10 Books for Young Readers to Teach and Entertain—Starting at $6

Published Oct 28, 2026 5:07 am ET


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10 Books for Young Children

Make Way for Ducklings: Follow the adventures of Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings, Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack and Quack, as they navigate Boston to get to their new home. A Robert McCloskey classic. — $6.19.

The Gruffalo: A mouse avoids being eaten through his own creativity in this witty best-seller from Julia Donaldson. — $6.40

Coat of Many Colors: Reading advocate Dolly Parton published this book in 1996; it’s based on her song about the winter coat hand-made by her mother and the memories it brought back. — $18.61

Writing for Minecrafters, Grade 2: Let Steve and an assortment of creepers, villagers and zombies help introduce your second grader to the basics of putting thoughts into words through writing. — $9.99

The Little Prince: First published in 1943, the classic novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry exploring themes of love, loss and friendship (among many others) lives on. — $8.09

Baby Young, Gifted, and Black: A baby board book, young readers can learn from the past and encourage the future. — $7.52

Around the Farm: From the World of Eric Carle, here’s an engaging book that has a sound button grid to engage young readers beyond the words and pictures. — $10.61

How Rocket Learned to Read: Using phonetics and the alphabet, Rocket the Dog helps young readers develop their skills. You can also follow up this book with Rocket Writes a Story! — $11.17

They All Saw a Cat: “The single best children’s book of the past 20 years” according to The Wall Street Journal, this best-selling book for preschool/kindergarten level readers by Brendan Wenzel explores what people see and how they see it. — $10.48

Happy Birthday to You!: The Great Birthday Bird of Katro arrives to celebrate in another Dr. Seuss classic, of which there are many. — $9.42

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Based in Charlotte, NC, Tracy Yochum joined the McClatchy Commerce content team as a Commerce Writer and Editor in early 2023. She began her journalism career in the 1980s at the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, where she was an award-winning reporter and editor. She joined The Charlotte Observer in 1997 as a copy editor and served in several newsroom and publishing center roles before joining the Commerce Team.