Archive | Reading Recommendations for Kids

CONTEMPORARY FICTION • Families together and apart… • Stories about love and healing… • Overcoming obstacles… • Communities – people and places… Stories of realistic fiction may reflect aspects of your own life or show you the joy and challenges in the lives of other people. Reading promotes empathy and understanding by letting you see […]

POETRY BOOKS Strong women, brave men, and fearless kids… Funny rhymes and delightful wordplay… Poems about animals and the environment… History in lyrical form… The poems in these collections will inspire, make you laugh, and touch your heart. Come to the Stratford Library Children’s Department and check out a POETRY BOOK you may have missed! […]

NEW BOOKS ABOUT MONSTERS AND DEMONS Dragons and dungeons. Beasts and slayers. Hauntings and evil spirits. Ghosts, skeletons, and dead pets! All these and more are lurking on our shelves. Come to the Stratford Library Children’s Department and check out a new book about MONSTERS AND DEMONS you may have missed! Anya and the Dragon […]

FRIENDSHIP STORIES Friends in school and at summer camp… Magical friends and animal friends… Breaking up and getting back together… Finding adventure and making trouble! Whether they are human, animal, or creatures of fantasy, the friends in these books support each other through good and bad times. Find some new friends in these wonderful Friendship […]

Black History Month Booklist The Stratford Library Children’s Department has a large collection of books about and by Black authors and illustrators. Here is a selection of picture books, biographies, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels and poetry. Please contact us for additional recommendations. Visit our website at stratfordlibrary.org to search our catalog and place holds on […]

BRIDGE BOOKS Furry friends and daring dodos! Mysteries and scary stories… Science and magic… Diverse characters and cultural celebrations… For kids moving beyond Easy Readers, these chapter books offer a great variety of fun-to-read stories. Come to the Stratford Library Children’s Department and check out a new BRIDGE BOOK you may have missed! Many books […]

New Graphic Novels You May Have Missed Cute animals and fantastic creatures… Superheroes and kids just like you… Adventures in the past, present and future… Humor, drama, mystery, and nonfiction… No matter what your interest or reading level, there’s something in our J Comic collection for every type of reader. Come to the Stratford Library […]

NONFICTION BOOKS Daring men and women and fearless cats! Disasters and tales of survival. History-making events and people. Self-care and empowerment. Silly jokes and music origins! Learning about new things can be so much fun. Come to the Stratford Library Children’s Department and check out a new NONFICTION BOOK you may have missed! Around America […]

SCHOOL STORIES New teachers and students. Friendships and bullies. School projects and life lessons. Public, prep, elementary, middle, and even magic schools – these stories will introduce you to memorable characters dealing with real and fantastic academic dilemmas. Come to the Stratford Library Children’s Department and check out a new SCHOOL STORY you may have […]