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Here is your guide to the many great book lists I’ve written over the years for you and your children. You can find books that will appeal to young readers’ interests and will be at your readers’ reading level.
You’ll find popular children’s books in all categories and topics, from board books to picture books for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, followed by middle-grade books for elementary-age kids and tweens.
Board Books
The Best Board Books for Babies and Toddlers — a curated list of kid-favorites!
Diverse Board Books for Toddlers
Indestructibles: Lightweight, Chew-Proof, Rip-Proof Baby Books
Sandra Boynton: Best Sandra Boynton Books
Picture Books
4th Wall: Picture Books That Break the Fourth Wall
9/11: Books About 9/11
Ada Twist: Ada Twist, Scientist & the Questioneers Books
Age 2: 20 Best Books for Age 2
Age 3: Best Books for Age 3
Age 4 & 5: Best Books for Age 4 and 5
Addition & Subtraction: Picture Books About Addition & Subtraction
Aging: Children’s Books about Aging, Memory Loss, and Alzheimer’s
African Americans: Best Biographies for Black History Month (and anytime)
A Kids Book About: A Kids Book About — Good Books About Big Topics
Alphabet: Kids’ Favorite Alphabet Picture Books
Amphibians & Reptiles: Amphibians & Reptiles
Animal Rescue Stories: Dog, Cat, and Other Animal Rescue Stories
Animals: Wonderful Children’s Books About Animals
Anxiety: Children’s Books about Anxiety and Worry
Artists: Picture Books About Famous Artists, Picture Books About Creating Art
Asian Main Characters: Children’s Books to Read for AAPI Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Autism: Best Books with Characters on the Autism Spectrum
Back-to-School: Back to School Picture Books
Ballet: Ballet Books for Young Ballerinas
Barbie: Barbie Books for Kids
Baseball: Books About Baseball
Basketball: Best Basketball Books
Bedtime: Picture Books About Going to Bed
Being Yourself: Picture Books About Growing Up and Being Yourself , Picture Books About Being True to Yourself
Biographies: Big List of the Best Picture Book Biographies
Birds: Beautiful Bird Books for Kids
Black History Month: Biographies for Black History Month (and Anytime)
Books: Best Books About Books
Bugs: Best Children’s Books about Bugs (Insects, Worms, and Arachnids)
Camping: Wonderful Children’s Books About Camping
Cause and Effect: Cause and Effect Book List
Cats: Picture Books About Cats
Characters: Favorite Book Character Costumes for Kids
Character Traits: Teaching Positive Character Traits with Picture Books
Chess: Chess for Kids Books
China / Chinese Language: Picture Books About China and the Chinese Language
Christmas: Best Christmas Secular Books, Best Christmas Christian Books
Classics: Literary Classics as Picture Books
Collecting: Books for Kids Who Like Collecting Things
Colors: 16 Exciting Picture Books About Color
Comparing: Books about Comparing Oneself to Others
Consent: Picture Books About Consent
Cooperation: Picture Books That Encourage Cooperation
Cumulative: Favorite Cumulative Stories for Kids
Deaf Culture & History: Children’s Books That Celebrate Deaf Culture & History
Death: Helpful Picture Books About Grief and Death
Description: Mentor Texts to Teach Description
Dinosaurs: Outstanding Dinosaur Books for Kids
Diverse Main Characters: Picture Books with Diverse Main Characters
Divorce: Recommended Children’s Books about Families with Divorced Parents
Diwali: Books About Diwali
Dogs: Picture Books About Dogs
E-Book Deals for Kids: Great E-Book Deals for Kids (Either Free or Under $5)
Ecosystems & Habitats: Picture Books About Habitats & Ecosystems
Emotions: Picture Books About Emotions, Feelings, Emotional Intelligence
Endangered Animals: Books About Endangered Animals
Engineering: Picture Books about Engineering and Invention
Epic!: Review of EPIC! EBooks for Kids
Eric Carle: A Teacher’s Favorite Eric Carle Books
Fairy Tales: Huge List of Fairy Tale Books for Kids (with reviews), Beauty and the Beast Retellings
Fall: Wonderful Picture Fall Books
Farm: Books About Farms
Fears: Picture Books About Facing Fears & Finding Courage
Football: Best Football Books for Kids
Funny: The Funniest Funny Picture Books
Fractured Fairy Tales: Fractured Fairy Tales
Friendship: Picture Books about Friendship and Making Friends, Friendship Poems
Gardening: Gardening Books for Kids
Ghosts: Popular Ghost Stories for Kids
Glasses: Picture Books About Kids (and Animals) Who Wear Glasses
Global Stories: Picture Books from Countries Around the World
Goldilocks: Favorite Goldilocks Retellings
Graduation: Best Children’s Books to Give as Graduation Gifts
Grammar: Picture Books That Teach Grammar
Grandparents: Picture Books with Stories of Loving Grandparents (Great for Grandparents Day)
Gratitude: 10 Gratitude Books for Kids
Greek Myths: Best Greek Mythology Books for Kids
Growth Mindset: Growth Mindset Picture Books , Growth Mindset Biographies
Haiku: Haiku Poems for Kids
Hair: Delightful Picture Books That Celebrate Hair
Halloween: Favorite Halloween Books for Kids
Hispanic and Latine Heritage: Picture Books for Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month
Hockey: Top Hockey Books for Kids
Holocaust: Children’s Books About the Holocaust
Horses: Horse Books for Kids
Imagination: Picture Book About Imagination
Immigration: Picture Books About Immigration and Migration
Inclusion: Picture Books About Inclusion
India: Children’s Books about India, Indian Culture, and Indian Mythology
Inference: Mentor Texts to Teach Inference
Information Literacy: Teach Information Literacy with Children’s Books
Instruments: Children’s Books About Musical Instruments
Interactive: The Best Interactive Children’s Picture Books (That Kids Love)
Israel-Palestinian Conflict: Books to Bring Hope & Understanding Amid the Israel Palestinian Conflict
Japan: Picture Books About Japan
Jail: Picture Books About Kids with a Parent in Jail
Jewish High Holidays: Picture Books About Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot
Kindergarten: Kindergarten Books to Read Aloud
Kindness: Picture Books About Kindness
LatinX, Latino, Latine Picture Books: Latino / LatineX Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
Learning: Learning Differences in Children’s Books
LEGO: Favorite LEGO Books
Library: Picture Books That Celebrate the Library and Librarians
Little People, Big Dreams BIOGRAPHIES: Little People, Big Dreams Picture Book Biographies
Little Red Riding Hood: Little Red Riding Hood Retellings
Love: Children’s Picture Books About Love
Lunar New Year: Good Books About The Lunar New Year
Makers:Picture Books to Encourage Kids to Create, Crash, and Try Again
Manners: Picture Books About Manners
Mermaids: Wonderful Mermaid Books
Mindfulness: Mindfulness Books for Kids
Mother’s Day: Sweet Books About Moms for Mother’s Day
Movie Adaptations: Huge List of Movies Based on Books
Moving: Picture Books for Kids Moving to a New House
Muslim Characters: Children’s Books with Muslim Characters
Mythical Creatures: Mythical Creatures in Children’s Books
Names: Books About Names & Their Importance
Narwhal: Best Narwhal Books for Kids
Native American: Best Children’s Native American Books
Nature: Picture Books About Nature
Ninjas: Best Picture Books About Ninjas
Nocturnal Animals: 12 Books About Nocturnal Animals
Numbers: Counting and Number Books for Kids
Nursery Rhymes: Nursery Rhymes for Kids
Ocean Animals: 29 Books for Kids About Ocean Animals
Oliver Jeffers: 10 Favorite Oliver Jeffers Books
Olympics: Children’s Books About the Winter Olympics, Children’s Books About the Summer Olympics
Onomatopoeia: Picture Books to Teach Onomatopoeia
Opposites: Books About Opposites
OwnVoices: 45 Favorite OwnVoices Picture Books
Passover: Passover Books for Kids
Personification: Picture Books That Teach Personification
Perspective: Picture Books That Teach Perspective (How You See the World)
Pets: Picture Books About Pets
Picky Eaters: Books for Picky Eaters
Pirates: Picture Books About Pirates
Physical Disabilities: Books about People with Physical Differences (Disabilities)
Plants: Books for Kids About Plants and Seeds
Poetry: The Best Poetry Books for Kids
Point of View: Mentor Text to Teach Point of View
Pollution: Picture Books About Pollution
Pop-up: Amazing Pop-Up Books Your Kids Won’t Want to Put Down
Potty Training: Potty Training Books for Kids
Poverty: Picture Books About Poverty
Pumpkins: Best Pumpkin Books
Prejudice: Picture Books That Teach About Prejudice, Inclusion, and Tolerance
Preschool: Preschool Books
President’s Day: Favorite President’s Day Books for Kids
Problem – Solution: Mentor Texts that Teach Problem Solution
Pumpkin: 14 Pumpkin Books for Kids
Racism: Anti-Racism Picture Books About Prejudice, Inclusion, and Racism
Ramadan: Picture Books About Ramadan & Eid
Reading: Books about Readers, Reading, and Books
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Picture Books To Inspire Kids to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Reptiles: Books About Amphibians & Reptiles
Robots: Riveting Robot Books for Kids
Scientific Method: The Scientific Method in Children’s Books
Search and Find: 20 Best Search and Find Books
Seasons: Picture Books That Teach Kids About the Seasons
Sequence: Books that Teach Sequencing (Beginning, Middle, and End)
Shabbat: 10 Books About Shabbat
Shapes: 15 Fun Books About Shapes
Sharks: Shark Week Books for Kids
Shoes: Picture Books About Shoes
Shy: Books About Shy Kids
Siblings: Warm-hearted Books About Siblings
Similes & Metaphors: Mentor Texts to Teach Similes & Metaphors
Space / Solar System: Best Books for Kids About Space
Speech-Language: Children’s Books for Speech Language Pathologists to Use with Students
Sports: Books About Sports for Kids
Spring: Cheerful Children’s Books About Spring
Soccer: Best Soccer (Football) Books for Kids
Star Wars Books: Star Wars Books
STEM Science, tech, engineering, and math: STEM Picture Books
Stone Soup: Stone Soup Stories & Activities
Story: 20 Picture Books About Writing a Story (Mentor Texts for Writing Workshop)
St. Patrick’s Day: Good St. Patrick’s Day Books
Summer: Picture Books About Summer
Superheroes: Superhero Books for Kids
Thanksgiving: Best Thanksgiving Books for Kids
Three Little Pigs: 10 Clever Three Little Pigs Retellings
Trees: Children’s Books About Trees
Trucks: Picture Books about Trucks
Underwear: Picture Books About Underwear
Unicorns: 22 Magical Children’s Books About Unicorns
Valentine’s Day: Best Valentine’s Day Books
Vehicles: Picture Books about Vehicles
Villains: The Best Villains in Children’s Books
Voice: Mentor Texts to Teach Voice
Voting: Children’s (Picture) Books about the Election and Voting
Winter: Books about Winter
Weather: Picture Books About Weather
Women’s History: Best Biographies for Women’s History Month
Wordless: The Best Wordless Picture Books + Activities
Words: Picture Books About Words and Wordplay
Writing a Story: 20 Picture Books About Writing a Story
Yoga: Yoga Books for Children
Newbery and Caldecott Winners 2015
Newbery and Caldecott Winners 2016
Newbery and Caldecott Winners 2017
Newbery and Caldecott Winners 2018
Newbery and Caldecott Winners 2019
Newbery and Caldecott Awards 2020
Newbery and Caldecott Winners 2021
Newbery and Caldecott Winners 2022
Newbery and Caldecott Winners 2023
Newbery and Caldecott Winners 2024
60 Multicultural Children’s Picture Books with Diverse Main Characters
Books (Author Study) of Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Books (Author Study) of Robert Munsch
Read Aloud Book Lists
Read Aloud Books for 1- and 2-Year-Olds
Read Aloud Books for 3-Year-Olds
Read Aloud Books for 4- and 5-Year-Olds
Read Aloud Books for 1st Grade
Read Aloud Books for 2nd Grade
Read Aloud Books for 3rd Grade
Read Aloud Books for 4th Grade
Read Aloud Books for 5th Grade
Read Aloud Books for 6th Grade
Read Aloud Books for 7th and 8th Grades
Books by Age
Read Aloud Books for 1- and 2-Year-Olds
Read Aloud Books for 3-Year-Olds
Read Aloud Books for 4- and 5-Year-Olds
5- and 6-Year-Olds:
Best Easy Reader Books for 5 and 6 Year Olds
NONFICTION Books for 5 and 6 Year Olds
6- and 7-Year-Olds:
Best Easy / Beginning Chapter Books for 6- and 7- Year- Olds
Best Book Series for 1st Graders
7-Year-Olds:
Best Books for 7 Year Olds (2nd Grade)
Chapter Book Series for 2nd Graders (7-Years-Old)
NONFICTION Books for 7-Year-Olds
8-Year-Olds:
Best Books for 8-Year-Olds (3rd Grade)
Book Series for 3rd Graders (8-Years-Old)
NONFICTION Books for 8-Year-Olds
9-Year-Olds:
Best Books for 9 Year Olds (4th Grade)
Book Series for 4th Graders (9-Years-Old)
NONFICTION Books for 9-Year-Olds
10-Year-Olds:
Best Books for 10-Year Olds (5th Grade)
Book Series for 5th Graders (10-Years-Old)
NONFICTION Books for 10-Year-Olds
11-Year-Olds:
Best Books for 11-Year Olds (6th Grade)
Book Series for 6th Graders (11-Years-Old)
NONFICTION Books for 11-Year-Olds
12-Year-Olds:
Best Books for 12-Year Olds (7th Grade)
Book Series for 7th Graders
NONFICTION Books for 12-Year-Olds
Chapter Books and Middle Grade Books by Genre
Beginning Chapter Books
Best Beginning / Easy Chapter Books
Wholesome Easy Chapter Books for Girls
Wholesome Easy Chapter Books for Boys
30 Beginning Chapter Books with Diverse Main Characters
Beginning Chapter Book Nonfiction Biographies
Interactive Adventures: Read, Write, Draw
The Magic of Books by Kate DiCamillo
Books Like The Princess in Black
Middle Grade Books by Topic
ALL Chapter Book Recommendations by Age
100 Best Children’s Books for Middle Grade Readers
9/11: Books for Kids About 9/11
Adventure: Can’t Put Down These Adventure Chapter Books
Aging: Children’s Books about Aging, Memory Loss, and Alzheimer’s
Alan Gratz: Ten Books That Bring History to Life by Alan Gratz
Animal Narrators: 8 Middle Grade Books Told from an Animal’s Point of View
Animal Rescue Stories: Dog, Cat, and Other Animal Rescue Stories
Animals: Books for Tweens Who Like Animals
Asian: Children’s Books to Read for AAPI Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Artist: Chapter Books with Characters Who Are Artists and Love Art
Audiobooks: 27 Favorite Audiobooks for Families with Kids Ages 6 – 12
Autism: Best Books with Characters on the Autism Spectrum
Asia: Books Set in Asia (Japan, Chia, Korea, Mongolia, Hong Kong, and Nepal)
Baking & Cooking: Yummy Books for Foodie Kids (Who Like to Cook and Bake)
Ballet: Best Books About Ballet
Baseball: Books About Baseball
Basketball: Best Basketball Books
Banned Books: Banned Books for Tweens and Teens
Black Main Characters: Books with Black Main Characters
Blended Families: Blended Family Books for Kids
Body Image, Eating Disorder Books: 8 Oustanding Middle Grade Books ABout Eating Disorders & Body Image
Boxed Book Sets: The Best Book Series Boxed Chapter Book Sets for Kids and Teens
Boys: Best Books for Boys, Short Stories for Boys, Wholesome Middle Grade Books for Boys
Bullying: Middle Grade Books on Bullying, Self Esteem, and Self-Confidence
Cats: Best Cats in Children’s Books
Chess: Chess for Kids Books
Choose Your Own Adventure: The Best Choose Your Own Adventure Books
Civil Rights: Historical Fiction Books About the Civil Rights Movement
Civil War: Books for Kids About The American Civil War
Classics: 20 Classic Children’s Books
Cry: Good Books That Will Make You Cry
Deaf Culture & History: 18 Children’s Books That Celebrate Deaf Culture & History
Devotionals: 10 Devotionals for Children
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Books for Kids Who Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diverse Main Characters: Books with Diverse Main Characters
Divorce: Recommended Children’s Books about Families with Divorced Parents
Dogs: Books About Dogs
Dragons: Best Chapter Books with Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons: 10 Enchanting Dungeons and Dragons Books for Kids
Dystopian: Best Dystopian Books for Tweens
E-Book Deals for Kids: Great E-Book Deals for Kids (Either Free or Under $5)
Epic!: Review of EPIC! EBooks for Kids
Fairies: Fairy Books for Kids
Fairy Tales: Beauty and the Beast Retellings , Fairy Tale Mash-Ups, Huge List of Fairy Tale Books for Kids (with reviews)
Fantasy: Favorite Fantasy Novels for Kids (Middle Grade Fantasy Books)
Foster Care: 10 Books Featuring Kids in Foster Care
Football: Best Football Books for Kids
Funny: Funny Books Kids Love to Read
Ghosts: Popular Ghost Stories for Kids
Girls: Strong Female Protagonists You Want As Your Best Friend
Graphic Novels: The Best Graphic Novels for Kids
Best Graphic Novel Series
Funny Graphic Novels
Graphic Novels with Girl Main Characters
Graphic Novels with Boy Main Characters
Greek Mythology: The Best Greek Mythology Books for Kids
Harry Potter: Books for Kids Who Love Harry Potter
Hero’s Journey: Compelling Hero’s Journey Chapter Books for Kids
Hockey: Top Hockey Books for Kids
Historical Fiction: Huge List of the Best Historical Fiction Books
Holocaust and WWII: Children’s Books About the Holocaust
Horses: Horse Books for Kids
Illustrated: Popular Illustrated Chapter and Middle Grade Books For Ages 6 – 12
Immigration: Chapter Books About Immigration, Refugees, and Migration
India: Children’s Books about India, Indian Culture, and Indian Mythology
Indigenous / Native American: Indigenous & Native American Heritage Month Books
Interactive: Interactive Adventures: Read, Write, Draw
Israel-Palestinian Conflict: Books to Bring Hope & Understanding Amid the Israel Palestinian Conflict
Japan: Books That Take Place in Japan and Japanese Culture
Joke Books: Joke Books for Kids
Katherine Applegate: Middle Grade Books by Katherine Applegate
Kate DiCamillo: The Magic of Books by Kate DiCamillo
Keeper of the Lost Cities Read Alikes: Keeper of the Lost Cities Read Alikes
Latinx Characters: Middle Grade Chapter Books Featuring Latinx Main Characters
Learning: Learning Differences in Children’s Books
Magical Realism: Hook Tweens on Magical Realism with These Incredible Books
Manga: Manga Books for Middle Grade Readers
Mental Illness: Mental Illness in Children’s Books
Mermaids: Wonderful Mermaid Books
Middle Grade Mysteries: Middle Grade Mysteries
Middle School: The Best Books About Life in Middle School
Minecraft: Favorite Minecraft Books
Movie Adaptations: Huge List of Children’s Books Adapted Into Movies
Muslim Characters: Children’s Books with Muslim Characters
Mysteries: Intriguing Mystery Books
Mythical Creatures: Mythical Creatures in Children’s Books
Native American: Exceptional Indigenous & Native American Books for Kids
Norse Myths: Norse Mythology in Fictional Books (For Magnus Chase Fans)
OwnVoices Historical Fiction: OwnVoices Historical Fiction Books
OwnVoices Realistic: OwnVoices Realistic Fiction Chapter Books
Paranormal: 18 Exciting Paranormal Books
Parent Death: Parental Death in Middle Grade Books
Physical Disabilities: Books about People with Physical Differences (Disabilities)
Poverty: Chapter Books About Poverty
Race, Racism: Anti-Racist Middle Grade Books for Ages 8 – 12
Realistic: Realistic and Coming of Age Books
Revolutionary War: Historical Fiction Books about the Revolutionary War
Roald Dahl: Roald Dahl Books and Printable
Sad: Sad Books for Kids
Scary: Spooky, Scary Books Kids Won’t Be Able to Put Down
Science Fiction: Science Fiction Books
Scientific Method: The Scientific Method in Children’s Books
Sherlock Holmes: Sherlock Holmes Books for Kids
Soccer: Best Soccer (Football) Books for Kids
Social Justice: Anti-Racist Middle Grade Books for Ages 8 – 12
Speculative Fiction: 10 Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Books
Sports: Best Books About Sports for Kids
Summer: Summer Vacation Books About Summer Vacation
Survival: Edge-of-Your-Seat Survival Books for Kids
Steampunk: Steampunk Books for Kids
STEM Chapter Books: The Best STEM / STEAM Books for Middle Grade
Time Travel: Favorite Time Travel Books
Unicorns: 22 Magical Children’s Books About Unicorns
Verse: Middle Grade Novels in Verse
Video Games: Fiction Books for Gamer Kids
Westward Expansion: Historical Fiction Chapter Books About Westward Expansion
Wholesome: Wholesome Middle Grade Books for Girls, WholesomeBooks for Boys
Wings of Fire Read Alikes: Wings of Fire Read Alikes
Zombies: Horde of Zombie Books
Best Middle Grade Books of 2023
Best Middle Grade Books of 2022
Best Chapter Books & Middle Grade Books of 2021
Best Middle Grade Books of 2020
Best Chapter and Middle Grade Books & Graphic Novels of 2019
Best Chapter and Middle Grade Books of 2018
Best Chapter and Middle Grade Books of 2017
Best Chapter and Middle Grade Books of 2015
Nonfiction Books
NONFICTION Books for 5- and 6-Year-Olds
NONFICTION Books for 6- and 7-Year-Olds
NONFICTION Books for 7-Year-Olds
NONFICTION Books for 8-Year-Olds
NONFICTION Books for 9-Year-Olds
NONFICTION Books for 10-Year-Olds
NONFICTION Books for 11-Year Olds
NONFICTION Books for 12-Year-Olds
Best Nonfiction Children’s Books of 2022
All Nonfiction Book Reviews for Kids
Addition & Subtraction: Picture Books About Addition & Subtraction
African Americans / Black History Month: Best Biographies for Black History Month (and anytime)
Animals: Wonderful Children’s Books About Animals
Baseball: Baseball Books for Kids
Basketball: Best Basketball Books for Kids
Big Fat Notebooks: Big Fat Notebooks for Middle School
Biographies: Big List of the Best Picture Book Biographies
Birds: Beautiful Bird Books for Kids
Black History Month: Biographies for Black History Month (and Anytime)
Books: Best Books About Books
Bugs: Best Children’s Books about Bugs (Insects, Worms, and Arachnids)
Coding: Coding Books for Kids 3 Products That Help Kids Learn to Code, 40+ Coding Classes, Websites, Games, Toys & Apps for Kids
Cookbooks: Best Cookbooks for Kids
Counting Books: Big List of Counting and Number Books
Dictionary: Best Dictionaries for Kids
Dinosaurs: Dinosaur Books for Kids
Ecosystems & Habitats: Picture Books About Habitats & Ecosystems
Endangered Animals: Books About Endangered Animals
Engineering: Picture Books about Engineering and Invention
Fall: Picture Books About Fall
Funny Poems: Funny Poems Hook Kids on Poetry
Football: Best Football Books for Kids
Growth Mindset: 30 Biographies That Model a Growth Mindset
Haiku: Haiku Poems for Kids
Human Body: Books About the Human Body
Jokes: Jokes for Kids
Journals: Journaling with Kids and Teens
Lego: The Best LEGO Building Books
Nocturnal Animals: 12 Books About Nocturnal Animals
Ocean Animals: Books for Kids About Ocean Animals
Origami: Origami Books for Kids
Plants: Books About Plants
Poetry Books: The Best Poetry Books for Children, Friendship Poems
(Funny) Poems: Funny Poems for Kids
President’s Day: Favorite President’s Day Books for Kids
Riddles: Easy Riddles for Kids
Robots: Robot Books for Kids
Rocks & Minerals: Rocks and Minerals Books for Kids
Sharks: Shark Week Books for Kids
Short Books: Short Books for Reluctant, Struggling, and Wiggly Readers
Seasons: Picture Books That Teach Kids About the Seasons
Space / Solar System: Best Books for Kids About Space
Soccer: Best Soccer (Football) Books for Kids
Spring: Cheerful Children’s Books About Spring
STEM Science, tech, engineering, and math: STEM Picture Books, STEM Beginning Chapter Book Series , 25 Best STEM Chapter Books for Kids
Star Wars Books: Star Wars Books
Summer Olympics: Summer Olympics Books for Kids
Trees: Children’s Books About Trees
Voting: Children’s (Picture) Books about the Election and Voting
Water Cycle: Water Cycle Books for Kids
Women’s History: Best Biographies for Women’s History Month
Seasonal & Holiday Books
Christmas: Best Christmas Secular Books, Best Christmas Christian Books
Diwali: Books About Diwali
Easter: Best Easter Books for Kids (Christian & Secular)
Fall: Wonderful Picture Books About Fall
Halloween: Favorite Halloween Books for Kids
Hanukkah: Best Hanukkah Books
Jewish High Holidays: Books About the Jewish High Holidays
Lunar New Year: Best Lunar New Year Books
MLK, Jr.: Books About Martin Luther King, Jr.
President’s Day: Good President’s Day Children’s Books
Spring: Spring Picture Books
Summer: Books About Summer
St. Patrick’s Day: Good St. Patrick’s Day Books
Thanksgiving: Best Thanksgiving Books for Kids
Valentine’s Day: Best Valentine’s Day Books
Winter: Best Winter Themed Picture Books
Activity Books
Activity Books for Preschoolers Ages 3 – 5
Activity Books for Ages 9 – 12
Clay: How to Make Cute Clay Creatures
Coloring Books: Coloring Books Based on Children’s Books and Coloring Books for Kids
Cookbooks: Favorite Cookbooks My Kids Actually Use
Craft and STEM Kits: Craft and STEM Activity Kits for Kids
Drawing Books: Drawing Books for Kids
Mazes: Pierre the Maze Detective Coloring Book
Origami: Best Origami Books for Kids
Search and Find: Search and Find Books for Kids
Sticker Books: Sticker Books for Kids
Mentor Texts
Compare and Contrast: Compare and Contrast Examples in Picture Books
Description: Children’s Books to Teach Vivid Description
Figurative Language: Picture Books to Teach Similes and Metaphors
How-To: Mentor Texts to Teach How-To Procedural Writing
Inference: Mentor Texts to Teach Inference
Onomatopoeia: Picture Books to Teach Onomatopoeia
Perspective: Picture Books to Teach Perspective
Personal Narrative: Personal Narrative Mentor Texts
Personification: Picture Books to Teach Personification
Problem Solution: Picture Books to Teach Problem and Solution
Sequencing: Picture Books to Teach Sequencing
Word Choice: Mentor Texts to Teach Juicy Word Choice
Writing a Story: Writing a Story (Ideas, Plot, Setting, Characters, Drafting, etc.)
Vivid Verbs: Vivid Verbs Mentor Texts
Voice: Picture Books and Chapter Books to Teach Voice
