Literature Database  (Choose Search from the left hand column)

A searchable database of literature titles covering topics that focus on issues relevant to children and young people. Allows for you to type in a term/word and then choose a to search by title, author or review. The search finds and returns records for books relating to your search term.  You can also choose a preselected subject from a drop down menu (such as character, family, feelings, divorce, moving or sports) and it returns books related to the selected subject.

All books in this database have undergone review and are “selected by librarians, teachers, and other trained adults working with children’s literature. Selection of the titles is based on guidelines for choosing quality children’s literature.”

Helping Book Resources (Click on Helping Book Resources from the left hand column)

Web site and book resources addressing specific subject areas: Bibliotherapy, Character Education, Family Book Discussion, and Storytelling.

Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC)–School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison

Complete List

A subject list compiled from all of  CCBC’s bibliogrpahies of from recommended books.
Ex: Global Reading; Graphic Novels; 40 books about Peace and Social Justice; 30 Multicultural Books Every Teen Should Know and more!

Allen County Public Library

Parents’ Primer

“A selection of materials about difficult topics.”
Ex: Dental, Medical and Hospital Visits; Divorce; Families, etc.

• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Kindergarten and First Grade

• Multanomah County Library
• Carnegie Library of  Pittsburgh: K-1st,   and  1st/2nd Grades

Second and Third Grade

• Multanomah County Library
• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: 2nd-3rd and 3rd/4th Grades

Fourth and Fifth Grade

• Multanomah County Library
• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Sixth through Eighth

• Multanomah County Library
• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

A yearly list of selected  books for K-8th grades that meet a specific criteria. The  list is divided by: Poetry and Drama, Historical and Realistic Fiction, Fantasy/Folklore, Information/Biogrpahy/Autobiography/Memior, and Picture Books.

Reading is Fundatmental Booklists

Recommended booklist by topics: Arts and Literacy; Early Literacy; Men’s Roles in Children’s Learning; Motivating Young Readers; Multicultural Books; Nonfiction: Reading to Learn; Poetry: Fun with Words; Reading Aloud for a Lifetime; Reading Beyond the Classroom; Seasons, Holidays and Themes; Storytelling: A Pathway to Literacy; Second Language Learners;  Teens and Literacy.

Teacher Book Wizard™ by Scholastic Books

This commercial site offers two type of searches to help when choosing books.

Leveled Books

Search by interest level, reading level, language, Topic/Subject, and Genre/Theme.

Important Note: The reading level does not define the developmental level of the content of a book. To assist in choosing books that are on the child’s developmental level, you need to select the interest level. For example choosing the 3.0 to 4.0 reading level without an interest level retrieves a book  about a seventeen year old girl. Great for a teenager reading at this level, but not for a younger child.

BookAlike™

This takes you to the main page, which features “BookAlike™” (right under the person in the center of the page). This search allows you to type a book title into the search and box and then it returns  a a list of titles that are similar at that reading level or higher/lower reading levels.

FIND A BOOK with Lexiles

This commercial siteoffers “Book Find” that uses a Lexile framework for the book reading level. To find out more

Parents and Students

This introduction page provides information on reading and explains how to use the “Find a Book” to find books at your child’s reading level.

Note: You do not need to know your child’s Lexile measure to use this tool. After choosing “Find a Book” on the left side of the page, you will be asked about your child’s reading. The first question asks for the reader’s Lexile measure. Choose “My reader does not have a Lexile measure” and then it will then bring up a drop down menu for choosing the grade along with another question about the reader. The next screen allows you to select subjects of interest and provides limiters (Award Winners, Fiction, Nonficiton and more).

This sysem is based on Lexile measure and you can read more about it at: What are Lexiles?

Reading is Fundatmental (RIF)

RIF s a nonprofit children and family literacy organization.

Book Search

This tool allows for searches in RIF’s database for books  by age level (0-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and 13+).  When the list is returned, click on the title to read more about the book and enlarge the cover photo.