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)