“What are the best Children’s books about the State of Maine ?” We looked at 62 of the top Kids Maine books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 10 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Kids Maine ” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 50+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
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Matthais grows from a little boy to a grandfather on a small island off the coast of New England.
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In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper’s return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself.
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A twelve-year-old describes his nine-day struggles to survive after being separated from his companions in the mountains of Maine in 1939.
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A young girl finds that a stray Maine Coon cat has started hanging around her house, so she tries to win its trust and friendship.
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Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.
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A young boy and a moose go on a fun-filled tour of the state of Maine.
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When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. So well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard.…
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Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other’s mother.
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As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful–and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.…
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It’s a big day for a little girl when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery on the mainland.
| # | Books | Authors | Lists |
| 11 | 1 is One | Tasha Tudor | Tots Family |
| 12 | A Kittery Kayaker | Maine | |
| 13 | A Mascot for Maine | Maine | |
| 14 | A Random Act of Kindness | Maine | |
| 15 | A Seal Called Andre | The Maine Mag | |
| 16 | About the Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Maine Wilderness | Bangor Daily | |
| 17 | Albert’s Almost Amazing Adventure | Marty Kelley | Goodreads |
| 18 | Amy’s Choice | Marcia Strykowski | Goodreads |
| 19 | Andre | Maine | |
| 20 | Baby Nut Nuts | Kat McMann | Goodreads |
| 21 | Baxter Bear and Moses Moose | Maine | |
| 22 | Blueberry Summer | Elisabeth Ogilvie | Goodreads |
| 23 | Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man | Robert McCloskey | Goodreads |
| 24 | Call Me Amy | Marcia Strykowski | Goodreads |
| 25 | Cooper and Packrat: Mystery on Pine Lake (Cooper and Packrat, #1) | Tamra Wight | Goodreads |
| 26 | Counting Our Way to Maine | Maine | |
| 27 | Dino Pets Go to School | Bangor Daily | |
| 28 | Down East in the Ocean | Bangor Daily | |
| 29 | Finest Kind | Lea Wait | Goodreads |
| 30 | Fish House Door | Robert Baldwin | Tots Family |
| 31 | Going Lobstering | Maine | |
| 32 | Good Night Maine | Longfellow Books | |
| 33 | Hardscrabble Harvest | Dahlov Ipcar | Tots Family |
| 34 | If I Never Forever Endeavor | Bangor Daily | |
| 35 | Island Alphabet | Maine | |
| 36 | Journey Around Maine | Maine | |
| 37 | Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy | Gary D. Schmidt | Goodreads |
| 38 | Merry Moosey Christmas | Lynn Plourde | Goodreads |
| 39 | Mystery of the Missing Fox | Tamra Wight | Goodreads |
| 40 | Olivia The Brave Olive Branch: A Story of Hope | Amy Gramour | Goodreads |
| 41 | One Horse Farm | Bangor Daily | |
| 42 | Owl Moon | Jane Yolen | Tots Family |
| 43 | Paul Bunyan vs. Hals Halson: The Giant Lumberjack Challenge | Bangor Daily | |
| 44 | Pond Babies | Bangor Daily | |
| 45 | Project Puffin | Maine | |
| 46 | Riparia’s River | Bangor Daily | |
| 47 | Rules | Cynthia Lord | Goodreads |
| 48 | Seven Days of Daisy | Bangor Daily | |
| 49 | Star of Wonder | Paige W. Pendleton | Goodreads |
| 50 | Stopping to Home | Lea Wait | Goodreads |
| 51 | The Fog of Forgetting (Five Stones Trilogy #1) | G.A. Morgan | Goodreads |
| 52 | The Goat Lady | Jane Bregoli | Tots Family |
| 53 | The Journey of the Little Red Boat | Maine | |
| 54 | The Keeper and the Alabaster Chalice (The Black Ledge Series, #2) | Paige W. Pendleton | Goodreads |
| 55 | The Keeper and the Rune Stone (The Black Ledge Series, #1) | Paige W. Pendleton | Goodreads |
| 56 | The Ox-Cart Man | Donald Hall | Tots Family |
| 57 | The Summer Visitors | Bangor Daily | |
| 58 | Too Many Frogs | Bangor Daily | |
| 59 | Touch Blue | Cynthia Lord | Goodreads |
| 60 | Uncertain Glory | Lea Wait | Goodreads |
| 61 | Wee Peter Puffin | Maine | |
| 62 | Wintering Well | Lea Wait | Goodreads |
| Source | Article |
| Bangor Daily | Maine stories to keep children reading all summer |
| Goodreads | Children’s Books From Maine |
| Longfellow Books | Maine Books for Kids |
| Maine | Maine Secretary of State Kids: All About Maine Books |
| The Maine Mag | Maine Children’s Books |
| Tots Family | The Best New England Picture Books |
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