Our Staff Recommends
These are booklists that are curated by our children’s staff members for our collection of books at the library. We pride ourselves in having a wide variety of topics covered in our booklists and for having booklists for all levels of readers.
Our booklists are sorted into categories and reading levels. The reading levels are listed at the end of each booklist title.
Use this key to understand our reading levels:
BB-board books (sturdy books for the youngest of readers)
E– easy fiction (picture books)
ER– easy readers (transitional books from picture books to chapter books)
BF– beginning fiction (short chapter books)
JF– juvenile fiction (chapter books)
GF-graphic fiction (graphic novels)
NF– non-fiction (books filled with facts)
DVD– movies (both fiction and non-fiction)
All Types of People
- Biographies of Women (NF, E, JF, GF)
- Black Lives Matter (BB, E, ER, NF)
- Black Lives Matter (JF, NF)
- Black Biographies (NF, E, JF, GF)
- Books on Faith (BB, E)
- Living Out Faith (JF,GF)
- Free to Be (books about gender identity and expression) (BB, E, ER, NF)
- Free to Be (books about having a LGBTQIA family) (BB, E)
- Free to Be (books featuring LGBTQA+ characters) (BF, JF, GF, NF)
- Own Voices: Asian Voices (books featuring Asian characters by Asian authors) (E, ER, BF, JF)
- Own Voices: Indigenous Voices (books featuring Indigenous characters by Indigenous authors) (BB, E, JF, NF)
- Own Voices: Latino Voices (books featuring Latino characters by Latino authors) (E, BF, JF, NF)
- Own Voices: MENA Voices (books featuring North African/Middle Eastern characters by North African/Middle Eastern authors)
- Stories about Medical Conditions (E)
- Stories about Medical Conditions (JF)
Animals
- Animal Universe Stories (JF)
- Beginning Fiction Animal Lovers (BF)
- Cats (BF, JF, GF)
- Dinosaur Books for Toddlers (BB, E, ER, NF)
- Dinosaur Books for Preschool and up (E, ER, NF)
- Dogs (JF, GF)
- Horses (JF, GF)
Around the World
- Celebrations Winter 2023-2024 (E, NF)
- Celebrations Spring 2024 (E, NF)
- Global Folklore (JF, GF)
- Own Voices: Asian Voices (books featuring Asian characters by Asian authors) (E, ER, BF, JF)
- Own Voices: Indigenous Voices (books featuring Indigenous characters by Indigenous authors) (BB, E, JF, NF)
- Own Voices: Latino Voices (books featuring Latino characters by Latino authors) (E, BF, JF, NF)
- Own Voices: MENA Voices (books featuring North African/Middle Eastern characters by North African/Middle Eastern authors)
- Wanderlust (books set around the globe) (JF)
- Yummy! (E)
Award Winners/ The Best of
- 2024 Award Winning Picture Books (E, NF)
- 2024 Award Winning Chapter Books (JF, NF)
- Award Winning Picture Books (E, ER, NF)
- Award Winning Chapter Books (JF, NF)
- Great Chapter Read Alouds (JF)
Beginning Fiction and Easy Readers
- Beginning Fiction Action! Adventure! Survival! (BF)
- Beginning Fiction Animal Lovers (BF)
- Beginning Chapter Book Series (BF)
- Beginning Fiction LOL (BF)
- Beginning Fiction Magical books (BF)
- Beginning Fiction Monsters! Aliens! Run! (BF)
- Beginning Fiction Mysteries (BF)
- Beginning Fiction Realistic Fiction (BF)
- Easy Reader Graphic Novels (ER)
- Graphic Novels for Kindergarten-3rd Grade (BF, GF)
Concepts
Fantasy
- Beginning Fiction Magical books (BF)
- Fairies (BF, JF, NF)
- Global Folklore (JF, GF)
- Magical Books for Those Not Ready for Harry Potter (BF, JF)
- Magical Realism (JF, GF)
- Merfolk (E, ER, NF)
- Princess and Anti-Princess (E, NF)
- Unicorns (E, NF)
Funny!
Growing Up
- Becoming a Big Kid (BB, E)
- Body Boundaries (E, NF)
- Dealing with the Worries (books about anxiety) (E, NF)
- Emotions (E, NF)
- Learning Compassion (BB, E, NF)
- Manners (E, NF)
- New Baby! (Becoming a Sibling) (BF, E, NF)
- Saying Sorry (E)
- School (E, NF)
- Using the Potty (BB, E, DVD)
Historical Fiction
- Classic Reads (JF)
- Historical Fiction (JF)
- Historical: World War II (JF, NF)
- Historical Graphic Novels (GF)
If You Liked…
- Magical Books for Those Not Ready for Harry Potter (BF, JF)
- What to Read if You Loved Harry Potter (JF)
Life
- Anxiety (JF, GF, NF)
- Body Boundaries (E, NF)
- Coping with Death and Loss (people and animals) (E, JF, NF)
- Dealing with the Worries (books about anxiety) (E, NF)
- New Baby! (Becoming a Sibling) (BB, E, NF)
- School (E, NF)
- Stories about Medical Conditions (E)
- Stories about Medical Conditions (JF)
Local Connections
Picture Books for Everyone
- Gardening (E)
- Interactive Picture Books (touch, press, shake!) (E)
- Sing Along (E)
- Wonderfully Wordless (E)
- Yummy! Picture books with recipes (E)
Realistic Fiction
- Beginning Fiction Realistic Fiction (BF)
- Black Lives Matter (BB, E, ER, NF)
- Black Lives Matter (JF, NF)
- Body Positivity! (JF, GF)
- Free to Be (books about gender identity and expression) (BB, E, ER, NF)
- Free to Be (books about having a LGBTQIA family) (BB, E)
- Free to Be (books featuring LGBTQA+ characters) (BF, JF, GF, NF)
- Friendship (JF, GF)
- Realistic Fiction featuring Boys (JF)
- Realistic Fiction featuring Girls (JF)
- Sports Fiction (JF, GF)
- Summer Camp (BF, JF, GF)