Recommended Reading

Anderson, Hans C. The Nightingale (and others)
Averill, Esther. Daniel Boone
Bemelans, Ludwig. Madeline, Madeline Rescue
Benchley, Nathaniel. George the Drummer Boy; Sam the Minuteman
Bishop, Claire H. Five Chinese Brothers
Bond, Michael. A Bear Called Paddington Series
Brenner, Barbara. Wagon Wheels
Bridwell, Norman. Clifford the Big Red Dog
Brown, Marcia. Stone Soup; The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Bulla, Clyde Robert. Has written many books on historical topics
Burton, Virginia. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Chambers, Catherine. Adventures in Frontier America Series (many different titles)
Coerr, Eleanor. The Josefina Story Quilt
Colver, Anne. Thomas Jefferson: Author of Independence
Dalgliesh, Alice. The Bears on Hemlock Mountain; Courage of Sarah Noble (anything by this author is worth reading)
DeLage, Ida. Pilgrim Children on the Mayflower
Duvoisin, Roger. And There Was America
Gauch, Patricia. Aaron and the Green Mountain Boys
Gramatky, Hardie. Little Toot; Hercules
Griffin, Judith. Phoebe and the General; Phoebe the Spy
Groh, Lynn. Ferdinand Magellan
Hall, Donald. The Ox-Cart Man
Hands, A. Rey. Curious George Series
Hoban, Russell. Frances Books, Harvey's Hideout
Hoff, Syd. Chester; The Horse in Harry's Room; Sammy the Seal; Thunderhoof; When Will It Snow?

Howard, Milly. Captive Treasure
Kessel, Joyce. Squanto and the First Thanksgiving
Knight, James. Adventures in Colonial America Series (anything by this author)
Lenski, Lois. Cowboy Small; The Little Airplane; The Little Auto; The Little Fire Engine; The Little Sailboat; The
Little Train; Policeman Small; Surprise for Mother
Lobel, Arnold. On the Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed into Town; several other historical topics
McCloskey, Robert. Bluberries for Sal; Lentil; Make Way for Ducklings; One Morning in Maine; Time of Wonder
McGovern, Ann. Wanted Dead or Alive: The True Story of Harriet Tubman (she writes several books on historical
topics)
Milne, A.A. Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner
Mitchell, Barbara. Hush, Puppies
Parin d’Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar. (any book by this author would be worth reading)
Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia Series
Peterson, Helen Stone. Abigail Adams: “Dear Partner”
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (22 other volumes)
Rappaport, Doreen. The Boston Coffee Party

Ray, Deborah Kogan. My Daddy Was a Soldier
Roop, Peter. Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
Tripp, Valerie. The American Girls Collection; Felicity Series
Sandin, Joan. The Long Way to a New Land; The Long Way Westward
Seuss, Dr. (many titles available)
Shaw, Janet. The American Girls Collection: Kirsten Series
Smith, Brooks & Meredith, Robert. The Coming of the Pilgrims
Waters, Kate. Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl
Weisgard, Leonard. The Plymouth Thanksgiving
Ziefert, Harriet. A New Coat for Anna

Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women
Andersen, Hans Christian. The Fir Tree; The Little Match Girl; The Nightingale
Averill, Esther. Cartier Sails the St. Lawrence
Avi. Night Journeys
Baker, Nina Brown. Amerigo Vespucci
Barrie, James. Peter Pan
Baum, L. Frank. The Wizard of Oz
Bishop, Claire. Twenty and Ten
Blades, Ann. Mary of Mile 18
Bliven Jr., Bruce. The American Revolution; The Story of D-Day
Branley, Franklyn M. Darkness in Daytime; Oxygen Keeps You Alive; Roots Are Food Finders; Sunshine Makes the
Seasons
Brink, Carol R. Andy Buckram's Tin Men; Caddie Woodlawn
Bronson, Wilfrid S. Pinto's Journey
Burnett, Frances H. The Secret Garden
Burton, Hester. In Spite of All the Terror
Canfield, Dorothy. Understood Betsy
Carmer, Carl. Henry Hudson: Captain of Ice Bound Seas
Carr, Mary Jane. Children of the Covered Wagon
Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Cleary, Beverly. Romona the Pest; The Mouse and the Motorcycle; Henry Huggins Series
Colver, Anne. The Bread and Butter Journey; The Bread and Butter Indian
Crofford, Emily. The Frontier Surgeons: The Story of the Mayo Brothers
Dalgliesh, Alice. America Builds Homes: The Story of the First Colonies; Ride on the Wind and many other titles
D’Aulaire, Ingri/Edgar. Abraham Lincoln
Daugherty, James. Daniel Boone; Poor Richard; The Landing of the Pilgrims
Davidson, Margaret. Louis Braille
De Angeli, Marguerite. Thee, Hannah
DeJong, Meindert. Far out the Long Canal; The House of Sixty Fathers; The Last Little Cat; Smoke Above the Lane;
The Wheel on the School
DeLeeuw, Adele. George Rogers Clark
Dodge, Mary M. Hans Brinker on the Silver Skates
DuBois, William Pene. The Giant; Twenty-one Balloons
Edmonds, Walter D. The Matchlock Gun; Two Logs Crossing
Enright, Elizabeth. The Four-Story Mistake; Gone-Away Lake; The Saturdays; Spiderweb for Two; Thimble Summer
Epstein, Sam, and Epstein, Beryl. George Washington Carver
Estes, Eleanor. Ginger Pye; The Hundred Dresses; The Moffats

Ferris, Jeri. Go Free or Die: A Story About Harriet Tubman; Walking the Road to Freedom: A Story About Sojourner
Truth
Forbes, Esther. America‟s Paul Revere

Foster, Genevieve. The World of William Penn; 1776--Year of Independence; George Washington's World
Fritz, Jean. Series: Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?; Early Thunder and others
Graff, Steward, and Graff, Polly Anne. Helen Keller: Toward the Light

Grahame, Kenneth. Wind in the Willows; The Reluctant Dragon
Henry, Marguerite. Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin; Justin Morgan Had a Horse (many other titles which teach obedience, respect and perseverance.)
Howard, Milly. These Are My People
Keller, Helen. The Story of My Life
Kellogg, Steven. Johnny Appleseed
Kipling, Rudyard. The Elephant's Child; Just So Stories
Knight, Eric. Lassie, Come Home
Kurelek, William. They Sought a New World
Lamb, Charles and Lamb, Mary. Tales from Shakespeare
Lawlor, Laurie. Addie Across the Prairie
Lee, Susan and John. Sam and John Adams
Lensky, Lois. Bayou Suzette; Cotton in My Sack; To Be a Logger; Strawberry Girl
Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi Longstocking; Mio, My Son
Lofting, Hugh. The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle
MacDonald, Betty. Mrs. Piggley-Wiggley Series
MacGregor, Ellen. Miss Pickerell Series
MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall
Marshall, Peter. The Light and the Glory for children
Massi, Jeri. The Bridge; Crown and Jewel; The Two Collars
McCloskey, Robert. Homer Price
Meadowcroft, Enid L. By Wagon and Flatboat; Story of Thomas Alva Edison
Mitchell, Barbara. “Good Morning, Mr. President”; Click, A Story of George Eastman; Shoes for Everyone; We'll Race You, Henry; A Pocketful of Goobers; The Wizard of Sound
Norton, Mary. The Borrowers Series
Rhodes, Bennie. Christopher Columbus (any others in the Sower Series)
Rose, Mary Catherine. Clara Barton: Soldier of Mercy
Pierce, Jan Payne. The Pilgrim Primer
Pumphrey, Margaret. The Stories of the Pilgrims
Quackenbush, Robert M. What Has Wild Tom Done Now?
St. John, Patricia. Star of Light, Treasures of the Snow
Salten, Felix. Bambi
Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square
Sobel, Donald. Encyclopedia Brown
Sperry, Armstrong. John Paul Jones: Fighting Sailor
Spyri, Johanna H. Heidi
Steele, William O. Buffalo Knife
Syme, Ronald. Carier: Finder of the St. Lawrence (many other historical books by this author)
Taylor, Sydney. All-of-a-Kind Family; More All-of-a-Kind Family; A Papa Like Everyone Else
Thomson, Andy. Sheriff At Waterstop
Travers, Pamela. Mary Poppins
Tripp, Valerie. The American Girls Collection: Samantha Series; Molly Series
White, E. B. Charlotte's Web; The Trumpet of the Swans
Wiggin, Kate D. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm; The Birds Christmas Carol

Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House on the Prairie Series
Yates, Elizabeth. Carolina's Courage!

Alcott, Louisa May. Eight Cousins; Rose in Bloom; Jo's Boys; Little Men; Little Women 

Aldrich, Thomas B. The Story of a Bad Boy

Allen, Robert. Daniel Webster; Billy Sunday (Sower Series)
Anderson, William. Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography: Musical memories of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Arnold, Elliott. A Kind of Secret Weapon
Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin. Boys and Girls of Colonial Days
Baldwin, Lindley. Samuel Morris
Blos, Joan W. A Gathering of Days
Bohner, Charles. Bold Journey
Brink, Carol Ryrie. Caddie Woodlawn; sequel Magical Melons
Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey
Byars, Betsy. The Summer of the Swans
Camp, Norma. George Washington (Sower Series)
Canfield, Dorothy. Understood Betsy
Cavannah, Fraunces. Two Loves of Jenny Lind
Chapian, Marie & Sadler, Robert. Help Me Remember help me Forget
Collins, David. Noah Webster; George Washington Carver
Daugherty, James. Of Courage Undaunted; Daniel Boone
DeVoto, Bernard. Journals of Lewis and Clark
Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol
Eggleston, Edward. The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Field, Rachel. Calico Bush; Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
Foster, Genevieve. World of William Penn
George, Jean Craighead. My Side of the Mountain
Gray, Elizabeth Janet. Adam of the Road
Howard, Milly. Brave the Wild Trail
Hunt, Irene. Across Five Aprils
Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth
Keith, Harold. Rifles for Watie
Kipling, Rudyard. The Jungle Book
Kjelgaard, Jim. Big Red
Latham, Jean Lee. Carry on, Mr. Bowditch
Levitin, Sonia. Journey to America
Laurgaard, Rachel K. Patty Reed's Doll
MacDonald, George. The Boyhood of Ronald Bannerman
Meader, Stephen. Boy with a Pac; Clear for Action; Whaler, Round the Horn
Meigs, Cornelia. Invincible Louisa
Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables; Anne of Avonlea
Morey, Walt. Gentle Ben
O’Dell, Scott. The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day; Island of the Blue Dolphins; The King‟s Fifth; Streams to the River; River to the Sea
Pyle, Howard. Men of Iron
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. The Yearling
Reit, Seymour. Guns for General Washington
Richardson, Arleta. Grandma's Attic Series
Roddy, Lee. An American Adventure Books (Bethany House Publishers)
Sandburg, Carl. Abe Lincoln Grows Up; The Prairie Years; The War Years
Seredy, Kate. The Good Master
Serraillier, Ian. The Silver Sword

Shura, Mary Francis. Gentle Annie
Sidney, Margaret. The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
Speare, Elizabeth G. The Bronze Bow; Pond; Calico Captive; The Sign of the Beaver and others

Sterling, Dorothy. Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman
Sperry, Armstrong. Call It Courage
Stevenson, Robert L. Treasure Island
Street, James. Goodbye, My Lady
Sutcliff, Rosemary. Dawn Wind; Eagle of the Ninth; Knight's Fee; Lantern Bearers; The Mark of the Horse Lord; The Silver Branch; Simon; Warrior Scarlet
Taylor, Mrs. Howard. Borden of Yale
Taylor, Mildred. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; Let the Circle Be Unbroken sequel
Trease, Geoffrey. Cue for Treason; Message for Hadrian; Web of Traitors
Tunis, Edwin. Colonial Living; Frontier Living; The Tavern at the Ferry; Indians
Tunis, John R. Duke Decides, Go, Team, Go; Silence over Dunkerque
Ullman, James Ramsey. Banner in the Sky
Verne, Jules. Around the World in Eighty Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
Wiggin, Kate Douglas. The Birds Christmas Carol
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. The Little House Series
Wyss, Johann David. Swiss Family Robinson
Yates, Elizabeth. Amos Fortune, Free Man; Sound Friendships; The Journeyman; Hue and Cry (sequel to The Journeyman)

Aldrich, Bess Streeter. A Lantern in Her Hand

Anderson, Courtney. To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson
Austen, Jane. Emma; Mansfield Park; Persuasion; Pride & Prejudice; Sense & Sensibility
Bacon, Ernest W. Spurgeon
Bailey, Faith Cox. Adoniram Judson: America's First Foreign Missionary; George Mueller; D. L. Moody: The Greatest Evangelist of the Nineteenth Century
Barton, David. The Bulletproof George Washington
Benson, Kathleen. A Man Called Martin Luther
Bjorn, Thyra Ferre. Papa's Wife
Blackmore, Richard D. Lorna Doone
Bone, Gratia Hyde and Hall, Mary Hyde. Life and Letters of Praying Hyde
Brainerd, David, ed. Jonathan Edwards. Autobiography of David Brainerd
Brainton, Roland. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre
Brown, Liane I. Refuge
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. Sonnets from the Portuguese
Buchan, James. The Expendable Mary Slessor
Bunyan, John. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
Canfield, Carolyn. One Vision Only
Carson, Clarence. Basic History of the United States and others
Cartwright, Peter. Autobiography of Peter Cartwright
Catton, Bruce. Banners at Shenandoah
Cecil, Richard. Life of John Newton
Choe, Leona. Andrew Murray: Apostle of Abiding Love
Clinton, Iris. Young Man in a Hurry
Collins, David R. Abraham Lincoln

Cooper, James Fenimore. The Deerslayer; The Last of the Mohicans; The Pathfinder; The Pioneers; The Prairie
Crosby, Fanny. An Autobiography
D’Aubigne, J. H. Life and Times of Martin Luther

Davey, Cyril. Horseman of the King; On the Clouds to China
Davis, Rebecca. With Daring Faith
de Cervantes, Miguel. Don Quixote
Defoe, Daniel. The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Dengler, Sandy. Fanny Crosby: Writer of 8,000 Songs; John Bunyan: Writer of Pilgrim‟s Progress; Susanna Wesley: Servant of God

Dick, Lois Hoadley. Amy Carmichael: Let the Little Children Come; False Coin, True Coin; Isobel Kuhn

Dickens, Charles. David Copperfield; Great Expectations; Nicholas Nickleby; Oliver Twist; Tale of Two Cities
Douglas, W. M. Andrew Murray and His Message
Dumas, Alexandre. The Count of Monte Cristo; Three Musketeers
Eliot, George. Silas Marner
Elliot, Elisabeth. A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael; Through Gates of Splendor; Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot
Ellis, William T. Billy Sunday
English, Schuyler E. By Life and By Death: Excerpts from the Diary and Letters of John Stam
Enock, Ester. Mary Slessor
Erskine, John T. Missionaries for God
Everett, Betty Steele. Sawdust Preacher: The Story of Billy Sunday
Finnie, Kellsye. William Carey: Missionary Pioneer
Fitt, A. P. Life of D. L. Moody; Moody Still Lives
Foxe, John. The Acts and Monuments of These Latter and Perilous Days
Fullerton, W.Y. Spurgeon: London’s Most Popular Preacher
Garton, N. George Mueller and His Orphans
Goforth, Rosalind. Goforth of China
Goldsmith, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield
Grubb, Norman. C. T. Studd
Hale, Edward Everett. The Man without a Country
Harmon, Rebecca Lamar. Susanna, Mother of the Wesleys
Hautiz, Esther. The Endless Steppe
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Great Stone Face and Other Tales of the White Mountains; The House of Seven Gables; The Marble Faun
Hess, Donna. In Search of Honor
Hilton, James. Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Hole, Dorothy. Margaret Thatcher: Britain‟s Prime Minister
Houghton, Frank. Amy Carmichael of Dohnavur
Hunt, Irene. Across Five Aprils, Up a Road Slowly
Hunter, Christine. Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman
Hustad, Donald P., ed. Fanny Crosby Speaks Again
Irving, Washington. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Johnson, R. K. Builder of Bridges
Johnson, William J. Robert E. Lee, The Christian
Jones, Bob. Daniel of Babylon
Kim, Esther Ahn. If I Perish
Kingsley, Charles. Westward, Ho!
Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous
Kirk, John. Mother of the Wesleys

Latham, Jean Lee. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Latham, Robert O. Trail Maker
Lean, Garth. Strangely Warmed
Lee, Robert E. The Joy of Bach
LeTourneau, R. G. Mover of Men and Mountains

Lewis, C.S. Surprised by Joy

Lindbergh, Charles. The Spirit of St. Louis
Loveland, John. Blessed Assurance: The Life and Hymns of Fanny Crosby
Ludwig, Charles. Champion of Freedom; Defender of the Faith; Michael Faraday, Father of Electronics; Queen of the Reformation

Marshall, Peter. The Light and the Glory; From Sea to Shining Sea (sequel)
Martin, Dorothy. John Knox: Apostle of the Scottish Reformation
McFarlan, Donald. Wizard of the Great Lake
McGaw, Francis. John Hyde: Apostle of Prayer
Meigs, Cornelia. Invincible Louisa
Miller, Basil. Florence Nightingale: The Lady of the Lamp; George Muller: Man of Faith and Miracles; John Wesley (Bethany House); Missionary Heroine of Calabar; Praying Hyde; Charles Finney; William Carey: Father of Modern Missions
Morris, Gilbert. The House of Winslow Series
Newton, John. Out of the Depths: An Autobiography
Nordhoff, Charles & Hall, James N. Mutiny on the Bounty; Men Against the Sea; Pitcairn's Island—a trilogy
Nye, Julie. Every Perfect Gift
O’Dell, Scott. The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day
Oke, Janette. Love Comes Softly Series; Women of the West Series
Orczy, Baroness Emmuska. The Scarlet Pimpernel
Pierson, Arthur T. George Mueller of Bristol
Pittman, E. R. Ann Hasseltine Judson of Burma
Podojill, Catherine. To God Alone Be the Glory
Pollock, J. C. Hudson Taylor and Maria
Pollock, John. Amazing Grace: John Newton's Story
Popov, Haralan. Tortured for His Faith
Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows
Reid, W. Stanford. Trumpeter of God: A Biography of John Knox
Repp, Gloria. Night Flight; The Stolen Years
Roddy, Lee. Robert E. Lee, Christian General and Gentleman
Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe
Short, Rendle A. The Diary of George Mueller
Spurgeon, Charles Haddon. The Two Wesleys
Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Black Arrow; Kidnapped
Stocker, Fern Neal. Billy Sunday: Baseball Preacher
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin
Strom, Kay Marshall. John Newton: The Angry Sailor
Stuart, Jesse. The Thread That Runs So True
Swift, Catherine. C. S. Lewis; Eric Liddell; Gladys Aylward
Taylor, Howard and Taylor, Mrs. Howard J. Hudson Taylor: God's Man in China; Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret
Taylor, J. Hudson. Autobiography of Hudson Taylor
Taylor, Mrs. Howard. William Borden
Ten Boom, Corrie. The Hiding Place; Prison Letters
Thompson, A. W. A. B. Simpson: His Life and Work
Thomson, Andy. Morning Star of the Reformation

Tiner, John Hudson. Johannes Kepler: Giant of Faith and Science

Triggs, Kathy. Charles Spurgeon
Tunis, John R. Iron Duke
Vernon, Louise A. Bible Smuggler

Walker, F. Deauville. William Carey
Wallace, Lew. Ben-Hur
Washington, Booker T. Up From Slavery
Watkins, Dawn. Zoli's Legacy I: Inheritance; Zoli's Legacy II: Bequest

White, Kathleen. Amy Carmichael; John and Betty Stam; Corrie ten Boom

Whitefield, George. George Whitefield's Journals

Whyte, Alexander. Bunyan Characters: Bunyan Himself as Seen in His Grace Abounding

Wilson, Walter. Just What the Doctor Ordered
Wood, A. Shevington. The Burning Heart: John Wesley, Evangelist
Worchester, J. H. David Livingstone

Yates, Elizabeth. The Journeyman; Hue and Cry (sequel to The Journeyman)

Alexander, Charles. A Romance of Song & Soulwinning
Beller, James. America in Crimson Red

Cathy, Truett. Eat Mor Chikin
Chappell, Dr. Paul. The Spiritual Leader, A Firm Foundation, Grace for Godly Living, A Heart for God, Abiding in Grace, Enter His Presence, All Things Through Christ, Basics of Biblical Parenting, Guided by Grace and The Right Path.
Chappell, Mrs. Terrie. It's a Wonderful Life
DeMorgan, John. Marion & His Men
Gibbs, Glorianne. A Joyful Heart; From My Heart to Yours
Gibbs, Joe. Racing to Win
Gibbs, Jr., Dr. David. One Nation Under God
Goetsch, Dr. John & Rasmussen, Dr. Mark. Mentoring & Modeling
Hunt, Dave. The Seduction of Christianity
Hutson, Curtis. Some Things I've Learned
Martens, Eldon. The Steps of a Good Man
Martin, Becky. To Cross the Widest Ocean
Morris, Henry. Scientific Creationism
Northrup, Henry. The Life and Works of C. H. Spurgeon
Ouellette, Dr. R.B. A More Sure Word; Living in an Imperfect World
Phillips, John. Exploring the Scriptures
Pickering, Ernest. The Tragedy of Compromise
Pollard, Jeff. Christian Modesty
Rasmussen, Mark. 101 Tips for Teaching
Ray, James. Incredible Journey
Sanders, J. Oswald. Spiritual Leadership
Schmidt, Cary. Life Quest; Different by Design; Discover Your Destiny; Hook, Line, & Sinker
Sisk, Dr. Don. From Where I Sat; Ten Principles for Biblical Living
Sorenson, David. Touch Not the Unclean Thing
Taylor, Richard. The Disciplined Life
Tripp, Tedd. Shepherding a Child's Heart