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…
Category: Reading Recommendations for Kids (page 2)
Kids Books You May Have Missed – Poetry
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…
New Books You May Have Missed – Monsters and Demons
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…
Kids Books You May Have Missed – Friendship Stories
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…
Black History Month Booklist
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…
Books You May Have Missed – Bridge Books
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…
Books You May Have Missed – Graphic Novels
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…
Kids Books You May Have Missed – Nonfiction
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…
Books You May Have Missed – School Stories
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…
Kids Books You May Have Missed – Fantasy
FANTASY NOVELS Mythical beasts and magical creatures. Strange lands and alternate realities. Epic battles between good and evil forces. Fantastic quests and adventures. Get lost in another world with these incredible books. Come to the Stratford Library Children’s Department and…