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Kidreads.com: Find out about new and favorite books, series, and authors. The site includes book reviews, excerpts, author interviews and biographies, trivia games, and contests. A fun place!
GuysRead: Look here for great fun books that guys like to read. A literacy initiative for boys by Jon Scieszka.
Just for Kids Who Love Books: Are you a kid? Do you like reading books? You do? Great! You've come to the right place. Here you can find out about your favorite books, authors, and series. We've also got lots of book reviews written by kids like you!
CDE Recommended Literature for Reading and Language Arts, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve: Search this database by author, title, keyword, grade level, language, genre, or culture. From the California Department of Education.
California Young Reader Medal: Great books and fun reading chosen by the kids of California!
Read California: Search for a good book to read by grade level, plus fun activities and news.
Eureka! California in Children's Literature 1988 - 1997: A list of noteworthy children's books set in California.
"On-Lion" for Kids!: Book lists, art, and games from the New York Public Library.
Planet Esme: Are you a teacher? a school librarian? a parent? a book lover? a fun lover? This site is for YOU!
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: A collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom, and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, and themes
Welcome to Children's Literature: Find books by topic and read about your favorite author.
Children's Fiction - Travel Back Through Time: Historical American fiction listed by year from 1989 back to 1052.
Children's Literature Web Guide: A guide to Internet resources related to books for children and young adults. Useful fro teachers and parents.
Barahona Center for Study of Books in Spanish: Searchable database for children's books in Spanish and bilingual books.
The Read Aloud Registry: Good books to read aloud, sorted by grade level.
Miscositas: Virtual picture books for you to read online, in English, Spanish, and French.
Read Across America: Planning a reading event? Get with the Cat in the Hat and READ!; Find out about 800 children's authors at TeachingBooks.net, a portal to personal Web sites, biographical information, teacher's guides, video files of interviews, activities ideas, and more. Users must register to use this site, but currently most of it is free.