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ThriftBooks is proud to support literacy across the country. The key to improving reading proficiency and fostering a lifelong love of reading in children is to make reading FUN! We picked out some of our favorite children's series and books to get you started supporting readership for the kids in your life. For further reading for children and adults, don't miss our Children's Chapters feature on the best series for kids and our Top 15 Bedtime Stories list.

Recommended Children's Series

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Eric Litwin

from: $3.79

Dog Man
Dog Man
Dav Pilkey

from: $4.59

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney

from: $3.59

Today I Will Fly!
Today I Will Fly!
Mo Willems

from: $3.99

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
Mo Willems

from: $3.99

Nate the Great
Nate the Great
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

from: $4.19

Big Nate: In a Class By Himself
Big Nate: In a Class By Himself
Lincoln Peirce

from: $4.69

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
John Archambault

from: $3.59

The Adventures of Captain Underpants
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey

from: $3.99

C'Est No�l, David!
C'Est No�l, David!
David Shannon

from: $5.69

Babies and Toddlers

Peekaboo Morning
Peekaboo Morning
Rachel Isadora

from: $4.59

Whose Knees are These?
Whose Knees are These?
Jabari Asim

from: $4.29

Baby Loves Gravity!
Baby Loves Gravity!
Ruth Spiro

from: $4.19

Joshua's Night Whispers
Joshua's Night Whispers
Angela Johnson

from: $5.49

Leo Can Swim
Leo Can Swim
Anna McQuinn

from: $5.69

Woke Baby
Woke Baby
Mahogany L. Browne

from: $3.79

Hey, Baby!: A Baby's Day in Doodles
Hey, Baby!: A Baby's Day in Doodles
Andrea Pippins

from: $4.19

The Story of Rap
The Story of Rap
Nicola Edwards

from: $4.19

Antiracist Baby
Antiracist Baby
Ibram X. Kendi

from: $4.79

Brown Baby Lullaby
Brown Baby Lullaby
Tameka Fryer Brown

from: $4.69

Peekaboo Bedtime
Peekaboo Bedtime
Rachel Isadora

from: $10.29

Young Children

The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats

from: $3.99

Truck
Truck
Donald Crews

from: $4.89

Joshua By The Sea
Joshua By The Sea
Angela Johnson

from: $4.49

Daddy Calls Me Man (Richard Jackson Books (Orchard))
Daddy Calls Me Man (Richard Jackson Books (Orchard))
Angela Johnson

from: $4.19

Last Stop on Market Street
Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la Peña

from: $4.39

The King of Kindergarten
The King of Kindergarten
Derrick Barnes

from: $4.29

The Feelings Book
The Feelings Book
Todd Parr

from: $3.99

Whistle for Willie
Whistle for Willie
Ezra Jack Keats

from: $4.19

Baby Says
Baby Says
John Steptoe

from: $5.29

I'm a Brilliant Little Black Boy!
I'm a Brilliant Little Black Boy!
Betty K Bynum

from: $4.19

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Judi Barrett

from: $3.59

I Spy Treasure Hunt (I Spy)
I Spy Treasure Hunt (I Spy)
Jean Marzollo

from: $5.29

Hi! Fly Guy
Hi! Fly Guy
Tedd Arnold

from: $4.79

Chocolate Me!
Chocolate Me!
Taye Diggs

from: $3.99

School Bus
School Bus
Donald Crews

from: $4.09

Not Norman: A Goldfish Story
Not Norman: A Goldfish Story
Kelly Bennett

from: $4.29

The Gingerbread Man (Easy-to-Read Folktales)
The Gingerbread Man (Easy-to-Read Folktales)
Karen Schmidt

from: $3.59

Octopus Stew
Octopus Stew
Eric Velásquez

from: $4.79

How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?
How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?
Jane Yolen

from: $4.09

Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art
Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art
J.H. Shapiro

from: $4.69

Middle Readers

As Brave as You
As Brave as You
Jason Reynolds

from: $4.19

Ghost
Ghost
Jason Reynolds

from: $3.99

Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis

from: $3.69

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Jason Reynolds

from: $4.19

Amelia Bedelia Unleashed
Amelia Bedelia Unleashed
Herman Parish

from: $3.59

Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become Malcolm X
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become Malcolm X
Ilyasah Shabazz

from: $5.09

Unstoppable
Unstoppable
Tim Green

from: $4.59

This Kid Can Fly: It's About Ability (NOT Disability)
This Kid Can Fly: It's About Ability (NOT Disability)
Aaron Philip

from: $4.89

New Kid
New Kid
Jerry Craft

from: $4.59

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Christopher Paul Curtis

from: $4.19

Sunny
Sunny
Jason Reynolds

from: $4.19

The Crossover
The Crossover
Kwame Alexander

from: $3.99

The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life
The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life
Kwame Alexander

from: $4.69

Rebound
Rebound
Kwame Alexander

from: $4.59

Holes
Holes
Louis Sachar

from: $3.99

The Stars Beneath Our Feet
The Stars Beneath Our Feet
David Barclay Moore

from: $4.69

Dolores Huerta: Get to Know the Voice of Migrant Workers
Dolores Huerta: Get to Know the Voice of Migrant Workers
Robert Liu Trujillo

from: $17.89

Teen & Young Adult

Stamped
Stamped
Ibram X. Kendi

from: $4.79

Dear Martin
Dear Martin
Nic Stone

from: $4.19

When I Was the Greatest
When I Was the Greatest
Jason Reynolds

from: $3.99

The Boy in the Black Suit
The Boy in the Black Suit
Jason Reynolds

from: $4.29

All American Boys
All American Boys
Jason Reynolds

from: $4.39

Long Way Down
Long Way Down
Jason Reynolds

from: $5.49

Swing
Swing
Mary Rand Hess

from: $4.49

Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

from: $3.99

Miles Morales: Spider-Man
Miles Morales: Spider-Man
Jason Reynolds

from: $3.99

Solo
Solo
Kwame Alexander

from: $4.99

March: Book One
March: Book One
John Lewis

from: $4.69

Monster
Monster
Walter Dean Myers

from: $4.79

Tyrell
Tyrell
Coe Booth

from: $4.19

Bronxwood
Bronxwood
Coe Booth

from: $7.29

Dear Justyce
Dear Justyce
Nic Stone

from: $4.19

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