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2006 Buying Guide

Reading Rockets' third annual buying guide makes it easy to find good books kids will enjoy. Click below to browse through the buying guide online or download the 2006 guide (263K PDF)* as a one-page handout you can easily take to the library or store.

Books for 8-9 Year Olds

White Elephant

You'll find 17 awesome books for second and third graders, such as Blackbeard the Pirate and Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters & Other Wily Characters.

Books for 6-7 Year Olds

Daddy Goose Treasury

You'll find 16 terrific books for first and second graders, such as Roller Coaster and The Extinct Files: My Science Project.

Books for 4-5 Year Olds

Five for a Little One

You'll find 14 fabulous books for toddlers and preschoolers, such as Sparkle and Spin and Once Upon a Banana.

Books for 0-4 Year Olds

Mr. Cookie Baker

You'll find 15 fun books for infants, such as Babycakes and Move Over, Rover!

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