More Heroic Books for Kids
Here are more of our favorite inspirational, hero-themed books for kids. We’ll add a new list each month, February to April 2008.
Animal Heroes (Our February Picks)
For Pre-K
- Big Al (Picture Books/E/Cle) by Andrew Clements
- Firebears: The Rescue Team (Picture Books/E/Gre) by Rhonda Gowler Greene
- Preschool to the Rescue (Picture Book/E/Sierra) by Judy Sierra
- Supersnouts! (Picture Books/E/Bjo) by Steve Bjorkman
For Grades K to 2
- Hero Cat (Picture Books/E/Spinelli) by Eileen Spinelli
- Mercy Watson Fights Crime (First Chapters/J/DiCamillo) by Kate DiCamillo
- Oliver the Mighty Pig (Easy Readers/E/Van) by Jean Van Leeuwen
- Superdog: The Heart of a Hero (Picture Books/E/Buehner) by Carolyn Buehner
For Grades 3 to 5
- Babe: The Gallant Pig (Juvenile Fiction/J/King-Smith) by Dick King-Smith
- My Dog, My Hero (Juvenile Fiction/J/Byars) by Betsy Byars
- Panda: A Guide Horse for Ann (Juvenile Nonfiction/J362.4048/Han) by Rosanna Hansen
- The Tale of Despereaux (Juvenile Fiction/J/DiCamillo) by Kate DiCamillo
Heroes Past & Present (Our March Picks)
For Pre-K
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (Picture Books/E/Bur) by Virginia Lee Burton
- My Mom is a Firefighter (Picture Books/E/Grambling) by Lois G. Grambling
- New York's Bravest (Picture Books/E/Osb) by Mary Pope Osborne
- A Strange Day (Picture Books/E/Heide) by Iris van der Heide
For Grades K to 2
- Aero and Officer Mike: Police Partners (Juvenile Nonfiction/J363.632/Rus) by Joan Plummer Russell
- Stone Fox (Juvenile First Chapters/J/Gar) by John R. Gardner
- Kami and the Yaks (Picture Books/E/Stryer) by Andrea Steen Stryer
- Davy Crockett Saves the World (Picture Books/E/Sch) by Rosalyn Schanzer
For Grades 3 to 5
- American Slave, American Hero: York of the Lewis & Clark Expedition (Juvenile Biographies/J917.8042/York) by Lawrence P. Pringle
- Patriots in Petticoats: Heroines of the American Revolution (Juvenile Nonfiction/J973.3082/Red) by Shirley Raye Redmond
- Heroes for Civil Rights (Juvenile Nonfiction/J323.0922/Adl) by David A. Adler
- On the Wings of Heroes (Juvenile Fiction/J/Peck) by Richard Peck
- American Heroes (Juvenile Biographies/J920.073/Del) by Marfe Ferguson Delano
Super Heroes (Our April Picks)
For Pre-K
- Super Sam! (Picture Books/E/Reis) by Lori Ries
- A Box Full of Kittens (Picture Books/E/Manzano) by Sonia Manzano
- Amazing Adventures of Bathman (Picture Books/E/Pelletier) by Andrew T. Pelletier
- The Adventures of Sparrowboy (Picture Books/E/Pinkney) by Brian Pinkney
For Grades K to 2
- Traction Man is Here! (Picture Books/E/Grey) by Mini Grey
- Another Perfect Day (Picture Books/E/MacDonald) by Ross MacDonald
- Perfect Man (Juvenile Fiction/J/Wilson) by Troy Wilson
- Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery (Picture Books/E/O‘Malley) by Kevin O’Malley
For Grades 3 to 5
- The Hero Revealed (Juvenile Fiction/J/Boniface) by William Boniface
- Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask: A Bilingual Cuento (Spanish Language Juvenile Fiction/Spanish/J/Garza) by Xavier Garza
- Melvin Beederman, Superhero series (Juvenile Fiction/J/Trine) by Greg Trine
- Owlboy series (Juvenile Fiction/J/Sniegoski) by Thomas E. Sniegoski

