Everyone adores children's books and picture books. Experts believe the best loved carry a rewarding message that will stay with your child for his or her entire childhood, like Brighton: One Star's Journey to Shine. It is demonstrated that reading children's books aloud will help pave the way to your child's educational success. Picture books are imspiring for early readers who are just starting their journey. Following are a few tips to help you choose children's books and picture books that are educational as well as fun.
1. Consider the types of books or subjects your child has enjoyed in the past as well as the kinds of characters, situations and topics he or she might relate to or find valuable. 2. Ask friends, relatives and people you trust what books their kids read. 3. Recall books you read as a child and consider whether they are compelling for your child. 4. Ask your librarian to give you a list of books. 5. Look at books awarded Caldecott, Newberry, and Coretta Scott King medals. 6. Vary your selection and try different genres to hold your child's interest. 7. Make sure that the stories and illustrations present different issues in positive ways..
Here are the Caldecott Medal best children's books in recent years: 2005: Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollinsPublishers) 2004: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (Roaring Brook 2003: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press) 2002: The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin) 2001: So You Want to Be President? Illustrated by David Small, written by Judith St. George (Philomel).
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Center for Children's Books, UIUC: Programming Books for Librarians Programming for Librarians: A Bibliography. collected by Kit Moore Guide to Recommended Children's Books and
http://ccb.lis.uiuc.edu/programming_bib.html
Books for Children & Young Adults The CCBC helps librarians, teachers, child care providers and others navigate CCBC Bibliographies and Booklists recommended books for
http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/default.asp
Amazon.com: Neal-Schuman Guide to Recommended Children's Books and - Amazon.com: Neal-Schuman Guide to Recommended Children's Books and Media for Use This selection tool is
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/155570431x?v=glance
Reference.com/Web Directory/Top/Arts/Literature/Children's/Reviews Kid-Lit Children's book recommendations, reviews, and reading lists. Features children's book reviews for school and public librarians. -
http://www.reference.com/dir/arts/literature/children's/reviews
School-Libraries.Org: Online Book, Book Review and Reading - Booklists for Children and Adults Recommended readling lists for various client groups, Children's Book Council: (See
http://www.school-libraries.org/resources/books.html
Teacher and Librarian Resources for Native American Indian - bibliography of books about Native American Indian children's literature with related curriculum Recommended to both
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/nativenationsindex.htm
Librarians' Recommended Books Lists of Recommended Books. Booklists Prepared by the Benicia Library Award-Winning Childrens Books · Recent Dial-a-Story Books -
http://www.ci.benicia.ca.us/kids/booklist/librariansrecommendedbooks.html
ALA | Recommended Reading for Children. Recommended Reading for Children and Their Families Each year, ALSC honors an American publisher for a children's book
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/summerreading/recsummerreading/recommendedreading.htm
Reading Is Fundamental | Parents | Choosing Good Books Some such books appear regularly on lists of recommended children's reading. For more lists of
http://www.rif.org/parents/goodbooks/default.mspx
Bookwire Home BookWire The site that takes you Inside the Book Business. Our mission is to provide librarians, publishers, booksellers, authors, and general
http://www.bookwire.com/
Summer Reading Fun with Libraries and Children's Books - Music & Books> Summer Reading Fun with Libraries and Children's Books For hints on reading
http://summer.about.com/od/moviesmusicbooks/a/summer.htm
Children's Booklists on the Web The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/puboff/bccb/ St. Charles Public Library: Youth Recommended Reading Lists -
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/booklists.html
Open Directory - Arts: Literature: Children's: Reviews Agate Books Children's book reviews and recommendations written by a mother of two Features children's book
http://dmoz.org/arts/literature/children's/reviews/
Open Directory - Reference: Libraries: Library and Information - Amelia Bloomer Project: Recommended books that embody feminist principles and the Barahona Center for
http://dmoz.org/reference/libraries/library_and_information_science/subject_specialties/youth-children/
Children's Literature/School Library Media The University Library has a large collection of children's books. of paperback books, audiobooks and educational software recommended for libraries
http://library.albany.edu/subject/guides/childrenslit.html
Children's Storybooks Online - Award Winning Links Book-Pop.com Highly recommended website with stories written by Stephen Children's Books Online: the Rosetta Project -
http://www.magickeys.com/books/links.html
Book Reviews and Lists by Children's Authors Lists of Recommended Children's Books || Children's Book Reviews the nation's leading children's book review journals for
http://www.cdli.ca/cite/langbr.htm
Kids@Random Recommended Series Having a hard time picking out a book for your child? Click here to find age-appropriate recommendations on our bestselling pre-school, -
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/
Reference Sources for Children's Librarians All time best-selling children's books -From Publisher's Weekly Online (also The Libraries FAQ has a great link to library
http://berkeleypubliclibrary.org/kids/ref.html
Children's Book Awards and Other Literary Prizes Award winning tradebooks and best books lists for children and young adults For book recommendations, see Science
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/awards.htm
