Books for Kids
Today is 6/19/2013
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Ames Public Library's Battle of the Books >>
Best Books for Kids Blog >>
Check out the APL Best Books blog, where Ames Public Library staff share their favorite books for childrens and teens published this year. >>
Online Resources
APL Presents Best Books of 2012 >>
Watch library staff present their favorite books for young people published in 2012 thanks to Ames Channel 12.
Award Winners and Nominees
- Caldecott Medal
- Coretta Scott King
- Iowa Children's Choice Nominees for 2012-2013
- Iowa Children's Choice Award Winners
- Newbery Medal
Board Books and Picture Books for Younger Children
- Good Books for Babies
- Good Books for 12-24-month-olds
- Good Books for 2-year-olds
- Good Books for 3- & 4-year-olds
- Good Books for 5- & 6-year-olds
- Multicultural Picture Books
Topic Book Lists (all levels)
- Cars, Trucks, & Tractors
- Cats
- Dinosaurs
- Dogs
- Fairy and Princess Stories
- Horses
- Life with Baby
- Off to School
- Pirates
- Planes, Trains, & More
Juvenile (Kids') Chapter Books
- Adventure Books
- Classic Books
- Classic Animal Books
- Contemporary Animal Books
- Early Chapter Books - Make the move from ETR to J with these easy Juvenile Fiction books.
- Funny Books
- Easy to Read Books - For Beginning Readers
- Historical Fiction Books
- Junie B. Jones Read-alikes
- Magic and Make-Believe: Fantasy
- Multicultural Books
- Mystery Books
- Realistic Fiction Books
- Princess, Knight, and Dragon Books
- Scary Books
- Science Fiction Books
- Sports Books
Young Adult booklists for children in grades 6 and up are available on the APL Zone page of "What to Read." >>
Just for Parents
- Baby Sign Language
- Good Books to Read Aloud
- Great Gift Books
- Parenting, Birth to Elementary
- Parenting, Middle School to High School
- Toilet Training
Music Lists
Puppet List
- Puppet List - A listing of puppets and character dolls in our collection
