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A SMART Book List for Kids

SMART Book Award winners are kid-tested and kid-approved, which makes them ideal for young children who are just learning to enjoy reading. Follow the links below to learn more about each award-winning book and to get additional activities related to the book. Also, a portion of any book purchases made through this website supports the nonprofit SMART (Start Making A Reader Today). Happy reading!

Book List: Award Winners

• Snowmen at Night, by Caralyn Buehner
• How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
• Skippyjon Jones by Judy Shachner
• Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
• Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
• Stanley's Party by Linda Bailey with illustrations by Bill Slavin
• Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey
• George Shrinks by William Joyce
• A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin with illustrations by Betsy Lewin
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff with illustrations by Felicia Bond
• The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood