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CRRL Grow a Reader: Easy and Engaging Beginning Readers

Is your child ready to take on reading? Try these books that are filled with easy words, fun rhymes, and colorful illustrations to get them started.

Central Rappahannock Regional Library

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  • The Berenstain Bears can't wait to visit the Bear Country Space Center, where rockets blast off into outer space. Get ready to blast off!
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — FICTION Ber
  • Big Dog and Little Dog like going for walks, though having a bath afterwards is not so much fun.
    BookNew York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024. — FICTION Pil
  • Spot the dog's snack is missing its dot, so Dot the Ladybug looks for clues.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — FICTION Geo
  • Gossie is a gosling who likes to wear bright red boots every day, no matter what she is doing.
    BookNew York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024. — FICTION Dun
  • When Harry goes to the park, he accidentally gets mixed up in the dog show and finds himself running the obstacle course.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — FICTION Dri
  • Nat the Cat has a hat. Pat the Rat has a nicer hat. Nat the Cat wants a hat like that. Will the two friends have a spat?
    BookNew York : Simon Spotlight, 2025. — FICTION Ler
  • It's bedtime for Little Critter and Little Sister, but when there's a strange sound in the night, the two are determined to find the source of the "tap-tap".
    BookNew York, NY : HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025] — FICTION May
  • In this hip twist on the classic fairy tale, cool cat Pete makes himself at home in a house he happens upon in the forest, but when its owners come home, comedic chaos ensues!
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — FICTION Dea
  • Pinkalicious reads in bed, at the table, and even while she is walking. When Pinkalicious can't find any new books to read at the library, what does she do?
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — FICTION Kan
  • Ty loves playing the instruments, but something's missing--his friends! With the help of his vivid imagination, Ty and his friends are onstage in a band making great music together!
    BookNew York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024. — FICTION Lyo