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Mock Newbery Awards SFPL 2016
Created on:
Nov 21, 2015
10 items
The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American...
1 like
General Recommendations
Yes We Can! Books About Children With Disabilities
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Nov 10, 2015
18 items
Great books about children living with many kinds of disabilities. These are just a few of our favorites; let us know which on...
1 like
Topic Guide
Indians of North America - Picture Stories for Children
Created on:
Feb 27, 2015
21 items
SFPL Children's Picture Books about American Indians (also known as Native Americans). This is a short list. There are many m...
1 like
General Recommendations
Our Stories: Children's Books on the Native North American Experience
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Jul 28, 2015
18 items
Read about young people from many different Native North American nations in these books for babies through high school studen...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Yum yum! Children's books about food
By:
SFPL_Family

Created on:
Jul 17, 2015
22 items
SFPL children's librarians love these children's books about food, eating, farming, and gardening. Eat up!
2 likes
General Recommendations
Let it Shine: Children's Books About the African-American Experience
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Feb 20, 2015
18 items
The books listed are a sampling of the titles available for young readers and listeners. Ask your SFPL children's librarian fo...
3 likes
General Recommendations
2019 iViva! Latino Hispanic Heritage Month: Kid's Picks
Created on:
Sep 27, 2019
9 items
SFPL celebrates Latino Hispanic Heritage with these selections for children. sfpl.org/viva
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General Recommendations
SFPL Parkside Mother-Daughter Bookgroup Suggested Titles
By:
SFPL_ParksideLib

Created on:
Aug 04, 2021
72 items
Books we've read and discussed
3 likes
General Recommendations
SFPL West Portal Mother-Daughter Book Club Suggested Titles
Created on:
Aug 04, 2015
86 items
A list of books we've read and discussed and would recommend to our friends ages 9-12
13 likes
K-12 Study Guide
Socially Distanced Together: stories for kids on adapting and adjusting
Created on:
Apr 18, 2021
13 items
The world changed rapidly in at the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020, both globally and in our homes. Often, it is a topic dif...
2 likes
K-12 Study Guide
Biscuit the dog: I can read PHONICS!
Created on:
Apr 08, 2021
25 items
The goal of phonics instruction is to help children learn the alphabetic principle — the idea that letters represent the sounds...
General Recommendations
Favorite Beginning Reader Series
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Jul 23, 2020
18 items
How do you get to reading success? Repetition, repetition, repetition! These SFPL children's book series provide lots of repeti...
1 like
General Recommendations
Great Read Alouds for Families
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Aug 25, 2017
14 items
A short list of excellent books to read out loud to families with children of all ages from SFPL children's librarians.
2 likes
General Recommendations
Great Read Alouds for Toddlers
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Aug 24, 2017
12 items
A short list of excellent books to read out loud to toddlers from SFPL children's librarians.
8 likes
General Recommendations
Great Read Alouds for Babies
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Aug 24, 2017
10 items
A short list of excellent books to read out loud to babies from SFPL children's librarians.
1 like
Topic Guide
Giving Thanks All Year 'Round
Created on:
Nov 19, 2015
8 items
SFPL children's librarians can show you many wonderful books about Thanksgiving. But there are also many beautiful books about ...
General Recommendations
Our Latino Heritage: 2nd-8th Grade
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Nov 09, 2015
15 items
Children's books about the Latino-Hispanic experience. These are just a few of our favorites; let us know which ones you like a...
2 likes
General Recommendations
A Chapter a Night
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Sep 18, 2015
10 items
Family read-aloud suggestions from SFPL children's librarians. Want more suggestions? Ask us at any branch of the library.
5 likes
General Recommendations
Winners of the Women's National Book Association (WNBA) Award
Created on:
Jul 29, 2017
12 items
The Women's National Book Association (WNBA) Award is presented every other year to “a living American woman who derives part o...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Our Latino Heritage: PreK-1st Grade
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Nov 06, 2015
13 items
Children's books about the Latino-Hispanic experience. These are just a few of our favorites; let us know which ones you like a...
1 like
Topic Guide
Rainbow Kids and Rainbow Families
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Sep 22, 2015
16 items
Great children's books featuring lesbian, gay, transgender, and gender non-conforming characters. These are just a few of our f...
4 likes
General Recommendations
15 Newbery winners that have not been made into movies
By:
SFPL_SarahS

Created on:
Sep 22, 2015
17 items
All of these books have won the Newbery Medal and have not (yet) been adapted for the big screen. You'll find recent and older...
General Recommendations
More Than a Month - Children's
Created on:
Nov 25, 2019
15 items
A diverse collection of titles from SFPL for children that celebrate Black history, culture and heritage.
General Recommendations
More Than a Month - Black History for Kids (2019)
By:
SFPL_Kids

Created on:
Dec 18, 2016
19 items
A diverse collection of titles from SFPL for children that celebrate Black history, culture and heritage.
3 likes
Topic Guide
Children and Homelessness - an SFPL Booklist for Children
By:
SFPL_NancyS

Created on:
Apr 13, 2015
8 items
These fiction and nonfiction books explore homelessness from the cheerful fantasy of "The Boxcar Children" to the har...
1 like