Book Lists By Audience

Welcome to our Big List of Book Lists! This one is sorted by audience, but we have Booklists by Theme, and a Read Alikes List, too.

The International Literacy Association creates annual Choice Reading Lists, sorted by age.

Infants & Toddlers | Preschool & Kindergarten

Elementary | Middle School | High School

Infants & Toddlers

• ABC Storytimes by Pam Coughlan @ MotherReader (0 to 5)
• Birth to Six/Early Literacy Booklists by the Multnomah County Public Library website (0 to 6)
• Doctor-recommended Reading by Reach Out and Read (0 to 5)
• Mother Goose is in the house by Valerie Baatrz @ The Almost LIbrarian
• Multicultural Picture Books for Babies and Toddlers by Erica at What Do We Do All Day?
• ReadingAtoZ.com list of wordless books – There are more than 150 titles on this list, with lesson plans
• Terrific Books for Busy Toddlers by Valerie Baartz @ The Almost Librarian  (0 to 4)
• Wordless Books @ Colorin Colorado – This list is an excerpt of a collection from Jim Trelease’s Read Aloud Handbook (5th edition)
• Weber County (Utah) Public Library Recommended Wordless Books – This is an annotated list with their recommended wordless picture books

Preschool & Kindergarten

• ABC Storytimes by Pam Coughlan @ MotherReader (0 to 5)
• Birth to Six/Early Literacy Booklists by the Multnomah County Public Library website (0 to 6)
• Doctor-recommended Reading  by Reach Out and read (0 to 5)
• Easy Readers for the Absolute Beginner by Jennifer Wharton @ Jean Little Library (4 to 6)
• A List of 20 Themed Booklists for Teachers by Amy @ Delightful Children’s Books
• Mother Goose is in the house by Valerie Baatrz @ The Almost LIbrarian
• Read  By Myself Books Lit for Kids
• ReadingAtoZ.com list of wordless books – There are more than 150 titles on this list, with lesson plans
• Wordelss Books @ Colorin Colorado – This list is an excerpt of a collection from Jim Trelease’s Read Aloud Handbook (5th edition)
• Weber County (Utah) Public Library Recommended Wordless Books – This is an annotated list with their recommended wordless picture books

Elementary School

General

• 10 Summertime Books for Kids FreeBookNotes.com
• 15 Engaging First Grade Read Alouds by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• Anansi Collection: Great Picture Books on Africa Africa Access
• Bookwink Podcasting and web videos for kids grades 3 through 8  Search for books by subject, grade level, author or title.
• Chapter Books for 5 to 7-year-olds by Trevor Cairney @ Literacy, Families and Learning
• early chapter books for 5-9 year olds by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• 8 Books for an 8 Year Old Boy (or Girl) by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• 9 Books for 9 Year Olds by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• 10 Books for 10 Year Olds by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• Easy Readers that are Actually Easy by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• Contemporary Easy Reader Books by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• Classic Easy Readers by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• Summer reading list for emergent readers by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day )
• Chapter Books for 6 to 12-year old girls by Trevor Cairney @ Literacy, Families and Learning
• Books for Kids Not Ready for Harry Potter (also includes Middle Grade choices) by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• The Dog-Eared Days of Summer – 2009 by Donalyn Miller @ The Book Whisperer
• I See Sam Books for Early Readers by Michelle Breum @ Beginning Reading Help
• Picture Books for 6 Year Olds by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• Some Great Chapter Book Read Alouds by Eva Mitnick @ Eva’s Book Addiction
• Top Ten Read-Alouds for Students with Special Needs by Aimee Owen @ Nerdy Book Club
• Magic Early Chapter Books by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day

Lists by Grade

• Diverse Summer Book Lists (K-8) Lee & Low Books
• 20 Fantastic Books for Kids Learning to Read by Amy Broadmoore @ Delightful Children’s Books
• 50 Must-Read Books for New Readers @ Bookriot
• For Kindergarten and First Graders Carnegie Public Library (Pittsburgh) by Elaine Magliaro @ Wild Rose Reader
• First and Second Grade Carnegie Public Library (Pittsburgh) by Elaine Magliaro @ Wild Rose Reader
• 10 Great Graphic Novels for a Third Grade Boy by Mia Wenjen @ Pragmatic Mom
• Third and Fourth Grades Carnegie Public Library (Pittsburgh) by Elaine Magliaro @ Wild Rose Reader
• Fourth and Fifth Graders Carnegie Public Library (Pittsburgh) by Elaine Magliaro @ Wild Rose Reader
• Summer Reading Spectacular for Rising Second, Third, and Fourth Graders Banbury Cross Children’s Bookstore
• 4th Grade Summer Reading List by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• 5th Grade Summer Reading List by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day
• Classic Books for Tweens by Erica @ What Do We Do All Day

Middle School/Junior High

• 7 Scary Middle Grade Books (great for Halloween) @ Abby the Librarian
• 12 Books for Kids Not Ready for Harry Potter @ What Do We Do All Day?
• 50 Best Books for Boys and Young Men @ The Art of Manliness
• 101 Book Group Choices Guaranteed to Provoke Discussion by Farm Lane Books
• 150+ Read Aloud Books starring strong girl characters by @ Mighty Girl
• The Best Middle Grade Fiction: 110 Years Worth of Books by Kate Coombs @ The Book Aunt
• Books with Boy Heroes by Jennifer Duddy Gill @ The Mixed Up Files … of Middle Grade Authors
• Bookwink Podcasting and web videos for kids grades 3 through 8  Search for books by subject, grade level, author or title.
• Disability in KidLit – reviews of books with portrayals of disability in Middle Grade and Young Adult books.
• The Dog-Earred Days of Summer – 2009 Donalyn Miller (The Book Whisperer)
• Great Books for Boys Kidsreads.com
• Middle School Carnegie Public Library (Pittsburgh) via Wild Rose Reader
• Nonfiction Picture Books for the Middle Grade Classroom by Tami Lewis Brown @ From the Mixed Up Files
• Out Loud: Books Begging to be Read Aloud by Patricia Springstuff @ From the Mixed Up Files
• Picture Books for Middle and High School via Moms Inspire Learning
• Sankofa Collection: Great Books on Africa Africa Access
• Short List of Books with Introverted Characters Melissa Taylor at Inside Outside Upside Down
• Some Great Chapter Book Read Alouds via Eva’s Book Addiction
• TeenReads.com Ultimate Teen Reading List – continuously updated
• Top 100 Middle Grade Books Book Nut
• Using Picture Books for Middle Grades Susan Stephenson @ The Book Chook
• Fairy tale chapter books (no princesses!)
  Banned Books Your Kid Should Read (also includes 2 picture book choices)
  Chapter Books Written in Verse
  Classic Books for Tweens

High School

• 30 Diverse Books to Get on Your Radar by BookRiot
• 100 Best Books for Teens University of Iowa
• 101 Book Group Choices Guaranteed to Provoke Discussion by Farm Lane Books
• Best YA Books for Discussing Social Issues with Teens at Growing Readers
• Classic Books for Teens Appleton Public Library
• Classic Books that Every Teen Should Read TheExaminer.com
• Disability in KidLit – reviews of books with portrayals of disability in Middle Grade and Young Adult books.

• The Dog-Earred Days of Summer – 2009 Donalyn Miller (The Book Whisperer)
• Easy to Read, Hard to Put Down Los Angeles Public Library
• Hot reads for summer Adlit.org
• Picture Books for Middle and High School via Moms Inspire Learning
• 2010 Quick Picks for Reluctant YA readers via Mitali Perkins with link to YALSA
• Summer Reading List Random House
• Top 10 YA Fantasy Books You Should Read Huffington Post
• Young Adults’ Choices of 2012 International Reading Association (recommended by Young Adults for Young Adults)