Welcome TSC readers and families! Check out the lists below for loads of summer reading lists and resources. Click on the tab of your incoming grade for book suggestions from the TSC Library and explore the student and teacher picks to get even more recommendations from TSC students and teachers.
Don't forget: the TSC digital library with Sora is always open! Visit the Sora FAQ section of the TSC Library To Go site for more information about reading with Sora.
Need help getting started with Sora? Want tips for how to make the most of this resource? Check out the Sora FAQ section of the Library To Go site.
✪ Looking for Excellent "Diverse" books for Children? Start Here! (Source: Embrace Race)
✪ Social Justice Books reading lists and guide for selecting anti-bias children's books
✪ Books To Help You Explain Racism & Protest to Your Kids (Source: The NY Times)
✪ We Are Kid Lit Collective Curated Summer Reading List (Source: We Are Kid Lit Collective)
✪ Raising Readers, Activists, and Leaders (Source: Biracial Bookworms)
✪ Teaching Young Children About Race: A Guide (Source: Teaching for Change)
✪ Resources for Talking About Race, Racism and Racialized Violence with Kids (Source: Center for Racial Justice in Education)
✪ Understanding Race and Privilege (Source: National Association of School Psychologists)
✪ Helping Children Cope with Frightening News (Source: Child Mind Institute)
For even more ideas, take a look at this list complied by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) of Notable Books for Children. They define "notable" as: "Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding . . . books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways." This list always includes all American Library Association's Youth Media Award Winners, such as the Newbery, Caldecott, Belpré, and Geisel Award and Honor books.
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Keep reading all summer with Summer Reading Programs & Book Lists from the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Public Library!
For more ideas for summer reading, take a look at the NYPL Spring Picks!
✪ 2024 American Library Association Youth Media Award Winners
✪ Children's Book Council Children's Favorites Award Winners: K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th
✪ Children's Book Council Teachers' Favorites Reading List: K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th
✪ Read Brightly: Summer Reading Lists and Tips for All Ages
Summer Reading Lists & Programs
✪ Scholastic's Ultimate Summer Reading List
✪ Barnes & Noble 100 Books of Summer for Kids
✪ Summer Reading Together with Learning Ally
✪ Summer Reading Booklists from Reading Rockets
✪ Summer Reading with Camp Book It
✪ Books Starring Girls Who Love the Great Outdoors
✪ PBS Kids: Summer of Possibilities
Author & Illustrator Resources
✪ Fun at Home with Authors and Illustrators (from BookTrust)
✪ Author and Illustrator Interviews (from Reading Rockets)
✪ Author and Illustrator Pronunciation Guide (from Teaching Books)
A List of Free Summer Reading Programs for Kids from Imagination Soup
