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EPL Picks Kids: Read In Week 2024

Get ready to READ! The annual READ IN Week literacy event takes place during the first full week of October and is all about sharing the love of reading with kids Kindergarten to Grade 12. This year's theme is Reading is for Everyone! Here are some of Edmonton Public Library's top picks for great read-aloud stories that show that reading really is for everyone.

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  • Celebrate reading in all the forms reading can take - from reading alone, in the park, or with Braille - in this rhyming picture book filled with fun and interesting pictures depicting all types of readers. Grades K-3.
    Book, 2019New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2019] — E DEG
  • A fun book to read out loud that celebrates all the ways people move - fast, slow, with mobility aids, and together! Grades K-3.
    Book, 2021Chico, CA : AK Press, [2021] — E FRI
  • We're more similar than we are different! This rhyming book with fun illustrations reminds kids of that and encourages them to be kind. Grades K-3.
    Book, 2024New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024. — E DOC
  • All Are Welcome is a regular classroom, in a regular school full of diverse students and family dynamics living their lives and enjoying each other's company. A gentle rhyming picture book celebrating differences. Grades K to 3.
    Book, 2018New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018 — E PEN
  • Join two young children as they begin an adventure through a world of books in this story-within-a-bedtime-story. Grades K-4.
    Book, 2021[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2021. — E RUU
  • What are all the things that make up who you are? This poetic book shares the small moments that make up one child's day, from pancakes to bus rides to bedtime. Grades K to 4.
    Book, 2024[Canada] : Puffin Canada, an imprint of Tundra Book Group, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Limited, 2024. — E GRA
  • For some kids, reading can be a struggle. This book celebrates taking it slowly to appreciate the words, and is a great way to highlight different reading abilities. Grades K-6.
    Book, 2021New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2021] — E TAL
  • A poetic book that celebrates reading and enjoying every moment! Simple text but rythmic and with beautiful illustrations. Grades K-6.
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Harper, [2019] — E ALE
  • "Some of us use all the colours, and some of us use shades of only one. Even though our art may be different, each is just as special." Samuel is autistic and this story from local Edmonton author shows how our differences can be celebrated. Grades…
    Book, 2022Canada : Wishing Star Publishing, [2022] — E HOF
  • What happens when you find yourself in all sorts of stories, from romance to mystery, but none of them are YOUR story? A fun read aloud that will gets students reading along with you! Grades 1-4.
    Book, 2023Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2023] — E UYT
  • Inspired by Indigenous legends, Lauren must save her brother when creatures called Memekwesewak (meh-meh-kwee-see-wack) tries to take him. An exciting story that's fun to read out loud and has beautiful illustrations. Grades 3-6.
    Book, 2023[Toronto] : Tundra, [2023] — E ROB
  • This fun and funny non-fiction chapter book will get kids laughing and is a great way to incorporate non-fiction into Read In Week! Illustrations make this a great choice for a variety of grades. Grades 2-8.
    Book, 2021[Toronto] : Tundra Books, [2021] — J 597.967 POL
  • Quirky and fun, this is the saga of a book that nobody wants to read—until the day it meets YOU. A good reminder for all readers not to judge a book by it's cover! Grades 3-8.
    Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Walker Books, 2023. — J AYO
  • The latest in the Lark Ba Detective series, Lark, who is dyslexic, and her twin Connor are solving another mystery! An exciting chapter book that celebrates different ways of reading from a local Edmonton author! Grades 4-6.
    Book, 2016[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book, [2016] — Beginning chapter books - Series O PBK
  • Endlessly Ever After

    Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! : a Story of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack, Hansel, Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, a Wolf, a Witch, a Goose, a Grandmother, Some Pigs, and Endless Variations

    Snyder, Laurel
    A choose-your-own-adventure with lots of familiar fairy tale characters that will have even the most stoic of older kids dying to know what will happen next. Grades 4-8.
    Book, 2022San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2022] — E SNY
  • A riveting story about the history of the deaf community and a mystery that Mary, the main character, must solve. Intriguing from the first chapter, making it a great option for reading aloud during Read In Week! Grades 4-8.
    Book, 2020New York : Scholastic Press, 2020. — J LEZ
  • Mystery, horror, fantasy and more in this novel about an Apache teen who can see and speak to ghosts. Read a chapter or two to get students hooked! Grades 8-12.
    Book, 2020Montclair : Levine Querido, 2020. — TEEN LIT
  • A Phoenix First Must Burn

    Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope

    Short stories are a great option for Junior and Senior high students. This collection of 16 stories feature the Black experience through sci-fi and fantasy and are engaging and thought-provoking. Grades 9-12.
    Book, 2020New York : Viking, 2020. — TEEN PHO