Recs if you like Stuart Little...

A list of every book Rory Gilmore is seen reading in the series ‘Gilmore Girls’

Books not included on the list

• various biographies by Winston Churchill

well, this is all the books read by rory in the gilmore girls tv show.

Here you’ll find a multitude of children’s books featured in the 1998 film You’ve Got Mail, which, if you’re unfamiliar, heavily features a children’s bookstore called The Shop Around the Corner. Nothing brings me joy quite like children’s literature and 90s nostalgia, so I have painstakingly studied the shelves featured in the film to bring this list to life. I hope that at least one book here unlocks a nostalgic memory for you, or at least conjures a smile of recognition.

This list gathers over 300 books mentioned or read on the show so you can sip coffee, order in, and read along with Rory Gilmore and the other Stars Hollow residents.

A challenge to read all books mentioned or referenced in the American TV Show, Gilmore Girls. Books are referenced by all characters in the show. The Mojo Collection, dictionaries, instructional books, and travel books will not be included in the list.

Happy reading!

chapter books you probably read in elementary and/or middle school and you probably took the AR test as soon as you finished. cue nostalgia

Classic novels for your (inner) child, with some modern staples in the mix. For reading yourself, reading aloud to little ones, and for those learning to read. Suggestions welcome, as always!

Rory gilmores reading list

books where protagonists and/or sidekicks are mice and rats for fellow rodent lovers

(all ages included! please check individual books for age ratings)

all books that have been adapted to another medium. mostly film and TV but other adaptations might get mixed in.

A collection of books where the main characters are animals

Warning!! Pearl by Josh Malerman is considered a horror (extreme horror?) So check your triggers!

Maeve Wiley (Sex Education) + Rory Gilmore (Gilmore girls)

Pair with "Level 4 – The Modern World" book.

(I was unable to successfully add "Hidden Figures: Young Readers Edition" by Margot Lee Shetterly and "Build This Book: A Book and Maker Space All in One" by David Eckold.)

Books that are mentioned in this specific book

Just a bunch of books I enjoyed as a child.

All of the books in this list were either read when I was a kid, or gave that comforting nostalgic feeling when reading it as an adult.

Aren’t you glad that we’re never too old for a whimsical read?

I don't have kids. Its a high possibility I will never have them, but will end up being the random aunt-uncle who lives overseas and sees my future nieces and nephews once every five years. But if I end up deciding to adopt a child or two with my partner, these are the books I'd want in their room to read to them.