Brainy Books to Read for Read Across America Day We wanted to provide you with brainy books to read for Read Across America Day. Every year, Read Across America Day is held on Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2. Launched in 1998 by the National Education Association, the day (as well as Read Across America Month, which is celebrated throughout the entire month of March) was created to encourage children to read. The National Education Association has created a Read Across America book list about books and reading! The list of 44 books is divided into three recommended reading levels: Preschool, Primary School, and Juvenile Audience. We’ve chosen five books from each category but encourage you to check out the complete list through the link below. Here are the books: Preschool Books 1. “The Book Hog” by Greg Pizzoli 2. “I Do Not Like Books Anymore!” by Daisy Hirst 3. “Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree” by Naoko Stoop 4. “Look! A Book!” by Bob Staake 5. “Charlie Cook’s Favorite Book” by Axel Scheffler Primary School Books 1. “How to Read a Book” by Kwame Alexander 2. “Bunny’s Book Club” by Annie Silvestro 3. “Kesey Green, Reading Queen” by Claudia Mills 4. “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” by William Joyce 5. “The Lonely Book” by Kate Bernheimer Young Adult Books 1. “I Am the Book” by Lee Bennett Hopkins 2. “Bookspeak! Poems About Books” by Laura Purdie Salas 3. “I Am a Story” by Dan Yaccarino 4. “Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library” by Barb Rosenstock 5. “Bookjoy, Wordjoy” by Pat Mora Bonus Book: “My Fantabulous Brain” by Julia Cook, M.S. In her latest book, My Fantabulous Brain, award-winning children’s author, counselor, and parenting expert Julia Cook, M.S., reminds children that learning struggles aren’t a permanent label and there are ways to tune up your brain. The book helps explain learning challenges and the concept of a “brain trainer” while symbolizing a “brain toolbox” to strengthen core cognitive skills and build confidence. In addition to the list of 44 books about books and reading, Read Across America’s has 30 other recommended reading lists, which are sorted by topic, here: https://www.worldcat.org/profiles/ReadAcrossAmerica/lists.