The following is a compact list of books chosen for seven year olds. The list is a mix of picture books and early independent readers. For a complete list of top recommendations please see Recommended and Highly Recommended 2nd Grade books.
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This book list is divided into two sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use the following link to skip directly to books for Independent Readers.
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Picture Books
The Boy Who Drew Cats by Frederic Clement Highly Recommended (Out of Print)
A Knock at the Door by Eric Sonderling and illustrated by Wendy Wassink Ackison Highly Recommended (Out of Print)
Independent Reader
Please Mrs. Butler by Allan Ahlberg and illustrated by Fritz Wegner Recommended (Out of Print)
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use the following link to skip directly to books for Independent Readers.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Picture Books
The Boy Who Drew Cats by Frederic Clement Highly Recommended (Out of Print)
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The Yellow Star by Carmen Agra Deedy and illustrated by Henri Sorenson Highly Recommended |
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Lentil written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey Highly Recommended |
A Knock at the Door by Eric Sonderling and illustrated by Wendy Wassink Ackison Highly Recommended (Out of Print)
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If You're Not From The Prairie by David Bouchard and illustrated by Henry Ripplinger Recommended |
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Maybelle the Cable Car written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton Recommended |
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Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by Lambert Davis Recommended |
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Oh, the Places You'll Go written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss Recommended |
Independent Reader
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Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater and illustrated by Robert Lawson Highly Recommended |
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All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan and illustrated by Mike Wimmer Highly Recommended |
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Odysseus by Geraldine McCaughrean Highly Recommended |
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Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Alan Lee Highly Recommended |
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The Wanderings of Odysseus by Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrated by Alan Lee Highly Recommended |
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All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor and illustrated by Helen John Highly Recommended |
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The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner Highly Recommended |
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Stuart Little by E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams Highly Recommended |
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Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White and illustrated by Fred Marcellino Highly Recommended |
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Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder and illustrated by Garth Williams Highly Recommended |
Please Mrs. Butler by Allan Ahlberg and illustrated by Fritz Wegner Recommended (Out of Print)
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Jackie and Me by Dan Gutman Recommended |
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Ben and Me written and illustrated by Robert Lawson Suggested |
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Mr. Revere and I written and illustrated by Robert Lawson Suggested |
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Rabbit Hill written and illustrated by Robert Lawson Suggested |
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