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If you are looking for help with picking out the best stories for your kids, you are in the right spot! We are thrilled you have stopped by, and we are here to help you make storytime magical and meaningful with amazing books. Use our children’s book lists, alphabetized by topic for your ease of reference, to help you find your next favorite book.

Our children’s book lists are organized by category, and alphabetized by topic!

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Advanced Readers: 29 Books for Advanced Readers that Will Delight Your Second Grader!

Alphabet: ABCs like 123 with the Best Alphabet Books for Toddlers

Animals: These Nonfiction Animal Books Will Captivate Your Kids!

Anxiety: Have no Fear! The Best Books for Kids with Anxiety

Antiracism: Black Lives Matter, Part 1: Children’s Books About Racism, Anti-Racism and Identity

Apples: Our Favorite Apple Books for Preschoolers

Asian American & Pacific Islander Children’s Books: Asian American Children’s Books Your Family Needs Now!

Autism and Neurodiversity: The Best Books for Autistic Children and Neurodiverse Kids

Baby Girls: These Baby Books for Girls are Perfect for Her New Nursery!

Back to School: The Best Back to School Books to Calm Nerves and Inspire Giggles

Bears: Children’s Books About Bears Your Littles Will Love

Bedtime: Conquer the Bedtime Blues with the Best Children’s Bedtime Story Books

Beginning Books: 33 Delightful Beginning Books to Engage Your New Readers

Beginning Readers: The Ultimate List of the Best Books for Beginning Readers

Best Children’s Books for All Ages and Stages: The Ultimate List of the Best Children’s Books: All Ages & Stages!

Biography: Biography Books for Kids in Kindergarten on Up

Black and White: The 9 Best Black and White Books for Newborns

Black Characters: 20+ Children’s Books with Black Characters Your Tweens Need ASAP!

Black Joy: Black Lives Matter, Part 2: Joyful Black Children’s Books!

Black History: Amazing Picture Books for Black History Month

Black History (2): MORE Phenomenal Black History Children’s Books

Board Books: The Essential Guide to the Best Board Books for Babies

Body: Your Body and You: The Best Anatomy Books for Kids!

Bookish Play: Book Activities: Extend the Stories You Love With These Fabulous Ideas!

Boys: Combat Gender Stereotypes With the Best Books for Boys

Brother: Big Brother Books for the New Older Sibling

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Chapter Books: Easy Chapter Books Your New Readers Will Love

Chinese New Year: The Best Lunar New Year Read-Aloud Books!

Christmas: ‘Tis the Season for the Best Christmas Books for Kids!

Christmas Board Books: Christmas Board Books We Love for Toddlers

Clothing: We Love These Children’s Books About Clothing

Colors: Preschool Color Books Young Learners Love!

Community Helpers: Community Helper Books for Preschool and Big Kids, Too!

Consent: Consent for Kids: The Kids Books Your Family Needs Now

Construction: The Best Children’s Construction Books!

Counting: The Essential List of Counting Books for Preschoolers

Courage: Our Must Have, Go To Children’s Books About Courage

Dads: Children’s Books About Dads to Celebrate Fathers All Year Round!

Democracy/Voting Rights: Favorite Books About Democracy in Action

Disabilities: Inspiring & Important Children’s Books About Disabilities

Diverse Baby Books: Bring the World Inside Your Home With These Diverse Baby Books

Divorce: Children’s Books About Divorce and Beyond to Help Kids Survive & Thrive

Diwali: Meaningful Diwali Books for Kids

Dogs: These Children’s Books About Dogs are Simply Pawesome!

Earth: The Ultimate List of Earth Day Books for Kids!

Easter: The Best Easter Books for Toddlers

Eggs: Egg-cellent Egg Books for Kids

Elephants: Favorite Picture Books About Elephants

Fairy Tales & Fractured Fairy Tales: The Ultimate List of Fairy Tale Books & Fractured Fairy Tales

Fall: The Best Fall Books for Kids to Celebrate Autumn!

Family Diversity: Our Most Cherished Children’s Books About Family Diversity

Family Read Alouds: Essential Read Aloud Books (and Tips!) for Family Storytime!

Fantasy: Middle-Grade Fantasy Series Your Kids Need Now!

Farm: Farm Books for Preschool Young Learners Love

Feelings: Children’s Books About Feelings to Help You Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids!

Feelings (preschool): Toddler Books About Feelings Your Littles Will Love

Five Senses: The Best Five Senses Books for Preschoolers

Flowers: 15 Sweet Children’s Books About Flowers

Food: Our Favorite Children’s Books About Food

Friendship: Picture Books About Friendship to Help Cultivate Kindness in Children

Friendship MEGA LIST: These Children’s Books About Friendship Teach Kids to Be the Best Pals!

Friendship (Preschool): Preschool Books About Friendship

Funny Books: LOL! The Mega List of Funny Children’s Books Your Family Needs NOW!

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G to J

Germs and Hygiene: The Ultimate List of Kids Books About Germs & Hygiene!

Gift Ideas: Little Bookworms: Our Favorite Bookish Gifts for Kids!

Girl Power: Girl Power Books! The Best TRUE Feminist Children’s Stories

Girls: Books About Strong Girls: A Huge List of Favorite Children’s Books!

Grandparents: Cherished Books About Grandparents: From Generation to Generation!

Graphic Novels: The Very Best Graphic Novels for Tweens and Early Readers!

Gratitude: Essential Children’s Books About Gratitude to Teach Appreciation and Generosity

Growth Mindset: 25 Growth Mindset Books for Kids to Turn I CAN’T into I CAN’T YET

Halloween: Boo! Children’s Halloween Books We Love

Halloween Books for Toddlers: The Best Halloween Books for Toddlers

Hanukkah: Our Must Have Children’s Books About Hanukkah to Read During the Festival of Lights

Hispanic Heritage: The Best Hispanic Children’s Books to Celebrate Heritage and Culture

Holidays: Our Favorite Holiday Books for Kids

Honesty/Lying: Our Go-To Children’s Books About Lying & Honesty

Imagination: Children’s Books About Imagination Guaranteed to Inspire Creativity

Indestructible Books: Indestructible Books are Perfect for Babies and Toddlers!

Interactive: Make Storytime Magical with the Best Interactive Books for Babies

Internet Safety: Essential Kids Books for Teaching Media Literacy and Good Digital Citizenship

Jewish Children’s Books: The Best Jewish Children’s Books About the High Holidays and Beyond

K to M

Kindergarten: The Best Kindergarten Books for Your Early Reader!

Kindergarten (read alouds): These Kindergarten Read Alouds will Wow Kids!

Kindergarten (starting): The Best Books for Starting Kindergarten

Kindness: Kids Books About Kindness To Help You Cultivate Compassion in Kids!

Kindness, Inclusiveness and Equality: 21 Books to Promote Kindness, Inclusiveness & Equality

Kindness (preschool): Preschool Kindness Books We Love

LGBTQ (picture books): LGBT Children’s Books Honoring the Many Beautiful Forms of Love and Identity

LGBTQ (middle-grade novels): Fabulous LGBTQ Books for Middle Schoolers

Love: We Love these Picture Books About Love

Lunar New Year: The Best Lunar New Year Read-Aloud Books!

Mindfulness: Deep Breaths! Mindfulness Books for Kids to Help Them Stay Calm & Present

Mo Willems: The Ultimate Mo Willems Book List

Moms: Children’s Books About Moms to Celebrate the Ones We Adore

Money: Top 10 Kids Books About Money

Monsters: Favorite Picture Books About Monsters (and Witches and Ghosts, oh my!)

Moving: The Best Kids Books About Moving

Multicultural: Celebrate the World with 50 of the Best Multicultural Children’s Picture Books

Mystery: The Best Mystery Books for 5th Graders

N to R

Native Americans: Beautiful Native American Picture Books

Nonfiction (2018 Faves): Happily Ever Elephants’ Favorite Nonfiction Picture Books of 2018

Novels for Tweens (2018 Faves): Happily Ever Elephants Favorite Novels for Tweens of 2018

Numbers: The Essential List of Counting Books for Preschoolers

Nursery Rhymes: The Best Nursery Rhyme Books for Little Readers!

Opposites: The Best Preschool Books About Opposites

Passover: 14 Children’s Books About Passover

Penguins: The Cutest Children’s Books About Penguins

Pets: The Cutest Preschool Books About Pets

Picture Books (2018 Faves): Happily Ever Elephants’ Favorite Picture Books of 2018!

Picture Books (2017 Faves): Happily Ever Elephants’ Top 20 Picture Books of 2017

Penguins: The Cutest Children’s Books About Penguins

Perseverance: Children’s Books About Perseverance to Encourage Confidence and Determination

Picture Books for Big Kids: 20+ Picture Books for 5th Graders

Plants: We Love These Children’s Books About Plants.

Poetry: Our Favorite Poetry Books for Kids!

Preconceived Notions: Awesome Books to Combat Bias and Preconceived Notions

Preschool: Playing Preschool Book Suggestions

Pumpkins: Pumpkin Books for Kids We Love During Fall

Rain: 10+ Children’s Books About Rain

Raising Good Kids: The Must-Have Picture Books for Raising Good Kids

Responsibility: Awesome Books that Teach Responsibility & Accountability to Kids

Rhyming: Essential Rhyming Books for Kindergarten on Up

Rosh Hashanah: Rosh Hashanah Children’s Books We Love

S to Z

Self Esteem: The Best Self-Esteem Books for Kids to Help Boost Confidence in Your Children

Scary: Scary Children’s Books for Kids of All Ages

Seven-Year-Olds: Best Books for 7-Year-Olds that Will Make Your Second Grader Giddy!

Shapes: These Preschool Shape Books Captivate Kids!

Siblings: Best Sibling Books for Building Relationships

Sister: The Best Big Sister Books

Snow: Magical Children’s Books About Snow

Space: Children’s Books About Space that are Out of This World!

Sports: Touchdown! Score Big With the Best Children’s Books About Sports

Spring: The Essential List of Spring Books for Children

STEM Activity: STEM Activity Books Your Budding Inventors Need Now!

Strong Girls: Books About Strong Girls: A Huge List of Favorite Children’s Books!

Sukkot: We Love These Sukkot Books for Kids

Summer: The Ultimate List of Kids’ Books About Summer

Survival: Survival Books Like Hatchet for Kids

Thanksgiving for Preschoolers: Our Favorite Preschool Thanksgiving Books.

Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving Children’s Books we Love

Transportation: The Best Children’s Transportation Books

Traumatic News and Events: Children’s Books to Help Kids Deal With Trauma, Grief & Fear

Ten-Year-Olds: The Ultimate List of the Best Books for 10-Year-Olds!

Two-Year-Olds: The Best Books for 2-Year-Olds Your Toddler Needs Now!

Tween Girls: The Best Books for Tween Girls

Unicorns: The Most Magical Picture Books About Unicorns to Delight Your Kids

Valentine’s Day: We Love These Valentine’s Day Books for Kids

Virtual Learning: Literacy and Enrichment Resources At Your Fingertips!

Water: Preschool Books About Water for Little Learners

Weather: The Essential Weather Books for Preschool

Winter: Our Very Favorite Winter Books for Kids

Wordless Picture Books: The Best Wordless Picture Books to Build Literacy & Comprehension Skills!

Yom Kippur: Meaningful Children’s Books About Yom Kippur

Our children’s book lists organized by age and grade

0 to10

Age 2: The Best Books for 2-Year-Olds Your Toddler Needs Now!

Age 3: These Books For 3-Year-Olds Will Wow and Delight Your Child!

Age 5: The Best Books for 5-year-old Boys

Age 7: Best Books for 7-Year-Olds that Will Make Your Second Grader Giddy!

Age 10: The Ultimate List of the Best Books for 10-Year-Olds!

1st Graders: Chapter Books for 1st Graders Who Are Ready for Big Kid Reading!

2nd Graders: Best Books for 7-Year-Olds that Will Make Your Second Grader Giddy!

3rd Graders: A Mega-List of the Best Books for 3rd Graders

4th Graders: Books for 4th Grade Your Readers Will Love!

4th Graders: Must Read 4th-Grade Book Series!

5th Graders: 20+ Picture Books for 5th Graders

5th Graders: An Epic List of Books for 5th Graders!

5th Graders: Mystery Books for 5th Graders

6th Graders: The Ultimate List of Best Books for 6th Graders

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Children’s Book Lists from the Archives!

Animals15+ Cute Bunny Books for Kids!

3-4The Best Easter Books for Toddlers

FamilyBest Sibling Books for Building Relationships

Spring Books15 Sweet Children’s Books About Flowers

LGBQTSurvival Books Like Hatchet for Kids!

10-12The Best Mystery Books for 5th Graders

10-1220+ Picture Books for 5th Graders

FamilyBig Sister Books for the New Big Sibling!

3-410+ Children’s Books About Rain

Award WinnersThe 2023 ALA Youth Media Awards!

LGBQTFabulous LGBTQ Books for Middle Schoolers

3-410+ Valentine’s Day Books for Kids!

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