Born to Read by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Marc Brown

Sam was born to read. Reading is his favorite hobby. He even reads while playing basketball! Sam enters a bike race and wins paying all credit to his favorite pastime. He read books on all kinds of topics from nutrition to bike repair which helped him prepare.

Then, a giant baby Grundaloon begins terrorizing Sam's town and he takes some of his favorite books and reads to the giant while a cargo jet from UPS scoops up the baby and delivers him home safely to his mother's waiting arms.

Sam's message to readers is that readers can do anything and go anywhere! The illustrations are wonderful and feature the covers of some of the most beloved children's picture books of all time including The Cat in the Hat and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. This book would be excellent for storytime as it has a rhyming text and supports print awareness.

Genre: Picture Book-Fiction
Sierra, J. (2008). Born to read. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.