Category Archives: Children’s Room Reading Lists

Mental Health Awareness Month Books for Kids

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Celebrate this month with great books from the Children’s Room that champion the importance of destigmatizing mental health. These books highlight ways to normalize the practice of taking moments to recognize and prioritize mental health care without guilt or shame. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year!

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Picture Books

Chapter Books

Graphic Novels

Nonfiction

Biographies

Autism Acceptance Month Books for Kids

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Celebrate this month by showing support, inclusion, and acceptance for those diagnosed with autism, as well as enjoying some wonderful books from the Children’s Room with autistic characters, about famous autistic people, and about Autism Spectrum Disorder. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year!

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Picture Books

Chapter Books

Nonfiction

National Library Week Books for Kids

National Library Week is April 7-13, 2024. Celebrate with great books from the Children’s Room that honor our nation’s libraries and library workers. This year’s theme, “Ready, Set, Library,” illustrates the idea that in our always-online world, libraries give us a green light to something truly special: a place to connect with others, learn new skills, and focus on what matters most. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year!

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We Love Books!

Librarians We Love

Libraries in History

It happened in a library…

Women’s History Month Books for Kids – Storytellers

Celebrate Women’s History Month and the theme “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories” with great books from the Children’s Room recognizing women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling. Women’s stories, and the larger human story, expand our understanding and strengthen our connections with each other. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year! 

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Authors

Singers

Scholars

Performers

Activists

Women’s History Month Books for Kids

March is Women’s History Month. Celebrate this month with great books from the Children’s Room that commemorate and celebrate of the vital role and achievements of women in American and world history. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year! 

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Female Firsts

Girl Power

Anthologies

Black History Month Books for Kids – Art and Artistry

Celebrate Black History Month and its 2024 theme, “African Americans and the Arts,” with great books from the Children’s Room spanning the many impacts Black Americans have had on visual arts, music, cultural movements, and more. Through art, important issues and figures in African American history are exalted, and underrepresented stories are preserved. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year!

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Poetry

Literature

Music

Visual Arts

Dance

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