Books & Reading

Award Winners

Children’s book award winners including Newbery, Caldecott, Caudill, and more.

Books By Age, Grade & Interest

Select a booklist by age, grade level, and/or topic. Compiled by our Librarians.

Book Discussion Collection

A list of book titles in the Youth Book Discussion collection and suggestions for starting your own book discussion group.

Favorite Authors

Visit the websites of favorite authors. Many author websites include interactive games, educator materials, coloring pages, puzzles, quizzes, and more. Here are a few to get you started: Avi, Lynne Reid Banks, Stan and Jan Berenstain, Judy Blume, Jan Brett, Eric Carle, Beverly Cleary, Matt Christopher, Roald Dahl, Dan Guttman, Jeff Kinney, Todd Parr, Dav Pilkey, Patricia Polacco, Rick Riordan, J.K. Rowling, Lemony Snickett.

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Glenview Public Library Catalog

The Library Catalog offers access to thousands of books, eBooks, DVDs, CDs, and more.

International Children’s Digital Library

Multicultural digital library of outstanding children’s books.

NextReads for Kids

Great children’s book suggestions by email. Reading lists are delivered right to your inbox along with new gems, bestsellers, and related titles. You’ll also be able to check immediately whether the items are available at your local Library or whether they’ve been checked out.

Novelist K-8 Plus

Find books and recommendations for grades K-8. Search by author, title, series, subject and award winners.

Storyline Online

Online streaming video program featuring Screen Actor Guild members reading children’s books aloud. Includes activities and lesson ideas.

Tumblebooks

Animated talking picture books with puzzles and games. Books and games are also available in Spanish and French. Additional books available in Russian and Chinese. iPad compatibility. Preschool-Grade 5.

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The Youth Services Department provides a collection of approximately 1,500 World Language books and materials, with the largest concentrations in Spanish and Korean items.

Materials range from picture books, to children’s novels, to informational titles and word dictionaries. Besides books, the collection also includes Muzzy Language learning kits with DVDs and booklets for learning to speak a variety of languages.

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