BEST BOOK LISTS WEBSITES
CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
Teen’s Top Ten
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teens
topten/teenstopten.cfm
Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where
teens nominate and choose their favorite
books of the previous year! Nominators are
members of teen book groups in fifteen school
and public libraries around the country. This
website will be very helpful in selecting books
that are popular with your students.
The Booklist Center
http://home.comcast.net/~dwtaylor1/
This website is very informative and easy to
navigate through. It includes lists prepared by
authorities in dozens of fields as well as
comprehensive listings of award winning
books complete from the first year of the
award to the present.
Association for Library Service to Children
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarship
s/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.
cfm
This site offers a list of the most distinguished
American picture books for children. It is
updated weekly. It can be very helpful when
trying to find notable picture books for the
younger children.
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10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING BOOKS FOR
Source: Family of Readers Advisor's Guide
(http://www.rif.org/parents/tips/tip.mspx?View=
30)
• Have children choose their own books as The Best Teacher
soon as they start showing a preference
for one over another. Websites for
• Find the children's section of your local
library. Get to know the librarian, who can Children’s Lit
be a great resource.
• Find out what your child is interested in,
and help choose books that are related to
his or her interests.
• Ask friends, family, and teachers what
books their children have enjoyed; try a
book swap. Ms. Aurelio’s
• If your child does not like a book you are
reading together, put it away. Reading is a Brochure on helpful
fun time to share, not a time to fight.
• Again, Again, Again! Children may want to websites
read the same book many times, even if
you think they have outgrown it.
• Use book lists generated by various
literacy organizations; they usually have
good suggestions. For example: American
Library Association, International Reading
Association, Children's Book Guild
• Look for books that you will like reading
aloud. Your enjoyment will shine through
and become contagious.
• Try out different kinds of books to see
what appeals to your children.
• Have fun! Show your children the joy of
reading and how it can open up a brand
new world!
Ms. Aurelio
Phone (239) 465-8305
Office (239) 596-1937
gaureli@eagle.fgcu.edu
As a fellow teacher I feel that reading is the
most important activity we can do with our
students. I have come up with a list of useful
websites to use to get helpful information on
children’s literature.
WEBSITES WITH ACTIVITIES FOR
CHILDREN
FunBrian
http://www.funbrain.com/
This website is a great resource for teachers.
It contains many different education games
and activities. It also contains a live blog by
age group.
Children’s Books News
http://www.Friend.ly.Net/scoop/
This site contains reviews of children's books;
activities for children, teachers, and educators.
It even has special interviews with authors and
illustrators; and links to related sites.
Mostly for kids website
Kids Read
http://www.kidsreads.com/
This is a website designed for kids. It has
different books clubs, information on authors,
trivia, tips for reading for pleasure, and so
much more!
MULTICULTURAL WEBSITES
Bilingual Books For Kids
http://www.bilingualbooks.com/cgi-
bin/category.cgi?category=0
This website is great it has everything
dealing with multicultural books. This
site carefully selected bilingual books,
musical & language-learning tapes, and
games for educational value.
Oyate Catalog
http://www.oyate.org/catalog/index.html
This website contains a complete list of
multicultural book with the intended grade
level.
Anti-Racist and Multicultural Education
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/mul
ticultural.asp
This website contains a lot of plays and
activities to promote multicultural education.
FAMOUS AUTHOR’S WEBSITS
These websites are the author official
websites with their book list and some have
activities to do with children. I have included
some of my personal favorite authors.
Jane Brett (Personal Favorite)
http://www.janbrett.com/
Jan Brett's site includes many activities
relating to the stories. There are masks and
craft to download, activity pages for children
and much, much more!
Marc Brown
This site contains a wide variety of games,
coloring pages and activities.
http://pbskids.org/arthur/
Eric Carle
http://www.eric-carle.com/
Dr. Suess
http://www.seussville.com/