Late in 2024, we asked homeschoolers around the state for their favorite read aloud books to encourage and support other families. We received so many responses that we are breaking it into two sections: part 1 cites several research studies that show the benefits of read-alouds; part 2 includes how to support your children’s learning during read-aloud experiences as well as more favorites suggested by other NH families.
We want to thank the many GSHE members who made so many incredible read-aloud recommendations!
We hope this provides you with enjoyable ways to enrich your child’s literacy.
Be sure to participate in our 2025 Reading Challenge each month when we will encourage exploration in different genres, subjects, and authors!
Tips for Families
Read-Aloud Tips for Parents, April 2024
Raising Lifelong Learners: Read Aloud to Tweens and Teens
Book Suggestions
Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker series by Mary Pope Osborne
Magic Tree House Merlin Missions series by Mary Pope Osborne
Mr Poppers Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
Narnia series by CS Lewis
Out of My Mind by Sharon M Draper
Peter and the Star Catcher by Rick Elice
Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
Pippi Longstocking and Ronia by Astrid Lindgren
Polly & Buster series by Sally Rippin
Poppy by Avi
Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
The Birchbark series by Louise Erdrich
The Enormous Egg by Albert Butterworth
The Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleishman
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
The Railroad Children by E Nesbit
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne
Wonder by JR Palacio
Novel Effect app that has interactive music and sound effects
