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1. Newbery Award Winning Books Winning the Newbery Medal is the greatest thrill and honor for an author of middle grade or young adult literature. It means that the chosen book has been read and enjoyed by experts in the field of children's literature, and that the book has lastin...
2. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom This bright and colorful book uses rhythm and simple words in a way that will have your child excited by the book, participating in its reading, and perhaps even reciting its chant when the book is out of sight. This is a classic and a must-have for...
3. Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney Even though I was already an adult when I learned about Miss Rumphius, I have adored this children's book from the first page I turned. The message of making the world a more beautiful place is an idea that children can easily understand and do the...
4. Newbery Medal Winners, 1922-1929 Early Newbery Medal winners included short story collections, non-fiction, and novels. Many are out of print, difficult to locate, and rare. Books older than 1927 may now be in the public domain. This lens has links to Amazon pages for all the Newbe...
5. Goodnight Moon :: A Bedtime Favorite This book is one that every child must have. It's simple and accessible story is great for any child. Here I am in this room, these are the things around me, I am comfortable and safe here, and it is time for bed. This is the type of story kids want...
6. Guess How Much I Love You In Guess How Much I Love You, Little Nutbrown Hare expresses his love for Big Nutbrown Hare, and is reassured that Big Nutbrown Hare loves him back. This classic children's book by Sam McBratney has absolutely beautiful illustrations by Anita Jeram,...
7. Out Of The Dust This great book, by Karen Hesse, is the story of how a girl overcame extremely difficult adversities during the dust bowl. It is quick read, as it is in free verse poetry, but for so few words, it can truly paint a mental picture. Out of The Dust was...
8. Children's Author Study: A Homeschool Unit Study The goal of this unit is to encourage lifelong love of reading through familiarity with the artistry of authors and illustrators. This unit can help children at many different ability and age levels to come to understand that there are real people be...
9. The Golden Key by George MacDonald You have stumbled upon a free e-book of a little-known children's short story from the Victorian Age: an original fairy-tale full of magic, wonder, and great beauty. George MacDonald, friend of Lewis Carroll, was a gifted author of Victorian fairy ta...
10. The Egypt Game Not only because I thought Egypt was fascinating, but I liked adventerous stories.  This one follows the adventures of April and Melanie.  What I think is interesting is April is white, and Melanie is black, and when the book was first publ...
11. The Phantom Tollbooth I love the story of "The Phantom Tollbooth".  This is a book that I checked out from the library every summer to read again, and as an adult, I was thrilled to find the movie on DVD, and it does a WONDERFUL job of telling the story, an...
12. The Phantom Tollbooth I think The Phantom Tollbooth is an allegory about the quest for knowledge. Allegories have the reputation of being dry and boring. This book is anything but that. It's both clever and silly and just pure fun to read. This is the story of Milo, who...
13. Dr. Seuss Book Sets A Dr.Seuss book is a great choice for those looking for fun and educational children's literature. Finding the best Dr. Seuss book sets online can be very time consuming so I created this Squidoo page. This will help you save time and make it easier...
14. British Literature Headquarters BRITISH LITERATURE British Authors, British Books...in fact, everything connected with British Literature! If you have a lens on any aspect of British Literature whether it's about a book, author, retail or whatever, please join us! - (* plea...
15. Great books for preschoolers: encourage a lifetime of reading Childhood from two to four is an amazing time. Children's intellectual and emotional lives are expanding at an amazing rate! Now that your magnificent little person has some tiny shreds of impulse control (I did say tiny shreds), it’s time to b...
16. Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Scott O'Dell created The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction in 1982 with the purpose of encouraging writers of historical fiction. His hope was to engage young readers in history through fantastic living books that bring the past alive. Scott...
17. Nancy Drew I have #1 through #56 in the yellow binding hardbacks.  I can remember my parents eating cereal and saving box-tops to mail in and get me books to add to my collection, and eagerly opening the box and reading each book right away when it arrived...
18. Picture Books About Dinosaurs I worked as an elementary school librarian for many years.  "I want a dinosaur book" .... I heard these words many times each day.  Children want to read about these giants of long ago.  They are curious about where they live...
19. SOPHIE'S WORLD NEW!!!JUST PUBLISHED!!! A STUNNING BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHY A breathtaking collection of photographs and digital art, with subjects varying from flowers and buildings to landscapes and horizons, as well as abstract and nature-inspired images. The book is...
20. Picture Books To Help Children Cope With Stress Why should we read to children? The main reason is that reading together is FUN! Reading to a child offers a special kind of closeness, as you and your child join together in imagination to experience the characters' adventures and feelings and to li...