The best children's books are just a few clicks away!    

This site is a labor of love, created by elementary school teachers who use children's books every day in their own classrooms. So many clever, charming, funny, thought-provoking, stunning children's books have been written in recent years, and it's our pleasure to let you know about them. To begin your search, simply select the desired general category below.

Language Arts Books Click to find the best children's books on the alphabet, phonics, parts of speech, genres, etc		Best Math Books Math can be a challenge to some children, but picture books can help unlock the mystery.		American History Books Make history come alive with the best historical fiction or non-fiction American History books for kids!
Best Science Books Check out our lists of best science books on topics like space, plants, habitats, the weather, and more.		World History Books Ancient Egypt, the Middle Ages, Pirates...We've got booklists on a range of world history topics.		More academic booklists in the works, including: -books by geographic region -books on various art topics -books for lower grade social  studies (feelings, community...)

	Award Winners Newbery and Caldecott books truly are some of the best children's books! Click here to learn more.		Character Education Teaching character is best done by example. Let characters in children's books fill that role!		Holidays & Special Days With so many children's books about holidays and other special days, this is a place to start.
	Popular Children's Series We are really just getting started on this section. There are so many great children's series out there!		Interests & Hobbies (coming) This list is coming soon and will include books on sports, animals, and other common interests.		We are also working on a list of books to help children deal with a range of personal challenges like death, divorce, disabilities...

Cute Children's Books Our favorite CHARMING, CUTE, SWEET children's books. (Note: We're just getting started here.)		100 All Time Best (coming) We're synthesizing a number of reputable 'best all time books' lists to create one master list.		Funny Kids Books Who doesn't love a goodfunny children's books! This page lists WACKY, SILLY, FUNNY books.
Cool books (coming) We're working on this list of QUIRKY, ARTSY, RETRO, FUNKY, and COOL books.		Our Favorite Classics They may be a few decades old, but these classic children's books still delight and entertain		More fun booklists in the works, including: -picture books for older kids -most stunningly illustrated  picture books (works of art  in children's book form!)

That's why we've created this site--to help teachers and parents get great children's books in the hands of their children. We sincerely hope our lists of best children's books will help you in picking books for your kids or planning your classroom curriculum.

We'd love to hear from you!  We've combed the shelves and the internet for the best books, but we know we've missed some. If you don't see your favorite book on any of our lists, please do let us know about it! Enjoy the books! the teachers/sisters behind this website

This site only includes the  best children's books! You're too busy to read through a bunch of bad reviews, just to find the gems. So, if it's on this site, it's a "best children's book" (award winners, highly rated, gets good reader reviews on Amazon.com...)