Booklists for Kids

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New Picture Books

 

 

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Book cover of "Eyes That Speak to the Stars" by Joanna Ho. The book cover shows a young Asian boy holding a paper lantern and looking up at the sky filled with other paper lanterns.

Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Creators: Authors & Illustrators

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This image shows the book cover for the book "The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson. It shows a young girl stepping through a school classroom door and holding a book.

Black Excellence: Authors, Illustrators, & Protagonists

Picture Books - Printable Version
Chapter Books - Printable Version
People, Places, Culture, & Historical Events (Nonfiction) - Printable Version

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This image is of the book cover for "Abuelita and I Make Flan" by Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom. It includes an illustration of a little girl watching flan bake through the oven door. Her grandmother is standing next to her and looking at her watch the flan bake.

Latine Creators: Authors & Illustrators

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This image shows the cover for the book "We Are Water Protectors" by Carole Lindstrom. It shows a young Native Girl holding a feather and surrounded by water and in front of a moon. The background shows silhouettes of individuals holding hands.

Native Creators: Authors & Illustrators

Chapter Books - Printable Version
Picture Books, Chapter Books, and Non Fiction - Printable Version

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This image shows the cover for the book "Payden's Pronoun Party" by Blue Jaryn. It shows a child wearing a purple cape and holding their hand to their chin like they are thinking. The child is at a party with four others in the background wearing party clothes and buttons that display their pronouns.

Celebrate Pride

Picture Books - Printable Version

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This image shows the cover for the book "Time to Use the Potty" by Fiona Munro. It shows two young children near a stuffed bear which is sitting on a potty.

Potty Training  

Printable Version

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This image shows the cover for the book "Shhh! The Baby's Asleep" by JaNay Brown-Wood. It shows a baby sleeping with a stuffed rabbit and surrounded by seven different family members of various ages as well as a dog. Three of the family members are holding their fingers up to their mouths to shush each other.

New Baby

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This image shows the cover for the book "Mouseboat" by Larissa Theule. It shows a girl wearing a life jacket and holding an oar while the breeze blows her hair. The background of the book shows water as well as trees in the distance.

Death and Grief

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This image shows the cover for the book "Jabari Jumps" by Gaia Cornwall. It shows a young boy standing on top of a diving board and wearing a swimsuit and swimming goggles. There are trees and skyscrapers in the background.

Great Read Alouds!

Baby and Toddler Read Alouds - Printable Version
Read Aloud Picture Books - Printable Version

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This image shows the cover for the book "Kunoichi Bunny" by Sara Cassidy. It shows a young girl being pushed in a stroller by an adult. The girl is holding a stuffed bunny and has pigtails.

Wordless (And Mostly Wordless) Picture Books

Wordless (And Mostly Wordless) Picture Books - Printable Version

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This image shows the cover for the book "Tangled: A Story About Shapes" by Anne Miranda. It shows a cartoon square, circle, and triangle with drawn on faces and playing on a jungle gym.

Concept Books: Shapes, Colors, Opposites, & Sizes

Printable Version - Shapes & Colors
Printable Version - Opposites, Sizes, & Multiple Concepts

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This image shows the cover for the book "Cece Loves Science" by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes. It shows a young girl wearing safety goggles and holding chalk. She is standing between a young boy and a dog. The background shows science-related doodles.

STEM Picture Books: Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math

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This image shows the cover for the book "I can Make a Train Noise" by Michael Emberley and Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick. The cover shows an illustration of a public-transport train going over a bridge that is above a city block. The background shows skyscrapers.

Trains and Railroads

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This image shows the cover for the book "Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon" by Ying Chang Compestine. It shows a young girl wearing a red hood and holding a sword. The background shows a large orange dragon that looks afraid of the girl.

Fairy Tales

Fairy Tale Retellings (Picture Books) - Printable Version
Fairy Tale Retellings (Chapter Books) - Printable Version
Disney Princesses (Readers) - Printable Version
Cinderella from Around the World - Printable Version

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This image shows the cover for the book "Miles Lewis: King of the Ice" by Kelly Starling Lyons. It shows a young boy in an ice arena and wearing ice skates.

Starting to Read Chapter Books

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This image shows the cover for the book "The Story Web" by Megan Frazer Blakemore. It shows a young girl in a forest surrounded by forest animals and looking at a large illuminated spiderweb.

Fantastic Fantasy

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This image shows the cover for the book "Join the Club Maggie Diaz" by Nina Moreno. It shows a girl sitting on a chair and balancing her feet on a school desk. There are crumbled pieces of paper on the desk and on the floor.

Funny Chapter Books

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Book cover of The Vanquishers. 4 children on the cover on bikes. Red sun behind them.

Must-Read Mysteries

Mystery Chapter Books - Printable Version
 

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This image shows the cover for the book "Northwind" by Gary Paulsen. It shows an illustration of a boy in a cedar canoe surrounded by mountains and a rugged coastline.

Survival Stories for Middle Grade Kids

Middle Grade Survival Stories - Fiction - Printable Version
 

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Book cover for the graphic novel "Dog Man". The cover shows a cartoon anthropomorphic dog wearing a police uniform with its hands on its hips.

If You Like...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Dog Man - Printable Version

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This image is the book cover for the graphic novel "Swim Team" by Johnnie Christmas. The cover shows an illustration of a middle school girl wearing a swimsuit and goggles.

Sports Stories

Chapter Books - Printable Version
 

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This image shows the cover for the book "Pahua and the Soul Stealer" by Lori M. Lee. It shows an illustration of a girl holding a sword and with a cat on her shoulder. There is another character in the background holding a flashlight.

Ancient Mythology

Mythological Reads - Printable Version

Award Winners

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Newberry Medal

Newbery Medal
Given to the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.

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Caldecott Medal

Caldecott Medal
Given to the most distinguished picture book for children.

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Geisel Award

Geisel Award
Given to the most distinguished book for beginning readers.

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Sibert Medal

Sibert Medal
Given to the most distinguished informational book for children.

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Coretta Scott King Award

Coretta Scott King Award
Recognizes outstanding African-American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.

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Pura Belpre Award

Pura Belpré Award
Honors Latino authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in children's books.

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Charlotte Zolotow Award

Charlotte Zolotow Award

The Charlotte Zolotow Award is given annually to the author of the best picture book text published in the United States in the preceding year.