Suggested Reading

Welcome to my Suggested Reading list!  I hope you will find here enjoyable, wholesome, and uplifting books for your daughters to read.  As you see, I have separated the titles/series by ages. However, this is a "Suggested" list for a reason, and I hope that you will explore the book further before your daughter reads it.  I admit to being young and somewhat inexperienced, and though I have asked my mother's advice on age, only YOU as the mother will know if a book is appropriate for your child as an individual.  Also, I am ALWAYS open for input and advice.  If you have a suggestion for me, please comment and let me know!  Without further ado... 


Pre-school & Up

Tiki Tiki Tembo  retold by Arlene Mosel
Billy and Blaze Series  by C.W. Anderson

Ages 5-6 & Up
Mrs. Rosey-Posey and the Chocolate Cherry Treat  by Robin Jones Gunn

      Molly’s Pilgrim  by Barbara Cohen

      Make a Wish, Molly  by Barbara Cohen

Ages 7-9 & Up
The Five Little Peppers  by Margaret Sidney

Little House on the Prairie  Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Treasure in an Oatmeal Box by Ken Gire

Kim’s Diary (Sequel to Treasure in an Oatmeal Box) by Ken Gire

French Fry Forgiveness by Nancy Simpson Levene

Hot Chocolate Friendship by Nancy Simpson Levene

Twin Surprises by Susan Beth Pfeffer

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

Animal Ark Series by Ben M. Baglio

Ten Girls/Boys Who Made History  by Irene Howat

Ten Girls/Boys Who Made a Difference by Irene Howat

Ten Girls/Boys Who Changed the World  by Irene Howat

The Weed With an Ill Name published by Grace and Truth Books

Betsy-Tacy Series by Maud Hart Lovelace

Ages 10-11 & Up

Clean Hands by Isabella Alden

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Men by Louisa May Alcott

Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott

Before You Meet Prince Charming by Sarah Mally

The Dairyman’s Daughter by Legh Richmond

Her Mother’s Bible by Isabella Alden

Only a Servant published by Rod and Staff

Fern’s Hollow by Hesba Stretton

The Browns at Mt. Hermon by Isabella Alden

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Hattie Marshal Frontier Adventures by Debra Smith

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
Dear Princess by Mary M. Landis (Published by Rod and Staff Publishers, Inc.)

Ages 12 & Up

The Elsie Dinsmore Series by Martha Finley

The Millie Keith Series by Martha Finley

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Jessie Wells by Isabella Alden

Least Said, Soonest Mended by Agnes Giberne

The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

Ages 13 & Up

Rose In Bloom by Louisa May Alcott

An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott

The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty

Freckles by Gene Stratton Porter

A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter

Laddie by Gene Stratton Porter

Anne Series by L.M. Montgomery

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Seasons of the Heart Series by Janette Oke

Twice Freed by Patricia St. John

Ages 14 & Up

Love Comes Softly Series by Janette Oke

Women of the West Series by Janette Oke

Sarah Bishop by Scott O'Dell

The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald

The Princess and Curdie (sequel to The Princess and the Goblin) by George MacDonald

Ages 15 & Up

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

So Much More by Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin

The Song of Acadia Series by Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn

Canadian West Series by Janette Oke

A Prairie Legacy Series by Janette Oke 

Ages 16 & Up

Sarah's Ground by Ann Rinaldi

The Quilt Trilogy Series by Ann Rinaldi

Acts of Faith Series by Janette Oke

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens