Best Books on Epic! Reading App

Is your library closed? Book budget running low? Kids acting bored when what they really need is a new book to let their imaginations fly?

Ebooks may be you answer. When you need to stretch your book budget as much as possible, a reading app is a lifesaver, especially if you have a voracious reader.

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Epic! is a reading app I have written about before. It's a reading app dedicated to a providing a quality library of children's books for ages 0-12. Epic! offers over 40,000 ebooks, audiobooks, read-to-me books and some educational videos. It is free for teachers and librarians and parents can test drive it free for 30 days.

I've received several requests to recommend my favorite books on the Epic! app, so I did! This book list is HUGE, and it will save you tons of time searching through all the titles on the reading app.

Keep these guidelines in mind:

• Honestly, I adore all of the books on this list, but I've included an asterisk next to titles I especially love.
• Books are listed in no particular order.
• I've left off author names in an effort to get this list to you in a timely fashion.
• This is not an exhaustive list. If you don't see the title here, it doesn't mean the book is not worth reading! Keep in mind they have 40,000 titles!
• Some of these titles may only be "read-to-me" titles or audiobooks.
• If a book shows up on "popular" lists, I probably haven't listed it here because it is already easy to find!
• A sure fire way to find more books is to search for the author of the book you just read.

Happy reading!

Picture Books on Epic!

Epic! recommends books by age, so you when searching in the explore feature, set the filter to the desired age group.

• A Map into the World
• A Sick Day for Amos McGee
• Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin*
• Gittel's Journey
• The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred
• Going Down Home with Daddy
• We are Grateful*
• Sumo Joe*
• Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
• The Princess and the Warrior
• A Different Pond*
• Ohana Means Family*
• Let Them Play*
• After the Fall
• Kel Gilligan's Daredevil Stunt Show
• A Boy Like You*
• Jabari Jumps*
• Niko Draws a Feeling
• Ish
• Windblown
• They Say Blue
• The Imaginary Garden
• King for a Day
• Willow Finds a Way
• The Princess and the Pit Stop
• Mister Rodriguez*
• Grandpa's Stories*
• Small in the City*
• I Am Peace
• When Adan Becam a Brother*
• The Tea Party in the Woods*
• Shelter
• Another Perfect Day
• Hey Water!
• The Mermaid and the Shoe
• A Moon for Moe and Me*
• Dreamers*
• Maddi's Fridge
• The Artist and Me
• How the Queen Found the Perfect Cup of Tea
• Wolf in the Snow
• Angus and the Ducks*
• May I Bring a Friend*
• Don't Touch This Book
• Have You Seen Elephant
• Chicken in the Kitchen*
• Wallpaper*
• Let Freedom Sing
• Buddy and Earl*
• I Am So Brave
• Ten Birds*

Early Chapter Books and Easy Readers on Epic!

Most of these titles are part of a book series so be sure to explore the author's other works. I have not sorted these titles by reading level. If your child is looking for a particular level, Epic! has a search function just for that purpose.

Easy Readers:

• Good Night, Knight*
• You Are (Not) Small
• Mr. Putty and Tabby
• Pug
• See Me Play
• See Me Run*
• Aggie and Ben
• You Can Do It
• What Am I? Where Am I?

Easy Chapter Books:

• Big Foot and Little Foot
• Superduper Teddy*
• My Heart is Laughing*
• Bink and Gollie
• Milo and Jazz Myteries
• Horrid Henry
• Book Uncle and Me*
• King and Kayla
• Stella Bats
• Ramona Quimby
• Jasper and Dooley
• Martin Bridge
• Inspector Flytrap
• The Chocolate Touch*
• Sherlock Sam
• The Polk Street Mysteries
• West Meadow Detectives
• Detective Gordon: The First Case*
• Upstairs Mouse Downstairs Mole
• The Princess in Black
• Clara Humble
• My Father's Dragon*
• Katie Woo
• Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel*
• Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters
• Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie

Middle Grade on Epic!

Middle grade chapter books are broadly recommended for ages 8 and up. Your child's reading level and interest may be different. Many of the following titles are part of a series for further reading time.

• The Parker Inheritance*
• A Greyhound of a Girl
• The Terrible Two
• Yours Sincerely, Giraffe*
• Wayside School
• Explorer Academy
• The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez
• Knights and Dinosaurs*
• Masterminds
• A Boy Named Queen
• Frank Einstein
• Ella Enchanted
• Bridge to Terabithia*
• Catching a Storyfish
• Zinnia and the Bees
• Finding Langston*
• Last of the Name
• Ungifted
• The Not-Just Anybody Family *
• The Cheshire Cheese Cat*
• Fake Mustache
• Strawberry Girl
• Mother West Wind's Animal Friends
• Soldier Bear
• Susan Marcus Bends the Rules
• Swallows and Amazons
• MC Higgins the Great *
• IQ: Independence Hall
• Inside Out and Back Again*
• Heart of a Samurai*
• Peter Nimble and the Fantastic Eyes
• Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard
• The Abominables
• The Ice Sea Pirates
• Jake and Lily*
• Greenglass House*
• It Ain't So Awful Falafal*
• The Island of Beyond
• Ahimsa*
• The Flight of Swans
• The Breadwinner*
• Sweep: A Story of a Girl and Her Monster
• The Girl Who Drank the Moon
• Wicked Nix

Graphic Novels and Comics

Graphic novels and comics are absolutely worth reading! I've included primarily non-licensed titles here. Your child can also find characters like Garfield and Peanuts in abundance!

• Tiger vs. Nightmare*
• El Deafo
• Guinea Pig Private Eye*
• Lumberjanes
• Arthur and the Golden Rope*
• Rutabaga the Adventure Chef
• Wallace the Brave*
• Hilda and the Troll*
• Breaking Cat News*
• Phoebe and Her Unicorn
• Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales
• Hereville*

Audiobooks on Epic!

Note that your children may also find these titles as reading books rather than audiobooks. I've included both picture books and chapter books here.

Picture Books:

• The Happy Owls*
• The Happy Lion
• Crow Boy
• The Word Collector*
• All the Colors of the Earth
• Who's in Rabbit's House*
• Extra Yarn
• The Three Robbers
• Lon Po Po
• Come On Rain
• Zen Ghosts*
• This is the Rope*
• Petunia
• Peter's Chair

Novels:

• Upside-Down Magic
• Arf *
• The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret*
• What the Dickens
• A Snicker of Magic
• The Children of Green Knowe
• The Saturdays*
• Gone-Away Lake
• All Of A Kind Family
• Miranda the Great
• My Teacher Fried My Brains
• Arabel and Mortimer
• Ruff vs. Fluff
• Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat*
• The Lost Kingdom
• Mark of the Theif
• Esperanza Rising
• Dash
• Honey
• A Snicker of Magic
• Once Upon a Marigold*
• The Witch Family

Poetry

Don't forget poetry as part of your child's literary education! In addition to these books you can search for poets like "William Shakespeare" or "Maya Angelou."

• Lion of the Sky
• Can I Touch Your Hair?*
• Yes, We Are Latinos!
• Words with Wings
• Cool Melons Turn to Frogs*
• Nonsense Poems*
• Miguel's Brave Knight
• The Owl and the Pussycat
• Afternoon on a Hill
• How to Eat a Poem
• If It Rains Pancakes
• Ode to a Commode
• Everything is a Poem
• Dictionary for a Better World

Nonfiction

Epic! has an enormous amount of nonfiction books. The jewel in the crown is their collection of National Geographic books. I haven't listed many here because I simply haven't read many of the others, but of course your child can search by subject.

• National Geographic books
• Winged Wonders
• Separate is Never Equal*
• Explore Spring!
• The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons
• Earthrise*
• Rocket to the Moon*
• Sea Otter Heroes*
• Flying Deep

Biographies

I was quite impressed with the range of picture book biographies in the Epic! library. Here are a few I recommend that are well-written and have great illustrations, and you will find many others.

• Rebel Girls (series)
• The Right Word: Roget and His Thesauraus*
• Before She Was Harriet*
• Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
• Trombone Shorty*
• Counting on Katherine*
• The Book Itch
• Basketball Belles
• The Boo-Boos That Changed the World
• Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
• Hiawatha the Peacemaker
• Richard Wright and the Library Card
• Esquivel: Space Age Sound Artist
• Ruth Bader Ginsberg: The Case of RBG vs. Inequality*
• The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
• Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions*
• What to Do about Alice?

To repeat myself, this is by no means a comprehensive list of all the reading choices on the Epic! app. You and your children will find many others. The search function doesn't always bring up every book you may enjoy, but the suggested titles at the end of each book will also aid you in your search.

And remember, you can always try out Epic! free for 30 days!

Happy reading!