Book Lists for Kids

We recommend!

Brooklyn Public Library's own librarians offer reading recommendations for kids.

• Children's Book Nook
• What to Read!  Recommendations from BPL's own librarians for all ages. 
• New Book Recommendations for Kids 
• Summer Reading 2012 booklists
• Timely Topics for Kids
• Check KidZone for book suggestions each month
• Download our Booklist for Pre-K to 6th Grade
• Books for Babies & Playful Books for Babies
• Books for Toddlers & Playful Books for Toddlers
• Books for Preschoolers
• Thematic song, rhyme & book suggestions for young children
• Booklists on frequently requested topics
  • Adoption (June 2012)
  • Autobiographies (July 2012)
  • Autumn (August 2011)
  • Back to School (August 2011)
  • Bullying (August 2011)
  • Caldecott Winners (May 2012, Central Youth Wing)
  • Cars, Trucks & Construction Vehicles (May 2012,  Central Youth Wing)
  • Cinderella (May 2012, Central Youth Wing)
  • Classic Children's Fiction (May 2012, Central Youth Wing)
  • Classic Picture Books (May 2012, Central Youth Wing)
  • Community & Community Workers (Nov 2011- Central Youth Wing)
  • Dinosaurs (August 2012) 
  • Divorced & Blended Families (July 2011)
  • Dragons (July 2012)
  • "Eyewitness" Books (2012, Central Youth Wing)
  • Fairy Tales (June 2012, Central Youth Wing)
  • Fathers (September 2012)
  • Firefighters (June 2012, Central Youth Wing) 
  • Five Senses (July 2012)
  • Funny Books (July 2012)
  • Gay & Lesbian Parents and Other Relatives  (July 2011)
  • Gender Roles (May 2012, Central Youth Wing)
  • Hand Washing, Personal Hygiene & Cleaning-up (Sept. 2011) 
  • Making Friends (July 2011)
  • Manners & Etiquette (September 2011)
  • Moving (June 2012)
  • New Sibling (July 2012)
  • Pirates (August 2012)
  • Princesses (June 2012, Central Youth Wing)
  • Scary Books (June 2012)
  • Separation Anxiety (June 2012)
  • Sex Education & Human Reproduction (July 2011)
  • Shapes (June 2012, Central Youth Wing)
  • Sharing (April 2008)
  • Sleepovers & Sleepaway Camp (June 2012)
  • Stranger Safety for Kids (June 2012)
  • Summer (June 2009, Central Youth Wing)
  • Superheroes (July 2012)
  • Toilet Training (August 2011)
  • Trains (July 2011)
  • Visiting the Doctor, Dentist or Hospital (July 2011)
  • Winter (Oct 2010, Central Youth Wing)
  • Wordless Books (July 2012)