Books for Kids
Today is 3/15/2010
Online Resources
BookLetters- NoveList Plus
APL Presents Best Books of 2009 >>
Watch library staff present their favorite books for young people published in 2009 thanks to Ames Channel 12.
See this year's top books and audiobooks for children and young adults. >>
Book Lists
- Animal Books for Kids - Make Believe
- Animal Books for Kids - Realistic
- Adventure Books for Kids
- Baby Sign Language
- Based on Fact! - A selection of narrative nonfiction
- Books for Just Beginning Readers
- Cats
- Classic Books for Kids
- Dinosaurs
- Dogs
- Early Chapter Books - Make the move from ETR to J with these easy Juvenile Fiction books.
- Easy to Read Books - For Beginning Readers
- Fantasy Books for Kids
- Funny Books for Kids
- 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
- Good Books to Read Aloud
- Historical Fiction Books for Kids
- Junie B. Jones Read-alikes
- Life with Baby
- Multicultural Picture Books
- Multicultural Books for Kids
- Mystery Books for Kids
- Off to School
- Pirates
- Princess Stories
- Princess, Knight, and Dragon Books for Kids
- Realistic Fiction Books for Kids
- Scary Books for Kids
- Toilet Training
- Transportation
- Caldecott Medal
- Newbery Medal
- Iowa Children's Choice Award
(Young Adult booklists for children in grades 6 and up are available on the APL Zone page.)
Just for Parents
Music Lists
- Puppet List - A listing of puppets and character dolls in our collection