The Rewildhood
Book Club

A great reading list should leave room for the unexpected. These picks include offbeat stories, unusual formats, and under-the-radar series that give kids new ways to experience a book. Most can be found through public libraries. While titles are linked to Amazon for easy reference, we recommend checking your library, local thrift shops, facebook marketplace, and used bookstores first.

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CLASSICS & GENERAL

Book cover titled 'Home' by Carson Ellis, featuring illustrations of various homes and structures such as a beehive, castle, sailboat, teepee, circus wagon, snail shell, log cabin, single shoe, geodesic dome, thatched roof house, igloo, bird's nest, gingerbread house, pagoda, tree, stone wall, Earth, barn, spider web, and a fireplace
The cover of a children's book titled 'Sam & Dave Dig a Hole' illustrated by Jon Klassen, showing two boys with shovels and a dog, with trees and coins in the background.
Cover of a children's book titled "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, featuring an illustration of a family walking with one child holding a stick.
Cover of a children's book titled 'The Map of Good Memories' by Fran Nuño, illustrated by Zuzanna Celej, featuring watercolor illustrations of a city with buildings, trees, a train station, and a river.
Cover of the book titled 'The World and Everything in It' by Kevin Henkes, decorated with colorful illustrations of animals, plants, the sun, moon, stars, clouds, and weather elements.
A vintage-style illustration of a young boy with curly hair, surrounded by blueberry bushes, with a silver coin illustration and a circular emblem celebrating 75 years of blueberries for sale.
The book cover titled 'Du Iz Tak?' by Carson Ellis features an illustration of two whimsical insects with butterfly and beetle-like features, standing on soil with a young sprout between them. The background is dark with white star-like dots, and a speech bubble contains the title. There is a silver medallion on the right side with an illustration of a knight on a horse. The top of the cover has the quote 'A tour de force of original storytelling,' and the upper left corner displays a black and gold logo with a bear and the letters 'CP'.
Book cover titled 'Good Night, Gorilla' by Peggy Rathmann, featuring a door guard in green uniform holding a flashlight and a gorilla holding a key, with a background of green and blue.
A whimsical illustration of a dancing giraffe with a white moon in the background, surrounded by stars, with the title 'Giraffes Can't Dance' at the top. The cover also features grass, mountains, a small tree, and a smiling hippopotamus at the bottom. Written by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees.
Illustration of musicians playing near the Eiffel Tower, with trees on either side and the author's name Ludwig Bemelmans at the bottom.
The cover of a book titled 'Make Way for Ducklings' by Robert McCloskey, featuring an illustration of a mother duck with ducklings on a green background, with a gold medal in the top right corner.
Book cover titled "Jabari Jumps" by Gaia Cornwall, showing a boy with goggles and orange swim shorts looking down from the diving board at the water.
Book cover artwork for 'Journey' by Aaron Becker showing a girl in a red boat approaching a castle-like city with blue roofs and golden domes.
A colorful illustrated book cover titled 'Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest' by Phoebe Wahl. It features a young girl dressed as a witch, wearing a red hat, green sweater, and striped pants, carrying a basket of berries. She is in a forest surrounded by large mushrooms, various flowers, berries, leaves, and pinecones, creating a whimsical and enchanted atmosphere.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Strega Nona' by Tomie dePaola, decorated with illustrations of a talking mouse, a peacock on a tree, a house with a garden, and a witch-like figure with a cauldron. Includes a silver coin and a sticker celebrating the book's 50th anniversary.
Cover of a book titled 'Amelia Bedelia,' with an illustration of a girl in a blue coat, white dress, and a flower crown, standing in a doorway with red patterned wallpaper behind her.
Book cover titled 'Corduroy' featuring an illustration of a teddy bear wearing green overalls, walking on a red background.
Cover of a book titled "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats, featuring a snow scene with a red-coated child walking in the snow, a snow-covered tree, and a gold medal inscribed with "The Caldecott Medal".
Book cover for 'The Mouse and the Motorcycle' by Beverly Cleary, featuring an animated mouse with brown fur and large ears standing on two legs next to a blue motorcycle with a white helmet hanging on the handlebar, and the title text in large red and black letters.
Cover of a children's book titled 'The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters' by Janet & Allan Ahlberg, featuring a whimsical illustration of animals and children holding letters, with a cow and a pig among the characters.
Cover of a book titled "Last Stop on Market Street" with illustrations of a woman and a child walking, and a bus with passengers. Includes two medals and a bus stop sign. Text credits Matt de la Peña as the author and Christian Robinson as the illustrator.
Drawing of a person wearing glasses with a green cap, with the words "MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD" on it. Surrounding the person are colorful illustrations including animals, buildings, a hot air balloon, a sun, stars, people's silhouettes, trees, and various whimsical objects.

HUMOUR

Children's book cover titled 'Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs' illustrated with a girl sitting on a sign and three dinosaurs looking at her, with a background of clouds and a blue sky.
Book cover titled "A Big Guy Took My Ball!" from the Elephant & Piggie series by Mo Willems. The cover features a grey elephant with glasses, standing with hands on hips, and a pink pig on his head.
A children's book cover titled "We Are in a Book!" from the Elephant & Piggie series by Mo Willems. The cover features a cartoon elephant and a pink pig, with the elephant looking surprised or curious and the pig holding a tablet. There is a silver coin with a portrait and the words "Thodor Jeuss Geisler Honor Book" on it.
Book cover titled 'The Wise Pickle' with an illustration of a green pickle with two cartoonish eyes and a small stem. Written by Sarah Howden, illustrated by Sabina Hahn.
Book cover titled "KIND CROCODILE" by Leo Timmers featuring an illustrated green crocodile with a playful expression on a sandy background.
Children's book cover titled 'The Man Who Wore All His Clothes and Other Stories' by Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Katharine McEwen. The cover features an illustrated man in a black coat with green gloves, a blue hat, and a scarf, standing against a red background. There is a small cat on his shoulder with a speech bubble saying 'Four books in one!'
Cover of the book titled 'The Woman Who Won Things' by Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Katharine McEwen, featuring a girl with blonde hair, wearing a red and pink striped shirt, sitting on a red box with a white cat, with a camera and a yellow sticker that says 'First Prize' nearby.
Book cover for 'The Children Who Smelled a Rat' by Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Katharine McEwen, featuring children and a rat on a bright yellow background.
Book cover of "The Cat Who Got Carried Away" by Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Katharine McEwen. Shows a girl running after a cart with a cat inside and birds flying overhead.
Book cover titled "I WANT MY HAT BACK" by Jon Klassen featuring an illustrated bear with three eyes on a plain background.
Book cover titled 'The Book With No Pictures' by B.J. Novak in large black text on a white background.
Book cover titled 'DON'T TRUST FISH' by Neil Sharpson, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, featuring a fish illustration.
Book cover titled "This is a ball" with an illustration of a ball and a speech bubble saying "Really?" The subtitle reads "Books That Drive Kids Crazy!" by Beck & Matt Stanton.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Interrupting Chicken' by David Ezra Stein, featuring a chicken and a duck reading a story, with a speech bubble from the chicken saying 'This book is called Interrupting Chicken, right, Papa?' and from the duck saying 'Yes. Now, please don't interrupt the story!'. The cover has a colorful forest background and a silver medal emblem.
Book cover titled "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales" by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, featuring colorful cartoon characters and illustrations, including a small, smiling, anthropomorphic cheese character with a box-shaped head.
Book cover of 'But or Fac', featuring a close-up of a duck's head with googly eyes, green background, and yellow text.
A cartoon Viking with a white beard, wearing a horned helmet, holding a tray with a pizza topped with pepperoni, mushrooms, and basil. The Viking is standing next to a large red text block that reads 'GUNNAR THE GREAT PIZZA ADVENTURE' with the subtitle 'by Diego Vaisberg'. The background is green with a stylized design.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Hank Goes Honk' featuring a cartoon duck wearing a blue striped winter hat, set against a red background.

SPOOKY

Book cover titled 'The Monster in the Lake' by Leo Timmers, featuring illustrated animals including a duck, fish, frog, and others underwater.
Cover of a book titled 'The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt' with an illustrated ghost made of a quilt in front of a window with curtains.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Ghost Afraid of the Dark' showing a cute ghost with big eyes wearing red boots and a red hat, holding a flashlight and an orange cat. The background is a dark forest with colorful leaves and plants, illuminated by small glowing dots.
Illustration of a spooky, old haunted house with a tall tower and leafless trees around it. The text reads 'There's a Ghost in this House' and the author's name, Oliver Jeffers, is at the bottom.
A colorful illustration of a haunted house with ghosts, witches, and a spider web. The house is blue with a red roof and vines growing on it. There are various characters in the windows, including a witch, a person with glasses, a ghost, and a black cat. The words "Midnight Manor" and "A Backwards Bedtime Book" are displayed on banners, and the author's name, Sid Sharp, is on a ribbon at the bottom.
Book cover titled "We Are Definely Dumaan" by X. Fang featuring three cartoon aliens floating in space with a starry background, and a gold award seal in the bottom right corner.
The cover of a children's book titled "Dinosaur Dreams" by Ahlberg & Amstutz, part of the Funnybones story series. The cover features cartoon skeletons of dinosaurs and bones, some holding fishing rods, with colorful clouds, stars, and a small pond with a fish.
Book cover titled 'Aggie and the Ghost' by Matthew Forsythe, featuring an illustration of a girl with a ghostly creature in the rain.

Little Lessons

SCHOOL

Illustrated children and adults on a school campus with houses, trees, cars, and a school building with an American flag, celebrating the first day of school.
Colorful children's book cover titled 'The Magical Yeti' featuring a young girl with dark curly hair and a big hat resembling a helmet, holding a toy sword, with a small pink mythical creature flying above. The background has a whimsical landscape with trees and plants.
Cover of the children's book titled 'Mae's First Day of School' by Kate Berube, featuring a girl with black hair, a striped shirt, and pink shoes standing in front of a school entrance with green trees.
Book cover of 'Sheila Rae, The Brave' by Kevin Henkes, featuring a mouse holding a flag, walking across yellow grass with purple flowers.
Book cover titled 'Wemberly Worried' by Kevin Henkes, featuring an illustration of a mouse with large ears, hugging a yellow duck and looking worried, set against rainbow concentric circles in the background.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Not Yet, Yeti' with an illustration of a happy, cartoon-style yeti carrying a pink backpack, a small dragon, and a blue suitcase, standing in a school hallway with a yellow background.
Book cover for 'Miss Nelson is Missing!' by James Marshall, featuring an illustration of a classroom with a blackboard, children sitting at desks, a fan, curtains, and Texas-themed decorations.
Book cover titled 'Chrysanthemum' by Kevin Henkes. Features an illustration of a mouse in a pink dress standing on grass and holding a large sunflower.
A cartoon illustration of a pigeon with a speech bubble saying "Come ON!" and a large speech bubble with text "The Pigeon HAS to Go to school!" by Mo Willems.
Book cover for 'Tiny T. Rex and the First-Day Oopsies' showing a cartoon T. Rex with a red bow tie standing on stairs with school supplies around, including a backpack, book, lunchbox, and scattered school items.
Illustration of a cartoon dinosaur with a large head and tail, standing in a cluttered classroom or playroom, with trash and scattered books around. The background shows cubbies labeled with children's names, a word wall, and shelves with books and toys. The dinosaur appears sad and is dripping water or tears, with the headline 'we don't eat our CLASSMATES' and the author's name, Ryan T. Higgins.
Book cover titled "Billy's Bravery" with an illustrated boy dressed as a superhero on an orange background, surrounded by stars. A yellow label indicates it's for World Book Day on March 2, 2023. A white circle on the bottom left says "A Big Bright Feelings Book," and the author's name is Tom Percival.
Book cover titled "Hanna Asks for Help" by Tom Percival. Features a cartoon girl with dark hair and a yellow sweater, and a smiling blue star surrounded by sparkles and galaxy-like swirls on a purple background.
A colorful illustration of a child and a cat sitting on a green carpet in front of a television displaying the words 'A DAY OFF SCHOOL.' There is a large potted plant on the right, a small side table with a lamp on the left, and a window with curtains showing fireworks and animals outside. The image has the names Oliver Jeffers and Kevin Walron written at the bottom.
Cover of the book titled 'First Day Jitters' by Julie Dannerberg, illustrated by Judy Love, celebrating its 20th anniversary edition. The cover features a person in bed with a worried expression, holding a blanket, a calendar showing September with the words 'First Day of School' circled, a yellow school bus, and a cat lying beside a red lamp.
Book cover titled "Waiting" by Kevin Henkes. Illustration of a window with four panes showing birds in flight and cherry blossoms. Inside the window sill, there are four animals: a girl holding an umbrella, a bear, a dog, and a bunny on a stacked stack of plates, with a girl looking at the bunny.
Cover of a children's book titled 'I'm New Here' by Anne Sibley O'Brien, featuring illustrated portraits of children from diverse backgrounds.
Book cover featuring an illustration of a young girl with short black hair, wearing a green shirt, looking into a glass jar filled with crumpled paper and money. The title reads 'The Name Jar' and the author is Yangsook Choi.
Cover of children's book titled 'Ruby Finds a Worry' by Tom Percival, featuring a young girl with curly hair in a blue polka-dot dress looking worried, with a small glowing yellow creature emitting swirling lines and stars, set against a green background.
Book cover titled 'Sammy Feels Shy' by Tom Percival, featuring a young boy with blond hair, a striped shirt, surrounded by pink stars and burst lines on a teal background.

BEHAVIOUR

Cover of a children's book titled 'Calm-Down Time' featuring an illustration of a smiling girl with short, red hair holding a blue plush dog. The background is yellow with colorful striped borders.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Voices Are Not for Yelling,' depicting a young girl with curly hair, wearing a purple vest and a floral long-sleeve shirt, with her finger on her lips in a shushing gesture.
Cover of a children's book titled "Monkey Needs to Listen" with a cartoon monkey smiling and waving, featuring bright yellow background and text about paying attention.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Teeth Are Not for Biting' by Elizabeth Verdick, illustrated by Marieke Heinlen, featuring a smiling child with brown hair, wearing a yellow shirt, against a blue background.
Book cover for "Finn's Little Fibs" by Tom Percival, with a pink background and an illustration of a young boy with dark skin and curly hair, surrounded by animated, colorful planet-like characters and stars.

SOCIAL ISSUES & INCLUSION

Illustration of a baby held by an adult, with the baby wearing a shirt with dinosaur prints, sitting in a stroller with yellow straps. The text 'ANTIRACIST BABY' is written in large letters across the image. The adult's hands, body, and part of their face are visible. The background is blue.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Being You: A First Conversation about Gender,' featuring diverse children with different skin tones and hair types, smiling and engaging, set against a light purple background.
Cover of the children's book titled 'Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race' by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, and Isabel Roxas. The cover features diverse children with different skin tones and hair types, smiling and standing together.
Book cover of "The Invisible Boy" by Trudy Ludwig, illustrated by Patrice Barton, depicting a young boy with glasses drawing a line on the ground with chalk.
Children and a dog standing outside a door with a sign that reads 'Strictly No Elephants.' The scene is framed by yellow and green foliage.
A glass jar containing a small plush koala bear standing on a green base. The jar has a label that says "The Barnabus Project." The background is dark with a gradient, and there are two gold award badges on the right side, one for GG Books and the other for the Canadian Children's Literature Award. The title at the bottom reads "The Fan Brothers."
Illustration of a mountain landscape with a river, trees, and a boy fishing, with large white and blue text that reads, 'This Moose Belongs to Me'.
Book cover titled 'The Sharing Circle: Stories about First Nations Culture.' The cover features a circular dreamcatcher with a rope border and four hanging beaded strands. Inside the circle are four colored feathers and a yellow pouch. The author's name is Theresa Meuse-Dallien, and the illustrator is Arthur Stevens.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Every Body: A First Conversation About Bodies' with diverse children and adults in swimsuits and summer clothing surrounding the title.
Book cover titled "Red: A Crayon's Story" by Michael Hall, with colorful crayons at the bottom and a large blue crayon labeled "Read".
Children holding hands in a grassy field with a house, large tree, and birds flying in the sky, with the title 'Birdsong' and author's name Julie Flett.
A drawing of a young girl with short black hair, wearing a green shirt, looking into a glass jar filled with crumpled papers, with the title 'The Name Jar' and the author's name 'Yangsook Choi' visible.
An illustration of a young girl with short, dark hair, smiling and holding her ears with her fingers. She wears a patterned apron and a light green shirt. The background is pink with a textured pattern and the title 'Listening Time' is displayed at the top with colorful, torn-paper style text.
Book cover titled "RAV'S ROAR" from the "A Big Bright Feelings Book" series, featuring a young boy with a lion tail and ears, standing against a bright yellow background with radiating lines and lightning bolts.
Children playing with a toy pirate ship on the cover of a children's book titled "Why Should I?" by Sue Graves, illustrated by Emanuela Carletti and Desideria Guicciardini, with a yellow-orange background.
Illustration of a child running through a forest, surrounded by animals including a rabbit, duck, and bear, with trees and grass in the background, and the title 'Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock' at the top.
Children of diverse ethnicities are depicted on a yellow background, engaging in a conversation about consent. One girl with brown hair and pink shirt is pointing to a speech bubble that reads "YES! NO!" Another girl with dark skin and pigtails, wearing a pink dress, jovially gestures. A boy with dark skin, a purple shirt, and green shorts stands giving a thumbs-up. A girl with blond hair and a teal shirt sits on the floor, and other children are partly visible, engaged in the scene.
Cover of introducing teddy, a children's book, featuring two bears, one holding a small paper airplane, and the other in front of a mirror, with a blue sky background.
Children's book cover titled "Hands Are Not for Hitting" with an illustration of a smiling child with hands near her head, wearing a blue shirt and an orange cape, with colorful text and a yellow background.
Book cover for "The Rabbit Listened" by Cori Doerrfeld featuring an illustration of a young child with curly hair hugging a pink rabbit.
Illustration of a woven basket with a bunch of green grass inside and a smoking ashtray with a cigarette on it, against an orange background. The word "SWEETGRASS" is at the top. Text at the bottom credits words by Theresa Meuse and art by Jessica Jerome, with an Indigenous Knowledge Series logo.
Children, adults, and a dog gathered around a pink background with a large white speech bubble that says "TOGETHER" and a smaller red bubble that says "A FIRST CONVERSATION ABOUT LOVE."
Book cover titled "Kindness Makes Me Stronger" by Elizabeth Cole, featuring an illustration of a boy helping a girl seated on the ground, holding a skateboard.
Illustration of the book cover for 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?' showing a large orange brown bear and children holding hands at the bottom.
Cover of a children's book titled 'I'm New Here' by Anne Sibley O'Brien, featuring illustrations of three diverse children and a school building in the background.

Early Chapter

Book cover for 'Stuart Little' by E. B. White, illustrated with a mouse in a boat on a river, surrounded by large plants, with a green circular sticker commemorating 75 years, and the author's name at the bottom.
Children watching a cheerful pig running on a grassy lawn with a trail of steam behind it, in front of a white house with blue shutters and purple flowers.
Book cover for "Mary Pope Osborne Magic Tree House: #1 Dinosaurs Before Dark" showing a boy riding a pterodactyl with a girl running in a lush prehistoric landscape.
Book cover for "Orris and Tumble: The Beginning" by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Carmen Mok. Features an owl with yellow eyes and a small brown mouse standing on a wooden surface against a night sky with stars and a crescent moon.
Book cover of 'Dragon Masters: Rise of the Earth Dragon' by Tracey West, with an illustration of a young boy in a yellow outfit standing on a large rock, looking up at a large orange and yellow dragon with mountains and green trees in the background.
Book cover titled "Frog and Toad Are Friends" by Arnold Lobel, celebrating 50 years, featuring an illustration of a frog and a toad sitting and reading under leafy plants.
Cover of a children's book titled "Nate the Great" with a detective theme. It features a young boy in a trench coat and hat, standing on a sidewalk, with a magnifying glass showing his face. There is a window with two eyes peering out and a staircase leading up to a building. The book is by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, illustrated by Marc Simont, and includes activity pages inside.
Children riding a flying, armored horse in front of a castle at sunset on the cover of a book titled 'Mary Pope Osborne Magic Tree House #2 The Knight at Dawn'.
Cover of the book 'Dory Fantasmagory' by Abby Hanlon featuring a smiling girl with short hair, wearing a red cape and plaid shirt, with a tall blue building with girls and cats in windows in the background.
Book cover titled 'Pippi Longstocking' by Astrid Lindgren, featuring two whimsical boots with long, colorful stockings acting as legs, against a mint green background, with the subtitle 'Modern Classics' at the top.
A book cover featuring two cartoon animals, a skunk with sunglasses and a hedgehog, both holding rolled-up papers and walking on grass with a cloudy sky in the background.
Book cover for "Magic Tree House #3 Mummies in the Morning" by Mary Pope Osborne. The illustration features two children, a boy and a girl, looking surprised and holding a flaming torch and a treasure chest with an Egyptian pharaoh's mask. The background is dark, with faint chalk drawings of stars, a question mark, and leaves.
Book cover titled 'The Adventures of Cipollino' by Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Dasha Totsikova, translated by Antony Shuga. Features a cartoon character with a yellow, onion-shaped head, a worried expression, wearing a striped shirt and a red neckerchief, against a black background.
The cover of the book 'The Boxcar Children' showing three children and a dog having a picnic outdoors, with a red barn and green trees in the background.
A surreal illustration featuring a large peacock with a detailed feather tail, holding a small sailor figure on its back. The background shows a night sky with stars and a large feather pattern. There is a small white house with a red roof in the bottom right corner. The title 'Sleepy Stories' is at the top, with authors Mario Leverro, Diego Bianki, and Alicia López listed at the bottom.
Cover of a children's book titled 'My Father's Dragon' showing a young boy with a backpack and a blue cap whispering to a young lion with a braided mane, in a colorful jungle setting with various plants and flowers.
Book cover for 'Roald Dahl: Danny the Champion of the World' illustrated by Quentin Blake featuring a smiling boy with outstretched arms among birds and branches.
Cover of the book "Mary Pope Osborne Magic Tree House #4 Pirates Past Noon," featuring two children on a tropical island beach with jungle foliage, a pirate ship in the sea, and pirates boarding a small boat.
Book cover of Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams, featuring a girl with red hair and three animals: a pig, a sheep, and a goose, with spider webs and the title at the top.
Children's book cover titled 'Telephone' by Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Valerio Vidali, showing a pink pot with a yellow dog and fireworks in the background, and a gold award sticker.