Reading Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Librarians

Read about the audio books parents recommend for kids and teens; then, recommend your favorite audio books for kids and audio books for teens.

Here you'll find links to each month of the current calendar of children's books, as well as information about what each monthly calendar contains.

The Reading is for the boys (and girls)! WebQuest, while designed for teachers, will also provide parents with valuable information about boys and books and boys and reading, including boys and reading research, articles, books for boys and the reasons boys have a harder time with reading and lessons with strategies for engaging boys in reading.

The March calendar of children's books features reviews of children's books and articles related to holidays and other events in March. In the March calendar of children's books, you'll find children's books about St. Patrick's Day, Dr. Seuss and Dr. Seuss' birthday, as well as much more.

Learn about the nonprofit organization Reading Is Fundamental, commonly known as RIF, and the online resources RIF provides, which include information, games, tips and activities related to children’s books and reading, as well as lists of recommended children’s books, all on the Reading Is Fundamental Web sites.

Learn about current trends in children's literature in this interview with the president of the Association of Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

Enjoy April 2011 holidays and events with these recommended children's books. The kids' books for April 2011 include children's books about April Fool's Day, Easter, Passover, and National Poetry Month, Earth Day and Young People's Poetry Week. The April 2009 calendar of children's books contains recommended books for the season.

May 2012 Calendar of Children's Books - Here you'll find books for kids for Asian Pacific Heritage Month, Latino Books Month, Children's Book Week, Memorial Day and other May holidays and events.

June 2011 Calendar of Children's Books - Here you'll find children's books for Father's Day, the birthdays of Cynthia Rylant, Maurice Sendak and Eric Carle, and other June holidays and events. The June 2011 calendar of kids' books will help you find children's books and books for teens related to June holidays and events.

July 2011 Calendar of Children's Books - Here you'll find children's books for July 2011 holidays and events, including Independence Day (July 4th), the birth dates of John Newbery, Brian Selznick, Sharon Creech and Beatrix Potter, plus the birthdays of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter.

The August 2011 Calendar of Children's Books includes kids' books for August holidays and events, as well as books about starting school.

The current September calendar of children's books includes recommended children's books related to September 2011 occasions and events, including Library Sign-up Month, Banned Books Week, September 11, 2001, Citizenship Day and Constitution Week.

The October 2011 calendar of children's books includes recommended children's books related to October 2011 occasions and events, including Banned Books Week, Teen Read Week and Halloween. Besides Banned Books Week, Teen Read Week and Halloween on the October 2011 calendar of kids' books, you will also find October birthdays of children’s book...

November 2011 Calendar of Children's Books - This calendar of kids' books contains articles, reviews of children's books, and reading lists of books for children and teens all related to November 2011 events such as Thanksgiving and Veterans Day.

The February 2011 Calendar of Children's Books contains children's books related to February holidays and events. The February Calendar of Kids' Books includes kids' books for Valentine's Day, Black History Month / African American History Month, Library Lovers Month, and children's book author birthdays.

December 2011 calendar of children's books - The December calendar of kids' books includes children's Christmas books, children's Hanukkah books, and children's Kwanzaa books. Find out about some of the best children's books for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa on the December calendar of children's books, including many fine children's...

Parents share their recommendations of books for boys of all ages and learn about books for boys recommended by other parents, from children's books to books for teens.

Parents are invited to recommend young adult books like Twilight for teens. Read the parent recommendations and make your own recommendations of young adult books like Twilight that teenagers will enjoy.