Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
Picture book · ages 4–8 · 650L (~3rd grade) · 2014
Why we'd hand it over
The canonical picture book about wildness and belonging — the Sendak illustrations are so vivid that kids live inside Max's rage and return, and the ending hits different every time a parent reads it aloud.
What parents said
This is of course your classic traditional English language fare.
Pick things that are fun for you to read. They'll love just about anything if you have fun with it.