Reading Suggestions for Kids
What We're Reading:
WCDPL Children's Place Book Lists
Interested in one of our curated booklists? Contact our Children's Place via email at woodkids@wcdpl.org or by calling (419) 352-8253, and our staff can provide a list of recommended reads or can email a PDF copy for you to explore. Book lists are available in the following categories:
- 21 Activities Series - Nonfiction
- Alphabet and Counting Books
- Animal vs. Animal
- Apraxia Support
- Batman
- Becoming a Big Sibling
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Cinderella
- Community Helpers
- Dinosaurs
- Fairy Tales
- Fairy Tales - Fractured and Retold
- Grief (Death and Illness)
- Potty Training
- Rick Riordan Presents
- Robots
- Search and Find
- Star Wars
- Superheroes - DC Universe
- Superheroes - Marvel Universe
- WhoHQ Biographies
- WhoHQ Nonfiction
- WhoHQ What Do We Know and The Story of
Book Awards and Select Booklist Sites
- ALA/ALSC (American Library Association/Association for Library Service to Children) Book and Media Awards including Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King and others
- ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) Children's Notable Books
- ALSC Children's Notable Recordings
- American Indian Youth Literature Award
- Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
- Bank Street College - Children's Book Committee - The Best Children's Books of the Year
- Boston Globe - Horn Book Award
- Buckeye Children's and Teen Book Award
- CBC (Children's Book Council) Children's Choice Book Awards
- Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students
- State Library of Ohio - Choose to Read Ohio booklist
- Schneider Family Book Award
Book Reviews
- Horn Book
- Kirkus Review / Children's and Teens
- Publishers Weekly / Children's Books
- School Library Journal Reviews
- The New York Times Children's Books
Children's Literature Websites
- We Need Diverse Books
- Colorin Colorado - A bilingual site for educators and families of English language learners.
- The Brown Bookshelf
- American Indians in Children's Literature
- The Literature Map - Find your next favorite author through an interactive readalike map.
- NoveList Plus K-8 (remote access with your library card) Read about your favorite author. Find book recommendations and reading lists. Discover book discussion guides and award lists.
- Teaching Books - Audio pronunciations of author names, as well as other resources.
- What's Next? - Search series fiction with ease.
- 100 Scope Notes-Travis Jonker
- A Fuse #8 Production-Betsy Bird
- Nerdy Book Club
- Read Brightly
- Mr. Schu Reads
- School Library Journal's Good Comics for Kids
- Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Resources for Children's Books Authors and Illustrators
- The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
- Highlights Foundation Workshops for Children's Authors and Illustrators
- Publisher's Weekly
- Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Writing for Children
- The Purple Crayon: Writing, Illustrating, and Publishing Children's Books
Important Places of Interest
Book Podcasts
Looking for a good podcast about books and stories for children? Look no further: explore these options!
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Other Recommended Podcasts
For Preschoolers
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