July Read Alouds
It’s time for another month’s read alouds to celebrate wacky, silly, important, and historical holidays! This list combines not only great fictional read alouds, but some nonfiction and biographies as well to teach kids about fun and interesting facts and people.
I’m not taking all the credit, as the blog Growing Book by Book has a post just like this! I tried hard to either choose different holidays to highlight when I found something that could work or at the very least, provide some additional titles for you instead!
- January Read Alouds
- February Read Alouds
- March Read Alouds
- April Read Alouds
- May Read Alouds
- June Read Alouds
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July Read Alouds
- July 1 – National Postal Workers Day – The Jolly Postman by Janet & Allen Ahlberg
- July 2 – World UFO Day – Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman
- July 3 – National Stay Out of the Sun Day – The Sun Shines Everywhere by Mary Ann Hoberman
- July 4 – Independence Day – Blue Sky White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus
- July 5 – National Graham Crackers Day – Make More S’mores by Cathy Ballou Mealey
- July 6 – Hop a Park Day – A Park Connects Us by Sarah Nelson
- July 7 – Build a Scarecrow Day – The Scarecrow by Beth Ferry
- July 8 – National Blueberry Day – Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
- July 9 – Fashion Day – Dress-Up Day by Blanca Gómez
- July 10 – Teddy Bear Picnic Day – The Teddy Bears’ Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy
- July 11 – World Population Day – If the World Were 100 People: A Visual Guide to Our Global Village by Jackie McCann
- July 12 – National Motorcycle Day – My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
- July 13 – National Rock Day – A Rainbow of Rocks by Kate DePalma
- July 14 – Shark Awareness Day – Ultimate Shark Rumble by Jerry Pallotta
- July 15 – Cow Appreciation Day – A Birthday for Cow by Jan Thomas
- July 16 – World Snake Day – Snakes on a Train by Kathryn Dennis
- July 17 – National Tattoo Day – Tell Me a Tattoo Story by Alison McGhee
- July 18 – World Listening Day – The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
- July 19 – National Football Day – Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes by Don Tate
- July 20 – Space Exploration Day – Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood
- July 21 – National Ice Cream Day – The Ice Cream Vanishes by Julia Sarcone-Roach
- July 22 – Hammock Day – Havoc in the Hammock! by Kelly Russell Jaques
- July 23 – National Sprinkle Day – A Sundae with Everything on It by Kyle Scheele
- July 24 – Amelia Earhart Day – I Am Amelia Earhart by Brad Meltzer
- July 25 – National Carousel Day – The Midnight Fair by Gideon Steer
- July 26 – Summer Olympics – The Frog Olympics by Brian Moses
- July 27 – National Day of the Cowboy – Real Cowboys by Kate Hoefler
- July 28 – National Milk Chocolate Day – No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart and Allen Young
- July 29 – International Tiger Day – It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle
- July 30 – International Day of Friendship – Words to Make a Friend: A Story in Japanese and English by Donna Jo Napoli and Naoko Stoop
- July 31 – National Watermelon Day – The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
