Books that Make Learning Fun

A book that makes learning fun presents material in an engaging manner, encourages readers to think strategically, or models critical thinking and discovery.

Discover books by level:

preschool elementary middle school secondary advanced

Our favorite books at the preschool level

entertaining intro to the history of math

A Fly on the Ceiling (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)

Julie Glass

Topic: history
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it occasionally

walk into Monet's gardens

A Picnic with Monet (Mini Masters)

Julie Merberg, Suzanne Bober

Topic: art
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

more abcs with Reader Rabbit

Alphabet (Reader Rabbit Workbook)

Topic: language arts
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

learning with classic children's characters

Before Five in a Row

Jane C. Lambert

Topic: language arts
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

what did Ben Franklin do when he was bored?

Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)

Frank Murphy

Topic: history
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

count, group, laugh!

Best Counting Book Ever

Richard Scarry

Topic: math
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

riddle rhymes

Can You Find Me?: Building Thinking Skills in Reading, Math, Science & Social Studies K-1 (Bright Minds series)

Michael Baker, Cheryl Block, Eric Cardinale

Topic: science
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

dancing delights

Dancing with Degas

Julie Merberg, Suzanne Bober

Topic: art
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

early explorations into mathematics

Family Math for Young Children: Comparing (Equals Series))

Jean Kerr Stenmark, Grace Davila Coates

Topic: math
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it occasionally

learning with your child's favorite stories

Five in a Row (Five in a Row): Volume 1

Jane C. Lambert

Topic: language arts
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

first book I read on being a full time mom

Home by Choice: Raising Emotionally Secure Children in an Insecure World

Brenda Hunter PhD

Topic: education
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it occasionally

the family that reads together ...

Honey for a Child's Heart

Gladys Hunt

Topic: education
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

number stories with a moral

Math Fables

Greg Tang

Topic: math
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

instrument fun with fabulous sounds

Meet the Orchestra

Ann Hayes

Topic: music
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

measurement: short and long of it

Millions to Measure

David M. Schwartz

Topic: math
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

puzzles for pattern blocks

Pattern Animals: Puzzles for Pattern Blocks (Grades 1-3)

Sandra Mogensen, Judi Magarian-Gold

Topic: math
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

Reader Rabbit and me!

Reader Rabbit Preschool (Reader Rabbit Giant Workbooks)

Learning Company Books

Topic: language arts
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

math and art make a beautiful pair

Sharing with Renoir (Mini Masters)

Julie Merberg, Suzanne Bober

Topic: art
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

weekly activities for baby's first five years

Slow and Steady Get Me Ready

June Oberlander

Topic: education
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

soft, durable puzzle shapes

Soft Shapes: Colors

Ikids

Topic: art
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

counting fish

Soft Shapes: Counting

Ikids

Topic: art
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

colorful, soft shape puzzles

Soft Shapes: Shapes

Ikids

Topic: art
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

learn to read with phonics

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, Elaine Bruner

Topic: language arts
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

flutter and fly from a to z

The Butterfly Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books)

Brian Cassie, Jerry Pallotta

Topic: language arts
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

a story of polygons

The Greedy Triangle (Brainy Day Books)

Marilyn Burns

Topic: math
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

early bug guide

The Icky Bug Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books)

Jerry Pallotta, Neil Pallotta

Topic: science
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

count and learn bug names!

The Icky Bug Counting Book

Jerry Pallotta

Topic: science
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

counting with candy

The M & M's Brand Counting Book

Barbara Barbieri McGrath

Topic: math
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

tackle potty training like a princess (or prince)

The Princess and the Potty (Aladdin Picture Books)

Wendy Lewison

Topic: health
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

another journey with four personalities

The Two Trails A Treasure Tree Adventure

Dr. John Trent

Topic: health
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly