Good Books for Kids
Look here for our favorite books for elementary school kids. We can show you books that are a lot like your favorite ones. And you can learn about two Illinois book awards where kids get to pick the winners.
(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/110_books)
These are our all-time favorites for grades 4 and 5. Why 110? To celebrate 110 years of children’s services, which started at our library in 1899.
(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/african_american)
These are our favorite books by or about African Americans for grades K to 3.
(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/monarch_award)
This annual award goes to the author and illustrator of a book chosen by participating Illinois children in grades K to 3.
(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/bluestem)
This annual award goes to the author and illustrator of a book chosen by participating Illinois children in grades 3 to 5.
(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/rebecca_caudill_award)
Illinois kids in grades 4 to 8 nominate books and pick the winners in this competition named for a children’s author who lived in Urbana, Illinois.
(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/read_a_likes)
Lots of kids tell us,“I want a book just like….” If you‘re a fan of the Wimpy Kid or Percy Jackson and the Olympians, here are other books you might like.
(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/national_award_winners)
See which books have won the Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King, and Robert F. Sibert awards.
(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/cu_childrens_authors)
Meet these nearby writers and illustrators of children’s books.
