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Top Picks - Books

If you're looking for some great media suggestions for your kids--look no further than our Top Picks! We have a variety of lists in all of our media categories with some wonderful suggestions for kids of all ages. Whether you're looking for great fantasy books for your 8-14 year old or some classic holiday movies, you're sure to find something that your kids will enjoy.

Check back here often since we're continually adding new lists every week! If you have any suggestions for a new list or for a title that should be added to one of our existing lists, please let us know.

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Best Green Reads

It's Earth Day: Little Critter by Mercer Mayer

Little Critter inspires with his eco-enthusiasm.

on 3+
4 stars

The Apple Pie That Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson

Folksy artwork enlivens tasty web-of-life tale.

on 4+
5 stars

Our Earth by Anne Rockwell

Caves, volcanoes, and other Earth delights.

on 4+
4 stars

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Classic, sensitive parable about selflessness.

on 4+
4 stars

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

Seuss fable has become an environmentalist classic.

on 4+
4 stars

Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City by Janet Schulman

Red-tailed hawk story stirs urban enviro-conflict.

on 6+
4 stars

Why Are the Ice Caps Melting? The Dangers of Global Warming by Anne Rockwell

Dreary planet outlook challenges tweens to act.

on 9+
3 stars

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

Plucky kids save endangered species from evil corp.

on 10+
3 stars

An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis in Global Warming by Al Gore

All evidence, no activism. Sure to depress kids.

pause 11+
3 stars

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