25 Best American Revolution Family Read-Alouds
Choosing great read-alouds about the American Revolution is like picking your favorite kid. You love them all for different reasons. They all tell different perspectives of the war that created a nation. Bring the Revolutionary War to life with these great picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels about the American Revolution.
Revolutionary War Picture Books
These stories don’t even begin to cover the entire American Revolution. From great leaders to young slave girls, a Frenchman to mothers, your family will learn that bravery and doing the right thing in the midst of hard times isn’t just for heroic warriors.
George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen From Both Sides by Rosalyn Schanzer
Absolutely one of my favorite books to read about the American Revolution! It’s so important for kids to see how complicated war can be and understand both sides. This is one to add to your personal library. Check out the LJR review here for more details.
Phoebe the Spy by Judith Berry Griffin
The stories of spies in the Revolution are so intriguing, and this one especially.
Gingerbread for Liberty!: How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution by Mara Rockliff
Another one of my favorite little-known stories. It also has a recipe in the back, and if you like that, you should definitely check out our list of picture books with recipes.
A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent by Anne Rockwell
Revolutionary Friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette by Selene Castrovilla
The friendship of these two men grabbed my interest when I first learned about it as a child. As an adult, it reminds me a little of Jonathan and David from the Bible. You’ll enjoy this picture book about these two men.
Let It Begin Here!: Lexington and Concord, First Battles of the American Revolution by Dennis Brindell Fradin
Samuel’s Choice by Richard Berleth
Phillis Wheatley (Christian Biographies for Young Readers) by Simonetta Carr
Paul’s Revere Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Time Traveling Kids in the Boston Tea Party by Corey Grenier
Rescuing the Declaration of Independence: How We Almost Lost the Words that Built America by Anna Crowley Redding
Okay. This isn’t about the American Revolution (it took place during the War of 1812), but it seemed worth mentioning in this list.
Anna Strong: A Spy During the American Revolution by Sarah Glenn Marsh
They Called Her Molly Pitcher by Anne Rockwell
Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution by Don Brown
Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak: The Outbreak of the Boston Tea Party Told from Multiple Points-of-View! by Kay Winters
Redcoats and Petticoats by Katherine Kirkpatrick
The Scarlet Stockings Spy by Trinka Hakes Noble
Katie’s Trunk by Ann Turner
Chapter Books about the American Revolution
For your older kiddos, try out some of these great chapter books (typically 100 – 150ish pages like the Imagination Station books by Marianne Hering) and middle-grade novels (like Johnny Tremain).
Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes
A classic for a reason. Though we own several of these books, this is the one you should buy if you can only pick one great read-aloud about the American Revolution.
The Redcoats are Coming! by Marianne Hering
Captured on the High Seas by Marianne Hering
Surprise at Yorktown by Marianne Hering
Toliver’s Secret by Esther Woods Brady
Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution by Seymour Reit
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
My 8-year-old boy loved this chapter book so much when we borrowed it from the library that he decided to spend his own money to get a copy for himself.
Rush Revere and the First Patriots and Rush Revere and the American Revolution by Rush Limbaugh
The 5-book series is a favorite among the boys in our homeschool community. These two specifically are about the American Revolution but you can check out the whole series here for yourself.
/iMr. Revere and I: Being an Account of Certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq. as Revealed by His Horse by Robert Lawson
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