Book Recommendations For Every Age Group In Hong Kong

Book Recommendations For: Babies

Board books are made from durable materials with thick covers and thick pages, and are smaller in size than ordinary story books. They help children develop pre-reading skills, such as letter and sound recognition. It can also help to promote bonding between a parent and a child to foster and develop a love of reading at an early age.

Here are some of our favorites:

• Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
• Where is Baby's Belly Button? by Karen Katz
• Silly Lullaby by Sandra Boynton
• A to Z by Sandra Boynton
• Giggly Wiggly Playtime Rhymes by Michael Rosen

Don't forget the classics!

• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle
• You're My Little Baby by Eric Carle
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault

Book Recommendations For: Toddlers & Pre-School/Nursery

Here are some of our favorites:

• I'm So Glad You Were Born by Ainsley Earhardt
• I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato by Lauren Child
• A Great Big Cuddle - Poems for the Young by Michael Rosen
• The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin
• Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
• The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming

Book series/collections recommendations:

• My Big Fairy Tale Collection by Mara Alperin
• Curious George books by Margaret Rey and H.A. Rey
• Little Critter books by Mercer Meyer
• The Berenstain Bears books by Stan Berenstain

Don't forget the classics!

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
• The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
• Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
• We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

Book Recommendations For: Early Readers

Here are some of our favorites:

• Be Quiet! by Ryan T. Higgins
• Have You Seen Gordon? by Adam Jay Epstein
• Hooray For Amanda and Her Alligator! by Mo Willems
• The Smart Cookie by Jory John
• The Crayons' Book of Feelings by Drew Daywalt

Book series/collections recommendations:

• Early Reader Phonics books I Can Read! book sets
• Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems
• Albie series of books by Caryl Hart

Don't forget the classics!

• The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
• A Classic Case of Dr Seuss box set
• Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales 

Book Recommendations For: Middle Grade Readers

Once our kids are able to read independently, it gives them enough time to focus on words they are not familiar with. This makes reading a positive experience for them, and for them to discover topics of interest when choosing a book.

Here are some of our favorites:

• The Book With No Pictures by BJ Novak
• Wonder by RJ Palacio
• Adventure of the Wishing Chair by Enid Blyton
• The 1000 Year Old Boy by Ross Welford
• Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author by Susan Tan

Book series/collections recommendations:

• Harry Potter The Complete Collection by JK Rowling
• Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin
• The Adventures of Tin Tin by Hergé
• Dork Diaries Collection by Rachel Renée Russell
• Percy Jackson & The Olympians by Rick Riordan
• The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
• Magic Tree House Books by Mary Pope Osborne
• The Ramona Collection by Beverly Cleary
• Ella and Olivia by Yvette Poshoglian
• Where's Waldo the Complete Collection by Martin Hanford

Don't forget the classics!

• Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Book Recommendations For: Pre-Teen & Young Adult Readers

Once our kids love to read for pleasure, encourage them to broaden the books that they’re reading with new topics and genres.

Here are some of our favorites:

• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
• New Kid by Jerry Craft
• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
• The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle

Book series/collections recommendations:

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
• The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
• The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
• Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
• Roald Dahl Collection
• The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Don't forget the classics!

• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott