Reading & Listening, Grades K-5

Boston Public Library Catalog

E-Books & Audiobooks

Tumblebooks
Tumblebook Cloud Junior
Storyline Online
Unite for Literacy
FunBrain E-Books
International Children's Digital Library
Sora App
Open Ebooks

Read free books on an iOS or Android device (sorry, they're not available on Chromebooks). You'll need login credentials from your school librarian. Please this slideshow on the right for directions.

Signing up for Open Ebooks

Podcasts

Listen by clicking on the links below. If you like podcast, add it to a podcast app on your phone or tablet!

Fiction Podcasts

Circle Round Podcast
Saturday Morning Media Podcast
Bedtime FM Storytime Podcast
The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
Stories Podcast
Story Pirates Podcast
Storynory Podcast
Be Calm on Ahway Island
What If World
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian Podcast
Flyest Fables Podcast

Nonfiction Podcasts

Brains On! Podcast
Ear Snacks Podcast
Tumble Science Podcast
Wow in the World Podcast
KidNuz
Short & Curly Podcast
The Past & Curious Podcast
Noodle Loaf Podcast

"What Should I Read Next?": Resources for Choosing Your Next Book

Bibliographies

(Lists of Great Books)

Dogo Books

Be sure that you are logged into your BPS Google account before clicking here.

Guys Read
NoveList K-8: A database of reading recommendations.

*This is a Boston Public Library database, so have your BPL card number ready!

Notable Children’s Book & Audiobook Lists Compiled annually by the American Library Association.

Cooperative Children’s Book Center Bibliographies & Booklists Bibliographies on a wide range of themes, with an emphasis on multicultural topics.

Read Kiddo Read James Patterson’s site dedicated to making kids readers for life.

Book Awards

Click on each link for lists of current and past winners.

Caldecott Medal: For picture books.
Newbery Award: For chapter books.
Coretta Scott King Award: For books exploring the African-American experience.
Pura Belpre Award: For books exploring the Latino cultural experience.
Batchelder Award: For books originally published in languages other than English.
Geisel Award: For beginning reader books.
Odyssey Award: For the best audiobooks.
Sibert Award: For the best informational books.

Finding the Right Reading Level: The Five Finger Rule