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Stories

	Awards Find out which books have won either local or national literary awards.
	Booklists Suggested reading lists for children, plus additional literature resources for kids, parents and teachers.
	Stories Links to websites featuring children's stories that you can read or listen to on-line.
	Storyline Hear pre-recorded stories read to you over the phone by librarians from the Baltimore County Public Library!

Awards

Book / Media Awards - includes Newbery, Caldecott, Batchelder, Coretta Scott King, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Carnegie, Belpre, Printz, and other award-winners and honor books in both children's and young adult literature. From the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC).
Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - the best fiction and nonfiction books published at the K-2nd grade reading level and at the 2nd-4th grade reading level, both for children reading at grade level and for reluctant older readers. [PDF]
Sydney Taylor Book Awards - recognizes the best in Jewish children's literature each year. Gold medals are awarded for outstanding books that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Silver seals are awarded to Honor Books in each category.

Booklists

BCPL Booklists:

2008 Great Books for Kids - Annotated list of recommended children's chapter books. [PDF]
2008 Great Picture Books - Annotated list of recommended children's picture books. [PDF]
KidsList - Book suggestions for children in grades K through 7
Science and Social Studies Booklists for Kids: Grades 1-3

Additional Booklists and Resources:

Book Adventure - free, reading incentive program encouraging kids in grades K - 8 to read.
BookHive - for kids to age 12. Search by author, illustrator, reading level or interest area.
Children's Literature Web Guide - recommended books, book reviews and commentaries.
Juvenile Series and Sequels - database of 14,000+ books in series.
KidsReads.com - great books for kids 6 - 12, plus links to author web sites and more!

Literature Databases:

NoveList Plus K-8
Includes picture books, children's chapter books and young adult titles. Browse book lists, or search search by instructional unit, theme or topic. Find stories that are set in a particular country, or about different cultures. Full-text book reviews from sources such as Booklist and School Library Journal. Reviews often identify the instructional uses of titles, as well.

Stories

Children's Storybooks Online - for young children, older children and young adults.
Internet Story Hour - stories you can either listen to or read yourself.
Kids Corner - stories to read, and other stories you can listen to using RealAudio.
Storyplace - from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library. (in English or Spanish)
StoryTymes: Aesop's Fables - listen to these famous fables read aloud online.

This is an image of an owl sitting in a chair and reading a book.

Storyline

Stories are appropriate for children ages 3 - 10.

Click the owl to see the schedule of stories available on Storyline.

On our Birth to Five pages you will learn about Baby Boosters' kits, get a list of good night stories, and find sing-along CDs for those long car trips. We also provide developmental tips, as well as links to local county resources that are perfect for this age group.

Baltimore County Public Library, Towson Maryland USA
Last Revised: 15 September 2009
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