Ages 3-5 Recommended Books
Here are our recommended reads for kids aged 3-5! These reads are based on our theme: Game On! We will also suggest more reads in person!
Remember that there are prizes for reading the most hours in each age group!
The bad seed
John, Jory, author.
2017
The bad seed changes his mind about being bad and decides that he wants to be happy.
Bailey goes camping
Henkes, Kevin
1985
Bailey is too young to go camping with the Bunny Scouts, but his parents take him on a special camping trip-- in the house.
Count the monkeys
Barnett, Mac, author
2013
The reader is invited to count the animals that have frightened the monkeys off the pages.
Crash, splash, or moo!
Shea, Bob, author, illustrator
2018
Mr. McMonkey hosts a game in which the reader is invited to guess whether a stunt will result in a crash, a splash, or a moo.
Game on in ancient Greece
Bailey, Linda, 1948- author
2019
The reluctant time-travelers Josh, Emma and Libby return to the Good Times Travel Agency - this time with the future in mind. A trip forward in time to the next Olympic Games sounds like fun, doesn't it? But instead of traveling to the next Olympic Games, the siblings wind up at the ancient Olympic Games - in 5th century BCE Greece!
Let's have a sleepover!
Feuti, Norman, author
2019
Harry and Hedgehog are having a sleepover, but Harry is uneasy about sleeping outside.
My first book of lacrosse
Bugler, Beth.
2018
Presents simple facts about lacrosse, including equipment, rules, goalkeeping, and defending.
The perfect picnic
Flood, Ciara.
2016
"Squirrel and Mole are the best of friends, and they do everything together, including going on picnics. But while Mole doesn't really mind where they have a picnic, Squirrel is very determined that this picnic will be PERFECT, and that means finding the perfect place. But does such a thing exist?"-- Provided by publisher.
Sid the Kid and the dryer : a story about Sidney Crosby
Choyce, Lesley, 1951- author
2019
Milton the washing machine and W. P. (Whirlpool) the dryer are being delivered to a new home in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. The pair are excited to start their new jobs in the Crosby home, and are just getting settled in to the basement when "the kid" comes home from school. Sidney straps on a pair of Rollerblades, drags out a beat-up hockey net, and starts to practice. Every now and then a loud carrong echoes off W. P.'s shiny white enamel as the puck misses the net, prompting scolds from Sidney's mother upstairs. Eventually, the poor dryer needs to be replaced; it's missing knobs and covered in dents. W. P. doesn't want to go, and it's up to Sidney to convince his dad that sometimes, being reminded of your mistakes is a good thing. An imaginative interpretation of the history of Sidney Crosby's famous dryer (now a popular attraction at the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame), paired with vibrant artwork from award-winning illustrator Brenda Jones, Sid the Kid and the Dryer will have young readers and sports fans cheering from the sidelines.
Teach your giraffe to ski
Elbee, Viviane, author
2018
Trying to teach your giraffe to ski can be difficult--especially when she only wants to fly down the Big Scary Slope.
We planted a tree
Muldrow, Diane
2010
Simple text reveals the benefits of planting a single tree, both to those who see it grow and to the world as a whole.