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Parents read-to-me Books For 5-Year-Old Kids

Read-To-Me books about parents for kids age 5 show how Mom or Dad helps us become more independent. Reading together teaches kids that parents can offer a helping hand without doing everything for them.

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Popular Books

Let's Get Pizza
The Day My Mom came to Kindergarten
Polly Porcupine's Painting Prizes
Stop Arguing!
Good Night, Little Sea Otter
Do I Have To...
Planting Seeds
The Long, Long Ride
Brain Food: Mommy Surprise
Money Down The Drain
How Many Bites?
Conejito
Why Do We Cry?
Little Buggy Runs Away
Happy Mother's Day!
The Perfect Jack-O'-Lantern
Tiger Trail
Happy Father's Day!

New Releases

Why Are We Afraid?
This Is My Family: My Two Moms
This Is My Family: My Two Homes
This Is My Family: My Single Parent
This Is My Family: My Military Parent
This Is My Family: My Two Dads
This Is My Family: My Adoptive Family
Why Do We Cry?
The Long, Long Ride
Brain Food: Mommy Surprise
Brain Food: Just Like Mommy! Just Like Daddy!
Planting Seeds
Ethan's Stepmom
Broccoli for Breakfast
Mama's Right Here
June Mountain Secret
Little Buggy Runs Away
Leo Stories: Book One
All TopicsParents
All AgesAge 5
All FormatsRead To Me

Books

Let's Get PizzaThe Day My Mom came to KindergartenPolly Porcupine's Painting PrizesStop Arguing!Good Night, Little Sea OtterDo I Have To...Planting SeedsThe Long, Long RideBrain Food: Mommy SurpriseMoney Down The DrainHow Many Bites?ConejitoWhy Do We Cry?Little Buggy Runs AwayHappy Mother's Day!The Perfect Jack-O'-LanternTiger TrailHappy Father's Day!Broccoli for BreakfastWhen...Stella the StarEthan's StepmomBrain Food: Just Like Mommy! Just Like Daddy!This Is My Family: My Military Parent

Help your child grow through reading

Did you know?

  • Read-To-Me books about parents can show that adults make mistakes too.
  • Children can learn that families divide responsibilities in different ways.
  • 5-year-olds may notice that adults have feelings children do not always see.

How to make the most of Epic

For Parents
  • Match household chores with the tools people use to do them.
  • Put the steps for a household chore in order.
For Educators
  • Discuss which jobs parents and children can do together.
  • Name a household job a child can learn from a parent.

FAQ

Read-To-Me stories work well when parents and children need to understand each other better. A difference of opinion gives both characters something meaningful to work through.

Families can use Read-To-Me books to talk about why parents and children sometimes see things differently. The story gives 5-year-olds a natural way to consider both sides.

Look for Read-To-Me books that give parents feelings and ideas of their own. The best stories make the parent's perspective interesting without turning it into a lesson.

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