What to Read – Kids

Featured e-Resource

• NoveList Plus – a trusted source for expert read-alike recommendations, series information, reviews and hundreds of book lists for children ages 0-12
• Select Reads – monthly reading recommendations for readers of all ages

Award Winners

• Caldecott Medal
• Newbery Medal
• Virginia Readers’ Choice – Primary Grades
• Virginia Readers’ Choice – Elementary
• Virginia Readers’ Choice – Middle School
• More Award Winners (Select Reads)

Book Lists/Book Finders

• Accelerated Reader (AR)
• Battle of the Books – Elementary School
• Battle of the Books – Middle School
• Lexile Measure
• Around the World – Children
• Toddlers: Recommended Titles
• Preschoolers and Kindergartners: Recommended Titles
• Easy Reader, Step 1: Recommended Titles
• Easy Reader, Step 2: Recommended Titles
• Grades 1-2: Recommended Titles
• Grade 3: Recommended Titles
• Grades 4-6: Recommended Titles
• Grades 6-8: Recommended Titles

Staff Picks

• Season’s Readings
• Kiddosphere: Thrills and Chills: Horror Reads for Halloween
• Kiddopshere: Blast Off: Books for Reading Pre/Post Watching of First Man
• Kiddosphere: Fall for a Great Read: Books for Fall
• Kiddosphere: Are You Ready for Some Football?
• Kiddosphere: Last of the Summer Reads: Recent Reads in August and Late July
• Kiddosphere: What’s Cooking? Books for National Chef Appreciation Week
• Easing Back-to-School Jitters
• Kiddosphere: Back to School – Books for a New School Year
• Kiddosphere: Say “Aloha” to Another Summer Reading Program – Books About Hawaii
• You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat: Books for Shark Week
• Kiddosphere: One Small Step: Books for Space Exploration Day
• Kiddosphere: GOOOOOOAAAL – – Books for Soccer Fans
• Kiddosphere: Reading With Dad – Books For Father’s Day
• Kiddosphere: Summer Reading 2018 – Calling All Cowgirls and Cowboys!
• Kiddosphere: Summer Reading: New Books to Kick off the Summer
• Kiddosphere: Recent Reads
• Kiddosphere: Reading and Rhyming – Books for National Poetry Month
• Kiddosphere: Love Our World – Books for Earth Day and Arbor Day
• Kiddosphere: Remembering the Past: Books for Ellis Island Family History Day
• Kiddosphere: Library Love – Books for National Library Week
• Kiddosphere: Play Ball! Books About Baseball
• Kiddosphere: Time to Celebrate – Books for Easter and Passover
• Kiddosphere: Healthy Habits – Books for National Nutrition Month
• Kiddosphere: Celebrating Women! Books for National Women’s Month
• Honoring the Past: Books for Black History Month
• Kiddosphere: And the Winners Are…
• Kiddosphere: Let the Games Begin – Books for the Winter Olympics
• Kiddosphere: Are You Ready for Some Football?
• Kiddosphere: New Books!
• Kiddosphere: Favorite 2017 Reads: Picture Books and Graphic Novels
• Kiddosphere: Favorite 2017 Reads: Children’s Novels and Nonfiction
• Kiddosphere: Snow Day Stories: Winter Books
• Kiddosphere: Coming Soon to a Library Near You – New Books for Star Wars Fans
• Kiddosphere: Seasons Readings – Books for Christmas and Hanukkah
• Kiddosphere: Seasons Eatings: Books for National Cookie Day
• Kiddosphere: Never Too Old for Picture Books: Books for Elementary School Students
• Kiddosphere: Thanksgiving Tales
• Staff Picks: Five Fall Favorites for Children
• Kiddosphere: Never Too Old for Picture Books: Celebrating Picture Book Month!
• Kiddosphere: Many Nations, Many Cultures: Books for National Native American Heritage Month
• Kiddosphere: LOL Reads
• Kiddopshere: Happy Halloween!
• Kiddosphere: May the Force be With You: New Books for Star Wars Fans
• Kiddosphere: Earth and Beyond: Books for Earth Science Week and World Space Week
• Kiddosphere: Teachers Rock! Books for World Teachers Day
• Kiddosphere: Hispanic Heroes and History – Books for National Hispanic Heritage Month
• Kiddosphere: We the People: Books for Constitution Week
• Kiddosphere: Remembering September 11, 2001
• Kiddosphere: Caldecott 2018: Early Favorites

*For staff picks published before 2015, see the Kiddosphere