A librarian is a great resource that can help you locate books that match your child’s interest. When you combine your knowledge of your child’s likes and dislikes with a librarian’s expertise and experience, it typically results is some great finds. When choosing a book for your child, you must consider the content and level of difficulty.
- Content – choose a topic that interests your child, e.g. dinosaurs, princesses. My son loves sports so we gravitate to those books. My daughter enjoys any book but especially loves fairy tales.
- Level of difficulty – select a book that your child can read 95 percent of the words correctly, e.g. 19 out of 20 words.
For a list of books by grade, please reference our reading list, which contains a list of books ideal for during the school year or over summer break.
Book Reviews
We offer reviews for the following types of books. Each list contains our favorite books.
Award-Winning Children’s Books
Every year both authors and illustrators are recognized for their extraordinary efforts. The following are three of the most prestigious awards: the Newbery Medal, the Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Awards.
Newbery Medal Winners
This award, honoring a distinguished
- Jennifer L. Holm, Turtle in Paradise,
- Margi Preus, Heart of a Samurai,
- Joyce Sidman, Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night, and
- Rita William-Garcia, One Crazy Summer.
Caldecott Medal Winners
This award, honoring a distinguished
- Bryan Collier, Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave , by Laban Carrick Hill,
- David Ezra Stein, Interrupting Chicken.
and
Coretta Scott King Award
These awards, honor both a distinguished African American
- Walter Dean Myers, Lockdown,
- Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ninth Ward, and
- G. Neri, Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty.
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