Reading is one of our favorite children’s activities because it stimulates kid’s imaginations and helps develop their literacy and listening skills. Plus, it’s so fun to read books with your kids and be transported to a different world through a story together! We recently gathered together a list of our favorite books for school aged kids. Check it out below!

  • Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin

Dragons Love Tacos: Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri: 8601300500287: Amazon.com: Books

  • How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?: Yolen, Jane, Teague, Mark, Yolen, Jane: 9780545093194: Amazon.com: Books

  • It’s Only Stanley by Jon Agee

It's Only Stanley (Irma S and James H Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature (Awards)): Agee, Jon: 9780803739079: Amazon.com: Books

  • Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business: Slobodkina, Esphyr, Slobodkina, Esphyr: Amazon.com: Books

  • Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Williams

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: Mo Willems, Mo Willems: 8601416094786: Amazon.com: Books

  • Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Harold and the Purple Crayon (Purple Crayon Books): Johnson, Crockett, Johnson, Crockett: 9780064430227: Amazon.com: Books

  • How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow by Monica Sweeney

How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow (1): Sweeney, Monica, Parker-Thomas, Feronia: 9781510705838: Amazon.com: Books

  • Man on the Moon by Simon Bartram

Man on the Moon: (a day in the life of Bob): Bartram, Simon, Bartram, Simon: 9780763644260: Amazon.com: Books

  • The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch by Ronda & David Armitage

The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch: 8601416488028: Amazon.com: Books

  • Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev

Strictly No Elephants: Mantchev, Lisa, Yoo, Taeeun: 9781481416474: Amazon.com: Books

We hope you and your kiddos love these books as much as we do! What book would you add to the list?