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Find ebooks and audiobooks for kids in the Digital Library of Illinois Collection via the Libby app.
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Children’s Services
217/403-2000
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Good Books for Kids
Need suggestions? Ask us. Find good books for school-age kids, explore read-a-likes for your favorite series, and learn about award winners. (Detail from illustrator Mary GrandPré and author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
Good books, grade by grade
Favorite genres
- Fantasy & Science Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Mystery & Detective Stories
- Tales of Adventure
- Survival Stories
- That’s Funny! Humor for Kids
- Scary Stories
- Historical Fiction – US History
Special interest
- Outstanding International Books for grades preK-2
- Outstanding International Books for grades 3-5
- Social Justice
- LGBTQ+ fiction for grades 3-5
- Black Lives Matter Instructional Collection
- Books Set in Illinois
- Gentle Reads
- Multicultural Reads – African American Fiction
- Multicultural Reads - Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Find ebooks and audiobooks for kids in the Digital Library of Illinois Collection via the Libby app.
Questions? Ask us.
Children’s Services
217/403-2000
librarian@champaign.org