Great Read-Alouds for Boys

1. Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
2. The Bears of Blue River by Charles Major
3. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
4. Encyclopedia Brown Series by Donald J. Sobol
5. Sugar Creek Gang Series by Paul Hutchens
6. Jigsaw Jones Mystery Series by James Preller
7. Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson
8. Nate the Greatby Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
9. A to Z Mysteries Series by Ron Roy
10. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
11. Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary
12. Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne
13. Stuart Little by E. B. White
14. Mr. Putter & Tabby Series by  Cynthia Rylant
15. The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
16. The Chronicles of Narnia Series by C. S. Lewis
17. The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
18. The Adventures of Tintin by Alexander Irvine
19. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
20. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
21. Little Menby Louisa May Alcott
22. The Hardy Boys Series by Franklin W. Dixon
23. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
24. Charlotte’s Web  by E. B. White
25. The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop
26. Mercy Watson Series by Kate DiCamillo
27. The Underland Chronicles Series by Suzanne Collins
28. The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
29. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
30. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
31. The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
32. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
33. Ribsy by Beverly Clearly
34. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
35. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
36. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
37. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
38. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
39. Holes by Louis Sachar
40. King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone
41. Emils Pranks Emil Lonnebergaby Astrid Lindgren (recommended from Sweden)
42. The Bunnicula Series by Deborah Howe
43. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
44. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
45. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien
46. The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
47. A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
48. Superfudge by Judy Blume
49. Tumtum & Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall by Emily Bearn
50. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
51. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
52. The Swiss Family Robinson (Classic Starts Series) Johann David Wyss
53. Frindle by Andrew Clements
54. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle
55. The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame
56. Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
57. Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
58. Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
59. Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
60. Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
61. The Prince’s Poison Cup by R.C. Sproll
62. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
63. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
64. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery
65. The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale