Revolutionary Books for Kids

Some ideas for kid’s reading:

1. Childhood of Famous Americans. They have quite a few – don’t miss Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, or Paul Revere.

2. Robert Lawson authored 2 great ones – Ben and Me & Mr. Revere and I.

3. Ann Rinaldi is another good author for history. I liked Time Enough for Drums, Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons, & The Secrets of Sarah Revere. These have a little 18th century romance in them so your daughters might like them better than your sons.

4. Anything & everything by Jean Fritz. For younger readers try What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin  or Shhh! We’re Writing the Constitution. For older kids try The Great Little Madison  and Early Thunder.

5. Anything by the D’Aulaire’s is wonderful. You can read their shorter and colorful books to your children. Half the pages are black and white so you can copy them and let your children color while you read. Favorites? George Washington, Ben Franklin, Leif the Lucky.

6. Heroes of the Revolution by David Adler. Short but trustworthy information.

7. Sterling North’s George Washington Frontier Colonel.

8. Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution by Laurie Halse Anderson. Fabulous girl power stories and facts.