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First Day of School Book List

Scholastic Book Lists for Teachers 

Book Lists and Recommendations for Parents Ages 6-7

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Friends and family:

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• A New Addition to the Family!

• A Shower of Books

• Best Friends

• Books with Positive Portrayals of Older Characters: 3-6

• Books with Positive Portrayals of Older Characters: 6-9

• Brothers & Sisters, Sisters & Brothers

• Fabulous Fathers

• Families

• Friends & Family

• Great Books About Grandparents

• Mothers and More: Books About Families

• Somebody's Getting Married

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Genres

• A Packsack of Poems

• Ancient Gods and Goddesses

• Around the World

• Arts and Crafts for Summer Fun

• Beyond Harry Potter

• Books and Movies

• Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage

• Celebrating Poetry and Nature

• Cooking Up Fun

• Folktales, Fairy Tales & Myths: Old Becomes New!

• From Book to Film

• Graphic Novels: Read the Pictures

• Latino and Spanish-language Favorites

• Lee Bennett Hopkins: Poetry Collections

• Louisa May Alcott

• Native American Stories

• Nursery Rhymes

• Our Favorite Audio Books

• Our Favorite Wordless Picture Books

• Poems Don't Have to Rhyme

• Poems for All!

• Poetry for All Ages

• Tales from South Africa

• Tall Tales

• The Best of Shel Silverstein

• Tricky Tricksters

• World Folktales

• World Travel

• Young Detectives

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Creatures

• A Pet Spectacular

• Animal Babies

• Animals All Around

• Bugs

• Bugs, Birds & Animals

• Dinosaurs Rule!

• Dog Days

• Dog Days of Summer

• Imagine, Think and Play!

• More Animals All Around

• More Bugs, Birds & Animals

• More Dog Days

• Wild and Wonderful: Animals on Land, Air and Sea

 

 

Seasons:

• A Poetic Spring

• April Delights

• Books for the Beach!

• Change Is in the Air

• Down on the Farm

• Fall Harvest of Books

• From My Backyard

• It's Summer Vacation

• Let It Snow

• May Changes

• Merry Month of May

• Mother Earth in Autumn

• Signs of September

• Snow Days

• Spring Is in the Air

• Spring's Bounty

• Summer Outdoors

• Summer Stories

• Ten Books for Spring

• The Stuff of Summer

• Welcome Summer

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Science and math

• Aliens! (And Other Strange Creatures)

• An Anniversary Blast

• Count it Out

• Count, Think, and Play with Math

• How Things Work

• Numbers, Counting, Measuring and More: Books About Math

• Secrets of Science

• See the Sea!

• Selected Books by Elizabeth Rusch

• Summer Science

• Ten Books About Space

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Me and my life

• All About Me

• Are You Ready? School's Open!

• Books About Kids Who Find Reading Hard

• Different Styles, Different Children

• It's Back to School Time!

• School Days

• Teachers are Terrific!

• Tooth Tales and the Tooth Fairy

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Social studies

• All Around Town

• Amazing Women

• Brave and Bold: Real Life Heroines (and Heroes)

• Celebrate America

• Exploring Lives

• Follow That Map!

• Hail to the Chief

• Inside the White House

• Inspiring, Imaginative Women

• More Women (and a Few Girls) of Note

• Passport to the World

• Remarkable Women

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Feelings

• Being Brave

• Blankies and Other Favorite Things

• Books to Help Children Heal

• Moving In, Moving On, Moving Away

• Ten Books That Say 'I Love You'

Holidays

• Boo to You!

• Let's Give Thanks

• Remembering and Giving Thanks

• Ten Books for Halloween

• Ten Books for Thanksgiving

• Ten Books for the Holiday Season

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Interests

• Books About Art

• Jobs People Have

• Monster Madness

• Music Makers

• On the Go (in the New Year!)

• On the Go!

• Our National Parks

• Picture Books About Writers & Writing

• Princesses

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Events and special days

• Books for Hispanic Heritage Month

• Favorite Books for Black History Month

• People Make the Difference: A Celebration of Black History Month

• Summer Olympics and Fun Summer Sports

• Their Legacy Lives On

• Winter Olympics

• Women's History Month

• Books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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Favorite books

• Caldecott Medal Winners

• Comforting Classics

• Favorite Books from Our Favorite Authors

• Favorite Stories About Libraries and Librarians

• Great Read Alouds for Babies and Toddlers

• Great Read Alouds for First Graders

• Great Read Alouds for Kindergarteners

• Great Read Alouds for Preschoolers

• Great Read Alouds for Second Graders

• Great Read Alouds for Third Graders

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Fun and funny

• Field Trips and Other Adventures

• For Laughing Out Loud

• Great Goofy Stuff to Read, Eat, and Do

• Lots of Laughs

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Reading and language arts

• Fun with Rhyming and Word Sounds

• Great Magazine for Kids!

• Letter Writing

• Play with Your Words

• Words, Words, Words

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Reading together: booklists for parents of children with disabilities

• Children with ADHD

• Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Children with Cerebral Palsy

• Children with Hearing Loss or Deafness

• Children with Intellectual Disabilities

• Children with Low Vision or Blindness

• Children with Speech and Language Problems

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Books with positive portrayals of older characters

• Books for Kids 3–6 Years Old

• Books for Kids 6–9 Years Old

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