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Book Lists & Reviews

Award Winners

Caldecott Medal
Picture books voted the best for children.

Coretta Scott King Award
Books by authors and illustrators of African descent whose books "promote an understanding and appreciation of the American Dream."

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
Books voted the best for kids in Minnesota, for grade 3-8.

Newbery Medal
Fiction books voted the best for children.

Recommendations

Amelia Bloomer Project Lists
Age-appropriate books chosen for "significant feminist content, excellence in writing and appealing format" by the American Library Association's Feminist Task Force.

Book Lists
Recommended books for kids of all ages, from infants and toddlers to elementary and middle school grades to teens.

Minnesota Storytime
Reading guides for parents, caregivers, librarians, teachers, and childcare providers to help children's books come alive. Guides highlight Minnesota authors and illustrators and include tips on sharing books with children.

StoryLine

StoryLine
Excellent read-aloud children's books, read by local actors. Call 952-352-1350 anytime to hear a story read by a professional actor! A new story starts every Sunday by noon and runs for one week. All of the stories are read by local performing artists. 

Web Sites

Book Adventure
The Kids Zone features a book finder to help findsomething to read, as well as games and quizzes about reading. Information for teachers and parents about helping their kids and students with reading is also available. Some parts of the site require free registration to access.

Children's Literature Network
Local authors, illustrators and others involved in children's literature. Includes recommended reading lists, artist appearances, and more!

GuysRead
Web-based literacy program to help boys find what they like to read.

Kidsreads.com
Book recommendations, series lists, author profiles, trivia, reviews and more!

Reading is Fundamental
Reading tips, activity ideas, and book lists. The site also includes a section in Spanish/Español.

Online Stories

Storyplace
Read along with stories, play games, print out activities to take home, and learn about good books. [ Español ]

Favorite Stories and Authors

American Girl
Information about the characters, games, trivia, and "Your Day in History."

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Play games with Clifford and his pals.

Harry Potter
Information about the books, J.K. Rowling, and a pronunciation guide.

Jan Brett's Home Page
Activity pages, cards and information about Jan Brett and her books.

Minnesota Children's Authors & Illustrators
A list of Minnesota's own plus a printable (pdf) version.

Mother Goose Pages
An alphabetical list of traditional children's rhymes. The site also includes links to sources for nursery rhymes and tips for performing them with an audience.

Redwall Abbey
Information about the Redwall series and its author, Brian Jacques.

Scholastic Kids
Publisher of popular children's series.

Seussville
Lots of games, contests, and other activities based on the books of Dr. Seuss.

Lemony Snicket
The author of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

William Steig
Information about the author of "Shrek," his awards, and other books.

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