Kids
Reading Recommendations for Kids & Families
From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books are bound to spark kids' imagination and keep the pages turning. We update this page with fresh recommendations every month.
Spotlight on Pride Month
Read the Rainbow with this collection of books picked out for Pride Month!
Too Bright to See
Kyle Lukoff
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
Beth Lincoln
Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
Esme Symes-Smith
You Only Live Once, David Bravo
Mark Oshiro
The Sun and the Star
Rick Riordan
Nikhil Out Loud
Maulik Pancholy
Spotlight on 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten (June 2023)
Here are 10 more books to help you reach your 1,000 books before kindergarten goal!
How to Count to One
Casper Salmon
Penny & Pip
Candace Fleming
ABC and You and Me
Corinna Luyken
The Masjid Kamal Loves
Ashley Franklin
Martina Has Too Many Tías
Emma Otheguy
My Dad Loves Me
Sara Miller
Staff Picks for Kids
May 2023
Amy Wu and the Ribbon Dance
Kat Zhang
Encanto: We Don't Talk About Bruno
Disney Books
Nothing's Wrong
Jory John
Minerva Keen's Detective Club
James Patterson
The Sun and the Star
Rick Riordan
She's a Mensch
Anne Dublin
Graphic Novels for Kids
May 2023
Ty's Travels Camp Out
Kelly Starling Lyons
Surprisingly Sarah
Terri Libenson
Secrets and Sidekicks
Colleen AF Venable
Scaredy Squirrel Gets a Surprise
Melanie Watt
Lo and Behold
Wendy Mass
The Do-over
Rodrigo Vargas
Spotlight on 1,000 books to read before kindergarten
Keep reading! Here are some recommendations to help you reach that 1,000-book goal!
Hickory Dickory Dock
James Dean
Tap! Tap! Tap!: Dance! Dance! Dance!
Herve Tullet
Weather Together
Jessie Sima
Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur?
Helen Yoon
We Belong to the Drum
Sandra Lamouche
Bath Time Physics
Jill Esbaum
Spotlight on diversity
Let's celebrate Jewish American & Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Nana, Nenek & Nina
Liza Ferneyhough
Maizy Chen's Last Chance
Lisa Yee
The Tower of Life
Chana Stiefel
Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
Mari Lowe
From the Tops of the Trees
Kao Kalia Yang
The Prince of Steel Pier
Stacy Nockowitz
Spotlight on 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Continue on your 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten! Learn more.
Let's Go Puddling!
Emma Perry
Tiny T. Rex and the Grand Ta-da!
Jonathan Stutzman
Rain
Cynthia Rylant
A Dupatta Is
Marzieh Abbas
The Coolest Beard
Betty Tekle
Blinker, Blinker Little Car
Jennifer Taylor
Spotlight on 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Here are more titles to help you (and your littles) read 1,000 books before kindergarten. Learn more about the program.
The World and Everything in It
Kevin Henkes
The Daily Sniff
Jane Cabrera
The Umbrella
Beth Ferry
Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm
Laura Purdie Salas
Jack the Library Cat
Marietta Apollonio
Quiet Time With My Seeya
Dinalie Dabarera
Spotlight on 1,000 Books to Read Before Kindergarten
Read to your child daily and meet the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge! Learn more and register.
Llama Llama Shapes
Anna Dewdney
The Library Fish Learns to Read
Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Hey Otter! Hey Beaver!
Brian Pinkney
Sunny and Oswaldo
Nicole Melleby
One Little Seed
Becky Davies
I Am Not an Octopus
Eoin Mclaughlin
Spotlight on the Newbery at 100
In honor of the Newbery Award's 100th anniversary, let's celebrate a century of excellence in children's literature.
The Giver
Lois Lowry
Holes
Louis Sachar
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
E. L. Konigsburg
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
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