Media specialist, Melissa Judy, has put together a recommended reading list for the month of May. This month we highlight May 6: National Tourist Appreciation Day and May 23: Lucky Penny Day. View her suggestions for all ages below.

Age: Birth-6

Lucky Pennies and Hot Chocolate by Carol Diggory Shields, Hiroe Nakata (illustrator)

 

Angelina's Lucky Penny by Katharine Holabird, Helen Craig (illustrator)

 

Pig the Tourist by Aaron Blabey

 

 

Age: 5-11

Deena’s Lucky Penny by Barbara deRubertis, Joan Holub (illustrator)

 

The Lucky Penny: And Where It Led by Nadja Atkinson, Judith Gosse (illustrator)

 

Alvin Ho: Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions by Lenore Look, Leuyen Pham (Illustrator)

 

Age: 10-14

Ruby the River Otter Finds A Lucky Penny by Thersa Mallinger

 

The River of No Return: A Lucky Penny Rafting Adventure by Craig Vroom, Jenn Chic (illustrator)

 

How Do You Burp in Space?: And Other Tips Every Space Tourist Needs to
Know by Susan E. Goodman and Michael Slack

 

Age: 13-18

Lucky Penny by Ananth Hirsh, Yuko Ota (Illustrator)

 

Bear's Lucky Penny by L.A. Barren 

 

Tourists by Lucy Lethbridge 

 

Age: 18+

Lucky Penny by Catherine Anderson

 

Philosophy of the Tourist by Hiroki Azuma 

 

Murder in a Tourist Town by Lynn Cahoon