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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 7. The 3 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, 1972 · ages 6–7 · Lexile 840L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott, 1987 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 430L · AR 2.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Animalia by Graeme Base, 1986 · ages 5–7
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• Anno's Journey by Mitsumasa Anno, 1977 · ages 5–7
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• 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
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• Daniel's Dinosaurs by Mary Carmine, 1984 · ages 5–7 · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Daniel's Duck by Clyde Robert Bulla, 1979 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 430L · AR 2.0
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• Down the Amazon: A Travel Novel by John Battaile Hall, 2015 · ages 5–7
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• Elfwyn's Saga by David Wisniewski, 1990 · ages 5–7
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• Evan's Corner by Elizabeth Starr Hall, 1967 · ages 5–7
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• Everett Anderson's Friend by Lucille Clifton, 1976 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 990L · AR 2.9
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• Feelings by Aliki, 1984 · ages 5–7 · AR 2.0
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• Frederick by Leo Lionni, 1967 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 590L · AR 3.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Free Fall by David Wiesner, 1988 · ages 5–7
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• Hannah by Gloria Whelan, 1993 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 740L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D. B. Johnson, 2000 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 2.1
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• How Would You Survive as an Ancient Egyptian? by Jacqueline Morley, 1995 · ages 5–7
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• Iktomi and the Berries: A Plains Indian Story by Paul Goble, 1989 · ages 5–7
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• Island Boy by Barbara Cooney, 1988 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 890L · AR 4.7
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• Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin and John Archambault, 1987 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 550L
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• La Féticheuse by Blaise Cendrars, 1929 · ages 5–7
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• 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
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• Legend of the White Buffalo Woman by Paul Goble, 1998 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 850L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• 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
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• Old Turtle by Douglas Wood, 1992 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 580L · AR 3.8
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• Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak, 1981 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 940L · AR 3.6
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• Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall, 1979 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 1130L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Pinkerton, Behave! by Steven Kellogg, 1979 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 270L · AR 1.5
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• Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert, 1991 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 530L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Rosie and Michael by Judith Viorst, 1974 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 550L · AR 3.3
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• Shadows and Reflections by Tana Hoban, 1990 · ages 5–7
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• Stay Away from Simon! by Carol Carrick, 1985 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 580L · AR 3.8
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• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig, 1969 · ages 5–8 · Lexile 780L · AR 4.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• The Boston Coffee Party by Doreen Rappaport, 1988 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 520L · AR 2.7
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• The Hat by Jan Brett, 1997 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 540L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, 1976 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, TJEd Early Recommended
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• The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift, 1942 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 530L · AR 2.9
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• The Man Who Lived Alone by Donald Hall, 1984 · ages 5–7
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• The Sign of the Seahorse: A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts by Graeme Base, 1992 · ages 5–7 · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Story of Holly and Ivy (a Christmas book) by Rumer Godden, 1958 · ages 5–8 · AR 4.4
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth, 2002 · ages 5–7 · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey, 1957 · ages 5–8 · Lexile 940L · AR 5.1
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora, 1997 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 2.7
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• Tomie dePaola's Book of Poems by Tomie dePaola, 1988 · ages 5–7
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• Tye May and the Magic Brush by Molly Bang, 1981 · ages 5–7
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• What Are You Figuring Now? A Story about Benjamin Banneker by Jeri Ferris, 1988 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 910L
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• What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? by Carol Carrick, 1988 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 510L · AR 2.7
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• Who Will Be My Friends? by Syd Hoff, 1960 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 360L · AR 1.4
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• Window by Jeannie Baker, 1991 · ages 5–7
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• Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne, 1926 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 790L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library, TJEd Early Recommended
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