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BOOKLISTS FOR CHILDREN

Librarian Recommendations for Children
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    • Remember
    • Nowhere Better Than Here
    • Jumper
    • Elf Dog & Owl Head
    • Ramen for Everyone
    • The Book that No One Wanted to Read
    • Roll for Initiative
    • Search for a Giant Squid
    • Marikit and the Ocean of Stars
    • When Sea Becomes Sky
    • Not an Easy Win
    • Aniana del Mar Jumps In
Children's Booklists by Grade
Toddler Booklist
  • Toddler Booklist
    • Hand in Hand
    • City Baby
    • Big Bear, Little Bear
    • D is for Drool
    • Dino Pajama Party
    • Fire Truck vs. Dragon
    • You Poop Here
    • The Pirates are Coming!
    • Skater Baby
    • Outside, Inside
    • Whose Ears?
    • Make Way for Ducklings
Preschool Booklist
  • Preschool Booklist
    • One-osaurus, Two-osaurus
    • LMNO Peas
    • Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug
    • The Snow Dancer
    • Click, Clack, Good Night
    • Wherever You'll Be
    • Fussy Flamingo
    • We're Going on a Bear Hunt
    • Duck, Duck, Moose!
    • Where is the Dragon?
    • Inside Cat
    • The Napping House
Kindergarten Booklist
  • Kindergarten Booklist
    • We Don't Eat Our Classmates
    • Thunder Boy Jr.
    • Jabari Jumps
    • Unstoppable
    • Chez Bob
    • Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon
    • Where the Wild Things Are
    • Hi! Fly Guy
    • The Great Bunk Bed Battle
    • See the Cat
    • Squirrels
    • How to Apologize
1st Grade Booklist
  • 1st Grade Booklist
    • Cars, Signs, and Porcupines
    • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
    • Milo Imagines the World
    • The Book with No Pictures
    • Run, Mo, Run!
    • The Best Seat in First Grade
    • Cat Likes Red
    • I'm On It!
    • Friends Do Not Eat Friends
    • Shell Quest
    • The Goldilocks Zone
    • When Cloud Became a Cloud
2nd Grade Booklist
  • 2nd Grade Booklist
    • Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket
    • If You Come to Earth
    • I Can Build It!
    • Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase
    • Ivy and Bean
    • Dear Beast
    • Bo's Magical New Friend
    • Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue
    • Beat the Clock
    • The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane
    • Smell My Foot!
    • Donut Feed the Squirrels
3rd Grade Booklist
  • 3rd Grade Booklist
    • Two's a Crowd
    • Eva's Treetop Festival
    • Anne Arrives
    • A is for Elizabeth
    • Rise of the Earth Dragon
    • Mac Undercover
    • Fantastic Mr. Fox
    • Upside-Down Magic
    • InvestiGATORS
    • Max and the Midknights
    • The Runaway Princess
    • The Heart of the Storm
4th Grade Booklist
  • 4th Grade Booklist
    • The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly
    • The War That Saved My Life
    • The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
    • The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
    • The Phantom Tollbooth
    • Because of the Rabbit
    • The Land of Roar
    • Stuntboy, in the Meantime
    • The Bridge Home
    • When You Trap a Tiger
    • Fearless
    • Front Desk
5th Grade Booklist
  • 5th Grade Booklist
    • Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
    • Premeditated Myrtle
    • Aru Shah and the End of Time
    • The Boys in the Back Row
    • Jennifer Chan is Not Alone
    • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
    • Prairie Lotus
    • Brave Like That
    • Stuck
    • New Kid
    • Crows: Genius Birds
    • Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
6th Grade Booklist
  • 6th Grade Booklist
    • Breathing Underwater
    • The Wizards of Once
    • Before the Sword
    • The Goose Girl
    • Simon B. Rhymin'
    • Fast Pitch
    • The Giver
    • Salt Magic
    • The Golden Hour
    • Green Lantern: Legacy
    • Sisters of the Neversea
    • Never Caught

More Booklists?

For more and expanded booklists for kids, please contact the Children's Reference Desk. Need booklists while at home? Click on the Ask a Librarian tab on the right side of the screen.

Or find great book recommendations 24/7 on Novelist K-8 Plus, a database of fiction and nonfiction books that offers reviews, author read-alikes, theme-oriented booklists, and more!

Seasonal Booklists
Best of 2022
  • Best of 2022
    • Counting to Bananas
    • Berry Song
    • A Spoonful of Frogs
    • I Am a Baby
    • Gigi and Ojiji
    • Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party
    • The Door of No Return
    • The Last Mapmaker
    • A Darkening of Dragons
    • The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
    • Wingbearer
    • Lemon Bird Can Help!
Fairies Booklist
  • Fairies Booklist
    • The Fairy Garden
    • Ella's Night Lights
    • The Fairies of Honeysuckle Hollow
    • Twinkle
    • Backyard Fairies
    • Pinkalicious and the Flower Fairy
    • Rory and the Magical Mix-Ups
    • Happily Ever After Rescue Team
    • The Worst Fairy Godmother Ever!
    • Midsummer's Mayhem
    • Mystery at Mermaid Lagoon
    • Crabapple Trouble
Poetry Booklist
  • Poetry Booklist
    • A Place Inside of Me
    • Explosion at the Poem Factory
    • No Buddy Like a Book
    • Eek, You Reek!
    • Marshmallow Clouds
    • Echo Echo
    • Where We Come From
    • A Great Big Cuddle
    • Singing with Elephants
    • The One Thing You'd Save
Spring Booklist
  • Spring Booklist
    • The Hidden Rainbow
    • Finding Spring
    • Spring Stinks
    • First Notes of Spring
    • One Springy, Singy Day
    • Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring
    • Holi Hai!
    • Garden Day!
    • On a Snow-Melting Day
    • Bloom Boom!
    • Plants on the Move
    • Get Outside in Spring
Books for Older Children
Action & Adventure
  • Action & Adventure
    • Extreme Ice Adventure
    • Big Foot and Little Foot
    • Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire
    • Take Me to the River
    • Voyage of the Frostheart
    • Race to the Sun
    • Storm Runners
    • Amelia Erroway
    • Race to the Bottom of the Earth
    • Lost in the Antarctic
Animal Stories
  • Animal Stories
    • Our Friend Hedgehog
    • Yours Sincerely, Giraffe
    • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales
    • The One and Only Bob
    • Chomp
    • Wish
    • Brave Like That
    • Allergic
    • Baloney and Friends
    • Katie the Catsitter
Dragons for Older
  • Dragons for Older
    • Rise of the Earth Dragon
    • The Cave of Aaaaaah! Doom!
    • Casper Tock and the Everdark Wings
    • Girl Giant and the Monkey King
    • Dragon Ops
    • Anya and the Dragon
    • The Coldfire Curse
    • The Dragon Path
    • Dragons
    • Forge Your Dragon World
Great Nonfiction - Older
  • Great Nonfiction - Older
    • The Big Book of Monsters
    • The Poison Eaters
    • Sky Wolf's Call
    • Kakapo Rescue
    • We Must Not Forget
    • African Icons
    • The Elephant Scientist
    • How to Build a Human
    • Bomb
    • Black Heroes of the Wild West
Books for Younger Children
Bedtime Booklist
  • Bedtime Booklist
    • Night-Night, Little Pookie
    • Babies Can Sleep Anywhere
    • Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark
    • Goodnight Moon
    • Brown Baby Lullaby
    • The Nice Dream Truck
    • No More Naps!
    • Sloth Wasn't Sleepy
    • Bedtime for Yeti
    • Don't Blink!
Dragons for Younger
  • Dragons for Younger
    • Fire Truck vs. Dragon
    • My Dragon Boat Festival
    • Dear Komodo Dragon
    • The One-Stop Story Shop
    • Dragon Night
    • I Will Not Eat You
    • Don't Wake the Dragon
    • Dragon's Pancake Party!
    • Kitty and Dragon
    • Dragon Gets By
Great Nonfiction - Younger
  • Great Nonfiction - Younger
    • Instructions Not Included
    • Separate is Never Equal
    • A History of Underwear
    • The Tide Pool Waits
    • The Beetle Book
    • Symphony for a Broken Orchestra
    • Napoleon vs. the Bunnies
    • Her Right Foot
    • Killer Underwear Invasion!
    • Jop and Blip Wanna Know
Mythical Creatures
  • Mythical Creatures
    • Oona
    • Coral
    • The Little Mermaid
    • Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn
    • Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great
    • Not Quite Narwhal
    • Don't Let the Beasties Escape this Book!
    • Dear Yeti
    • I Love My Fur!
    • Giant Tess