Genre

Early Readers books

Simple stories for kids learning to read.

99 books

Ages 5–7

Miss Nelson Is Missing!

Harry Allard

Ages 5–7

Safe

★ Parent pick

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Laura Numeroff

Ages 5–7

Safe

★ Parent pick

Frog and Toad Are Friends

Ages 5–7

Ages 5–7

Ages 5–7

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Judith Viorst

Ages 5–7

Safe

★ Parent pick

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Ages 5–7

Ages 5–7

Ages 3–5

Make Way for Ducklings

Ages 3–5

Ages 3–5

Ages 3–5

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Ages 2–4

Ages 3–5

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Ages 2–4

Ages 0–3

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Ages 0–3

Ages 2–4

Ages 3–5

Ages 2–4

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak

Ages 3–5

Safe

★ Parent pick

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Beatrix Potter

Ages 3–5

Safe

★ Parent pick

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle

Ages 0–4

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