Are you ready for the ultimate Childrens Book Lists, which has more than 100 picture and chapter books by theme and subject, making it easy to find the right book for your child or students?
I love choosing a theme to focus on with my kids!
I remember when my kids were in preschool, the teacher would work with the local library to get books that matched the learning theme of the week.
It inspired me to start that tradition in my own home — and has lead to a wonderful relationship with our local librarians.
I love working with our local librarians to help fill in any gaps I have… the toughest one was my list of Jazz books, which is personally one of my favorite book lists.
Along with my book lists, I’ve worked with a number of other fabulous bloggers to create a whole list of free unit study resources you can use in homeschool or for a classroom curriculum.
Childrens Book Lists At A Glance
To make it easy for you, just click on a list to see all of the recommended books!
Books by Topic:
- ADHD
- African Americans
- African American Women
- African American Women in Science
- Airplanes
- Allergies
- Alphabet
- Amazing Women
- Anatomy
- Anger
- Animals in Winter
- Anxiety
- Apples and Pumpkins (board books)
- Aquariums
- Artists
- Astronauts
- Audio Books
- Autism
- Aviation
- Back to School
- Basketball
- Bats
- Beach
- Bees (non fiction)
- Birds
- Body Parts
- Brushing Teeth
- Butterflies
- Camping
- Caring
- Cats
- Civil Rights
- Chinese New Year
- Coding
- Colors
- Community Service
- Dads
- Dentist
- Dinosaurs
- Dinosaurs (non fiction)
- Disney Frozen (Under $5)
- Dogs
- Dr. Seuss
- Dyslexia
- Electricity
- Empathy
- Environment (The)
- Exercise
- Family
- Farm (board books)
- Farm (non fiction)
- Feelings
- Fire Safety
- First Day of Kindergarten
- First Day of School
- Fish
- Flowers
- Friendship
- Frogs
- Frozen Movie Books under $5
- Gardening
- Gardens
- Gingerbread
- Giraffes
- Gravity
- Grocery Store
- Groundhogs
- Hanukkah
- Honesty & Integrity
- Horses
- Ice
- Ice Cream
- Jazz
- Leaves
- Leprechauns
- Levers
- LGBT
- Lovable Monsters
- Love
- Manners
- Maps
- Mexico
- Moms
- Mother Goose
- Mother’s Love
- Mountains
- Nutrition
- Ocean
- Peanuts
- Penguins
- Pirates (board books)
- Planets
- Princesses
- Poetry
- Potty Training
- Presidents
- Pullies
- Pumpkins (non fiction)
- Rainbows
- Reading Rainbow
- Recycling
- Reindeer
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Robots
- Sea Animals
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Sheep
- Skeletons
- Sight Words
- Simple Machines
- Snow
- Snowmen
- Soup
- Space (board books)
- Space (non fiction)
- Spring
- Squirrels
- Star Wars
- Star Wars Activity Books
- STEM
- Strong Women (non fiction)
- Summer Olympics
- Superheroes
- Teamwork
- Teddy Bears
- Time
- Tolerance
- Trains
- Turkeys
- Virtues
- Wildflowers
- Wolves
- Women in Math and Coding
- Women in Science
- Wordless Picture Books
Author Spotlights:
Board Books for Young Children:
- Best New Books for Kids
- Great Books for Babies
- Books That Say “I Love You”
(Board Books)
- Interactive Board Books
- Interactive Board Books: Touch and Feel
- Interactive Board Books: Lift the Flap
Picture Books About Special Needs:
General Picture Books for Kids:
- Best New Books for Kids of the Year!!!
- Classic Picture Books
- Modern Classic Picture Books
- Awesome Picture Book Series
Holidays & Seasons Picture Books:
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall/Autumn
- Winter
Award Winners:
Independent Elementary Readers:
- Best New Books for Kids of the Year!!!
- Heart-Warming Old-Fashioned Family Stories
- MORE Heart-Warming Old Fashioned Books for Kids
- Mystery Chapter Books for Elementary Kids
- Star Wars Books for Kids
- Books About Football for Elementary Students
- Books About Responsibility
- Books about Respect
- Books about Honesty & Integrity
- Books about Caring
- Books About Teamwork
Middle School Readers:
- Best New Books for Kids of the Year!!!
- 25 Great Adventure Chapter Books for Girls
- 25 MORE Adventure Chapter Books for Girls
Thank you for this list – I’m always trying to think of new little things to get for my daughter!
Emily — I’m such a book geek and have been every since I was little. I hope you find ones that your daughter will cherish just as much.
thank you for the list of books on here my niece loves books.
I think I love books just as much as my kids. Enjoy the lists. I hope you find some classics for your niece 🙂
Awesome list – thanks! This will make Christmas easier for me this year as it is a book year for the rugrats.
Thanks for these links. We struggle to find books for our 4th grader (who hates to read).
I understand that! Be sure to check out my Mystery Readers list for elementary readers and Adventure Chapter Books for Boys. You’re sure to find some great hits there. Good luck!
Thnks for sharing this list. I cannot tell you the books we buy, so many but it sure is paying off. I have one grandson who is in 1st grade and reading at a 4th grade level now and loves it.
Glad you like my lists 🙂 I’ve started writing so much about books that I am publishing my book lists over on Generation iKid. Go check it out at http://www.generationikid.com
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