Books for Kids
Today is 2/4/2012
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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 2010 >>
Watch library staff present their favorite books for young people published in 2010 thanks to Ames Channel 12.
Battle of the Books Lists for 2012 >>
Award Winners and Nominees
Board Books and Picture Books for Younger Children
- Good Books for Babies
- Good Books for 12- to 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)
Juvenile (Kids') Chapter Books
- Animal Books for Kids - Make Believe
- Animal Books for Kids - Realistic
- Adventure Books
- Classic 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
