Reading Recommendation Resources for Parents and Teachers

The following books can help you learn more about children's literature or help you find a great book for your child or student to read. All the books mentioned are located at the library in the Children's and Young Adult's Department. Reference books must be used in the library and cannot be checked out. Other books can be checked out of the library.

Reference Books

• A to Zoo, 5th ed. (J REF 011.62 LIM) Subject access to children's picture books--a great resource for preschool, day care and early elementary teachers and parents
• Against Borders (J REF 011.62 ROC) Books for older children and teens to read that promote across culture understanding. Themes include: journeys, outsiders, friends & enemies, finding the way home, racial opression, ethnic U.S.A., family matters
• Best Books for Children Preschool Through Grade 6, 6th ed. (J REF 001.61 BES) Recommended fiction and nonfiction.
• Best Books for Young Adult Readers Grades 7-12 (J REF 011.62 CAL) Recommended fiction and nonfiction for teens
• Best of the Best for Children (J REF 011.62 AME) Librarian recommended best books, videos, magazines, audio and more
• Beyond Picture Books, 2nd ed. (J REF 011.62 BAR) A guide to first readers like the "Amelia Bedelia" and "Cat and the Hat" series of books.
• Books Kids Will Sit Still For, 2nd ed. (J REF 011.62 FRE) and More Books Kids will Sit Still For (J REF 028.1 FRE) Great read aloud books arranged by grade level
• Books to Help Children Cope with Separation and Loss, 4th ed. (J REF 016.1559 RUD) Annotated bibliography
• Connecting Cultures : A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children (J REF 011.62 THO) Includes fiction, folktales, poetry and songs
• E for Environment (J REF 011.62 SIN) Annotated bibliography of children's books with environmental themes
• Great Books for Boys (J REF 028.1 ODE) Annotated bibliography of over 600 books for boys aged 2-14
• More Exciting, Funny, Scary, Short, Different, and Sad Books Kids Like about Animals, Science, Sports, Families, Songs and Other Things (J REF 011.62 CAR) Need we say more?
• The New York Times Guide to the Best Books for Children, Rev. ed. (J REF 011.62 LIP) Recommended picture books, story books, early reading, middle reading and teen reading
• Our Family, Our Friends, Our World (J REF 011.62 MIL) Annotated guide to significant multicultural books for children and teens
• Portraying Persons with Disabilities J REF 016.80883 ROB) Annotated bibliography of fiction for children and teens
• Reading in Series (J REF 016.8 REA) A guide to books in series for children grades K-8

Books To Take Home

• A to Zoo (J 011.62 L73)
• Best Books for Children Preschool Through Grade 6 (J 011.62 BES , J 011.62 G47)
• Books to Help Children Cope with Separation and Loss (J 016.1559 C53)
• Choosing Books for Children (J 011.62 HEA , J 011.62 H43)
• For Reading Out Loud : A Guide to Sharing Books with Children (J025.1 K49)
• Mother Goose Comes First (J 011.62 WIN)
• The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children (J 011.62 L76)
• Once Upon A Heroine : 450 Books for Girls to Love (J 028.1 COO)
• Reading Rainbows Guide to Children's Books (J 028.1 LIG)