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Books, Books, Books:

Great Books in Jackson County Libraries:

• Awesome Books for Kids - A variety of board books, picture books, novels, videos, and more.
• Great Books on Tape for Kids - If you like to listen to books, try out our audio books on tape or compact disc.
• More kids booklists:

• After Harry...
• Children's Gift List
• Classics, Contemporary
• Classics, Traditional
• Dinosaurs
• Dragons
• Inspirational and Christian
• Great Preschool Books
• Great Reads for Grades 3-5
• MORE Great Reads for Grades 3-5
• Scary Stories
• Starting School
• Tests of Survival
• Trains

• New Titles List - A listing of new library materials in all age ranges and formats.

Award Winners

• Young Readers Choice Award (YRCA) - The oldest children's choice award in the U.S. and Canada.
• Caldecott Award, 1938-Current - Given annually "for the most distinguished American picture book for children."
• Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award - sponsored by Oregon Educational Media Association. Established in the spring of 2002.
  
• Newbery Award, 1922-Current - Awarded annually for the "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
• Children's Book Awards Various International and National English language children's book awards.

Recommended Reading, Kids' Book Sites, Author Sites:

• American Library Association Great Sites Lists of great titles, award winners, classics, authors and illustrators.
• KidsPage Book and Reading Sites Multnomah County's links for booklists and favorite author sites.
• Just For Kids Who Love Books HUGE list of titles, series and authors.
• Kids' Top 100 Books What America's kids love to read! Top 100 titles from an NEA online survey.
• Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children Recommendations for the NEA Read Across America Project.
• Los Angeles Public Library website Cool Sites for Kids.
• Guys Read A Literacy Initiative for Boys by Jon Scieszka. Good lists of books for young guys, early readers, and older guys.

Suggest a Title for Purchase:

It's easy to suggest a title for purchase. Please be sure to check the Jackson County Library catalog to see if we already own a copy of this title.