Children’s Reading Lists

Reading Lists by Type of Book

• Board Books
• Early Reader Series Starters
• Nonfiction Books for Preschoolers
• First Chapter Books Series Starters
• Beginning Chapter Books
• Picture Books You Can Sing
• Wordless Picture Books
• Novels in Verse

Reading Lists for a Bigger World

• Afghanistan in Children’s Books
• Black Voices
• Chapter Books featuring Adoption or
  Foster Care
• Growing Up Muslim
• Immigrant Experiences
• Native American/Indigenous Voices
• Transgender and Gender Diverse
  Picture Books
• Transgender and Gender Diverse
  Chapter Books

I’m Looking for a Chapter Book That’s…

• Funny and Realistic
• Great For Read Alouds
• Modern Fantasy
• Mysterious
• Scary
• Set at a Magical School
• Starring an Animal
• Superheros

If You Liked… Read-alike suggestions!

• If you liked Amulet, try…
• If you liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid, try…
• If you liked Dog Man, try…
• If you liked Harry Potter, try…
• If you liked Percy Jackson, try…
• If you liked Sisters, try…

Dated Lists

• Summer Reading 2023: All Together Now–Chapter Books
• Summer Reading 2023: All Together Now–Graphic Novels
• World Cup 2023: Soccer Reads for Kids
• PPL Children’s: Pride Books 2022
• Native American Heritage Month 2021
• American Library Association 2021
  Youth Media Awards
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  2021 (October)
• Hispanic Heritage Month 2021
  (September 15-October 15)
• Pride Month Books 2021
• The 2020 Summer Olympics

Topics Covered in Picture Books

• Adoption
• Bicycles
• Biomes
  • Arctic/Antarctic
  • Deserts
  • Forests
  • Oceans
  • Rainforests
  • Savannah/African Plains
• Bullying
• Feelings
• Friendship
• Gardening
• Grief and Loss
• Firetrucks and Fire Fighters
• Looks/Different Appearances
• Moving to a New House
• A New Sibling
• Pirates
• Potty Training
• Quilts
• Seasons
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall/Autumn
  • Winter
• Self-Esteem
• Shapes
• Starting School
• Trains
• Trucks and Construction Equipment
• Worries and Anxiety

All Kinds of Books about…

• Earth Day
• Unicorns, Mermaids, and Dragons
• Poetry

Learn About

• Musicians
• Ramadan
• Shakespeare
• Voting
• Women in Science

For Adults

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