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April 12 is one of my favorite quirky holidays of all times — and one our family celebrates far more often than once a year. It’s National D.E.A.R. Day — better known as Drop Everything and Read Day. And since one of our favorite forms of family entertainment is reading aloud, this seems the perfect time to share one of my newest free printable bucket lists<\/a>. This one I call 50 Books to Read Aloud.<\/a><\/p>\n

People who know how much reading we do as a family have often asked for a such a list of recommended read-alouds. While the following litany is by no means exhaustive (these were the books that immediately sprung to mind when I set about compiling the list), we’ve read 40 of the 50 more than once and at least half of these titles three or more times. <\/p>\n

So without further adieu, here are 50 of our family’s favorite read-alouds, in no particular order. Each title is linked the Amazon listing, in case you want more information or wish to order. Also, please note that we limited this list to fictional works. That’s why the Bible isn’t on it.<\/p>\n

While we believe our family reaps lots of great benefits from reading fiction<\/a>, none of them hold a candle to life-changing effects that come from reading the Word of God. So if you’re going to read only one book aloud to your children, we’d encourage you to start with that one. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

50 novels every family should read aloud:<\/h2>\n
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  1. Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/a> by E.B. White – the story of an unlikely friendship that develops in the barnyard between a pig and a spider<\/li>\n
  2. The Chronicles of Narnia<\/a> by C.S. Lewis – children visit a magical land and meet the Lion who rules it<\/li>\n
  3. Little Britches<\/a> by Ralph Moody – a young boy learns important life lessons throughout this 7-book series<\/li>\n
  4. Farmer Boy<\/a> by Laura Ingalls Wilder – my favorite Little House book, all about Almonzo Wilder’s childhood<\/li>\n
  5. First Two Lives of Lukas Kasha<\/a> by Lloyd Alexander – a traveling magician inspires a lazy boy to change his ways<\/li>\n
  6. A Christmas Carol<\/a> by Charles Dickens – we read this account of Scrooge’s transformation every December<\/li>\n
  7. The Chronicles of Prydain<\/a> by Lloyd Alexander – the harrowing adventures of an assistant pig-keeper<\/li>\n
  8. The Hobbit<\/a> by J.R.R. Tolkien – Bilbo finds a mysterious ring and all sorts of adventure<\/li>\n
  9. Little Women<\/a> by Louisa May Alcott – four sisters learn important lessons about love, joy, faith, and contentment<\/li>\n
  10. The Lord of the Rings<\/a> by J.R.R. Tolkien – a company of friends must overcome myriad and dangerous obstacles in their quest to save middle earth<\/li>\n
  11. Wonder<\/a> by R.J. Palacio – a beautiful tale of a special boy and the effect he has on his new school<\/li>\n
  12. Tom Sawyer<\/a> by Mark Twain – one of my father’s favorite: I can’t read it without thinking of Dad<\/li>\n
  13. Cheaper by the Dozen<\/a> by Frank Gilbreath – we can relate to many of the misadventures of this family with 12 children<\/li>\n
  14. Anne of Green Gables<\/a> by L.M. Montgomery – a freckle-faced redheaded orphan worms her way into the hearts of everyone she meets<\/li>\n
  15. Stuart Little<\/a> by E.B. White – Stuart is loved and accepted by his family, despite the fact he was born very small and looking remarkably like a mouse<\/li>\n
  16. The Indian in the Cupboard<\/a> by Lynne Reid Banks – a magical cupboard brings the tiny figurines stored inside it to life<\/li>\n
  17. The Penderwicks<\/a> by Jeanne Birdsall – a widower with four young daughters takes them on a memorable summer vacation<\/li>\n
  18. Island of the Blue Dolphins<\/a> by Scott O\u2019Dell – a young girl is stranded on a desert island and must keep her wits to survive<\/li>\n
  19. Schooled<\/a> by Gordon Korman – a home-educated boy makes waves when he begins attending the local high school<\/li>\n
  20. The Mouse and the Motorcycle<\/a> by Beverly Cleary – Ralph the mouse loves zipping around on a toy motorcycle perfectly sized for him<\/li>\n
  21. The Bronze Bow<\/a> by Elizabeth George Speare – a young boy seeks to avenge his father’s death by driving the Roman occupiers from his homeland of Israel<\/li>\n
  22. Sarah, Plain and Tall<\/a> by Patricia MacLachlan – a widowed father of two young children places an ad for a mail-order bride <\/li>\n
  23. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever<\/a> by Barbara Robinson – a church’s annual Christmas pageant is hijacked by a set of rowdy siblings with hilarious but heartwarming results<\/li>\n
  24. The Swiss Family Robinson<\/a> by Johann David Wyss – God abundantly answers a shipwrecked family’s prayers for safety and provision<\/li>\n
  25. The Whipping Boy <\/a>by Sid Fleischman – a fun, eye-opening retelling of the prince and the pauper<\/li>\n
  26. Little Pear<\/a> by Eleanor Lattimor – a little boy finds all sorts of adventure in the small Chinese village he calls home<\/li>\n
  27. Miracles on Maple Hill<\/a> by Virginia Sorensen – a young girl marvels over the changes that occur when her family moves from the big city to a country farm house<\/li>\n
  28. Little House on the Prairie<\/a> by Laura Ingalls Wilder – we love the whole set of Little House books and recommend you read them all<\/li>\n
  29. Sign of the Beaver<\/a> by Elizabeth George Speare – a thirteen-year-old boy struggles to survive on his own in the Maine wilderness, watching over the cabin he’d built with his father. <\/li>\n
  30. The Door in the Wall<\/a> by Marguerite de Angelinas – a boy apprenticed to a knight falls ill and loses the use of his legs<\/li>\n
  31. To Kill a Mockingbird<\/a> by Harper Lee – Atticus Finch agrees to serve as legal counsel for a black man falsely accused of attacking a white woman<\/li>\n
  32. Watership Down<\/a> by Richard Adams – a group of rabbits leave their home in search of a safe refuge<\/li>\n
  33. Uncle Tom\u2019s Cabin<\/a> by Harriet B. Stowe – a heart-rending account of the cruelties of slavery<\/li>\n
  34. Animal Farm<\/a> by George Orwell – after taking over the farm, the pigs become far more tyrannical than the human masters they ousted<\/li>\n
  35. The Screwtape Letters<\/a> by C.S.Lewis – two demons maintain a lively correspondence on the best way to tempt and torment the humans assigned to their charge<\/li>\n
  36. Les Miserable<\/a> by Victor Hugo – a man imprisoned for 19 years a for the crime of stealing a loaf of bread to feed his starving family attempts to turn over a new leaf once he is finally released<\/li>\n
  37. Tale of Two Cities<\/a> by Charles Dickens – the moving account a family torn apart by the French Revolution and suffering despite their commitment to do the right thing<\/li>\n
  38. This Present Darkness<\/a> by Frank Peretti – a story of the powers and principalities at play during every human conflict<\/li>\n
  39. Hunger Games<\/a> by Suzanne Collins – a poignant tale about a bloodthirsty society that sends children into an arena to fight to the death <\/li>\n
  40. Belly Up<\/a> by Stuart Gibbs – when a hippopotamus dies at the FunJungle Zoo, a young boy named Teddy helps solve the mystery of his passing<\/li>\n
  41. Cricket in Times Square<\/a> by George Selden – a talented cricket fills a New York subway station with beautiful music <\/li>\n
  42. The Yearling<\/a> by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings – the story of an orphaned fawn and the boy who rescued and raised him<\/li>\n
  43. Where the Red Fern Grows<\/a> by Wilson Rawls – a boy works and scrimps and saves to buy a couple of hunting dogs, then trains them to track coons in the Ozark Mountains<\/li>\n
  44. I, Juan de Pereja<\/a> by Elizabeth Barton de Trevino – the story of a man who was born into slavery but died an accomplished and well-respected artist<\/li>\n
  45. Stargirl<\/a> by Jerry Spinelli – a young girl marches to the beat of a different drummer and doesn’t seem to care that she doesn’t quite fit in with the crowd<\/li>\n
  46. The Iron Ring<\/a> by Lloyd Alexander – a prince loses a bet, then wonders if it was all a dream when he has difficulty locating the one to whom he is indebted<\/li>\n
  47. Mary Poppins<\/a> by P.L. Travers – a new nanny rocks the world of her two young charges and teaches them view life from a different perspective<\/li>\n
  48. Larger than Life Lara<\/a> by Dandi Daley Mackall – a plus-size girl has a plus-size personality to match, but the kids in her class are slow to appreciate her unique gifts<\/li>\n
  49. Restart<\/a> by Gordon Korman – a boy gets amnesia after falling off the roof and must decipher the reactions of his classmates to piece together what kind of person he was before his accident<\/li>\n
  50. Flipped<\/a> by Wendelin Van Draanen – the story of a childhood crush told from alternating perspectives of a young boy and the neighbor girl who thinks he hung the moon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Want an easy reference printable version of our read-aloud bucket list? Just click on the button below to download your free copy.<\/p>\n

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    50 Books to Read Aloud<\/a><\/div>\n

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    Do you have any favorite read-alouds that didn’t make our list? Please share them in the comment section below. We’re always looking for new recommendations!<\/p>\n

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