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Ages 6–8

Early Readers

Curated books for early readers readers — sorted by Fern, reviewed by humans.

Everybody has a house & Everybody eats

Mary McBurney Green

animalshomes

Alice's Birthday Pig

Tim Kennemore

familysiblings

A honey of a day

Janet Perry Marshall

celebrationcommunity

The crazy cousins

Sally Rippin

familycousins

Something lost, something gained

Susan Evans McCloud

familypioneer life

A Thanksgiving wish

Michael Rosen

gratitudefamily

The Seeker

Robert B. Fox, Robert Barlow Fox

self-discoveryadventure

Silly Mommy, Silly Daddy

Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

familyhumor

Anyway

Arthur Salm

self-acceptancematuration

Last Badge, The

George Mcclements

scoutingperseverance

Daddy, Why?

Lin Fong-O'Neill

familyadoption

Dear Alien

Carole Marsh

friendshipimagination

There's no base like home

Mendoza, Jessica (Sports analyst)

familysisterhood

Elsie at Ion: Book 19 (Elsie Dinsmore: the Original Elsie Classics)

Martha Finley

faithfamily

Move over, Beethoven

Julia First

musicfamily

Paddington's world

Annie Auerbach

familykindness

Elsie at the Raymonds

Martha Finley

christian faithfriendship

A cold night

Emanuele Bertossi

generositykindness

The Berenstain Bears and the trouble with commercials

Stan Berenstain

media literacyconsumerism

Firehouse Fun

Joan Holub

community helperscuriosity

"Smile!" said Dad

Jane Buxton

familyhappiness

My home

Jillian Cutting

homefamily

The cow-pie chronicles

James L. Butler

sibling rivalryfamily

A perfect pet for Peyton

Gary D. Chapman

lovefamily

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