Books to read/buy:

Listed below are books that the Reading Rainbow children have enjoyed reading over the years. We wholeheartedly recommend that you read them and experience their charm and popularity.

The Very Young  below 6 years

• Swimmy by Leo Lionni; Pantheon Books
• This is the House that Jack Built by Pam Adams; Child's Play International
• Raffi songs to read series by Raffi; Crown Publishing
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown; HarperCollins
• Winnie the Pooh series by A A Milne
• Pierre; Maurice Sendak; HarperCollins
• Gattu series by Esther David (Book and Cd); Bookbox and Orient Longman
• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak; Harper and Row Publishers
• Duckat by Gaelyn Gordon; Ashton Scholastic
• I Spy series by Walter Wick, Jean Marzollo, Diana Noonan; Cartwheel Publishers
• Clifford the Big Red Dog series by Norman Bridwell; Cartwheel Publisher
• The Berenstain Bears series by Jan and Stan Berenstain; Random House Books
• Hush Little Baby by Sylvia Long; Chronicle Books
• Harry and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson; HarperCollins
• Titus's Troubled Tooth by Linda Jennings & Gwyneth Williamson; Little Tiger Press
•  The Painting Gorilla by Michael Rex; Henry Holt & Co
• Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson; Puffin books
• Bambi; Egmont Imagination
• The Three Little Pigs; Van Gool Publications
• Alladin’s Lamp by Diane Suire; Learner’s Press
• Peter Pan by J.M Barrie; Henry Holt & Co
• The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum, Ladybird Books
• Duckat by Gaelyn Gordon; Ashton Scholastic The Elves and the Shoemaker; Ladybird Books
• The Enormous Turnip; Ladybird Books
• The Gingerbread Man; Ladybird Book
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff; Ladybird Books
• The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper; Grosset and Dunlap
• Rip Van Winkle retold by Thomas Locker; Fulcrum Pub Publications
• Marek the Little Fool by Janina Domanska; Greemwillow Books
• Chewy Louie by Howie Schneider; Scholastic Inc.
• Just Right for the Night by Stephen Ray; Nelson Australia
• The Hippo Bus by Clare Bowes; Nelson Australia
• Lunch for Three by JoAnn Vandine; Nelson Australia
• Something Silver, Something Blue by David Drew; Nelson Australia
• The Dragon's Coming After You by Sally Farrell; Nelson Australia
• One Foggy Night by Brenda Parkes; Nelson Australia
• Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson; Random House
  
  Books by Eric Carle, Specifically:
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle; Philomel Books
• A Very Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle; Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Hello Red Fox by Eric Carle; Alladin Picture Books
• The Tiny Seed Eric Carle; Alladin Picture Books
• 1,2,3 to the Zoo, Eric Carle; Alladin Picture Books
• Brown Bear Brown Bear What do You See? By Eric Carle; Penguin UK
• Rooster’s Off to See the World by Eric Carle; Alladin Paperbacks
• The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle; Harpercollins Childrens Books
  
  Books by Dr Seuss, Specifically:
• Hop on Pop
• Fox in Socks
• The Cat in the Hat
• Green Eggs and Ham Red Fish Blue Fish
• One Fish Two Fish
• Horton Hatches an Egg
• I wish that I had Duck Feet

Early Readers 6 – 8 years

• For Every Child a Better World by UNESCO; Muppet Press Golden Book
•  Harry the Dog series by Gene Zion; Perfection Learning Corp
• Ten Hungry Mice by Timothy Roland; Random House Books for Young Readers
• The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson, Macmillan Books
• The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting, Clarion Books
• Amelia Bedelia  series by Peggy Parish
• Listen Buddy by Helen Lester; Sandpiper
• Rumpelstilskin by Paul O Zelinski; Grim Brothers    
• King Midas & the Golden Touch by Charolette Craft
• The Story of a Panther by Mickey Patel; Puffin Books
• Bambi, a life in the Woods by Felix Salten; Alladin Publications
• This Is the House that Jack Built by Pam Adams, Child's Play International
• Granny Knits by Uri Orlev; CBT Publications
• Tacky in Trouble by Helen Lester Scholastic Inc
• Corduroy by Don Freeman; Viking Juvenile
• Rinaldo, the Sly Fox by Ursel Scheffler; Brown Watson
• The story of little Babaji by Helen Bannerman
• Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish; HarperCollins       
• Why The Sun And the Moon Live In The sky by Elphinstone Dayrell; Scholastic Inc.       
• The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond; Rupa and Co
• The Hidden Pool by Ruskin Bond; Penguin Books
• Angry River by Ruskin Bond; Rupa and Co
• A long walk for Bina by Ruskin Bond; Rupa and Co
• Animals You Can’t Forget by Ruskin Bond;             CBT books
• Hardy Boys series by Enid Blyton    
• Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole; Scholastic
• Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling; Stoddart Publishing, Disney edition
• Jack and the Beanstalk by Matt Faulkner; Scholastic           
• The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen; Derrydale Books
• The Story About Ping by Marjory Flack; Leopard Books; Random House  
• Rip Van Winkle retold by Carol Ottolenghi; Brighter Child Publication
• The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning; Everyman’s Library (abridged)   
• Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling; Ladybird Books
• Amazing Animal Kingdom series by Padma TV; BPI India PVT Ltd
• All Free, a folktale from Gujarat; Karadi Tales series
• Hiss Don’t Bite, a folktale from Bengal, Karadi Tales series
• Magic Vessels, a folktale from Tamil Nadu; Karadi Tales series
• Mazzoo Mazzoo, a folktale from Kashmir; Karadi Tales series
• The Bravest Goat in the World by Zakir Husain; Young Zubaan
• Sunshine for Amma by Zakir Husain; Young Zubaan
• The Runaway Puppy by Sarang Dev Murthy ; Katha Publication
• The Princess with the Longest Hair by Komila Raote; Katha Publication
• Ekki Dokki by Sandhya Rao; Tulika Books
• Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shibab Nye; Four Winds Press
• The Leprechaun's Gold by Pamela Ouncan Edwards; Harper Collins Publishers     
• Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling; Portland House           
• The Children's Book of Virtues by William J. Bennett & Michael Hague; Simon & Schuster
• Paul Bunyan by Steven Kelogg; Reading Rainbow Book
• Pinocchio by C. Collodi (age appropriate level)
• Charlie and Tess by Martin Hall and Catherine Walters; Little Tiger Press

Budding Readers    8 – 12 years

• Pinocchio by C. Collodi (age appropriate level)
• World of Asian Stories by Cathy Spagnoli; Tulika Books
• Telling Tales from Asia, Cathy Spagnoli; Tulika Books
• Mathematwist by Padma TV; Tulika Books
• What Shape is an Elephant? By Rumi; Katha Publishers
• When Jessie came Across the Sea by  Amy Hest; Candlewick Press
• The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski; Walker Books
• The Crane with One Leg by Paul Schaaf; Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd
• Heidi by Johanna Spyri; Sterling
• Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson; Scholastic Inc.
• Child's Garden of Verses by R.L Stevenson  ; Wordsworth's Classics
• Don't Look Back by Jan Miller Girando; Scholastic
• Tales From Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde; Dempsy Par
• The Leprechaun's Gold by Pamela Ouncan Edwards
• Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr; Dell Publishing 
• Airy Fairy books by Margaret Ryan
• Abel's Island by William Steig; New Berry Book
• Books by award winning Science fiction authors Debora Doyle and James MacDonald
• Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein; Harper Collins Publishers
• The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond; Rupa and Co
• My Father’s Zoo by Esther David; Rupa & Co
• Amar Chitra Katha Comics by Anant Pai; IBH Publication
• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein; Harper Collins Publishers      
• The House At Pooh Corner by A.A.Milne; Egmont Imagination
• Now We Are Six by A.A.Milne; McClelland & Stewart Inc. The Canadian Publishers      
• Winnie The Pooh by A.A.Milne; Egmont Imagination
• Pinocchio by C. Collodi; Puffin Classics
• Sideways stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar; HarperTeen
• Stuart Little by E.B. White
• The BFG by Roald Dahl, Puffin Books
• James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl, Puffin Books
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, Puffin Books
• Matilda by Roald Dahl, Puffin Books
• Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl, Puffin Books
• The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl, Puffin Books
• George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl, Puffin Books
• Going Solo by Roald Dahl; Puffin Books
• Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe; Penguin, Barnes and Nobles, Oxford World’s Classics
• Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene; Grosset & Dunlap
• The North Star by Peter H. Reynolds; Candlewick Press
• Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving; Puffin Classics
• A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein; Harper Collins
• Chicken Soup for the Soul series by various authors
• Gulliver’s Travels by Jonnathan Swift; Penguin Classics
• Treasure Island by R.L Stevenson; Simon & Schuster
• Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Oxford University Press, Puffin Classics
• A Little Princess by Frances H. Burnett; Wilco Publishing House
• The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning; Harry N Abraham                        
• The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery; Wilco Publishing House                           
• The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway; Peacock Books                           
• The Brave Whale by Alan Templar; Scholastic                                 
• The Girl with a Broken Wing Heather Dyer; Scholastic
• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
• The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars; Puffin                           
• Children of the New Forest    Captian Marryat; Bloombury Books                          
• The Enchanted Wood Enid Blyton; Mammoth
• The Hunchback of Notredam by Victor Hugo; Signet Classics
• It Could Have Been Worse by A.H.Benjamin & Tim Warne; Little Tiger Press
  
  Tintin series by George Remi (Herge), specifically:
• The Blue Lotus
• Explorers On The Moon
• Cigars of the Pharoah
• The Calculus Affair
• Red Sea Shark
• Seven Crystal Balls
• The Castafiore Emerlad
• Red Rackham's Treasure
• Tintin and the Picaros
• The Broken Ear
• Tintin in Tibet                  
• The Black Island
• King Ottokar's Sceptre
• The Blue Lotus
  
  Books by Satyajit Ray, specifically:
•  The Criminals of Kathmandu
• The Adventures of Feluda-Trouble in Gangtok
• The Secret of the Cemetery
• The Mystery of the Elephant God

Proficient Readers   12 years and above

• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein;  Harper Collins Publishers
• Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr; Dell Publishing 
• The Harry Potter series by J K Rowling; Bloomsbury Publishing and Scholastic Press
• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen; Simon & Schuster            
• Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt   Scholastic Inc.                        
• The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman; HarperCollins Publishers    
• Landour Days by Ruskin Bond; Penguin Books
• The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond; Penguin Books
• A Flight of Pigeons by Ruskin Bond; Viking (Penguin India)
• Tales and Legends from India by Ruskin Bond; Rupa and Co.
• Panther's Moon and other stories by Ruskin Bond; Puffin Books
• A Flight of Pigeons by Ruskin Bond; Viking (Penguin India)
• Tales and Legends from India by Ruskin Bond; Rupa and Co.
• Panther's Moon and other stories by Ruskin Bond; Puffin Books
• Book of Nature by Ruskin Bond; Penguin Books
• Ruskin's Book of Verses by Ruskin Bond; Penguin Books
• The Little Book of Comfort by Ruskin Bond; Penguin Books
• Ruskin Bond by Ganesh Saili; Roli Books
• Our Trees still Grow in Dehra, Ruskin Bond; Penguin Books
• A Town Called Dehra by Ruskin Bond; Penguin Books
• Scenes from Writer's Life by Ruskin Bond; Penguin Books
• The Trumpet Of The Swan by E.B. White; HarperCollins Publishers                                   
• My Side Of The Mountain by Jean Craighead George; Puffin Books                                  
• Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame; Scholastic                                
• Shiloh  by Phillis Reylond; Dell YearlingPublishing                         
• Holes by Louis Sachar; Random House
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis; Harper Collins                                          
• Little Women  Louis May Alcott; Baronet Books                             
• The Music of the Dolphin by Karen Hesse; Scholastic                                 
• Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll; Macmillan                             
•  Charlotte’s Web by E B White; Walt Disney Publications                          
• Malgudi Days by R K Narayan; Puffin Books                                  
• The Adventures of Pinocchio by  C Collodi; Giunti 
• Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling; Sterling               
• Kim by Rudyard Kipling; Penguin popular classics                          
• Malgudi Landscapes   R K Narayan; Penguin original                                  
• Swami and Friend by R.K. Narayan; Indian Thought publication                            
• The Guide by R K Narayan; Indian Thought publication                             
• The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton; Egmont                           
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Harper Perennial Modern Classics
• The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle; Puffin Classics          
• The Hound of Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle; Scholastic Inc.                        
• Kim by Rudyard Kipling; Oxford World Classics
• Treasure Island by R.L Stevenson; Penguin Classics                        
• Percy  Jackson series by Rick Riordan
• Inheritance   Series by Christopher Paulini
• Treasure Island by R.L Stevenson; Sterling (unabridged edition)
• The Ghost Hunters; Inkworld Trilogy  by Cornelia
• Books by award winning Science fiction authors Debora Doyle and  James MacDonald
• Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein; Harper Collins Publishers
• Call of the Wind by Jack London; Alladin
• The Outsiders by S.E Hinton; Puffin
• Black Beauty by Anna Sewell;
• Gulliver’s Travels by Jonnathan Swift; (unabridged classics) Sterling
• Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain; (unabridged classics) Sterling
• Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
• Tess of the D’Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens; Barnes and Noble Classics
• David Copperfield by Charles Dickens; Puffin Classics
  
  Abridged editions of plays by William Shakespeare 
• The Merchant of Venice
• Midsummer Night’s Dream
• The Tempest
• Hamlet
• Taming of the Shrew
• Macbeth
• Othello