BOOK LISTS FOR CHILDREN
- Read Alikes for MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN (Stanly County Public Library, NC)
- Readalikes for Jean Craighead George's My Side of the Mountain, these are exciting
adventures about natural disasters or survival against the elements. Author, title, publication year, page count, summary for
about 115 books, from Chester Aaron's An American Ghost to
Johann David Wyss's Swiss Family Robinson.
- Adventure Booklist (Ferguson Online, Stamford Public Library, CT)
- Author, title, one-line summary of adventure books for grades 1-2, grades 3-4,
and grades 5+. Over 40 titles in all.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Adventure Stories (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary for about 30 children's adventure stories,
from Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray to
Woodsong by Gary Paulsen.
- Adventure (Los Angeles Public Library)
- Author, title, and one-line summary of over 20 adventure books for younger readers (from
Eve Bunting's How Many Days to America? to Elizabeth Winthrop's Vasilissa
the Beautiful) and over 25 adventure books for older readers (from
Lloyd Alexander's The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen to Barbara Williams' Titanic Crossing).
- Youth Adventure and Survival Stories (Novi Public Library, MI)
- Author, title, grade level (from 1st grade to 12th), summary for over 25 books,
from CS Adler's A Tribe For Lexi to Elizabeth Yates's Sarah Whitcher's Story.
- Adventure and Survival (Bloomfield Township Public Library, MI)
- For grades 4-6. Author, title, short summary for about 50 adventure books,
from CS Adler's A Tribe for Lexi to Johann David Wyss's The Swiss Family Robinson.
From the same source, Adventure
and Survival Books for grades 6-8, with 40 more books from
Joan Aiken's Dangerous Games to Paul Zindel's Reef of Death.
- Adventure Stories for Grades 3-5 (Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, page count, and summary for 17 books of adventure fiction for this age group.
Includes Avi's Windcatcher, Nancy Springer's Colt,
and Elizabeth Winthrop's Belinda's Hurricane.
- Bound for Adventure (Penticton Public Library, British Columbia)
- Provides author, title, summary for about 20 books, from Goody Hall
by Natalie Babbitt to Trapped In Ice by Eric Walters.
- Awesome Adventures (Irving Public Library, TX)
- Almost 40 titles listed, with authors, from The Drackenberg Adventure by Lloyd Alexander
to Trapped in Death Cave by Bill Wallace.
For animals in picture books, see Picture Books Featuring Animals
ANIMALS
- Companion Animal Stories (U.S. Humane Society)
- Author, title, publication info, and summary for over 75 animal-friendly books compiled
by the Washington (D.C.) Humane Society, from Aliki's Tabby to
A.N. Wilson's Stray.
- Animal Stories (Novi Public Library, MI)
- Author, title, grade level (from K-8th), summary for over 35 books,
from CS Adler's Fly Free to Renee Weiss's Bird from the Sea.
- Animal Fantasy (St. Charles Public Library, IL)
- A "sampling of recommended fiction from the animal fantasy world. The list is subdivided
by reading level:" grades 2-3 (7 titles), grades 3-6 (26 books), grades 6-8 (10 books).
- Animal Adventures for preK-3 (Reading Is Fundamental)
- Title, author, publication year, grade level, one-line summary for each of about 25 books,
from The Adventures of Sparrowboy by Brian Pinkney to
Verdi by Janell Cannon.
- Realistic Animal Stories (Stanly County Public Library, NC)
- Books similar to Shiloh and White Fang. Author, title, publication year, page count,
summary (for most) for about 30 books, from Sheila Burnford's The Incredible Journey to
Gloria Whelan's Silver.
- Animal Stories (Stanly County Public Library, NC)
- Readalikes for EB White's Charlotte's Web Author, title, publication year, page count,
summary (for most) for about 45 books, from Michael Bond's Tales of Olga
da Polga to Patricia Wrightson's Moon-dark.
- Animal Adventures for grades 4-8 (Reading Is Fundamental)
- Title, author, publication year, grade level, one-line summary for each of 9 books,
from Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo to Wander by
Susan Hart Lindquist.
- Animal Stories - Novels for ages 10-14 (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Listed by author, provides title and notes series.
- Chapter Book Animal Stories ( Sarah S. Wright, Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- Provides author, title, one-line summary of each of almost 60 juvenile books (many
appropriate for readers older than 3rd grade). From Richard and Florence Atwater's Mr. Popper's Penguins
to EB White's Charlotte's Web. Compiled May 1999.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Animals (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary (no grade levels) for about 575 children's books featuring various animals --
dogs, cats, horses, pigs, insects, reptiles, fish, and dinosaurs --
from 10 Minutes till Bedtime by Peggy Rathmann to
The Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings.
- Noah's Ark Variants (Dawn Rose - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, title, publication date only listed for about 75 books retelling or recreating the
Noah's Ark story. Updated March 2006.
- Animal Stories (Ipswitch Library, Australia)
- Lists author and animal series, from Samantha Alexander's Hollywell Stables series
to books by Joyce Stranger. Over series listed. No summaries.
DOGS
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Dogs (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary (no grade levels) for about 85 children's books featuring dogs,
from Akiak: A Tale From the Iditarod by Robert J. Blake to Woodsong by Gary Paulsen.
- Shaggy Dog Stories (Penticton Public Library, British Columbia)
- Provides author, title, summary for 20 books with dogs,
from Woof! by Allan Ahlberg to Kingdom by the Sea
by Robert Westall.
- Dog Books for a 10- or 11-Year-Old Girl (Barbara Oberlin, of Marlborough Public Library, MA - Fiction-L List)
- Over 35 books or series listed, with author and title(s) only.
- Dog Stories (St. Charles Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, summary, page count. The list is subdivided by reading
level:" grades 2-3 (8 titles), grades 3-6 (15 books), grades 6-8
(11 books). Compiled Jan. 2000.
- Woof! A List (The Bulletin for the Center for the Book)
- The Bulletin's May 1998 list of a dozen or so recommended books. Title, author,
grade level, pub. year, and brief summary.
- Hank the Cowdog Books (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Lists the books (over 30) in order.
CATS
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Cats (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary (no grade levels) for about 65 children's books featuring cats,
from Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett to Zoom at Sea
by Tim Wynne-Jones.
- Cattails: Felines in Fiction (Penticton Public Library, British Columbia)
- Provides author, title, summary for 15 books with cats,
from A Question of Trust by Marion Dane Bauer to
Cat Walk by Mary Stolz.
- A Purrfect Dozen: Cat Books for the Dog Days (The Bulletin for the Center for the Book)
- The Bulletin's Aug. 2000 list of a dozen or so recommended books. Title, author,
grade level, pub. year, and brief summary.
- Cat-Themed Picture Books (Cynthia Leitich Smith - Children's Literature Resources)
- About 25 books listed, with authors, titles, publication info, and summaries.
- Cat Fiction for Younger Readers (Pat's Cats, Australia)
- Author, title, publication info, summary for about 60 fiction books on cats for younger kids.
- Cat Fiction for Older Readers (Pat's Cats, Australia)
- Author, title, publication info, summary for about 40 fiction books on cats for older kids.
- Cat Stories (St. Charles Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, summary, page count. The list is subdivided by reading
level:" grades 2-3 (10 titles), grades 3-6 (19 books), grades 6-8
(8 books). Compiled Oct. 2000.
- I Love Cats (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author and title only for over 30 books featuring cats, from Blitzcat by Robert Westall
to Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander.
HORSES
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Horses (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary (no grade levels) for about 15 children's books featuring horses,
from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell to Willa and Old Miss Annie by Berlie Doherty.
- Horse Stories (St. Charles Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, summary, page count. The list is subdivided by reading
level:" grades 2-3 (9 titles), grades 3-6 (16 books), grades 6-8
(12 books). Compiled Jan. 2000.
- Picturing Horses (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author, title, summary, publication info, and cover image (for most) for over a dozen horse picture
books, from Old Thunder and Miss Raney by Sharon Darrow to
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Nicely done.
- Horse Books (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author and title only for over 50 picture books, easy readers, chapter books, and
non-fiction books featuring horses.
- The Sound of Hoofbeats (The Bulletin for the Center for the Book)
- The Bulletin's April 1999 list of a dozen or so recommended books. Title, author,
grade level, pub. year, and brief summary.
- Horse Stories (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Listed by category (ER, Picture, Novels, and Folklore), provides author and title.
OTHER PETS
- Rat Tales: And Other Stories of Mice, Hamsters, Gerbils and Rodents of All Kinds (Duluth Public Library, MN)
- Author, title, publication date, short summary for over 50 books about
small rodents, from Alan Arkin's The Lemming Condition
to Paul Zindel's Rats.
OTHER FARM ANIMALS
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Pigs (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary (no grade levels) for about 35 children's books featuring pigs,
from Ace: The Very Important Pig by Dick King-Smith to
The Wimp by Kathy Caple.
- Picture Books About Pigs, Farm Animals, and The Three Little Pigs (One Book New Jersey)
- Author and title listed only for 10 books on pigs, 8 books on farm animals, and 10 books that are versions of the
Three Little Pigs story.
WILD ANIMALS
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Reptile and Amphibians (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary for about 30 children's books featuring reptiles
and amphibians, from Amazing Rescues by George Shea
to Weird Henry Berg by Sarah Sargent.
- Books About Snakes (Jessica Kallman)
- Author, title, publication year, extensive summary of about 20 kids' books on snakes (most fiction),
from picture books to novels. Also: Note on teaching about snakes using the books.
- Butterflies Booklist (Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- List of about 40 books about butterflies, with title, author, year published. Updated Oct. 2005.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Birds (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary (no grade levels) for more than 70 children's books featuring birds,
from Angus and the Ducks by Marjorie Flack to Wringer by Jerry Spinelli.
- Picture Books That Aren't Just For the Birds (Ms. Brenda, Kansas City Public Library, KS)
- Eight picture books about birds, with author, title, summary of each.
- Bear Stories (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Listed by category (ER, Picture, and Folklore), provides author and title.
- Children's Fiction About Foxes (The World of Vicki Fox)
- Lists almost 300 children's fiction books about foxes or fox characters, many with links to Amazon reviews.
- Children's Fiction About Skunks (The World of Vicki Fox)
- Lists over 50 children's fiction books about skunks or skunk characters, many with links to Amazon reviews.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Invertebrates (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary for 50 children's books featuring invertebrates
(insects, spiders, etc.), from Ananse's feast: An Ashanti Tale by Tololwa M. Mollel
to Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale by Verna Aardema.
ZOO ANIMALS
- Zoo and Aquarium Books (Kansas City Public Library, KS)
- Author, title, and summary for about 35 books (fiction and non-fiction) about
zoos, zoo animals, and home aquariums.
SEA ANIMALS
- Tuxedo Junction: A Great Place to Chill Out! (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, NY)
- Alphabetical list of books by title, including fiction and non-fiction,
juvenile books and adult. Title, author, publication year for all, and
more information, including summaries, for many. About 150 titles.
- Fish Stories (St. Charles Public Library, IL)
- Author and title only for about 35 books on fish. Some fiction, more non-fiction. Compiled March 1997.
IMAGINARY and EXTINCT ANIMALS
- Dragons in Chapter Books for Children
and Novels for Children and Young Adults (Tina L. Hanlon, PhD)
- Separate sections: Retellings of Ancient Dragon Stories; Modern Dragon Stories;
Dragon Episodes in Other Fantasy Novels. Author, title, publication info, and summaries that
vary in length for about 45 series and stand-alone books. Also: Collections
with Lots of Dragons.
- Magical Creatures: Angels, Unicorns,
Mermaids and More (Penticton Public Library, British Columbia)
- Provides author, title, summary for 15 books, from Skellig by Greg Almond
to The Nargun and the Stars by Patricia Wrightson.
- Books About Dragons (Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- Author and title listed only for about 65 books about dragons, organised by
reading level (picture books, beginning readers, chapter books/novels; and folktales).
- Dragon Illustration Booklist (Sara Patalita - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author and title only for about 70 books featuring dragon (dragon illustrations?). Updated Feb. 2006.
Nov. 2005.
- Dealing with Dragons (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author and title only for over 20 books featuring dragons, including
books by Irina Korschunow, Laurence Yep, Jane Yolen, Patricia Wrede,
Bruce Coville, Ruth Stiles Gannett, etc.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Prehistoric Animals (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary for 20 children's books featuring dinosaurs, from
A Bone From A Dry Sea by Peter Dickinson
to Whatever Happened to the Dinosaurs? by Bernard
Most.
- Artists in Fiction (Lesley Lundgren - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author and title listed for about 60 children's books about real artists (Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Degas, etc.)
Updated Jan. 2006.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Visual Arts (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary for almost 90 children's books
about the visual arts, from All I See by Cynthia Rylant
to Words of Stone by Kevin Henkes.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Music (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary for about 55 children's books
about music, from All of You Was Singing by Richard Lewis
to Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss.
- Music (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author and title only for about 15 children's picture books about music,
from Bantam of the Opera by Mary Jane Auch to
Harry and the Lady Next Door by Gene Zion.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Dance (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary for about 25 children's books
about dance, from Alvin Alley by Andrea Davis Pinkney
to The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Errol Le Cain.
- Dance (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author and title only for over 15 children's picture books about dance,
from Dancing Feet by Charlotte Agell to Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Theatre and the Performing Arts (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary for about 45 children's books
about the performing arts, from The Adventures of Paddy Pork by John S. Goodall
to The Wonderful Winter by Marchette Gaylord Chute.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Crafts (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary (no grade levels) for about a dozen children's books
about various crafts, from Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles (rug-weaving)
to Whittler's Tale by Jennifer Armstrong (whittling).
- Quilts (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author, title, and summary for about 15 children's picture books about quilts and quilting,
from Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton to Texas Star by Barbara Hancock Cole.
- Quilts, Quilters, Quilting, and Patchwork in Children's and Young Adult Fiction (Betty Reynolds)
- Author, title, publication info, and summaries (for many) of short stories and novels about
quilting. Age levels noted for many. Extensive. Links to Amazon book reviews.
- Fiction and Non-Fiction About Quilting (Millville Elementary School, Utah)
- List of about 20 quilting fiction books, with author, title, summary, followed
by separate lists of quilting fiction by age level -- picture books, easy readers,
novels, picture books with quilts in the illustrations, picture books that use quilting techniques in
the illustrations -- with no summaries.
These books sound good read aloud.
- Read Aloud Favorites for All Ages (Lake Oswego Public Library, OR)
- Author, title, summary for each of about 30 read-aloud books. Some
are classics, some are new favourites.
- Read Aloud Suggestions for Elementary School Students (Berkeley Public Library, CA)
- Author, title, one-line summary for each. Folktales, picture books, readers,
and fiction for K-2 students (26 books); folktales, fiction, picture books,
and other non-fiction for 3rd-5th graders (33 books). Compiled March 2000.
- Family Read-Aloud Bibliography (Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro, VT)
- Author, title, publication info, and summary of about 20 books that the staff has chosen
as great read-alouds for children through 3rd grade, and another 28 for 4th graders and up. Also
links to children's book awards sites.
- Recommended Great Read-Alouds (Weber County Library, Utah)
- Author, title, brief summary, and webcat link for about 30 recommended read alouds,
from Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young to Laurence Yep's Dragon's Gate.
- Read-Aloud Books (Timberland Regional Library, WA)
- Author, title, summary for kids' read-aloud books, arranged by age group: 3-6, 4-8, 6-10, and 9-13.
Forty books in all. Compiled Oct. 2001.
- Books to Read Aloud (Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR)
- Author, title, brief summary for read-aloud books in these categories: Younger Listeners, Intermediate Listeners, Older Listeners,
Folk and Fairy Tales, Poetry, and Books on Books (more ideas). Updated June 2005.
- Suggested Titles to Read Aloud (Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, grade levels (from K-8), and one-line summary for 12 read-aloud books,
from Roald Dahl's The Minpins to Janice Lee Smith's The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer.
- How to Read with Your Eyes Shut: Picture Books to Read Aloud (Christchurch City Libraries, NZ)
- Author, title, webcatalog link, and summary for 15 books to read aloud to kids aged 1-3,
and 8 books to read aloud to older children. From the same source,
short stories to read aloud; chapter books
to read aloud to kids aged 4-8; and sequels and series
to read aloud to kids aged 5-8.
- Bedtime Books (The Bulletin for the Center for the Book)
- The Bulletin's Nov. 1997 list of a dozen or so recommended books. Title, author,
pub. year, and brief summary.
- Bedtime Stories (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author and title only for about 20 bedtime books, from
Aunt Nina, Goodnight by Franz Brandenberg to William and the Night Train by Mij Kelly.
- Great Read-Alouds for All Ages (Madison Public Library, WI)
- Titles, with authors, of picture and chapter books that sound good read aloud. In categories:
All Ages, Kindergarten - Grade 3, Grades 4 and 5, and Older Grades. Some picture books, some chapter books.
- Book-A-Minute Bedtime Stories
- Extremely short versions of children's bedtime stories, from Blackboard Bear by Martha Alexander
to Stuart Little by E. B. White.
See also Diaries and Personal Narrative Fiction
- Brilliant Biographies: Life Stories
From A-Z (Penticton Public Library, British Columbia)
- Provides author, title, summary for over 25 books, from Anastasia's Album by Hugh Brewster,
about Anastasia Romanov, to The Babe: Mildred Didrickson Zaharias by Beatrice S. Smith.
- Recommended Books for Biography Assignments for grades 4-8 (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Lists author, book title, and number of pages.
- Hispanic Biographies for Children (Salt Lake County Library System, UT)
- List of 26 biographies about hispanics, with author, publication year, page count, grade level recommendation,
and summary for each.
- Famous Missourians (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO)
- Author, title, and Dewey number listed for 30 juvenile biographies of people from Missouri.
- Children's Picture Books with Librarians and Libraries: An
Annotated Bibliography (Matthew Z. Heintzelman, SLIS, Univ. of Iowa)
- Narrative introduction, followed by sections on librarians as facilitators;
maternal librarians; fearsome librarians; librarians and control;
spinster librarians; miscellaneous librarians; feline librarians; and
non-fiction books. Author, title, publication info, long description for over 40 books.
- Libraries (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author, title, summary for 14 picture books, 4 easy readers, 7 chapter books,
and 9 books non-fiction books featuring libraries or librarians.
- Children's Fiction About Libraries or Librarians (Images of Librarians in Popular Culture)
- Author, title, summary of 9 picture books, 2 easy readers, 1 book of short stories,
and 1 chapter book featuring libraries/librarians.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Reading (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary for about 25 children's books
about reading, from Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston
to The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting.
- Children's Classics (Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, publication year, and summary for about 50 children's classics,
from Aesop's Fables to The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
- Children's Classics (Lake Oswego Public Library, OR)
- Author, title, publication date, and one-line summary of each of more than 50 recommended books.
Good list of traditional classics; many written before the 20th century.
- Classics Old and New (Mt. Lebanon Public Library, PA)
- Author, title, summary, and suggested age level for about 120 books
from Aesop’s Fables to Johann David Wyss's The Swiss Family Robinson.
- Reading List: Children's Classic and Contemporary Fiction (Wright State University)
- About 100 works of contemporary fiction, about 30 works of classic fiction, and
almost 30 books of contemporary poetry, listed by category in alpha order by author, with title, publication year, and, for the contemporary fiction list only,
a one-line summary. Reading levels notes (P=ages 4-8; I=ages 9-12). Also list (by year) of Newbery and Caldecott medal winners.
- As Children Growing Up (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Jefferson City, MO)
- Books that 'may evoke childhood memories and bring out a
little child-ness in all of us.' Over 20 titles, with author, title,
and summary for each, including The Bobbsey Twins of
Lakeport by Laura Lee Hope, Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney,
and Hans Brinker or, The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge. Compiled July 2002.
- Youth Classic Stories (Novi Public Library, MI)
- Author, title, summary for over 75 classic children's books,
from Joan Aiken's Wolves of Willoughby Chase to Elizabeth Yates's Amos Fortune, Free Man.
- Recommended Contemporary Classics for Children (Weber County Library, Utah)
- Author, title, brief summary, and webcat link for about 28 recommended modern classics,
by authors such as Richard Atwater, Scott O'Dell, Mary Norton, CS Lewis, EB White,
Irene Hunt, Norton Juster, Fred Gipson, Jean Craighead George, etc.
- Children's Classics (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Picture books, folklore, novels, and poetry listed, with author and title.
- Timeless Kids' Classics (Kidsource)
- Titles and authors of classics for K-6, 7-8, and 9-12 graders.
- School Library Journal’s 100 Significant Books That Shaped the Century (Winona Public Library, MN)
- Lists author and title of the 100 children's books selected by School Library Journal as significant.
- Children's Classics (Madison Public Library, WI)
- Authors and titles in categories of Older Classics, Contemporary Classics, and Future Classics? About 65 books listed.
- Junior Classics (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO)
- Author and title only; about 65 books listed.
- Modern Classics for Children (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO)
- Author, title, summary for each of more than 35 books.
- Children's Classics (Ipswitch Library, Australia)
- Lists author and title (no summaries) of 25 classics, from
Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz to Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie.
See also Biography/Autobiography
- Diary and Personal Narrative Fiction (Mary D'Eliso, Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- Author, title, and summaries for over 60 books. Arrange by format: First Person Narration,
Predominantly Journal Entries, Predominantly Letters, and Multiple Styles/Other.
Compiled June 2001.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Journals (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary for about 65 children's books in the form of
journals, from The Adrian Mole Diaries by Sue Townsend
to Zlata's Diary by Zlata Filapovic.
- Diaries as Writing Models (Joseph Lee School - Boston MA)
- List of 25 diary-format books for kids, with identifying info and brief description of each. Most were published
1997-1999, a couple from 1970s and 1980s.
See also Family Issues on the Bibliotherapy page.
- Families in Fiction (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO)
- In two sections, books for younger readers (16 books) and books for
older readers (23). Author, title, summary.
- New Addition: A Booklist about Babies, Siblings & Families (Voorheesville Public Library, NY)
- Author, title, and short description for over 20 easy books about babies, siblings,
and families.
- Books About Fathers and Their Children (Reading Is Fundamental)
- Title, author, publication year, one-line summary of each. Reading levels not noted but most
seem to be for children from preschool to grade 3. Over 30 books,
from Cari Best's Taxi! Taxi! to Daddies are for Catching Fireflies
by Harriet Ziefert. Also: Suggested Reading
List for Fathers and Children, with about 20 titles, from Why Do You Love Me? by Martin Baynton
to My Dearest Mouse: The Wind in the Willows Letters by Kenneth Grahame.
- A Fanfare of Family and Friends Books for Preschoolers (Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- Author and title only for about 50 picture books about families, friends,
and mothers and fathers.
- Children's Books About Weddings (The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH)
- Author and title only for over 25 easy, junior fiction, and non-fiction books about
weddings, from Betty's Wedding: A Photograph Album of My Big Sister's Wedding
by Michael Bragg to Piggins and the Royal Wedding by Jane Yolen.
- Read Alikes for Little House on the Prairie (Stanly County Public Library, NC)
- Readalikes for Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie, these are old-fashioned
family stories. Author, title, publication year, page count, summary for
about 25 books, from Thelma Harrington Bell's The Two Worlds of Davy Blount to
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin's Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
See also Horses and Other Farm Animals in Books about Animals
- Bibliography: Children's Books for Garden and Plant Lovers (Wendy E. Betts, Notes from the Windowsill)
- Cover images, author, title, publication info, suggested reading levels, detailed descriptions
for books about plants, flowers, gardens, gardening. 17 picture books and 4 books for
older readers. Updated July 2005.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Farming and Ranching (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary (no grade levels) for over 75 children's books
about farming and ranching, from Ace: The Very Important Pig by Dick King-Smith
to Zinnia and Dot by Lisa Campbell Ernst.
- Farming (Brian Sturm, Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- Books about farming and harvesting. Provides author and title only for books about farming, listed by age-level:
8 baby books, over 75 picture books, about 20 easy readers,
and over 20 non-fiction juvenile books. Compiled Oct. 1997.
- Gardening (Kansas City Public Library, KS)
- Author, title, and summary for 15 books about gardening, including non-fiction,
fiction, and picture books.
- Down on the Farm Picture Books (Karen Pepple, Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- Author and title listed only for about 20 books (fiction and non-fiction) about farm life.
- Books About Plants and Gardens ( Kitty Schacht - Framingham Public Library, MA)
- Provides title, author, short summary, webcatalog link for 30 children's books
about plants and gardens, in order by author's last name. Compiled April 1999.
- Let It Grow: Gardening Books for Young Children (Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, MA)
- (PDF)Author, title, summary for about 70 children's books (fiction and picture
books) on gardening, from J. Archambault's Grandmother's Garden
to M. Zemach's The Little Red Hen.
- Friendship (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author, title, and summary of over 15 picture books and easy readers about friendship,
from Aliki's Best Friends Together Again to Gabrielle Vincent's Feel Better, Ernest!.
- Friendship in Fiction (Kansas City Public Library, KS)
- Author, title, and summary for over 50 books about being friends, pen pals, and
neighbours, and about moving and celebrating birthdays.
- Growing Up Funny (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO)
- Author, title, summary, and recommended grade level for about 40 funny books.
- Funny (Los Angeles Public Library)
- Author, title, and one-line summary of about 30 humourous books for younger
readers (from Carmen Bernier-Grand's Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico to
Virginia Walter's Hi, Pizza Man!)
and about 20 humourous books for older readers (from Betsy Byars' Bingo Brown and the Language of Love
to Jon Scieszka's The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales).
- Short and Funny (Bloomfield Township Public Library, MI)
- For grades 2-4. Author, title, short summary for about 30 funny books,
from John Bendall-Brunello's The Seven-and-One-Half Labors of Hercules
to Malcolm York's Miss Butterpat Goes Wild!. From the
same source, Lots of
Laughs for grades 4-6, with another 40 books, from
Joan Aiken's Arabel & Mortimer to Jackie Vivelo's Mr. Scatter's Magic Spell.
And, Humorous
Books for grades 6-8, with over 20 books from Judith Clarke's Al Capsella and the Watchdogs
to Rita Williams-Garcia's Like Sister on the Homefront.
- Youth Funny Stories (Novi Public Library, MI)
- Author, title, grade level (from grades 2-9), summary for over 30 humourous books,
from Judy Blume's Superfudge to Alison Smith's Help! There's a Cat Washing in Here.
- Funny Fiction for Grades 4-6 (Lisa Champelli, Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- Provides author, title, and brief summary of about 25 books. Compiled 1996.
- Humor Booklist for Kids (Marsi O'Malley-Riley - Peninsula Library System, CA)
- Author, title, summary of about 30 humorous picture and chapter books.
- Just for Laughs (St. Charles Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, summary, page count. The list is subdivided by reading
level:" grades 2-3 (7 titles), grades 3-6 (13 books), grades 6-8
(14 books). Compiled Jan. 2000.
- Laugh Out Loud for preK-3 (Reading Is Fundamental)
- Title, author, publication year, grade level, one-line summary for each of 10 books,
from Burnt Toast on Davenport Street by Tim Egan to Zooman Sam by Lois Lowry.
- Laugh Out Loud for grades 4-8 (Reading Is Fundamental)
- Title, author, publication year, grade level, one-line summary for each of 9 books,
from The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket to Tut, Tut by Jon Scieszka.
For Harry Potter lists, see our page on Harry Potter Readalikes.
- Read-Alikes for 2nd & 3rd Graders (St. Charles Public Library, IL)
- Excellent resource. List of suggested books, with summaries, for
these books or series: 2095, The Adventures of Captain Underpants, The Bathwater Gang,
Best Enemies Again, Bugs for Breakfast,
Chocolate Fever, Dolphins at Daybreak,
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers,
Fat Men From Space, Fourth Grade Rats, Freckle Juice,
The Gadget War, Herbie Jones, How to Survive Third Grade, The
Invisible Dog, Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook, Liar Liar Pants on Fire,
Marvin Redpost: Class President, Max Malone Makes a Million,
Monsters Don't Scuba Dive, My Father's Dragon, Old People Frogs and Albert,
Popcorn, The Secret of the Seal, The Seven Treasure Hunts,
There's a Shark in the Swimming Pool!, Tornado, or
Vacation Under the Volcano.
- Read-Alikes for 4th & 5th Graders (St. Charles Public Library, IL)
- Excellent resource. List of suggested books, with summaries, if you like these books or series:
101 Ways to Bug Your Parents!, The Absolutely True Story...,
The Battle for the Castle, Boys Against Girls, Do Bananas Chew Gum?,
Falling Up, Frindle, George Washington's Socks,
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Journey,
The Lemonade Trick, Max and Me and the Time Machine,
Mermaid Summer, A Murder for Her Majesty, Nekomah Creek,
The Night the Whole Class Slept Over, No More Magic, Regarding the Fountain,
The Richest Kids in Town, There's an Owl in the Shower,
Shark Beneath the Reef, Stinker from Space, There's
a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, Three Terrible Trins, The
War With Grandpa, Windcatcher, or The Toilet Paper Tigers.
- Read-Alikes for 6th - 8th Graders (St. Charles Public Library, IL)
- Excellent resource. List of suggested books, with summaries, if you like these books or series:
The 13th Floor, Book of Enchantments, The Day They Came to
Arrest the Book, The Ear the Eye and the Arm, Granny the Pag, Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Letters From Camp, The Night The
Heads Came, On the Devil's Court, The River, Titanic Crossing, The
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, or The Westing Game.
- If You Like ... (Christchurch City Libraries, NZ)
- Lists of authors, titles, and summaries for readalikes in these categories: Adventure Stories, Animal Stories,
Captain Underpants, Disaster fiction, Ella Enchanted, Family Stories, Funny Stories, Geronimo Stilton,
Ghost Stories, Harry Potter, David Hill, Historical Stories, The Horrible Histories series,
Brian Jacques, Lemony Snicket, The Lord of the Rings, Rainbow fairies, The Roman Mysteries series,
The Saddle Club series, Science Fiction, Special Agents, Sports Stories, Survival Stories,
Stories of kids in wartime, and Jacqueline Wilson.
- After You've Read the AMERICAN GIRLS... (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh)
- Books about characters and times similar to each American Girl, listed by American Girl,
with author, title, and webcat link. 8 books for Felicity; 2 for Josefina;
10 for Kirsten; 13 for Addy; 12 for Samantha; 11 for Kit; 7 for Molly; and 3 picture books.
- If You Like ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (Stanly County Public Library, NC)
- Readalikes for Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, these are books about
orphans and other outsiders. Author, title, publication year, page count, summary for
about 15 books, from Nina Bawden's Carrie's War to Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin's Rebecca
of Sunnybrook Farm.
- Can't Find CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS? (Penticton Public Library, British Columbia)
- "For More Outrageous Adventures, and Silly School Shenanigans, Try These!"
Provides author, title, summary for over 15 books,
from Eaton Stanley and the Mind Control Experiment by David A. Adler
to Spider Storch's Teacher Torture by Gina Willner-Pardo.
- If You Liked CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS ... (Weber County Library, Utah)
- Author, title, brief summary, and webcat link for about 25 recommended books for those who enjoyed the Captain Underpants series,
from Mary Jane Auch's I Was a Third-Grade Science Project to Ian Whybrow's Little
Wolf's Book of Badness.
- If You Like CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, You Might Like ... (Montgomery County Public Libraries, MD)
- For fans of Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants series. Author, title, and webcat link for 14 books, from Nasty Stinky Sneakers by Eve Bunting
to Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups by David Wisniewski.
- If You Like CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS (Kitchener Public Library, Ontario, Canada)
- Provides author and title for about 10 similar books.
- Animal Stories (like CHARLOTTE'S WEB)(Stanly County Public Library, NC)
- Readalikes for EB White's Charlotte's Web Author, title, publication year, page count,
summary (for most) for about 45 books, from Michael Bond's Tales of Olga
da Polga to Patricia Wrightson's Moon-dark.
- If You Like the DEAR AMERICA Series.... (Elaine Garnache, Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, MA)
- Provides title, author, webcatalog link, and time/setting for about
55 books with themes similar to the Dear America books. Also lists the titles
in the Dear America and My Name is America series (including time/setting for each).
Compiled January 1999.
- If You Like The DOLL PEOPLE, You Might Like ... (Montgomery County Public Libraries, MD)
- For fans of Ann M. Martin's The Doll People. Author, title, and webcat link for a dozen books, from Miss Hickory by Carolyn Bailey
to Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright.
- If You Like ELLA ENCHANTED, You Might Like ... (Montgomery County Public Libraries, MD)
- For fans of Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted. Author, title, and webcat link for about a dozen books, from Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley
to Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede.
- Read Alikes for THE GREAT BRAIN (Stanly County Public Library, NC)
- Readalikes for John Fitzgerald's The Great Brain, these are funny stories
about the adventures of mischievous boys. Author, title, publication year, page count, summary for
about 30 books, from Tom Birdseye's I'm Going to Be Famous to
Barbara A. Steiner's Oliver Dibbs to the rescue!
- If You Like [Gary Paulson's] HATCHET, You Might Like ... (Montgomery County Public Libraries, MD)
- For fans of Gary Paulson's Hatchet. Author, title, and webcat link for 20 dozen books, from Wilderness Peril by Thomas Dygard
to Deathwatch by Robb White.
- If You Like [Louis Sachar's] HOLES, You Might Like ... (Montgomery County Public Libraries, MD)
- For fans of Louis Sachar's Holes. Author, title, and webcat link for 15 books, from Frindle by Andrew Clements
to Trapped In Death Cave by Bill Wallace.
- If You Liked JUNIE B. JONES ... (Weber County Library, Utah)
- Author, title, brief summary, and webcat link for about 25 recommended books for those who enjoyed Barbara Park's
Junie B. Jones series, from Suzanne Altman's My Worst Days Diary to Susan Wojciechowski's Don't Call Me Beanhead!.
- If You Like the JUNIE B. JONES Series ... (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author and title only for 18 other girls' series, from the Doris Fein series by T. Ernesto Bethancourt
to the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
- Read Alikes for LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE (Stanly County Public Library, NC)
- Readalikes for Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie, these are old-fashioned
family stories. Author, title, publication year, page count, summary for
about 25 books, from Thelma Harrington Bell's The Two Worlds of Davy Blount to
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin's Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
- If You Love LITTLE HOUSE...(For fans of
Laura Ingalls Wilder) (Penticton Public Library, British Columbia)
- Provides author, title, summary for over 15 books similar to this American pioneer series.
from Bluestem by Frances Arrington to Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories
by Rosemary Wells.
- If You Like LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, You Might Like ... (Montgomery County Public Libraries, MD)
- For fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie series. Author, title, and webcat link for about 15 books, from Black-Eyed Susan by Jennifer Armstrong
to When the Circus Came to Town by Lawrence Yep.
- If You Like the MAGIC TREE HOUSE Series, You Might Like ... (Montgomery County Public Libraries, MD)
- For fans of Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House series. Author, title, and webcat link for almost 20 books and series, from Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander
to Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop.
- Read Alikes for MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN (Stanly County Public Library, NC)
- Readalikes for Jean Craighead George's My Side of the Mountain, these are exciting
adventures about natural disasters or survival against the elements. Author, title, publication year, page count, summary for
about 115 books, from Chester Aaron's An American Ghost to
Johann David Wyss's Swiss Family Robinson.
- If You Like OUR CANADIAN GIRL (Kitchener Public Library, Ontario, Canada)
- Provides author and title for a dozen books similar to this historical fiction series.
- REDWALL Read-Alikes (Edmonton Public Library, Canada)
- Author, title, webcat link for books similar to Brian Jacques' Redwall series, by categories:
Younger Readers (16 books); Teen Readers (12 books); Adult Novels (8 books); Redwall Picturebooks (2 books); The
Redwall Series. Updated Nov. 2003.
- If You Like Redwall, Try ... (Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR)
- Author, title, brief summary for 16 books and 8 series similar to Jacques' Redwall series,
from Adams' Watership Down to Pierce's Wild Magic. Updated June 2005.
- If You Like REDWALL, You Might Like ... (Montgomery County Public Libraries, MD)
- For fans of Brian Jacques' Redwall series. Author, title, and webcat link for about 15 books, from Perloo the Bold by Avi
to Varjak Paw by S. F. Said.
- If You Like [Jon Scieszka's] TIME WARP TRIO, You Might Like ... (Montgomery County Public Libraries, MD)
- For fans of Jon Scieszka's Time Warp Trio series. Author, title, and webcat link for about 15 books, by authors
including Andrew Clements, Mark Crilley, Edward Eager, Jonathan Etra, Gery Greer, and Dan Gutman.
- Lemony Snicket Read-Alikes and Supplements (Becky White - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- "If you insist on trying to find more worrisome tales of grief and
distress in which mysterious, tragic, and sometimes briefly amusing things happen to
otherwise normal young children." Author, title, webcat link, summary, publication year for books similar to the Lemony Snicket series based on
these appeal factors: Mysteries like those that surround the Baudelaire Orphans (7 series); Orphans or
kids living without much help (9 books); Humorous, in an unusual sort of way (6 books and series). Plus books that are related to
the series in some way (13), and a few websites. Updated Nov. 2005.
- If You Liked Lemony Snicket and the UNFORTUNATE Baudelaire Children ... (Weber County Library, Utah)
- Author, title, brief summary, and webcat link for about 28 recommended books for those who enjoyed the Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events,
from Joan Aiken's Is Underground to Barbara Brooks Wallace's Sparrows in the Scullery.
- If you enjoyed A Series of UNFORTUNATE EVENTS by Lemony Snicket, you might also like ... (Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- 2-pp. PDF. Author, title, summary for more than 20 books, from Joan Aiken's Is Underground to
Barbara Brooks Wallace's Peppermints in the Parlor. Compiled 2004.
- If You Love [the UNFORTUNATE EVENTS series by] Lemony Snicket ... (Edmonton Public Library, Canada)
- Author, title, webcat link for 15 books similar to Lemony Snicket's 'Series of Unfortunate Events,' from
A House Called Awful End by Philip Ardagh to The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken.
Compiled June 2003.
- If You Like Lemony Snicket's Series of UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, You Might Like ... (Montgomery County Public Libraries, MD)
- For fans of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events series. Author, title, and webcat link for 15 books, from Wolves of Wolloughby Chase by Joan Aiken
to Peppermints in the Parlor by Barbara Wallace.
- If You Like Lemony Snicket, Try ... (Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR)
- Author, title, brief summary for 20 books similar to the Series of Unfortunate Events,
from Aiken's The Wolves of Willoughby Chase to Wallace's Peppermints
in the Parlor. Updated June 2005.
- Inspirational Series and Sequels (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO)
- Simply a list of over 200 inspirational/religious series titles -- from Accidental Detectives to The Younguns -- that
link to catalog card information on each.
- Christian Fiction (Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- 4-pp. PDF. Author, title, summary for about 25 books, from
Stephen A. Bly's The Dog Who Would Not Smile to Gloria Whelan's That Wild Berries Should Grow
Compiled 2004.
- Inspired Reading for Children (Harford County Public Library, MD)
- Author, title, summary for 10 novels and non-fiction books about God and faith for
children, with fiction titles from The Clown of God: an Old Story by Tomie De Paola
to A Fine White Dust by Cynthia Rylant.
- Information and Stories About Islam and Muslims (Mary R. Voors - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, title, publication date, summary for about 35 books on this religion. Also short list of relevant web sites. Updated Sept. 2005.
- Christian Fiction Booklist for Children K-3 (Corpus Christi Public Libraries, TX)
- Lists about 25 book titles for K-3, from Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon
to Jane Yolen's Emperor and the Kite.
- Creation Stories and Myths (Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, title, pub. year for about 30 creation myth books. Updated Feb. 2006.
- Booklists of Children's Literature(Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- Specific booklists on these topics: Adventure Stories, Animal Stories, Bedtime Stories,
Black Authors & Illustrators, Buildings and Houses, Career Resources,
Chapter Books (2nd-3rd grade level), Disabilities, Family Stories, Fantasy Stories,
Farming, Frontier and Pioneer Stories, Funny Fiction, Grandparents, High Interest/Low Reading Level,
If You Can't Find Waldo, If You Liked Harry Potter, Making Math Fun, Multicultural Topics,
Mysteries, New Babies, New Twists On Old Tales, Parent/Teacher Resources,
Personal Narrative Novels, Picture Books for Older Readers, Pirate Stories,
Predictable Books, Preschool Concepts, Realistic Fiction, Reluctant Readers,
School Stories, Science Fiction Stories, Silly Stories, Snow and Winter Stories,
Space Books, Sports Stories, Social Skills, Summer Stories, Travel Back Through Time, and
World War II.
- Booklists for Children (Boston Public Library)
- Book lists with author, title(s) and sometimes date of publication and/or brief synopsis provided for variety of themes and
topics, including Picture Books About Trains; Books for Brand-New Readers;
Books for Toddlers; Environmental Books for Children;
Detectives: A Reading List for Children; Dragons: A Selected Bibliography for Children;
Folktales Around The World; Sports Stories for Children;
Good Books and Good Series for Older Boys; Good Books and Good Series for
Younger Boys; Great Stories for Sports Fans; Craft Books for Children;
If You Like Harry Potter; If You Like Goosebumps;
If You Like Where's Waldo?; Is There Life After Easy Readers?;
Mapping Boston: A Booklist for Children; Multicultural Picture Books for Children;
Poetry Books for Children; Songs and Fingerplays for Toddlers;
Stories You Just Can't Put Down; Talk to the Animals;
Tearjerkers for Children: Read Them When You Need a Good Cry;
Times Gone By: Historical Fiction for Children; etc.
- Booklists (Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Many book lists, most providing author and title only, some with summaries or webcat links.
Topics include Alphabet Books; Johnny Appleseed; Artists in Fiction; Autumn; Bubbles; Butterflies;
Chess; Cinderella Variants; Clay Illustrations; Counting Books; Creation Stories and Myths;
Cumulative Tales; Cut Paper Illustrations; Day of the Dead; Dear America books; Dragon Illustrations;
Elections; Fabric Art Illustrations; Fingerplay Resources; Fort Wayne and Indiana Histories;
Gender: Non-Traditional Gender Roles; Genealogy for Kids; Gorillas; Harry Potter Read-Alikes;
Holocaust; Homeschooling; Islam; Lemony Snicket Read-Alikes and Supplements; Middle East, Stories from and about;
Military; Music Across the Curriculum; Mythology in Picture Books; Noah's Ark variants;
Olympics; Patriotism; Potty Training; Rapunzel variants; Rebus Books; Recycling; Red Riding Hood Variants;
Scary Stories; Spanish Words in English Language Children's Books; Spring; Take Your Child to Work;
Three Little Pigs variants; Violence; Winter; Wordless and Nearly Wordless Books, and
lists of award-winning books, among others.
- Booklist Index: Children and Young Adults (Madison Public Library, WI)
- Lots of lists, in categories of Preschool, Elementary School/Middle School, Teens,
All Ages, and Award Books. Lists include: Again and Again and Again!; All About Me: Books Promoting Personal Growth;
All Creatures Great and Small; Backyards and Beyond; Batter Up One; Celebrate You!;
Celebrating Differences; Families and Friends; Gone Fishin'; Just for Fun;
Just Imagine...; Let's Play a Game; Let's Play!: Sports Books for Toddlers and
Preschoolers; Morning, Noon and Night; On the Go: Preschool Books about Transportation;
What a Concept; Adventure Titles; Children's Classics; Family Reading: Books to Enjoy with Children
in Kindergarden to First Grade; Family Reading: Books to Enjoy with 6-8-Year-Olds;
Favoreads Awards; Fiction Fest for Boys Age 9-12; Fractured Fairy Tales; High Interest/Lower Reading Level Books for Middle and High School;
Join the Winner's Circle: Sports books for K-3rd Graders; Journeys; Multicultural Books
for Children; Road Trip; Spine-Tingling Tales; What to Read While Harry's at Hogwarts; Books in Spanish for Children/Libros Y Mas Para
Los Ninos; Books on Cassette for Children; Girls to Women: Books for Growing Feminists;
Great Read Alouds for All Ages; Outer Space Books for children of all ages;
Sibling Rivalry; Ticket to Tomorrow: Books About the Future.
- Zuckerman's Barn Kids Lit
- Really useful searchable database of books! Search by multiple content/literary element
simultaneously. Search by setting, plot, character, content, technique, grade level, and genre.
Within 'Setting,' for instance, you can narrow your search using any, all, or none of these
delimiters: various historical eras (ancient to WWII), moods (quiet, happy, somber,
frightening, spooky, sad), regions of the world, other settings (oceans,
islands wilderness, rural, etc.), other areas (cities, schools, houses),
imaginary settings, grade level, and difficulty/maturity level. Database
of "4,500 highly recommended titles suitable for grades 1-9."
- Booktalks - Quick and Simple (Nancy J. Keane)
- Almost 1000 short plot outlines of books for K-12. Indexes by titles, authors, subjects,
interest levels -- including adoption, alcoholism, animals, death, evolution, holidays, mysteries, music, slavery, etc. Also
myriad reading lists within many varied subcategories under
these primary groupings: Award Lists, Authors, Genres, Professional Reading,
Readership-Targeted Lists, School Subjects, Specialty Lists, Themes, and Values .
- The Logan Library Index to Children's Booklists (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Lots of booklists, in broad categories of award books, bibliotherapy (Books to help children cope with problems),
Historical Fiction, Historical Info, Inspiration Series, Mysteries,
Recommended Books for Dewey Subject Areas, Recommended Books for Grade Levels,
Seasons of the Year, and other fiction and non-fiction lists.
- Bibliography of Verse Novels for Children and Young Adults (Susan Taylor Brown)
- Author and title only for about 85 novels for children or teens that are written in verse form.
From A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl by Tanya Lee Stone to You Remind
Me Of You by Eireann Corrigan.
- Children's Books Reviewed by the New York Times Since 1997
- Titles listed alphabetically by author, with links to reviews.
- Subject Bibliographies (Children's Literature Web Guide)
- Lists of kids' books by topic: Books With Artistic Protagonists; Brave, Active & Resourceful
Females in Picture Books; Cinderella Stories; Drum Stories;
Children's Literature on Floods and Natural Disasters; Favorite Teenage
Angst Books; Fractured Fairy Tales; Gay Characters and Themes in Children's Books;
Holocaust Literature; Jewish Religion and Culture in Children's Books;
Latino People, History, and Culture; Medieval World; Books about Money Management;
Multiracial Families in Children's Books; Native American Books; Native
American Coming-of-Age Novels; Juvenile books by North Carolina Authors;
Science Fiction and Fantasy for Children: an annotated bibliography for educators.
- Recommended Reading Lists for Children (Stanly County Public Library, NC)
- Author, title, summary, in categories of: Black History: A Selection of Picture Books for Preschool through Grade 3;
American Historical Fiction (in chronological order, for 4th grade and
up); Animal Stories: Read Alikes for Charlotte's Web;
Fantasy (mostly high fantasies-- involving noble quests, sorcery, epic battles between
good and evil); Magical Adventure Stories; Intrepid Heroines (4th grade
and up); Read Alikes for The Great Brain;
Read Alikes for My Side of the Mountain.
- Books to Share: Outstanding Books for 2000 (OWLS: Online Westchester Library System, NY)
- Author, title, publisher, and summary for about 90 books in these categories:
Picture Books; Ages 8 and Up; Ages 6-9; Ages 9-13; Folklore; Poetry; and Non-fiction.
- Books for Children (Kidsource)
- Sorted by age groups, include title, author, description, cost, year published.
- Yakety-Yak: Books for the Whole Family (Wakefield Libraries, UK)
- "Everyone -- from the pre-schoolers to the pre-teens -- will find something
to enjoy in this selection. There are books with fabulous illustrations, books
to make you howl with laughter, books to move you to tears .... All these
books all have one thing in common -- they demand to be shared and talked about."
Author, title, short summary, and readers' comments for about 20 books,
from picture books to junior fiction.
- 80 Books for the 21st-Century Girl (Women's National Book Association)
- Provides author, title, a one-line description of the book, and ISBN number. There's fiction
group by age, as well as non-fiction.
- Bibliography: Children's Books Featuring Sign Language (Wendy E. Betts, Notes from the Windowsill)
- Cover images, author, title, publication info, suggested reading levels, detailed descriptions
for about 25 books, for three reading levels (board books, picture books, books for older readers),
about or using sign language. Updated Dec. 2005.
- Math in Childen's Literature (Nancy Padak, Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Kent State University)
- Author, title and publication info for more than 100 books in these categories: addition, counting, estimating, fractions, geometry,
graphing, measurement, money, multiplication and division, and number sense. Updated Oct. 2006.
- Children’s picture books that teach mathematics concepts (Christchurch City Libraries, NZ)
- Recommended for children aged 4 - 6. Lists about 65 books, with author, title, and summary for each, in these categories:
Addition, Counting, Division, Fractions, Geometry, Measurement, Multiplication,
Sets, Size, Subtraction, Time, and Other Concepts.
- Suggested Children's Books that Relate to Mathematics (Janice L. Flake)
- Author, title, publication info for about 40 children's books useful for teaching math concepts, in alpha order
from Dinosaurs are different by Aliki to More incredible true adventures by D.L. Wulffson.
- RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR DEWEY SUBJECT AREA ASSIGNMENTS (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Lists books separately for each 3-digit Dewey number (000 - 900). Book arranged by
Dewey number, provides author, title, # pages, and summary of book. Lists only books available at
The Logan Library.
- Spine-Tingling Mysteries for Kids (Carrie Kelley, Sandy Library, Salt Lake County Library System, UT)
- By age level (young readers, middle, older), list of about 70 books with
author, title, page count, and summary for each. Compiled Sept. 1999.
- Mystery Booklist (Ferguson Online, Stamford Public Library, CT)
- Author, title, one-line summary of mystery books for grades 1-2,
grades 3-4, and grades 5+. Over 40 titles in all.
- Mysteries for Kids in Grades 1-6 (King County Library System - Washington)
- Lists mystery titles and brief summaries for grades 1-3
and for grades 4-6.
- Mystery (Los Angeles Public Library)
- Author, title, and one-line summary of about 20 mystery books for younger
readers (from David A. Adler's Cam Jansen series to Jane Yolen's Piggins)
and about 25 mystery books for older readers (from Avi's Windcatcher
to Laurence Yep's Case of the Goblin Pearls).
- Youth Mystery and Detective Stories (Novi Public Library, MI)
- Author, title, grade level (from grades 2-10), summary for over 70 books,
from David Adler's Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery to
Betty Wright's Christina's Ghost.
- Great Mysteries for Children (Weber County Library, Utah)
- Author, title, brief summary, and webcat link for about 30 recommended mysteries,
from David Adler's Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery to
Betty Ren Wright's The Dollhouse Murders.
- Marvelous Mysteries (Penticton Public Library, British Columbia)
- Provides author, title, summary for almost 20 books, from Cam Jansen and the Barking Treasure Mystery by David A. Adler
to The Lost Treasure of Casa Loma (Tom and Liz Austen Mysteries) by Eric Wilson.
- Mysteries (Bay Shore Brightwaters Public Library, NY)
- Author, title, summary, publication year, grade level for 15 mysteries, from
Dana Brookins' Who Killed Sack Annie? to
Willo Davis Roberts' Twisted Summer. Books published from 1972-1998.
- Mystery Booklist for Kids (Meg Cupman - Peninsula Library System, CA)
- Author, title, summary of about 10 mystery books for kids in grades 1-4, and about 20 mysteries
for kids in grades 4-8. Series are noted. Compiled 2000.
- Mysteries for Kids (Houston Public Library)
- Lists authors, titles, brief summary, by grade level.
- Mysteries (Naperville Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, publication year, and summary for 15 books; plus a short list of mystery series; and a list of mystery authors. From
Laura Allen's Rollo and Tweedy and the Ghost at Dougal Castle to Bill Wallace's Blackwater Swamp.
- Thrills & Chills with Junior Sleuths (Renton Public Library, WA)
- Author, title, and webcat link for about 25 books, from David Adler's Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones to
Betty Wright's The Dollhouse Murders. Also includes a few non-fiction titles on detection and mystery-solving.
- Mystery and Suspense (Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, MA)
- (PDF - 13 pages) Author and title (no summaries) for over 250 mysteries for children,
organised by age group.
- Mystery Stories (The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH)
- Author and title only for about 30 mystery books for young, middle, and older readers,
from Young Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery by David A. Adler to
Too Many Secrets by Betty Ren Wright.
- Picture Book Mystery Stories (Sarah S. Wright, Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- Provides author, title, and brief summary of about 30 books. Compiled May 1999.
- Children's Corner: Mystery (Bettendorf Public Library, IA)
- Lists author's last name and title for about 40 picture books, easy chapter books, and chapter books
that tell a mystery story. Titles include Gertrude, the Bulldog Detective by Christelow,
the Casebusters Series by Nixon, and The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo by George.
- Chapter Books Mystery Stories (Sarah S. Wright, Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- Provides author, title, and brief summary of about 140 books or series. Compiled May 1999.
- Mysteries for Grades 2-4 (Sharon Karpiel, Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, page count, and summary for 23 mysteries for this age group,
from David Adler's Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds
to Gertrude Warner's The Mystery of the Hidden Painting.
- Mystery and Detective Stories (Bloomfield Township Public Library, MI)
- Author, title, and short summary of books with an element of mystery (not all are traditional mysteries)
for grades 3-6 (J and Y level books), from Liz Berry's The China Garden to
Mary Zambreno's Journeyman Wizard. Over 55 books listed.
- Mysteries for Grades 4-6 (Sharon Karpiel, Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, page count, and summary for 32 mysteries for this age group,
from Avi's Man from the Sky to Betty Ren Wright's The Dollhouse Murders.
- Literature Connections: Mysteries (Teaching and Learning Celebrations)
- Grades 5-12. Suggested mysteries, with publication info and summaries. Over 15 books,
from Avi's The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
to Case of the Goblin Pearls by Laurence Yep.
- Mythology and Legends (Joseph Lee School - Boston MA)
- Identifying and descriptive info on over 40 books about mythological or legendary characters, arranged by country of origin (Native
American legends arranged by tribe or region).
- Arthurian Literature for Children and Young Adults (Edward T. Sullivan, 1995)
- Annotated bibliography in alphabetical order by author's name, over 50 authors listed.
Publication info and a brief summary provided for most citations.
- King Arthur in Fact and Fiction (Winona Public Library, Minn.)
- Extensive, by author, listing title and year of publication.
- Regional American Tall Tales (Joseph Lee School - Boston MA)
- Identifying information on books and/or chapters of books containing tall tales, arranged
by subject of the tale (e.g., Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed) and listing states in which the
tales take place.
- Creation Stories and Myths (Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, title, pub. year for about 30 creation myth books. Updated Feb. 2006.
- Mythology in Picture Books (Lesley Lundgren - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, title, and Dewey number listed for about 45 picture books featuring mythology. Updated Nov. 2005.
- Fractured Fairytales (Madison Public Library, WI)
- Author, title, and summary for about 15 picture books and fiction titles, from
The Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea by Tony Johnston to
Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird by Vivian Vande Velde.
- Hispanic Myths, Legends and Folktales (Salt Lake County Library System, UT)
- Author, title, publication year, page count, grade level recommendation,
and brief summary for 27 books.
- Cinderella Bibliography (Russell A. Peck)
- Extensively annotated list of about 200 works of fiction -- novels and stories, many for adults, not kids --
that draw on the Cinderella story for inspiration, including Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres,
Edith Nesbit's The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1958),
Lorrie Moore's Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? (1994),
Christobel Mattingley's New Patches for Old (1978),
Samuel Rutherford Crockett's Cinderella: A Novel (1901),
some Dickens' stories, and many more.
- Cinderella Variants Booklist (Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, illustrator, title, and pub. year listed for 150 books that are retellings or re-creations of, or
sequels to, the Cinderella story. Updated Nov. 2005. Also: a list of books that include
variants of the Cinderella story, with another 60 or so listed.
- Cinderella Stories (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author and title only for 10 Cinderella stories and re-tellings.
- Rapunzel Variants Booklist (Dawn Rose - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, title, and pub. year listed for about 50 books that are retellings or re-creations of the Red Riding Hood story.
Updated Nov. 2005.
- Red Riding Hood Variants Booklist (Dawn Rose - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, title, and pub. year listed for about 12 books that are retellings or re-creations of the Rapunzel story,
plus another 14 books that include variants of the story. Updated Oct. 2005.
- Three Little Pigs Variants Booklist (Dawn Rose - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, title, and pub. year listed for almost 40 books that are either traditional versions or
humourous versions and retellings of the 3 Little Pigs story. Updated Nov. 2005.
- Military Booklist (Becky White - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, title, and pub. year for almost 45 books generally about the military or about parents deployed
in the military. Also an annotated list of relevant websites. Updated March 2006.
- Take Your Child To Work Booklist (Karol Caparaso - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, title, pub. year, summary and webcat link for 5 books about jobs. Updated Nov. 2005.
- Labor History Resources for K-12 School Children and Their Teachers (John L. Revitte; American Labor Studies Center)
- Extensive list of resources for kids from K-12 concerning work and leisure and labor history.
List includes title, author, publication info and occasionally comments about books, comic
books, poetry; audio-visual materials; teacher curriculum. Some focus on Michigan.
- Realistic Fiction (Mt. Vernon Junior High, Mt. Vernon, Indiana)
- Author, title, summary for about 75 books, from After the Rain by Norma Fox Mazer to
Yolanda's Genius by Carol Fenner.
- Books About Real Life (Reading Matters, UK)
- "Children behaving badly, bullying, etc., or quite ordinary children caught up
in real events which are too big to handle." Author, title, summary of
for over 20 books for younger readers and about 45 books for older readers.
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction (Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- These books have "plots, characters, and settings that might be found
in real life. The characters in [these books] are dealing with life's
ups and downs.quot; Author, title, and summary for over 25 books.
Includes Marion Dane Bauer's On My Honor, Cynthia Voigt's Bad Girls,
Judy Blume's Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret,
Anne Fine's The Tulip Touch, EL Konigsburg's The View From Saturday,
Walter Dean Myers' Scorpions, and more.
Rebus books have pictures in place of some of the words.
- Non-Traditional Gender Roles Booklist (Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Author, title, publication date, webcat link, and summary for about 35 rebus books. Updated Nov. 2005.
- Not Too Scary Stories (Mary D'Eliso, Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- These are books for younger children, most in picture book format. Author,
title, and summary provided. Over 55 books. Witches, ghosts, goblins, and
monsters abound. Compiled 2001.
- Youth Spooky Stories (Novi Public Library, MI)
- Author, title, grade level (from grades 1-10), summary for about 50 books,
from Carol S. Adler's Footsteps on the Stairs: A Novel to
Betty Wright's Haunted Summer.
- Slighty Scary Stories (Bloomfield Township Public Library, MI)
- For pre-school through grade 2. Author, title, short summary
for about 40 easy readers, beginning to read books, halloween easy readers,
and non-fiction scary stories, from Quentin Blake's Zagazoo
to Kay Winters' Whooo's Haunting the Teeny Tiny Ghost?.
- Horror (Bloomfield Township Public Library, MI)
- For grades 4-6. Author, title, short summary for over 50 fiction,
mystery, story collections, and non-fiction books with an element of horror,
from Nancy Butcher's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Dog to
Jane Yolen's The Wizard's Map.
- Chills and Thrills (Stanly County Public Library, NC)
- Books "chock full of chills, thrills, and suspense." Author, title, publication year,
page count, summary for about 15 books, from Jay Bennett's The Dark Corridor to
Robb White's Deathwatch. Also: Horror
and Supernatural Fiction, tales of "nosferatu, lycanthropes, ghosts, goblins, and
other wee beasties that go bump in the night." almost 30 books,
from Joan Aiken's A Whisper in the Night: tales of terror and suspense to
Patricia Windsor's The Blooding.
- Scary (Los Angeles Public Library)
- Author, title, and one-line summary of about 20 scary books (mostly fiction) for younger
readers (from Marc Brown's Scared Silly! A Book for the Brave to Rose Wyler's Spooky Tricks)
and over 25 scary books for older readers (from Avi's Something Upstairs
to Betty Ren Wright's Out of the Dark).
- Scary Stories for 1st and 2nd Graders (Judith Ekblad, Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, page count, and summary for 35 scary books, in sections by reading level (picture books,
beginning readers, fiction; and folktales).
- Scary Books to Read Before Stephen King (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO)
- This list was first published in Booklist, Jan. 1995. Author, title,
grade level, and summary for over 25 scary books.
- 25 Terrifying Tales (Irving Public Library, TX)
- Title and author for 25 scary stories, from Something Upstairs by Avi to
Loch by Paul Zindel. Also a few non-fiction tales.
- Horror (Reading Matters, UK)
- Author, title, summary of 3 books for younger readers and about 10 for older readers.
- Books About Hauntings (Reading Matters, UK)
- Not necessarily all scary. About 8 books for younger readers and almost 20 for older readers,
with author, title, summary. Includes Cold Tom by Sally Prue,
Moondial by Helen Cresswell, Kit's Wilderness by David Almond,
When Marnie Was There by Joan G Robinson, more.
- Horror Series/Authors for Kids (Ipswitch Library, Australia)
- Lists author and horror series (no summaries), from J R Black's Shadow Zone series
to books by Robert Swindells. About 15 series/authors listed.
- Books in a Series (Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- Wonderful site for librarians, parents, teachers, and kids. Lists all the books for each series
written by children's authors, arranged alphabetically by authors' names.
- Juvenile Series and Sequels (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO)
- Subject listing (also indexed by series title, book title, and author listing) for children's series books.
About 110 subjects, from Adventure to Word/Picture Puzzles. Some subjects have only one series listed,
while others have hundreds.
- Children's Book Series (Montgomery County Public Libraries, MD)
- Lists about 30 children's book series, with javascript links to external websites about each. The list is available
only in segments, organised alphabetically; with A-B on the first page, C-K on the next page,
and L-Z on the last page. Series listed are: A to Z Mysteries; Adventures of the Baily School Kids;
Akiko; Amazing Days of Abby Hayes; Amber Brown; Amelia Bedelia; American Girls; Arthur Chapter Books;
Boxcar Children; Cam Jansen; Captain Underpants; Chet Gecko; Dear America; Dragon Slayers Academy;
Girls of Many Lands; Harry Potter; Jigsaw Jones; Junie B. Jones; Keys to the Kingdom - Garth Nix;
Lemony Snicket; Magic School Bus; Magic Tree House; Maximum Boy; Redwall; Remnants; Secrets of Droon;
Spiderwick Chronicles; Time Warp Trio; and Zack Files.
- Series Book Central
- Offers unofficial pages (with book titles listed in order) on various children's series, including The Hardy Boys;
Nancy Drew; Tom Swift; Tom Quest; Doc Savage; The Avenger; Brains Benton;
Chip Hilton, Dana Girls; Don Sturdy; Horatio Alger; Judy Bolton; Ken Holt;
Leo Edwards; Motor Boys; Movie Boys; Radio Boys; Rick Brant; Rover Boys;
Ted Scott (flying); and X Bar X Boys (westerns).
- Girls Series Books 1840-1991 : A Checklist (Children's Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries, MN)
- Lists American fictional series books for girls, arranged alphabetically by series
title with cross references to the main entry under alternate titles. Provides series name,
author, publisher, and titles within series with publication dates. Not hyperlinked.
Unfortunately, the whole list is on one large, slow-loading page.
- Women's War: Patriotism in Girls' Fiction (Eleanor Mikucki, Suite101.com)
- Annotated listing of World War II-era girls' series titles involving fictional
nurses, who presented patriotic images for young girls. Section I
includes the Ann Bartlett, Cherry Ames, Fighters for Freedom, and
Gail Gardner series. Section II
includes the Nancy Naylor, Nurse Blake, Penny Marsh, and Susan Merton series. Dec. 2001.
- Girls Series Books (Booklovers Den)
- Information and links on various girls series, including Trixie Belden, Nancy Drew,
Donna Parker, Penny Parish, Little House on the Prairie, American Girl collection, the Brownies,
Ginnie and Geneva, and others.
- Inspirational Fiction Series for Young People (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Arranged by age groups (7-9, 9-13), lists series name, author, description of series, and book titles in series in order.
- Juvenile Historical Fiction Series and Sequels (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO)
- About 100 series listed, with links to catalog card info for each.
- Reading for Fans of Series (State Library of Tasmania)
- Lists only the title of the series, in these categories: Just Horsing Around;
Scare Your Pants Off; Frightfully Fabulous Fantasies; Antics with Animals;
Mind Blowing Mysteries; and Young Adult Series.
- Historical Series Fiction (Kansas City Public Library, KS)
- Lists and describes 12 series, all about American history.
- After You've Read the American Girls... (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh)
- Books about characters and times similar to each American Girl, listed by American Girl,
with author, title, and webcat link. 8 books for Felicity; 2 for Josefina;
10 for Kirsten; 13 for Addy; 12 for Samantha; 11 for Kit; 7 for Molly; and 3 picture books.
- American Girls Series (The Logan Library - Utah)
- List of titles arranged, oddly, by author. Also non-fiction AG books. Notes books available in Spanish.
- Hank the Cowdog Books (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Lists the books (over 30) in order.
For Arthurian Legend books, see Mythology/Folktales.
- Science Fiction and Fantasy for Kids (Laura Jones, Sandy Library, Salt Lake County Library System, UT)
- About 50 Science Fiction
titles with author, page counts, summaries, and recommended grade levels;
Fantasy the same,
with over 60 titles. Compiled March 2000.
- Youth Science Fiction and Fantasy (Novi Public Library, MI)
- Author, title, grade level (from grades 1-9), summary for about 45 science-fiction/fantasy books,
from Lloyd Alexander's The Book of Three to
Elizabeth Winthrop's Battle for the Castle.
- Science Fiction and Fantasy for Kids (Houston Public Library)
- Listed by author, site provides summaries and grade levels for each of about 35 books.
- Fantasy and Science-Fiction for grades 4-8 (Reading Is Fundamental)
- Title, author, publication year, grade level, one-line summary for each of 11 books,
from Countdown by Ben Mikaelsen to The Word Eater by Mary Amato.
SCIENCE FICTION
- Juvenile Science Fiction (Kathleen L. Fowler)
- Author, title, publication year, summary (for most) for science-fiction novels
for Grades
3-6 (about 35 books/series) and grades 5-8 (about 75 books/series).
- Science Fiction Book List (Ferguson Online, Stamford Public Library, CT)
- Author, title, one-line summary of science-fiction books for grades 1-2,
grades 3-4, and grades 5+. Almost 50 titles in all.
- Science Fiction (Los Angeles Public Library)
- Author, title, and one-line summary of over 15 science-fiction books for younger
readers (from Tedd Arnold's Green Wilma to Jane Yolen's Commander Toad in Space) and
about 30 science-fiction books for older readers (from
K.A. Applegate's Animorphs series to Don Wulffson's Future Fright: Tales of High-Tech Terror).
- Science Fiction (St. Charles Public Library, IL)
- A "sampling of recommended science fiction stories. The list is subdivided
by reading level:" grades 2-3 (8 titles), grades 3-6 (9 books), grades
6-8 (13 books). Summaries and page counts. Compiled Nov. 1999.
- Science Fiction for Kids (Ashley Larsen - Woodside Library, Peninsula Library System, CA)
- Author, title, summary of about 40 science-fiction books for kids in grades 4-7+. Recommended grade levels noted for each book. Compiled in 2000.
- Chapter Book Science Fiction (Sarah S. Wright, Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- Author, title, and summary for over 30 science-fiction books (some are more appropriate for readers
older than 3rd grade). Compiled May 1999.
- Science Fiction for Kindergarteners, First & Second Graders (Brian Andrusyk, Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- Author, title, summary for about 35 picture books, beginning readers, and fiction titles.
Also, Science Fiction for Grades 3, 4 & 5,
with author, title, summary for 50 additional books. Compiled July 2002.
- Into the Future (Kansas City Public Library, KS)
- Author, title, and summary for 20 fiction titles, most about outer space and aliens. Also non-fiction
about rockets, the solar system, etc.
- To the Moon and Beyond: Books about Outer Space (Madison Public Library, WI)
- Titles, with authors, of about 75 Picture Books, Beginning Readers, Middle Readers, and Older Readers about
the solar system. Some are fantasy and sci-fi, and some are more science-oriented.
- Science Fiction for Kids Aged 8-13 (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Provides author and title. Also section on Aliens.
- Science Fiction (Bay Shore Brightwaters Public Library, NY)
- Author, title, summary, publication year, and page count for over 20 science-fiction books,
from Vivien Alcock's The Monster Garden to
G. Clifton Wisler's The Seer. Books published
from 1967-1998 (most published in the 1990s).
- Time Travel Novels for Children and Teens (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Arranged by five type of time travel novel (Coming-to-Terms, Historical, Humor, Mystery, and Science-Fiction/Fantasy), then by age group.
Lists author and titles, with series noted.
FANTASY
- Fantasy (Helen Rezendes, Westwood Public Library, MA)
- Provides title, author, short summary, grade level recomendation, webcatalog link
for 36 books in these fantasy categories: Alternate Worlds/Histories; Animal; Collections;
Dragons; Ghost Fantasy; Magic/Sorcery; Myth Fantasy; Time Travel. Compiled March 1999.
- Fantasy (Los Angeles Public Library)
- Author, title, and one-line summary of over 20 fantasy books for younger
readers (from Arnold Adoff's Flamboyan to Arthur Yorinks' Hey, Al) and
about 30 fantasy books for older readers (from
Lloyd Alexander's Book of Three to Jane Yolen's Wizard’s Hall).
- Fantasy Booklist for Kids (Connie Mills - Portola Valley Library, Peninsula Library System, CA)
- Author, title, summary of about 45 fantasy books for kids in grades 3-8; recommended grade level is
noted for each book. Compiled in 2000.
- Fantasy Series for Intermediate Grades and Middle School Students (Mt. Lebanon Public Library, PA)
- Author, summary, series name, titles, webcat link, and suggested grade level for
about 25 fantasy series, from Richard Adams's Watership Down series to
Jane Yolen's Young Merlin Trilogy.
- Travel Through Time (Mt. Lebanon Public Library, PA)
- Author, title, summary, webcat link, and suggested grade level for
over 30 time travel books, from Avi's Something Upstairs: A
Tale of Ghosts to Jane Yolen's The Devil’s Arithmetic.
- It's a Small World: Big Adventures in the Land of Small (Penticton Public Library, British Columbia)
- "If you were intrigued and delighted by Mary Norton's The Borrowers (and
its sequels), here are a few more titles about the mystery and
magic of miniature worlds." Provides author, title, summary
for about 10 books, from The Secret World of Og by Pierre Berton
to The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop.
- Chapter Books Fantasy Stories (Sarah S. Wright, Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- For grades 2+3 reading levels. Provides author, title, one-line
summary of each of about 30 books (some seem more appropriate for older children,
like Pullman's The Golden Compass).
- Books with a Touch of Magic (Reading Matters, UK)
- Almost 50 books for younger readers and almost 30 for older readers,
with author, title, summary.
- High Fantasy: Grades 4-8 (Elmhurst Public Library, IL)
- Author and title only for about 100 high fantasy books/series for grades 4-6 and for
middle school readers.
- Books About Hauntings (Reading Matters, UK)
- Some of these are fantasies. About 8 books for younger readers and almost 20 for older readers,
with author, title, summary. Includes Cold Tom by Sally Prue,
Moondial by Helen Cresswell, Kit's Wilderness by David Almond,
When Marnie Was There by Joan G Robinson, more.
- Fantasy Literature for Younger and Middle Readers (Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, MA)
- (PDF - 9 pages) Author and title (no summaries) for over 120 fantasy books in
these categories: animal fantasy, ghost fantasy, high fantasy (set in other worlds),
humourous fantasy, literary fairy tales, magic adventure, time travel,
and toy fantasy. Series are noted.
- Fantasy Literature for Older Readers (Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, MA)
- (PDF) Author and title (no summaries) for about 95 fantasy books in
these categories: animal fantasy, ghost fantasy, high fantasy (set in other worlds,
and Arthurian fantasy and retold myth), humourous fantasy,
magic adventure, and time travel. Series are noted.
- Fantasy Novels for Kids Aged 8-13 (The Logan Library - Utah)
- Titles listed by author, series noted.
- Children's and YA Fantasy Novels (Cynthia Leitich Smith - Children's Literature Resources)
- More than 15 fantasy books suggested for middle-school and young adult readers, with extensive summaries
and weblinks for each book.
- Forgotten Fantasy Favorites (The Bulletin for the Center for the Book)
- The Bulletin's March 1997 list of a dozen or so recommended books. Title, author,
pub. year, grade level, and brief summary.
- Fantasy Stories (Lake Oswego Public Library, OR)
- No summaries, just author and title, but useful because organised by elements: Animal Fantasy,
Imaginary Creatures, Magic Adventure Fantasy, Secondary World Fantasy,
Time Travel, Witchcraft and Wizardry. Over 100 books.
- Tales of Knighthood and Maidens Fair (Louisville Free Public Library, KY)
- Author and title only for 15 picture and easy books about knights;
see also the list for chapter
books and YA books about knights.
- If You Like Harry Potter, You May Like... (Waterboro Public Library)
- Annotated list of dozens of books for fans of Harry Potter, chosen for their similarities to
the characters, events, style, etc., of the Potter series.
- Wizards in Training (Voorheesville Public Library, NY)
- Author, title, and short description for 5 juvenile fiction titles and 4 YA fiction titles.
- Fairy Tales (Voorheesville Public Library, NY)
- Author, title, and short description for about a dozen books.
- Sports Book List (Ferguson Online, Stamford Public Library, CT)
- Author, title, one-line summary of sports books for beginning readers, grades 3-4,
and grades 5+. Over 50 titles in all.
- Youth Sports Stories (Novi Public Library, MI)
- Author, title, grade level (from grades K-8), summary for about 30 books,
from David Adler's Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball
to Lauren Wohl's Christopher Davis' Best Year Yet.
- Chapter Book Sports Stories (Sarah S. Wright, Monroe County Public Library, IN)
- Author, title, and summary for about 30 books of sports fiction. Compiled May 1999.
- Fiction for Grades 1-9: Playing Sports (Zuckerman's Barn, Massachusetts)
- Author, title, summary (no grade levels) for over 45 children's books
about sports, from Bad Boy by Diana Wieler (hockey)
to Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear by Lensey Namioka (baseball).
- Join the Winner's Circle: Sports Books for Kndergarten Through Third Grade (Madison Public Library, WI)
- Author, title, publication year, and summary for more than 30 sports books for primary grade readers in two lists,
Kindergarten-Grade 2 and Grade 2-Grade 3.
- Sportacular Reading!: Sports Books for Grades Four through Eight (Madison Public Library, WI)
- Author, title, publication year, and summary for about 30 sports books for older readers, in two lists,
Grades 4-5 and Grades 6-8.
- Sports Stories (Lake Oswego Public Library, OR)
- No summaries, just author and title, but useful because organised by sport:
Baseball, Basketball, Football, Soccer, Bicylcing, Boxing,
Drag Racing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Ice Skating, Skateboarding, Swimming,
Tennis, Track & Field, and Wrestling. Over 100 books.
- Gimme Five: Sports Fiction (Irving Public Library, TX)
- Title and author of sports fiction for kids, for these categories: Baseball (11 books);
Basketball (7); Football (6); Soccer (8); Water Sports (5); Other Sports (9). No summaries
or reading levels.
- Sports and Adventure for grades 4-8 (Reading Is Fundamental)
- Title, author, publication year, grade level, one-line summary for each of 7
