Parent Resources

Award Winners Book List

• Distinguished American Picture Books (Caldecott Award)

• Distinguished American Literature for Children (Newbery Award)

• Distinguished Informational Children's Books (Robert F. Sibert Award)

• Distinguished Books for Beginning Readers (Theodor Seuss Geisel Award)

Digital Citizenship Information

• Common Sense Media: Highly recommended site for up-to-date information on movies, TV, online safety and more. Join it for free and receive very valuable monthly newsletters. 

• Google's Be Internet Awesome

Multicultural Award Winners Book List

• ​Distinguished African American Authors and Illustrators (Coretta Scott King Book Award)

• Distinguished American Indian Authors and Illustrators (American Indian Youth Literature Award)

• Distinguished Arab American Authors and Illustrators (Arab American Book Awards)

• Distinguished Asian/Pacific American Authors and Illustrators (Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature)

• Distinguished East and Southeast Titles for Children and Young Adults (Freeman Book Awards)

• Distinguished Latino/Latina Authors and Illustrators (Pura Belpre Award)

Notable Book List

• ​American Library Association (ALA) Notable Books

• Create Your Own Reading List - Reading Rockets

• Daily Children's Book Recommendations

• Multicultural Book List

• New York Public Library Best 100 Children Classics

Read Online

• Epic!

• International Children's Digital Library

• Storyline Online

• Wonderopolis

Social Justice Book List

• Social Justice Books: A Teaching For Change Project: A list of carefully selected lists of multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.

• Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children's Books

What to Read Next

• A Book and a Hug: find books based on your reader personality type

• Brightly: Excellent resource for book recommendations

• MISelf in Books: annual list of diverse books for Michigan readers

• PBS: Raise a Reader! Great tips for helping every age child develop a love of reading. 

• Read Kiddo Read: James Patterson's site with book recommendations by age.