Special Offer: Earn 2x points
on all Manga! Learn more →

Inspire Reading

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

Eric Litwin

from: $3.69

Dog Man

Dav Pilkey

from: $4.89

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney

from: $3.59

Today I Will Fly!

Mo Willems

from: $4.19

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!

Mo Willems

from: $4.19

Nate the Great

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

from: $3.99

Big Nate: In a Class By Himself

Lincoln Peirce

from: $4.69

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

John Archambault

from: $3.59

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey

from: $3.99

C'Est No�l, David!

David Shannon

from: $4.49

Babies and Toddlers

Peekaboo Morning

Rachel Isadora

from: $4.49

Whose Knees are These?

Jabari Asim

from: $4.99

Baby Loves Gravity!

Ruth Spiro

from: $4.59

Joshua's Night Whispers

Angela Johnson

from: $3.99

Leo Can Swim

Anna McQuinn

from: $4.69

Woke Baby

Mahogany L. Browne

from: $3.89

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

Andrea Pippins

from: $4.19

The Story of Rap

Nicola Edwards

from: $4.29

Antiracist Baby

Ibram X. Kendi

from: $4.19

Brown Baby Lullaby

Tameka Fryer Brown

from: $4.29

Peekaboo Bedtime

Rachel Isadora

from: $6.89

Young Children

The Snowy Day

Ezra Jack Keats

from: $3.59

Truck

Donald Crews

from: $4.19

Joshua By The Sea

Angela Johnson

from: $4.29

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

Angela Johnson

from: $4.99

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña

from: $4.79

The King of Kindergarten

Derrick Barnes

from: $4.89

The Feelings Book

Todd Parr

from: $4.19

Whistle for Willie

Ezra Jack Keats

from: $4.19

Baby Says

John Steptoe

from: $4.19

I'm a Brilliant Little Black Boy!

Betty K Bynum

from: $4.89

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Judi Barrett

from: $3.59

I Spy Treasure Hunt (I Spy)

Jean Marzollo

from: $4.59

Hi! Fly Guy

Tedd Arnold

from: $4.49

Chocolate Me!

Taye Diggs

from: $4.19

School Bus

Donald Crews

from: $3.59

Not Norman: A Goldfish Story

Kelly Bennett

from: $3.69

The Gingerbread Man (Easy-to-Read Folktales)

Karen Schmidt

from: $4.19

Octopus Stew

Eric Velásquez

from: $4.69

How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?

Jane Yolen

from: $4.79

Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art

J.H. Shapiro

from: $5.59

Middle Readers

As Brave as You

Jason Reynolds

from: $3.59

Ghost

Jason Reynolds

from: $4.29

Bud, Not Buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis

from: $3.59

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

Jason Reynolds

from: $4.09

Amelia Bedelia Unleashed

Herman Parish

from: $3.59

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

Ilyasah Shabazz

from: $4.89

Unstoppable

Tim Green

from: $5.19

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

Aaron Philip

from: $5.89

New Kid

Jerry Craft

from: $4.89

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

Christopher Paul Curtis

from: $3.69

Sunny

Jason Reynolds

from: $4.29

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

from: $3.99

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

Kwame Alexander

from: $4.29

Rebound

Kwame Alexander

from: $4.59

Holes

Louis Sachar

from: $4.19

The Stars Beneath Our Feet

David Barclay Moore

from: $4.29

Dolores Huerta: Get to Know the Voice of Migrant Workers

Robert Liu Trujillo

from: $7.79

Teen & Young Adult

Stamped

Ibram X. Kendi

from: $4.19

Dear Martin

Nic Stone

from: $4.09

When I Was the Greatest

Jason Reynolds

from: $4.19

The Boy in the Black Suit

Jason Reynolds

from: $4.49

All American Boys

Jason Reynolds

from: $3.99

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

from: $4.69

Swing

Mary Rand Hess

from: $4.39

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

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

from: $4.79

Miles Morales: Spider-Man

Jason Reynolds

from: $4.19

Solo

Kwame Alexander

from: $5.09

March: Book One

John Lewis

from: $4.69

Monster

Walter Dean Myers

from: $3.99

Tyrell

Coe Booth

from: $5.09

Bronxwood

Coe Booth

from: $6.99

Dear Justyce

Nic Stone

from: $4.29

ThriftBooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. We personally assess every book's quality and offer rare, out-of-print treasures. We deliver the joy of reading in recyclable packaging with free standard shipping on US orders over $15. ThriftBooks.com. Read more. Spend less.

Copyright © 2023 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks^® and the ThriftBooks^® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC

Inspire Reading

Recommended Children's Series

Babies and Toddlers

Young Children

Middle Readers

Teen & Young Adult

Popular Categories

Website

My Account

Partnerships

Quick Help

About Us

Follow Us