Parents Choice

Grade level: P - 6

Parents' Choice is a nonprofit guide for children's books, toys, software, and media for parents.  In particular, this site offers book lists, articles, and instructions for parents to help their children read. Don't miss the "Learn More" and "Read More" buttons, which provide helpful information on children's literature. 

 

  ALA resources for parents and families 

   Grade level: K - 12

This is a great resource from the American Library Association including booklists and Web sites for parents, kids, teens and families. There are some tips for parents, such as how to raise a reader, recommended book lists for kids, and guidance for choosing good children's books.

 

  Children's Literature - Resources for Parents

 

Grade level: P - 6

 This site shows Internet resources for parents to introduce good books to their children. Parents with limited knowledge of children's literature can use this site to get started. 

 

Great Sites for Kids

Grade level: all ages (P - 12)

Great Sites For Kids was created to help parents find entertaining and educational web sites for kids to use at home. This page provides the following categories for kids of all ages  - biography/history, geography, language arts, math, music, science/nature, and entertainment/amusement. There are a great deal of terrific web sites for children. 

 

  Reading Scene

Grade level: 1-8

Reading Scene was created to support children's literacy development. For parents, this site provides ideas on how parents can help their children read and understand books based on grade level. Although not many books are selected, parents activities and some reflective quizzes for their children are provided.

 

Book Hive

 Grade level: ages 0 - 12 

Book Hive is designed for children, parents, teachers, or anyone interested in children's literature. It provides hundreds of book reviews based on various reading levels and interest areas. Books can be searched by author, title, reading level, interest area, number of pages, and even favorite illustrator. This site can be a good guide for parent to find suitable books according to their children's interest.