Age/Grade Lists
Author Visits
Authors/Artists
Awards: Major
Awards: State
Babies/Toddlers
Beginning Readers
Bilingual/Foreign Language
Censorship/Banned Books
Character/Values
Classics
Culture and Tradition
Fairy Tales
Fiction/Genres/Themes
For Parents
For Teachers
For Writers/Artists
Harry Potter Plus
Holidays
Libraries
Middle School
Online Literature
Picture Books
Poetry
Publishers
Read Alouds
Reluctant Readers
Science and Nature
Sensitive Issues
Series
Collecting
Before You Buy
Books for Boys/Books for Girls
Child Lit Blogs
Major Awards: Canada
Major Awards: UK
Major Awards: United States
African/African American
Asia/Asian American
Hispanic/Latino
Jewish Life and Culture
Multicultural/Various Cultures
Chapter Books
Historical Fiction
Mysteries
Strong Female Characters
Series
Illness, Disease, and Death
Adoption
Divorce and Families in Crisis
Nontraditional Families
Physical and Mental Disabilities
Tolerance/Racism/Prejudice
Children/Families in Distress
Coping with Grief
Looking for a book for a child? Here are recommended reading lists of fiction and nonfiction for your child categorized by age or grade level, including an opportunity to create your own list of children's books.
Information on scheduling school visits, workshops, and appearances by children's book authors and illustrators.
Here you will find articles about children's authors and illustrators by your About Children's Books Guide, as well as links to author and illustrator sites.
Major awards for children's books in Canada, Great Britain, and the United States.
Children's books chosen by children of each state to win the official state award.
Award winning board books for babies and toddlers.
Recommended reading, summaries, articles, and reviews.
Foreign language books in seven languages as well bilingual books.
Learn about the censorship of children's books, the banning of the Harry Potter books, the most challenged books, and why people are for, and against, banning books. Find out about Banned Book Week and organizations on both sides.
Bibliographies, booklists, and articles related to teaching values (character education) through children's books.
Books that have stood the test of time and/or become "instant" classics.
Recommended multicultural children's books, from picture books to chapter books, including such cultures as African/African American, Asian/Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American.
Links to scholarly research, online versions of fairy tales, and bibliographies of fairy tale books, including Cinderella and Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Articles, reviews, and recommended children's fiction, including chapter books, historical fiction, mysteries, series, and those featuring strong female characters.
Resources that assist parents in encouraging their children to read through activities, reading aloud, and choosing appropriate books.
Here you will find lesson plans and ideas, articles, booklists, and other information on using children's literature in the Pre-K-12 classroom.
If you want to write and/or illustrate children's books, you will find helpful information here on writing, illustrating, submitting, and publishing children's books.
A listing of books for children who like the Harry Potter books.
Children's books about holidays and other special days including Kwanzaa, Halloween, Hanukkah, and Christmas.
Libraries in the United States and Canada.
Books, long and short, classics and contemporary, recommended for grades 5-8, ages 10-13.
Folktales, stories, and classic children's books that are available online.
Recommended picture books of many different types.
Children love poetry, from Mother Goose rhymes to classical poetry, as well as humorous poetry. There's a lot available for children of all ages. Here are recommended books, articles, and tips for aspiring poets.
Publishers of children's books, from small, independent publishers to large publishing companies.
A great collection of online resources, including articles and children's book lists of read alouds for a variety of age groups.
Tips, articles, hi/lo books, and recommended reading.
Information on science and nature books for children, including book reviews, annotated booklists, and books recommended by science teachers
Books that deal with death and dying, disabilities, prejudice, and family issues.
Here you will find information about children's book series. These include books for beginning readers through series for children in middle school.
Information about antique and collectible children's books
In order to buy children's books that are appropriate for different age groups, reading levels, and tastes, there are things you need to know. These include types of books available for various ages and reading levels, books to read aloud to children, sources of information on selecting books, and much more.
These web sites contain booklists (many are from public libraries) of books that have proven to be especially popular with girls or with boys.
Children's literature blogs (Web logs) from a variety of sources, including your About Children's Books Guide, children's authors, children's librarians, and others.
Major Canadian awards for children's books, including the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, the CLA Book of the Year for Children, and the Governor General's Awards.
Major awards for children's books in the UK, including the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Major children's books awards in the United States, including the Caldecott Medal, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards, the Coretta Scott King Award, and the Newbery Medal.
Recommended books, reading lists, and bibliographies of children's books about Africa or African Americans. Scroll down for both Guide content and links to related sites.
Reading lists, recommended books, and bibliographies of children's books about Asia or Asian Americans.
Reading lists, recommended books, articles, and bibliographies of children's books with Hispanic or Latino characters.
Resources here include organizations, reviews, a feature article from your Guide, and booklists related to children's books involving Jewish life and culture.
Children's books about Native American, Irish American, and Jewish life; multicultural reading lists, book reviews, bibliographies, and articles.
Recommended Children's Chapter Books For Various Age Levels And Interests
Children's historical fiction by time period and reading level from u.s. and canadian libraries and other sources
Booklists and annotated reading lists for young and older readers.
Articles, recommended reading, bibliographies and booklists featuring children's books with strong and resourceful female characters, including girls and women from different cultures and those in nontraditional roles.
Popular series for various age levels.
Book reviews and booklists covering such topics as AIDS, Alzheimer's Disease, cancer, death, grief, mourning, and diabetes.
Children's Books about adoption for children of various ages, including babies, toddlers, preschool age, primary, and intermediate.
Book reviews and booklists to help children cope with divorce.
Books featuring multiracial, gay, and lesbian families, among others.
Fiction, non-fiction, and videos that include characters with physical and/or mental disabilities.
Book reviews, listings of fiction, non-fiction, and videos on tolerance, racism, and prejudice.
Book reviews and booklists to help children cope with divorce, divorce, abuse, anger, illness, disease, death, or other family crises.
These links include articles, booklists, and bibliographies that can be helpful to children dealing with grief.