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.
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Best Halloween Books for Tweens
Chills Run Down My Spine by Jackie Vivelo Aptly named, these hauntingly beautiful stories provide a delicious shiver rather than a breath-stopping scare. Jennifer Eachus's delicate pencil drawings are a perfect complement. |
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The Mindseries by Neal Shusterman Consists of Mindtwisters: Stories to Shred Your Head, Mindstorms: Stories to Blow Your Mind, Mindbenders: Stories to Warp Your Brain, and Mindquakes: Stories to Shatter Your Brain. A gripping collection of short stories. |
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Curses, Inc. and Other Stories by Vivian Vande Velde A collection of delightfully twisted short stories, including both original pieces and variations on folktales. |
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg For the budding horror writers in your house, there is no better source of inspiration to get them started than this series of mysterious captioned pictures where the reader provides the story to go with them. |
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Hob and the Goblins by William Mayne A delightfully different author writes a strange and ethereal Halloween story. |
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The Witches by Roald Dahl A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice. |
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The Light on Hogback Hill by Cynthia DeFelice Hadley and Josh investigate the truth behind the rumors about a hunchbacked hag who turns kids into black cats. |
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The Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories edited by Dennis Pepper A collection of traditional ghost stories, mostly from modern British writers. |
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Truly Grim Tales by Priscilla Galloway The author plays original variations on eight fairy tales. In her creepy renditions, half the fun is figuring out which story it is based on, a sort of Trivial Pursuit for the literate family. |
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Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters Delightful tall tales good for read-aloud. |
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Book Lists
- Best New Tween/Teen Fantasy Books
- Best New, Can't-Put-'em-Down Teen Reads
- Best Green Reads
- Books Hitting the Big Screen
- Best Dr. Seuss Books
- Best Baseball Books for Kids
- Best Grandparent Books for Kids 10+
- Best Grandparent Books for Young Kids
- Mexican Stories for Cinco de Mayo
- Banned Books Week
- Best Buggy Books
- Best Fantasy Books
- Best Bunny Books
- Best Books About Dads
- Best Tween Reads with Great Heroines
- Books Behaving Badly: Cliques Edition
- Chick(en) Lit
- Best Role Model Books
- Best Book Club Books for Kids
- Best Books About Moms for Kids 8+
- Best Books About Moms for Kids 2+
- Best Love Stories for Kids
- Best Newbery Medal Books
- Best Bets for Young Kids 2-4 (Books)
- Best Bets for Kids 5-7 (Books)
- Great Chinese Books for Kids
- Best Bets for Tweens 8-10 (Books)
- Best of 2006 -- Books
- Best of Author Kevin Henkes
- Great Books for Teens
- 2008 Award-Winning African-American Reads
- Best Books for Special Needs
- Classic Reads for Kids 8-12
- Best Poetry Books
- Best Books Turned Movies for Kids
- Best Holiday Books for Young Kids
- Best Holiday Books for Tweens
- Best Holiday Books for the Whole Family
- Best Books Turned Movies for Tweens
- Classic Reads for Young Kids
- Halloween Books for Young Kids
- Best Halloween Books for Tweens
- 12 Days of Christmas Books
