Looking for a Good Book? Have We Got a List for You!

Who better for a good book suggestion than a librarian?

In honor of Read Across America, which is officially marked today on the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss, librarians and staff members at the  share their picks for good books for all ages.

Looking for a good book to sit down and read to your kids? How about one for your book discussion group? We bet you'll find something in this list from the good folks at North Canton's home for knowledge.

Jamie Macris, head of the children's department

• Picture book: Art & Max by David Wiesner
• New readers: I Love My New Toy!: An Elephant & Piggie Book by Mo Willems
• 2nd-3rd graders: Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little by Peggy Gifford
• 4th-5th graders: Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan

Cathy Morgan, reference librarian

• Book for Teens: Three Black Swans by Caroline B. Cooney
• Books for adults: Down River by John Hart, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig

Jonathan Harris, adult and teen services librarian

• Picture book: I Want my Hat Back by J. Klassen
• YA Fiction: The Fault in our Stars by John Green
• Adult Fiction: The Mirage by Matt Ruff
• Adult Nonfiction: The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City by Kelly Coyne

Keri Burick, patron services manager

• Picture Book: A House in the Woods by Inga Moore 
• For 5th to 7th graders: Nature Girl by Jane Kelley 
• 12 and up: Inheritance, book 4 of the Inheritance Cylce, by Christopher Paolini 
• Adult Nonfiction: Your Daughter's Bedroom: Insights for Raising Confident Women by Joyce McFadden

Sandi Lang, library director

• Children's Book: The Great Gracie Chase by Cynthia Rylant
• Juvenile Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry
• YA Book: Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
• Adult: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

And your local editor, Morgan Day, couldn't pass up a chance to recommend some of her favorite reads. She offers up Atonement by Ian McEwan and Loving Frank: A Novel by Nancy Horan.