Books
The Timber Ridge library offers a growing collection of 16,863 physical books and even more books online for reading, enjoying, and learning.
If log in is required, use our school's AEA username and password.
If you don't like to read, you haven't found the right book.
-J.K. Rowling
Book Catalog
A Note on Collection Development
The Timber Ridge library supports the freedom to read. While we strive to provide a diverse collection (diverse in format, topic, author, & character representation) for our student body and staff, please know that not every title is interesting and/or appropriate for every user. We want users to have choice with that they read. If you choose a book that makes you uncomfortable or makes your parents/guardians uncomfortable, please return it and I'll help find a book you can completely enjoy.
Parents can help students enjoy the library. Ask students what they are reading and talk to them about their choice. I would be happy to also discuss titles and our library with you.
You can read our collection development policy here.
New Books to the TR Collection
Everybody Books
Fiction
Nonfiction
Take a look at books recently added to the Timber Ridge library.
Book Databases
NoveList is a book reccomendation database.
(Heartland AEA Resource)
The Juvenile Series & Sequels Database from the Mid-Continent Public Library offers users the ability to find kid's books in a series by title, author, and subject.
Online Reading
BookFlix offers paired fiction and nonfiction books about the same topic. You can read, watch, or have the book read to you. There are extra links to find out more about the topics presented.
(Heartland AEA Resource)
Epic offers a digital library of kids' books and learning videos. Free for teachers and students to use from school. Families can subscribe to the service.
Use your log in information provided by your teacher (different than AEA log in information).
KidLit TV is a place where you can watch as authors read their pictures books aloud.
MackinVIA offers a wide variety of ebooks and audiobooks for reading or for researching. Ask or email Miss Lewis for your username and password.
(Access provided by Heartland AEA)
Oxford Owl has a library of over 100 ebooks expecially designed for readers ages 3-11.
Reading IQ is a website and an app that offers teachers and students in PreK-6th grade thousands of digital books for free use at school. Families may also subscribe to access books from home.
Use your log in information provided by your teacher (different than AEA log in information).
Story Time from Space provides video of astronauts reading aloud picture books from space.
Storytime with Ryan and Craig is a weekly reading show of a picture book by two writers/directors/actors.
Storyline Online has videos of actors reading aloud picture books to kids.
TrueFlix includes nonfiction books, videos, and additional links for learning about people, places, and history.
(Heartland AEA Resource)
Unite for Literacy is an online library that has picture books for beginning and early readers that are narrated in more than 40 languages. Most books are written in English and Spanish.
Book Award Lists
Goldfinch Award
The Iowa Goldfinch Award is for books written for K-3 children that are published within the last five years. Kids in Iowa vote on the nominees to determine the winner each year.
2022-2023 Iowa Goldfinch Award Nominees
2020-2021 Goldfinch Award Nominees
2019-2020 Goldfinch Award Nominees
Iowa Children's Choice Award
The Iowa Children's Choice Award focuses on books perfect for kids in grades 3-6. Nominations for books and voting to determine the winner is done by Iowa students each year.
2020-2021 Iowa Children's Choice Nominees
Click on the icon(s) in the lower right corner of each book cover to see a book trailer for each of this year's nominees.
ThingLink created by Jenahlee Chamberlain using PermaBound posterLooking for 2019-2020 Iowa Children's Choice Nominee book trailers? Click here to go to the Thinglink.
The Caldecott Award
The Caldecott Award is given annually to an illustrator of the most notable American children's book that year. There are several additional books honored each year.
2020 Caldecott Medal Winner
2020 Caldecott Honor Books
The Newbery Award
The Newbery Award is awarded annually to the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year.
2020 Newbery Medal Winner
2020 Newbery Honor Books
