State(s) of Children’s Books Continued

June 6, 2009 in Children's Books by State Setting by Roberta | 4 comments

Edit: Click on the Children’s Book By State button above for a link to even more books by state.

Ever since I started the States of Children’s Books List, I have been running across books that should be added to the list of books for children to read while traveling across the United States.

Here are a few more:

California

Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory 1849 (Dear America Series) by Kristiana Gregory

A popular addition to the Dear America Series.

Hawaii

Early Sunday Morning: The Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows (Dear America Series) by Barry Denenberg

Minnesota

The Porcupine Year (Hardcover) by Louise Erdrich

New York

Rosie in New York City: Gotcha! by Carol Matas

For the younger set starting to learn about the states, I highly recommend

The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller

The Scrambled States of America Talent Show by Laurie Keller

The Scramble States Game is Awesome!!! Teaches state trivia in a hilarious way. No household should be without a copy (seriously!)

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  1. Cricket’s avatar

    Cricket on June 7, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    For Vermont, I’d recommend Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Wonderful book!

  2. Roberta’s avatar

    Roberta on June 16, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    Thank you so much for your recommendation. I’m thinking about expanding this section and I will definitely look this one up.

  3. Book Nerd’s avatar

    Book Nerd on August 23, 2011 at 7:11 pm

    I LOVE your list! As a first-time teacher, I find it very helpful. You may want to consider adding Bud, Not Buddy to Michigan, Julie of the Wolves to Alaska, and Little House in the Big Woods to Wisconsin.

  4. Roberta’s avatar

    Roberta on August 23, 2011 at 7:57 pm

    Thank you so much for the great ideas. I am hoping to be able to upgrade the States of Children’s Books website soon.