Patriotic Fourth of July books for families who want to celebrate the founding of America with stories.
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Patriotic Picture Books
These books are about America’s founding — our first birthday!
Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence by Neil Gorsuch
George Washington and the General’s Dog by Frank Murphy
The Star Spangled Banner by Peter Spier
Stars and Stripes: The Story of the American Flag by Sarah L. Thomson
We the Kids by David Catrow
Those Rebels, John and Tom by Barbara Kerley
Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsforth Longfellow and illustrated by Ted Rand
John, Paul, George, and Ben by Lane Smith
Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts
Independence Cake by Deborah Hopkinson
The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dagliesh
The Flag We Love by Pam Munoz Ryan
Modern Times Fourth of July Picture Books
Pie is for Sharing by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard
My Fourth of July by Jerry Spinelli
Hurray for the Fourth of July by Wendy Watson
The Berenstain Bears: God Bless Our Country by Mike Berenstain
Happy Birthday, America! by Mary Pope Osborne
Corduroy’s Fourth of July by Don Freeman
Red, White, and Boom! by Lee Wardlaw
On the Fourth of July by Maggie C. Rudd
The Night Before the Fourth of July by Natasha Wing
