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Read reviews of great children’s books and find the perfect book for your children. Browse our library of the best in children’s books, or, use the alphabetic listing of kids books on the Complete Book List menu item.
We select children’s books that meet several criteria:
- Well-written, worthy of being called Literature for Children, as opposed to just a children’s book
- Valuable life-lesson or message that the main characters discover for themselves
- Free of violence or offensive language
- Imaginative
Everyone has their own tastes in books; the books here represent our editorial opinion, based on experience working with children, teaching, and being a parent and grandmother. We hope you find something you can share with your students, children, or grandchildren.
Nothing Stopped Sophie - Published: 2018 Theme: Women in Math Best for: 7 and up "Sophie discovered that mathematicians use numbers as poets use letters-as a language to question, explore, and solve the secrets of the universe." Wonderful and inspiring illustrated biography of a… …
Math Curse - Published: 1995 Theme: Math for Kids Best for: 2nd and 3rd grade "Mrs. Fibonacci has obviously put a math curse on me. Everything I look at or think about has become a math problem." A lighthearted look at how math… …
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies - Published: 2018 Theme: Biography; Science Best for: 9 and up "At the age of thirteen, Maria had watched, waited, and witnessed with her own eyes. And she had created a record of study, just as scholars did at universities." This… …
A is for Elizabeth - Published: 2019 Theme: Fairness Best for: 5 to 8 "Even if there is no trophy involved, I love winning. I am not a sore winner, no matter what Anna the Annoying says. I am the opposite of sore. I am… …
Spark - Published: 2019 Theme: Speaking Up Best for: 9 to 12 "Different isn't wrong," Pixit said with such utter certainty that Mina couldn't help but believe him...Mina said, "I just need to find a different way, a way that works for… …
Little Angel’s Journey - Published: 2006 Theme: A Children's Birth Best for: 4 to 6 "Little Angel said to Great Angel, "Oh I want to go to Bountiful Earth." "And so you shall, Little Angel, so you shall." A Waldorf birthday story, beautifully illustrated… …
One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street - Published: 2011 Theme: Friends Best for: 8 to 11 "Ms. Snoops's memory, whispered the angel, was like the lacy antimacassars on the organ and green striped sofa's arms. Ms. Snoops's memory had little holes in it, here and there..." A… …One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street Read More »
Knights vs. Dinosaurs - Published: 2018 Theme: Knights Best for: ages 9 and up "Mel wavered. She was feeling beaten. The flying lizards were too large. Too fast. Too attentive. It was hopeless. But I mustn't give up, she thought." A very fun and… …
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - Published 1972 Theme: WWII refugee Best for: 9 and up "Next morning before school Anna ran into Papa's room to see him. The desk was tidy. The bed was neatly made. Papa had gone." Neither overly melodramatic nor depressing, this… …
Searching for Lottie - Published: 2019 Theme: Holocaust and Family Memories Best for: 9 and up "When Charlie asked how many of the people in the photo album had survived the Holocaust, Mom simply looked away." A down-to-earth children's book about the importance of… …