This will be my second post pointing you to useful information provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. My discovery of the information in this post and the one just prior to it is a result of research I’m doing for a report.

Though the list of classic literature for young people is a summertime reading list, you and I both know that books don’t need to be seasonally classified. A book can be enjoyed inside on a rainy spring day, outside on a colorful fall day, near a fire on a brisk winter day, and on the beach on a hot summer day. I have a book with me at all times. I would be lost without something to read when I find myself in the position of waiting or relaxing.

This NEH recommended book list includes suggestions for children K-3 to 12th grade. I have many favorites on this list. Some books I discovered when selecting readers for my child, some I read when I was a child, and some I have read recently.

Please enjoy!