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In honor of Read Across America Day, we invite you to Read across the United States with this list of the most popular children鈥檚 books by state! was launched in 1998 by the , and is the nation鈥檚 largest annual celebration of reading.

Each year, the NEA sets a theme for the day. This year, the call to action is to create a nation of diverse readers. Those who participate in Read Across America Day will aim to motivate children to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources that are inclusive of all identities.聽

Reading has the potential to take the reader out of this world, and into one unlike anything they have ever seen. It鈥檚 a known fact that each state across the country is vastly different from the next, so it only makes sense for the book choices to be different too.聽

Our cross-country reading tour includes two books for each state: (1) the most popular book in the region and (2) one recommendation from Reading Partners. Let鈥檚 start with the nine states plus the District of Columbia where Reading Partners is located.

California: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! By Alissa Holder and Zulekha Holder-Young

Colorado: If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don鈥檛! By Elise Parsley聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Ambitious Girl by Meena Harris and Marissa Valdez

Maryland: If I Had a Raptor by George O鈥機onnor聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Windows by Patrick Guest and Jonathan Bentley

Minnesota: Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil and Anait Semirdzhyan

New York: Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Vamos! Let鈥檚 Go Eat by Raul the Third聽

Oklahoma: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sheman Alexie

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Finish the Fight: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Veronica Chambers聽

South Carolina: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Peterson聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Black Women in Science: A Black History Book for Kids by Kimberly Brown Pellum

Texas: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voice Go Tell It by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney聽

Washington: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Swashby by the Sea by Beth Ferry and Juana Martinez-Neal聽

Washington, DC: Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: I Am Everything Good by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James

Here are the rest of the states鈥� top books and a Reading Partners recommendation for each.

Alabama: Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton聽

Alaska: Eloise by Kay Thompson聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: A Story About Afiya by James Berry and Anna Cunha

Arizona: Charlotte鈥檚 Web by E.B. White聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade聽

Arkansas: Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo

Connecticut: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Mommy鈥檚 Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Ebony Glenn

Delaware: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: I Dream of Popo by Livia Blackburne and Julia Kuo

Florida: Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho and Dung Ho

Georgia: Home by Carson Ellis

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

Hawaii: The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Kamala and Maya鈥檚 Big Idea by Meena Harris and Ana Ramirez Gonzalez

Idaho: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor and Rafael Lopez

Illinois: Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: 111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl by Rina Singh and Marianne Ferrer

Indiana: What Do You Do With An Idea? By Kobi Yamada聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood by Tony Hillery and Jessie Hartland聽

Iowa: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison聽

Kansas: Ramony Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez聽

Kentucky: The Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: All Because You Matter by Tami Charles and Bryan Collier聽

Louisiana: Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow聽

Maine: Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Where Are You From? By Yamile Saied Mendez and Jaime Kim聽

Massachusetts: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson and Sophie Blackall

Michigan: Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal

Mississippi: Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Yasmin the Explore by Saadia Faruqi and Hatem Aly

Missouri: The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts聽

Montana: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: My Friends by Taro Gomi聽

Nebraska: Freight Train by Donald Crews聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade by Lyla Lee and Dung Ho

Nevada: Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Double Bass Blues by Andrea J. Loney and Rudy Gutierrez

New Hampshire: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora聽

New Jersey: Go, Dog, Go! by P.D. Eastman聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Ready to Fly by Lea Lyon and Alexandria LaFaye

New Mexico: The Napping House by Audrey Wood and Don Wood聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Sadiq and the Green Thumbs by Siman Nuurali and Anjan Sarkar

North Carolina: Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Se帽orita Mariposa by Mister G and Marcos Almada Rivero聽

North Dakota: Story Boat by Kyo MacLear聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar and Alea Marley聽

Ohio: Dreamers by Yuyi Morales聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang and Charlene Chua聽

Oregon: Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Astro Girl by Ken Wilson-Max

Pennsylvania: The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown and Shane Evans聽

Rhode Island: Lilly鈥檚 Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle and Mike Curato聽

South Dakota: Front Desk by Kelly Yang聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Under My Hijab by Hena Khan and Aaliya Jaleel

Tennessee: A Chair for my Mother by Vera B. Williams聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: I Am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown and Jason 鈥淩achel鈥� Brown聽

Utah: Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Sulwe by Lupita Nyong鈥檕 and Vashti Harrison聽

Vermont: Drawn Together by Minh Le

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Under the Ramadan Moon by Sylvia Whitman and Sue Williams聽

Virginia: A Different Pond by Bao Phi

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S. K. Ali聽

West Virginia: The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Thank You, Omu! By Oge Mora聽

Wisconsin: Stellaluna by Janell Cannon聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Drawn Together by Minh Le and Dan Santat聽

Wyoming: Corduroy by Don Freeman聽

Reading Partners鈥� recommendation: Super Satya Saves the Day by Raakhee Mirchandani and Tim Palin聽

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