List of children’s picture books sorted by keyword
Search the Children’s Picture Book Database If you’d like to find a list of books to go along with a particular topic and your child enjoys picture books, check this site out. Search by keyword, topic or subject name and get a list of books. Lots of books included here!
Book reviews, suggestions and book lists by topic or subject
Expanded Table of Contents for Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site Carol Hurst’s site has a wealth of valuable information about children’s lit. She reviews books and indicates her ratings by stars. She also includes supplemental resources and ideas ideal for literature-based learning. There are author and illustrator biographies, book ideas for unit studies and much more.
1000 Good Books List
Classical Christian Education Support Loop: 1000 Good Books List. A great resource organized by reading level and author.
College bound reading list
College Bound Reading List. Organized by subject.
150+ books we’ve read & how we like them
While I’m pretty eclectic in my approach to homeschooling, I tend toward literature-based learning as much as possible. It’s amazing how much we learn from a great book, written by a passionate author.
When I go to the library, I pull books from every section, including fiction, non-fiction, biographies, picture books, audio books and whatever else I can find that looks interesting before my 2 year old starts getting just a little too loud and it’s time to leave. 
When we first started homeschooling, my oldest kiddos were 6 & 4. I wanted to keep track of the books we were reading, so I put together a little form on Zoho. I actually forgot about it for a while so it’s missing a pretty big chunk of books we’ve read recently, but there are still over 150 there. You’ll find the books sorted by our rating (1 to 5 stars, 5 stars being the highest). A post over at Simple Mom made me think others might find it useful. Click here to see our complete list. Enjoy!
A list of easy chapter books for a new reader
Easy Chapter Books - “What do you do when your children are ready to graduate out of readers, but they are not yet ready for full-fledged chapter books?” Well here ya go.
2 Great Books resources
Both of the following sites are for the advanced reader, high school or above. But if you use the Classical Education model, these might be useful.
- TheGreatBooks.com - “provides Christians with a detailed, chronological recommended reading list for students in the Rhetoric stage (Grades 9-12)”
- The Great Books List - “a progressive exploration of the Great Books”
Searchable database of award-winning literature
DAWCL. This is a great resource. If you’re looking for books on a particular topic, from a particular era, for a particular reading level, etc., this could be mighty helpful. Input your search terms and you’ll get a list of award-winning literature that meets your criteria.
