Great Books for Kids
Looking For a Book Suggestion?
Did you love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series?
Here's a list of other books you might like to try!
Great Read-Alouds for Every Age
WPL presents Great Read-Alouds for Every Age your guide to reading aloud at home, school, or D200's "Love to Read Week". Each title is diveded into a general grade-level and School Library Journal's recommended age is noted along with the call number to find the book at the library.
Check Out These Books Kids Across Illinois Are Reading:
The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award: 2011 Nominees
2011 Winner: Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
(Like this title? Check out the sequel: Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!)
2010 Winner: Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt
The Bluestem Award: Illinois' Grades 3-5 Readers' Choice Award: 2012 Nominees
2011 Winner: Hachiko Waits by Lesléa Newman
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award for Grades 4-8: 2012 Nominees
2011 Winner: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2010 Winner: All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn
New Chapter Books Coming in 2011!
Dragonbreath: Lair of the Bat Monster by Ursula Vernon--3/17/11
Vespers Rising (The 39 Clues Series: Cahills vs. Vespers #1)--4/5/11
The Dork Diaries #3 by Rachel Renee Russel--6/7/11
Darke (Septimus Heap #6)--6/7/11