Recommended Reading

These annotated book lists were compiled by the children's librarians at the San Francisco Public Library. For even more great ideas try one of the award winners from the American Library Association.

• Girls Worth Knowing
• The Golden Gate: Children's Books About San Francisco
• If You Want to Scare Yourself: Scary Stories for Younger Readers
• If You Want to Scare Yourself: Scary Stories for Older Readers
• Let it Shine! Recent Books About the African American Experience
• Let Your Imagination Fly! Books for 9 and 10-year-olds!
• Never Too Young: Books for Infants and Toddlers
• Our Asian Heritage: Books for Young People on the Asian American Experience
• Our Latino Heritage: Children's Books on the Hispanic American Experience
• A Page, A knight, A reader’s delight: Books for 11 and 12-year-olds
• A Rainbow Celebration: Lesbians and Gays in Books for Children
• Reading and Friends Go Together: Books for 5, 6, 7, and 8-year-olds
• Stories to Grow on: Books for Preschoolers
• While You're Waiting for the Next Harry Potter...
• Yes, We Can! Books about children living with all kinds of disabilities