Our Wish Lists

Children’s Literacy Network takes pride in making available quality age-appropriate books for children who have limited access to reading material. We are grateful for any donation of new books. We favor multicultural and award-winning titles found on our Wish List below. These books depict positive themes and promote healthy development and self-esteem in children. Best of all, they are popular with our audience! Thank you, in advance, for your support!

Books for Babies and Toddlers

  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear
    by Eric Carle
  • Buenos Dias, Baby!
    by Libby Ellis
  • Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom
    by Bill Martin, Jr.
  • Daddy Loves Me
    (DK Publishing)
  • Fruit
    by Sara Anderson
  • Global Babies
    by Mary Ajmera (The Global Fund for Children)
  • Good Night, Gorilla
    by Peggy Rathmann
  • Goodnight Moon
    by Margaret Wise Brown
  • Happy Baby Series
    published by Priddy Books
  • Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
    by Annie Kubler
  • Maisy’s Amazing Big Book of Words
    by Lucy Cousins
  • Moo, Baa, La La La
    by Sandra Boynton
  • Peek-A-Baby
    by Karen Katz
  • Peek-A-Boo! (Baby Faces)
    by Roberta Grobel Intrater
  • Peter’s Chair
    by Ezra Jack Keats
  • Big Red Barn
    by Margaret Wise Brown
  • Splash! (Baby Faces)
    by Roberta Grobel Intrater
  • Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
    by Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury
  • Vegetables
    by Sara Anderson
  • Wheels on the Bus
    by Raffi and Sylvie Wickstrom
  • Ten, Nine, Eight
    by Molly Bang
  • Very Hungry Caterpillar
    by Eric Carle

Picture Books and Early Readers

  • All the Colors of the Earth
    by Sheila Hamanaka
  • Are You a Ladybug?
    by Judy Allen
  • Lola Loves Stories
    by Anna McQuinn
  • Flossie and the Fox
    by Patricia C. McKissack
  • Full, Full, Full of Love
    by Trish Cooke
  • The Snowy Day
    by Ezra Jack Keats
  • Ten in the Bed
    by Penny Dale
  • Just the Two of Us
    by Will Smith
  • Little Bill (series)
    by Bill Cosby
  • Little Gorilla
    by Ruth Bornstein
  • Owl Babies
    by Martin Waddell
  • Please Baby, Please
    by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
  • Rap A Tap Tap
    by Leo and Diane Dillon
  • School Bus
    by Donald Crews
  • Sweet Music in Harlem
    by Debbie Taylor
  • Corduroy
    by Don Freeman
  • Who Stole the Cookies
    by Judith Moffat
  • Yo! Yes?
    by Chris Raschka
  • Grace for President
    by Kelly DiPucchio
  • We are in a Book
    by Mo Willems
  • LMNOPeas
    by Keith Baker
  • Where the Wild Things Are
    byMaurice Sendak
  • Henry and Mudge (Series)
    by Cynthia Rylant
  • Frog and Toad (Series)
    by Arnold Lobel

Chapter Books Authors

  • Joan Bauer
  • Beverly Cleary
  • Andrew Clements
  • Sharon Creech
  • Christopher Paul Curtis
  • Roald Dahl
  • Series “Dear America” or “My America”
  • Kate DiCamillo
  • Karen English
  • Russell Freedman
  • Virginia Hamilton
  • Mike Lupica
  • Walter Dean Myers
  • Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  • Barbara Park
  • Gary Paulsen
  • Mary Pope Osborne
  • J.K. Rowling
  • Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • Louis Sachar
  • Jeff Smith
  • Jerry Spinelli
  • Mildred Taylor
  • Valerie Wilson Wesley
  • Jacqueline Woodson

Supplies Wish List

If you would like to make a donation to Children’s Literacy Network, here’s
a list of high-use supplies:

  • White copier paper
  • Blank 700 MB/80min CD-Rs
  • White CD sleeves
  • Assorted colored card stock, 8-1/2″ x 11″
  • Padded manila envelopes (bubble mailers), 10-1/2″ x 16″
  • Manila envelopes, 9″ x 12″ and 11-1/2″ x 14-1/2″

Donations can be brought to our office: 3550 W. Liberty, Ste 2, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.