig: 5-Minute Peppa Stories (EF FIVE-MIN)
• P.J. Masks 5-Minute Stories (EF FIVE-MIN)
• Sesame Street 5-Minute Stories (EF FIVE-MIN)