Welcome TSC readers and families! Click on the tab of your incoming grade for book suggestions from the TSC Library, and check out the lists below for loads of summer reading lists and resources. 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)
✪ 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!
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✪ 2025 Summer Reading Lists from the ALSC (Association for Library Services to Children)
✪ 2025 Children's Book Council Children's Favorites Award Winners
✪ 2025 Children's Book Council Teachers' Favorites Reading List
✪ Read Brightly: Summer Reading Lists and Tips for All Ages
Summer Reading Lists & Programs
✪ 2025 Summer Reading Lists from Imagination Soup
✪ Scholastic's Ultimate Summer Reading List
✪ Summer Reading Together with Learning Ally
✪ Books Starring Girls Who Love the Great Outdoors
✪ PBS Kids: Summer of Possibilities
Author & Illustrator Resources
✪ Author and Illustrator Interviews (from Reading Rockets)
✪ Author and Illustrator Pronunciation Guide (from Teaching Books)
Reading Tips & Resources for Families
✪ National Educational Association: Raising Readers
✪ National Summer Learning Association: Parent Tool Kit
✪ Reading Rockets
