For Parents & Teachers

100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know: A list of the 100 "best" picture books compiled by the New York Public Library.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Review of great books for kids.

Children's Picture Book Database: Abstracts of over 5,000 picture books for children preschool to grade 3.

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre: A great source of information about Canadian children’s books, authors, illustrators and publishing.

Fairrosa Cyber Library – Children’s Literature: Theme book lists, articles, reviews, plus an alphabetical directory of children’s authors and illustrators on the Web.

Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature: Great site for finding award-winning books for kids. Search by age of reader, gender of protagonist, time period, genre and more.

Madame Esme's Read-Aloud Resuscitation: Wonderful books for reading aloud, and some "best books" lists.

Notable Books for Children – American Library Association: An annotated list of great books for children from the American Library Association divided into categories for younger children through to teens. Updated annually.

Read Up On It! National Library of Canada: Reading lists of notable books for children of all ages, compiled each year by the National Library of Canada to promote Canadian children’s literature and reading. Also includes an interactive game for kids.