Reading excellent literature for learning and enjoyment is an important element of providing a well-rounded quality homeschool education for your child. There are many wonderful "living books" to choose from and I would be hard-pressed to include then all. So, below is a list of my favorites with approximate reading level by grade.

Please remember this is only a "sampling" and I am sure that you and your children will soon claim you own favorites. Also, keep in mind, that more advanced books can make great read-alouds for younger children as well.  Happy Reading!

Grades K                                                           

Frog and Toad Series by Arnold Loebel (K-1)                          
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (K-1)
Best Friends for Frances by Lillian Hoban (K-1)
Harry the Dirty Dog( K-1)
Blueberries for Sal (K-1)
The Five Chinese Brothers (K-1)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (K-1)
Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter (K-2)

Grades 1-3

Lief the Lucky by D'Aulaire (1-3)
Abraham Lincoln by D'Aulaire (1-3)
Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh (1-3)
George Washington by D'Aulaire (1-3)
Charlottes Web by E.B. White (1-3)
Benjamin Franklin by D'Aulaire (1-3)

Grades 3-5

Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (3-5)
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (3-5 )
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (3-5)

Grades 4-6
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli (4-6)
Madeliene Takes Command by Ethel C. Brill (4-6)
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein (4-6)

Grades 6-8

Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes (6-8)
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein (6-8)

Grades 8-10

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (8-10)
The Red Badge of Courage (8-10)

Grades 9-12

 (9-12)
The Screwtape Letter by C.S. Lewis
Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare (9-12)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (9-12)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (9-12)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Conan Doyle (9-12)
Hamlet by Shakespeare (9-12)
Emma by Jane Austen (9-12)

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