Treasury · Merit

Halsted - Best Friends

The reading recommended at the back of Judith Wynn Halsted's award-winning guide for gifted readers, Some of My Best Friends Are Books — her own bibliography, marked by age.

239 books in the catalog stand on this list.

A reader aged

50 of these books cover age 4. The 3 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• Amanda Pig on Her Own by Jean Van Leeuwen, 1991 · age 4 · Lexile 490L · AR 2.4
  Remember
• Amy in the Rain with Baby Duck by Amy Hest, 1995 · age 4 · Lexile 240L
  Remember
• Anno's Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno, 1975 · age 4
  Remember
• Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman, 1960 · age 4 · Lexile 240L · AR 1.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  Remember
• Around the House by Deni Brown, 1993 · age 4
  Remember
• Baby Talk: A Pudgy Book by Erika Stone, 1992 · age 4
  Remember
• Ben’s Trumpet by Rachel Isadora, 1979 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 530L · AR 2.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
  Remember
• Black on White by Tana Hoban, 1993 · age 4
  Remember
• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey, 1976 · ages 4–6 · Lexile 600L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids
  Remember
• Carousel by Donald Crews, 1982 · age 4
  Remember
• Clifford's Bathtime by Norman Bridwell, 1991 · age 4
  Remember
• Colors Everywhere by Tana Hoban, 1995 · age 4
  Remember
• Friends by Helme Heine, 1982 · age 4 · Lexile 600L · AR 3.2
  Remember
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, 1947 · ages 4–5 · Lexile 360L · AR 1.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
  Remember
• Hide and Seek Fog by Alvin Tresselt, 1965 · age 4 · Lexile 740L · AR 4.3
  Remember
• Hooray for Me! by Remy Charlip and Lilian Moore, 1975 · age 4
  Remember
• How Many Snails? A Counting Book by Paul Giganti, 1988 · age 4
  Remember
• I'm Terrific by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, 1977 · age 4 · Lexile 490L · AR 2.6
  Remember
• In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming, 1993 · age 4 · AR 2.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  Remember
• I Spy: An Alphabet in Art by Lucy Micklethwait, 1992 · age 4
  Remember
• James and the Rain by Karla Kuskin, 1995 · age 4 · Lexile 610L · AR 3.8
  Remember
• Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, 2016 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 610L · AR 3.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Newbery Award
  Remember
• Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw, 1947 · age 4
  Remember
• Lucky Song by Vera B. Williams, 1997 · age 4 · Lexile 430L · AR 1.9
  Remember
• Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág, 1928 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 580L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
  Remember
• Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton, 1982 · age 4 · Lexile 230L
  Remember
• Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow, 1962 · age 4 · Lexile 440L · AR 2.3
  Remember
• My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch by Graeme Base, 1983 · age 4 · AR 4.5
  Remember
• My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie, 1996 · age 4
  Remember
• On Mother's Lap by Ann Herbert Scott · age 4 · Lexile 400L · AR 2.0
  Remember
• Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins, 1968 · age 4 · AR 0.6
  Remember
• Shrinking Mouse by Pat Hutchins, 1997 · age 4 · AR 1.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  Remember
• Sir Cedric by Roy Gerrard, 1984 · age 4
  Remember
• Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman, 1992 · age 4 · AR 3.3
  Remember
• Spot in the Garden by Eric Hill, 1991 · age 4
  Remember
• Stevie by John Steptoe, 1969 · age 4 · Lexile 580L
  Remember
• Sun Song by Jean Marzollo, 1995 · age 4
  Remember
• The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, 1945 · ages 4–6 · Lexile 400L · AR 1.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids
  Remember
• The Empty Pot by Demi, 1990 · age 4 · Lexile 630L · AR 3.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  Remember
• The Fortune Tellers by Lloyd Alexander, 1992 · age 4 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.6
  Remember
• The Little Island by Golden MacDonald, 1946 · age 4 · Lexile 590L
  Remember
• The Little Quiet Book by Katharine Ross, 1990 · age 4
  Remember
• The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey, 1942 · age 4 · AR 4.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  Remember
• The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, 1942 · age 4 · Lexile 600L · AR 2.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Deep Roots Grade
  Remember
• The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle, 1984 · age 4 · Lexile 330L · AR 1.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  Remember
• Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming, 1997 · age 4 · Lexile 410L · AR 2.1
  Remember
• Turtle Knows Your Name by Ashley Bryan, 1989 · age 4
  Remember
• When Willy Went to the Wedding by Judith Kerr, 1973 · age 4
  Remember
• Where Does the Trail Lead? by Burton Albert, 1991 · age 4 · Lexile 710L
  Remember
• Where's Spot? by Eric Hill, 1980 · age 4 · Lexile 160L
  Remember