Excel by Eight was initially established as the Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading in 2011 to ensure all children read at grade level by the end of third grade. In honor of Read a Book Day, we asked our team to share their favorite children’s books. Check out our top eight favorite recommendations!
The E8 Team’s Eight Favorite Children’s Books
- “Little Blue Truck” by Alice Schertle
Angela Duran, E8 Executive Director - “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats
La Shawn Grimes, E8 Project Consultant - “Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes” by Eric Litwin, James Dean, and Kimberly Dean
Tori Scott, E8 Communities Manager - “Little House on the Prairie” by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Anna Strong, Executive Director, Arkansas Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics - “The Kissing Hand” by Audrey Penn
Beth Tody, E8 Regional Coordinator - “Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon” by Patty Lovell
Jamie Ward, President, Arkansas Association for Infant Mental Health - “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Adena White, E8 Communications Director - “The Little Engine That Could” by Watty Piper
Alison Williams, E8 Coalitions Director
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