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RED RIBBON READING LIST
Run to Read and Write
Here is a reading list to use with our Red Ribbon Program. Health, fitness and running books which the editor has previewed are highlighted in red. This is not an 'exclusive' list. You may also read books of your choice which are not on this list
Carol Goodrow's Book for kids from 6 to 16: Happy Feet, Healthy Food for kids from age 6 - 16. Full of information on staying healthy and fit with a journal writing component. Fun, upbeat, and nurturing. Hard cover, full color, 112 pages. INSPIRATIONAL YEAR-LONG JOURNAL FOR EVERYONE Carol Goodrow's Chapter Book for kids from 6 to 96: The Treasure of Health and Happiness. Go on an adventure with Hannah and her dog Toby as they discover healthy treasures. Good Read: Want your young runners (11 to 16 yrs.) to find a book they love to read? Try 5K Runner by Jim Stevenson. It's a quick read that tells the story of a young boy who discovers his love of distance running. EASY READER FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN Great book for high school runners and adults: City Runners by Larry Hinders. Here's a story about a group of teens in a detention center who become successful cross-country runners. Reading this book reminds us that every child deserves a happy childhood and that in the right setting the good in a human heart can triumph. GOOD MIX OF LITERARY WRITING AND RUNNING |
PICTURE BOOKS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES
Ndito Runs by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Pumpkin Runner by Marcia Diane Arnold
Bear Shadow by Frank Asch
The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth
Katie and the Big Snow by Virgina Lee Burton (Selected by Cheri Kenah, Miler)
Marco's Run by Wesley Cartier
Pellie Runs a Marathon by Michele Bredice Craemer, Illustrated by Elzabeth Lavin
Frog Knows Best by Kelli Foster
Happy Feet, Healthy Food Your Child's First Journal of Exercise and Healthy Eating by Carol Goodrow
Run, Dogs, Run! by Hal Higdon, Illustrated by Dana Summers
Toot and Puddle by Holly Hobbie
Henry Builds a Cabin by DB Johnson
Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by DB Johnson
Running the Road to ABC by Denize Lauture
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Running Girl by Sharon Bell Mathias
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Curious George by H.A. Rey (Selected by Libbie Hickman, 10,000m)
In The Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (Selected by Stephanie Best, 1500m)
Race to the Finish by Margaret Snyder
The Great Royal Race by Carl Sommer
See Mom Run by Kara Douglas Thom
Velveteen Rabbit by Marjorie Williams
POETRY ANTHOLOGIES (Read 5 poems in an anthology)
Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems by Beatrice Shenk De Regniers
Poems for Youth by Emily Dickinson
Poetry for Young People by Robert Frost, Edited by Gary D. Schmidt (Selected by Lynn Jennings)
Talking Like the Rain: A First Book of Poems by X. J. Kennedy
Now We are Six by A. A. Milne
The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky
EASY READERS
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (Selected by Peter DeLaCerda, Marathoner)
Go, Dog, Go! by P.D. Eastman (Selected by Matt Carpenter, Mountain Runner)
A Fly Went By by Mike McClintock
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (Selected by Rich Kenah, 400m)
He Bear She Bear by Stan & Jan Berenstain
Father Bear Comes Home by Else Holmelund Minarik
FICTION
The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Anderson
Thumbelina by Hans Christian Anderson
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
Tales of a Fouth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Selected by Hal Higdon, Marathoner)
Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exubery (Selected by Lynn Jennings, 10,000m)
Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
The Treasure of Health and Happiness by Carol Goodrow
Frog Prince by Brothers Grimm (Selected by Amby Burfoot, Marathoner)
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah Howe
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Junie B. Jones Beauty Shop Guy by Barbara Park
Junie B. Jones Captain Field Day by Barbara Park
5K Runner by Jim Stevenson
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (Selected by Stephanie Best, 1500m)
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
NON FICTION
Never Give Up and Go For It! Series by Andy Andrews
Rapid Runners: 12 of Nature's Most Amazing Animals by Sally Fleming
The Summer Olympics by Bob Knotts
Jesse Owens, Olympic Hero by Francene Sabene
Wilma Rudolph, On My Own Biography by Victoria Sherrow (Selected by Grete Waitz)
NEWBERRY MEDAL
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Holes by Louis Sachar
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
CALEDCOTT MEDAL
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Officer Buckel and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (Selected by Michelle Rohl, Race Walker)
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
Anatole by Eve Titus, Pictures by Paul Galdone (Selected by Stephanie Best, 1500m)
CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD
Escape to Freedom: A Play about Young Frederick Douglas by Ossie Davis
Her Stories! African American Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Stories by Virginia Hamilton
Motown and Didi: A Love Story by Walter Dan Myers
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman by Jerry Pinkney
Tar Beach by Faith Ringwold
FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULT READERS
City Runners (fiction) by Larry Hinders
Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest Race by Dick Beardsley
Complete Book of Running by Amby Burfoot
Life at these Speeds by Jeremy Jackson (Selected by Alan Webb, Miler)
Running with the Buffaloes by Chris Lear and Adam Goucher
The Young Athlete, A Sports Doctor's Complete Guide for Parents by Dr. Jordan D. Metzl and Carol Shookhoff
5K Runner (fiction) by Jim Stevenson
We have provided a Response Form and a Blank Lined Form if extra space is needed.
If you do find good reading material that you would like added to our suggested reading list, please email us to let us know. Also please email goodrow@infionline.net with any questions or comments about this program.
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