Reading & Listening, Grades K-5

Boston Public Library Catalog

E-Books & Audiobooks

Storyline Online
Unite for Literacy
FunBrain E-Books
International Children's Digital Library
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

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

Bibliographies 

(Lists of Great Books)

Scary Stories
Fantasies
Mysteries
Books about Strong Women & Girls
Realistic Fiction
Humor

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.

Caldecott Medal

Newbery Award: For chapter books.

Newbery Medal

Coretta Scott King Award: For books exploring the African-American experience.

Coretta Scott King Award

(for African-American authors & illustrators)

Pura Belpre Award: For books exploring the Latino cultural experience.

Pura Belpre Award

(for LatinX authors & illustrators)

Batchelder Award: For books originally published in languages other than English.

Batchelder Award

(for books translated into English)

Geisel Award: For beginning reader books.

Geisel Award

(for beginning reader books)

Sibert Award: For the best informational books.

Sibert Medal

(for informational books)

Asian & Pacific American Award for Literature

American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award

Stonewall Book Award

(for LGBTQIA+ books)

Arab-American Book Award

Sydney Taylor Book Award

Sydney Taylor Book Award 

(for books authentically portraying the Jewish experience)

Finding the Right Reading Level: The Five Finger Rule