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

Roughly 30,000 children's books are published every year, making the task of finding the very best children's books quite an undertaking. What busy parent or teacher has the time? No problem! That's why we created this website--to help you find the very best children's books out there!

This website is a labor of love, created by elementary school teachers who use children's books every day in their own classrooms. There have been so many charming, stunning, thought-provoking, clever, and funny children's books written in recent years, and we're excited to share them with you via this website!

To begin your search, simply select the desired general category from the lists below and click. You will then get a list of more specific subjects to help you find exactly what you need. Have fun browsing.

Books Sorted By Academic Area:

Language Arts Books
Click to find the best children's
books on the alphabet, phonics,
parts of speech, genres, etc

$math picture books$
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.

Other Topical Book Lists:

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.

'Just for Fun' Book Lists:

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

Why picking the best children's books matters:

Fantastic children's books can spark a love of reading and learning. Average or boring books can, sadly, have the opposite effect. Children who are repeatedly exposed to uninspired children's books eventually find best childrens books

reading, well, uninspiring. Quality matters!
Picking the right children's books matters!

When you see the light in their eyes, you know you've found the right book. Few things are more powerful in generating excitement and interest in a subject than a great children's book! Books start the adventure.

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 for the best books, but we know we've missed some. If you don't see your favorite, please let us know by clicking the 'Recommend' link in the right column of every page --OR-- to have your recommendation immediately visible for all visitors to this site, simply find the appropriate category for your book and add your recommendation!

Enjoy the books!
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