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    100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Gr. 12

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    100 + Whole-Hearted Books To Fight Back the Culture, Jessie Willcox Smith painting of little girl reading a book,

    Many of you have asked for a reading list of great books for young and older children, the kind that contain wholesome adventure and inspire a heart to courageous living. I have been busy and did just as you requested.

    What fun I had compiling it!

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    Print this booklist before going to the library!

    We are all aware that there is a battle raging in our culture for the minds and hearts of our children, but how do we as parents prepare them to live in the world? How do we teach values and build character at home on a day to day basis to equip them for a lifetime?

    One of the best ways is to choose and read books that will champion and uphold what is noble, good, right and true. Most of these will be found at your library, or you can request they get it in for you, but I’ve also included Amazon links so you can see what the book looks like and read reviews, etc.

    2 boys in a hammock reading
    (Artwork by Steven Christopher Seward)

    This image captures the essence of reading – the gentle power and immense soul-stirring delight a great book can offer.

    Their attention reflects the newness of deep thought, the hearty joy in discovering new horizons, the heart and soul expanded by beauty. The dappled sunlight hints that the story is opening their minds to the mysteries of the world God gave to mankind and of their own place in it.

    “Books can become powerful companions – teachers that will fan the flames of your child’s heart and mind to life! Great stories, first in the Bible and then in classic literature can tune the inner workings of the heart from which, even in adulthood, one will make decisions and form values.” ~S. Clarkson

    Books Our Children Will Be Reading To Theirs One Day:

    100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. A quote with a magnifying glass and an open book by Andrew Pudewa.

    Important Note:

    The age designations for this list are only approximate.

    A child’s listening level will often be several grades higher than their personal reading level–it is OK to choose books from an older list if you’re planning on reading aloud to your children.

    I began reading aloud to our children from chapter books (such as Mr. Popper’s Penguins) before their third birthdays. Often I would take one at a time until they were hooked on wonderful stories and snuggling on the couch!

    Don’t underestimate your child’s ability to comprehend, enjoy, or listen to fairly advanced material. 

    Preschool Thru High School Recommended Books


    Books for Preschool (read-aloud)

    • The Hat, by Jan Brett (boardbook)
    • Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever (our favorite pre-reader ever)
    • Good Night Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown
    • The Runaway Bunny, by Margaret Wise Brown
    • Aesop’s Fables, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
    • The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
    • Storytime and the Millers, by Mildred A. Martin
    • The Complete Tales of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter

    Read-aloud/ Grade 1 (beginning reading)

    Lee Burton's book Mike Mulligan and his Steam ShovelCaps For Sale, a 1938 classic children's book by Esphyr Slobodkina

    • Bob Books, Set 1: Beginning Readers – Box set by Bobby Lynn Maslen (what we used in part to teach our children to read)
    • The Little Engine That Could, by Watty Piper
    • The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton
    • Wisdom and the Millers: Proverbs for Children, by Mildred A. Martin – all the Miller Family series are excellent for many ages
    • Maybelle the Cable Car, by Virginia Lee Burton
    • Blaze and Thunderbolt, a series by C.W. Anderson
    • Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton
    • The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats
    • Caps for Sale, by Esphyr Slobodkina
    • Amelia Bedelia, a wonderful series by Peggy Parish
    • Curious George, by H.A. Rey
    • Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey
    • Bread and Jam for Frances  (I Can Read Book 2), by Russell Hoban
    • Loving One Another, by Neta Jackson
    • Frog and Toad All Year, by Arnold Lobel
    • Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey
    • Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf
    • Lentil, by Robert McCloskey

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    Books 2 (excellent read-alouds as well a early readers)

    Winnie the Pooh, by A.A.Milne.Richard and Florence Atwater's book Mr. Popper's Penguins.

    • Autumn with the Moodys (5 book series is wonderful), by Sarah Maxwell
    • Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch
    • The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Chandler Warner
    • Mr. Popper’s Penguins, by Florence Atwater Richard Atwater
    • Sarah, Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan
    • James Herriot’s Treasury For Children, by James Herriot
    • The Courage of Sarah Noble, by Alice Dalgliesh
    • Missionary Stories and the Millers, by Mildred A. Martin
    • Little House on the Prairie boxed set, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    • The Velveteen Rabbit, by Marjery Williams
    • Town Mouse, Country Mouse, by Jan Brett
    • Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne
    • Roxaboxen, by Alice McLerran
    • Star Man’s Son, a series by C C Archambeault

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    Grade 3

    Thee, Hannah! by Marguerite DeAngeliThe Bears on Hemlock Mountain, by Alice Dalgliesh

    Caddie Woodlawn, by Carol Ryrie Brink
    Sarah Whitcher’s Story, by Elizabeth Yates
    Thee, Hannah!, by Marguerite De Angeli
    The Bears on Hemlock Mountain, by Alice Dalgliesh
    Paul Bunyan and His Great Blue Ox, by Wallace Wadsworth
    Dangerous Journey: The Story of Pilgrim’s Progress, by Oliver Hunkin
    Pollyanna, by Eleanor H. Porter
    Twig the Collie, by Craig Massey
    The Borrowers, by Mary Norton
    Mountain Born, by Elizabeth Yates
    Stuart Little, by E.B. White
    Story Times With Grandma, by M.E. Yoder
    More Story Times With Grandma, by M.E. Yoder

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    Grade 4

    100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. Brighty of the grand canyon, by Marguerite Henry100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. Kathryn Forbes book by Mama's Bank Account,

    Brighty of the Grand Canyon, Marguerite Henry
    Treasures of the Snow, by Patricia St. John
    Scout: The Secret of the Swamp, by Piet Prins
    A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
    Little Lord Fauntleroy, Frances Hodgson Burnett
    Mary Jones and Her Bible (true story), Mary Ropes
    Shepherd of the Highlands, by Lily A. Bear
    Mama’s Bank Account, by Kathryn Forbes
    Twenty-One Balloons, by William Pene du Bois
    The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame

    Star Man’s Son, Star Man’s Son: Discovery, and Star Man’s Son: Rescue by CC Archambeault
    Tell Me About Heaven, by Randy Alcorn
    The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings


    Grade 5

    100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettTreasure Island, Swiss Family Robinson and Robin Hood.

    Run For Your Life, by Betty Swinford
    The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
    The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann Wyss
    My Side of the Mountain Trilogy (My Side of the Mountain / On the Far Side of the Mountain / Frightful’s Mountain), by Jean Craighead George
    The Bronze Bow, Elizabeth George Speare
    King Of the Wind, Marguerite Henry
    Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
    Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell
    Cheaper by the Dozen, by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr.
    Gentle Ben, by Walt Morey
    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri
    Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes
    Freddy The Detective, by Walter R. Brooks
    Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson
    Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
    Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson
    Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls

    Legend of the Fairy Cross by CC Archambeault


    Grade 6

    100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. The Door In the Wall by Marguerite De AngeliSign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

    The Door in the Wall, by Marguerite De Angeli
    Robin Hood: Children’s Classic, by Louis Rhead
    Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne
    Paul Bunyan and His Great Blue Ox, by Wallace Wadsworth
    A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
    Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
    The Chronicles of Narnia (all 7 books in one), by C.S. Lewis
    The Sign of the Beaver, by Elizabeth George Speare
    Encyclopedia Brown (older books of the series only), by Donald J. Sobol
    Ester Ried’s Awakening, by Isabella Alden
    Mr. Pipes and the British Hymn Makers, (series of 4) by Douglas Bond
    Amos Fortune, Free Man, by Elizabeth Yates
    Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
    The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings


    Books Grade 7

    100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, a book by Jean Lee Latham100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. Dr. Oma, a book by Ethel Herr

    Safely Home, by Randy Alcorn

    I, Juan de Pareja, by Elizabeth Borton De Trevino
    In His Steps, by Charles M. Sheldon
    The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day, by Scott O’Dell
    Dr. Oma: The Healing Wisdom of Countess Juliana von Stolberg, by Ethel Herr
    Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, by Jean Lee Latham
    The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan
    The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain
    I Dared to Call Him Father, (true story) by Bilquis Sheikh
    The Ocean of Truth  (the story of Sir Isaac Newton), by Joyce McPherson


    Grade 8 

    100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. Peace Child, by Don Richardson100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. Endurance, a book by Alfred Lansing about Ernest Shackleton

    David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens
    Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens
    Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing
    Whatever Happened To Penny Candy, (An Uncle Eric Book- indispensable to give understanding of how to think about money from an early age), by Richard J. Maybury
    Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank
    Hittite Warrior, by Joanne Williamson
    The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom
    The King’s Shadow, by Elizabeth Alder
    A Piece of the Mountain (The Story of Blaise Pascal), by Joyce McPherson
    Peace Child (Sharing the Gospel with Cannibals), by Don Richardson


    Books Grade 9

    100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. The Chosen, by Chaim Potok,100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

    The Chosen, by Chaim Potok
    To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
    The Eagle of the Ninth, by Rosemary Sutcliff
    The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas
    Through Gates of Splendor, by Elisabeth Elliot
    Evidence Not Seen -the Jungles of World War II, by Darlene Deibler Rose
    Gulliver’s Travels, by Jonathan Swift
    Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
    Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe


    Books Grade 10 – through adult

    100+ Books To Fight Back the Culture: Preschool Thru Grade 12. Lords of the Earth, by Don Richardson The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas

    A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens
    Ben Hur, by Lew Wallace
    The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
    Les Miserables, (Focus On the Family Radio Theatre Audio)by Victor Hugo (*the book is extremely difficult, however, worth it! Possibly the best redemption story after the Bible.)
    Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens
    Hinds’ Feet on High Places, by Hannah Hurnard
    The Robe, by Lloyd C. Douglas
    The Lords of the Earth: An Incredible but True Story from Papua’s Jungle, by Don Richardson
    Nicholas and Alexandra, by Robert K. Massie
    The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis (almost better in audio)
    Silas Marner, by George Eliot

    1984, by George Orwell

    What are your favorite wholesome and engaging books? What are your young people’s favorites? I know many of you homeschool moms are avid readers. Please share with us!!

    100 Wholehearted Books to Help Fight Back the Culture
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