SOME GOOD BOOK LISTS TO GET YOUR KIDS' SUMMER READING STARTED:
I hope you visit your local library this summer as well - they have lots of fun incentives to get your kids reading. Not sure what to read?
I hope you visit your local library this summer as well - they have lots of fun incentives to get your kids reading. Not sure what to read?
26 foot tall "READ" Across America sign on the steps of the NYPL, 2011. |
Helpful Links:
THE TOP 100 PICTURE BOOK POLL RESULTS These books are for children ages 4-8. The poll is from 2009.
THE TOP 100 CHILDREN'S NOVELS (CHAPTER BOOK) POLL RESULTS These are books for kids who can read full chapters on their own and who are under the age of 13. The poll is from 2010.
You might also find these two lists from the NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY website helpful:
100 PICTURE BOOKS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW (this list of recommended books is in alphabetical order and contains short picture book summaries).
100 FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOKS (This reading list allows you to look at the recommended chapter books according to genre).
Do have musically inclined kids? Check out the CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY'S Noteworthy Books and Music LIST.