Looking for Recommended Reading

[kaitlinsmommy]

Does anyone have a good website for a list of recommended books? We have been going crazy at the library & I'm always searching for good books, especially for dd who will be in K this fall. I feel like we're always going for the same authors. Thanks!

[MontrealMum]

Your local library will probably have various lists for children (based on age/skill level) and adults based on interest. Or you could ask your reference librarian for the Reader's Advisory section.

[fattytuna]

http://www.toyportfolio.com/Earlyschool/index.asp

Scroll down to the section where it says "Early School Years Book Reviews". These are for children ages 5-7.

[kcimato]

Jim Trelease's book, The Read Aloud Handbook, is a great source for age appropriate books.

[fivi2]

I second the Read Aloud Handbook.
These are sites I have bookmarked. My girls are still young, so I can't really vouch for any of these, but maybe some are good?

http://www.journal.naeyc.org/btj/200303/Books4Children.pdf

http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/strongfemales/a/strongfemales.htm

http://www.hbook.com/pdf/childrensclassics.pdf

http://fun.familyeducation.com/reading/toddler/37045.html (this list is for babies and toddlers, I don't know if the website has other lists, but thought someone might like the list, so threw it in there)

http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html

http://genderequalbooks.com/Brave_Girls_book_list.html

http://nancykeane.com/rl/395.htm

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~mjoseph/childlit/nontrad.htm#nontrad

[Raidra]

Check out www.planetesme.com and her corresponding blog, planetesme.blogspot.com.