LiteracyUp! will deliver a book once a month straight to your child’s door. The hand-chosen titles will be selected by California Teacher of the Year, Alan Sitomer, according to your child’s age.

Ages 0 – 3: Flap Books

  • Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

  • Lift-the-Flap First 100 Numbers by Roger Priddy

  • Peek-a-Flap Who by Jaye Garnett 

Touch and Feel Books

  • Touch and Explore the Ocean by Nathalie Choux

  • Bright Baby Touch and Feel by Roger Priddy

  • Colors and Shapes

Ages 3 – 5: Classics

  • Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crocket Johnson

  • The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

  • Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown 

Life Experiences & Values

  • David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon

  • Under the Same Sun by Sharon Robinson

  • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

Ages 5 – 7: Early Chapter Books

  • Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

  • Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osborne

  • Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald

Series

  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff

  • Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin

  • Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold

Ages 7 – 9: Animals

  • National Geographic for Kids

  • Brer Rabbit Stories by Enid Blyton

  • Shadow by Michael Morpurgo

Adventure & Fantasy

  • Holes by Louis Sachar

  • Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling


The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.
— Dr. Seuss