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Children's Booklists

Summer Reading   |   Read-a-likes    |    Genre Reading    |    Read-a-long    |    Reading Beyond

Parents: Find Your Child's Next Read

 

Fill out this form and we'll email you a list of 3 to 4 books selected just for your child. Please allow at least 3 days for our librarians to compile a list of books for you.

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Thanks for your request. You will receive an email with a list of librarian-recommended books in 3 to 4 days.

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Books to help you observe....

  • Click on image of the booklist you want to view.

  • Once you find a book you want to request, click on "View in Library Catalog". 

  • Have your library card handy. Click on "Place Request" to reserve a copy in the format you want.

  • Call the library at 201-568-8680, if you need help.

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TPS 2018 Summer Reading, grades K-5

Tenafly Public Schools Summer Reading Lists

  • Click on the image of the booklist you want to view.

  • Once you find a book you want to request, click on "View in Library Catalog". You will see all available formats of the book - traditional paper book, CDbook, ebook, digital audio.

  • Have your library card handy. Click on "Place Request" to reserve a copy in the format you want.

  • Call the library at 201-568-8680, if you need help.

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Note that during the summer, books on these two lists (labeled 2022) are limited to a loan period of 14 days and 0 renewals.

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Read-a-likes

Read-a-Likes

The 2021 top 6 most checked out Tenafly Library children's books were Diary of a Wimpy Kid titles.

Expand your child's reading selections with one of the series shown below.  Click on the book to place a request for the first book in each series. Interest and reading level generally for 4th graders and up.

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  • Wonder Read-a-Likes (generally for 4th graders and up)

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Questions?  Contact Children's Librarian, Latricia Markle at 201-568-8680 or send an email to latricia.markle@tenafly.bccls.org.

Read-a-Long books for pre-readers and emerging readers

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Just push a button and listen!

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​These read-a-long books enable children to listen to an audio recording directly from a printed book – no computer, no tablet, no phone.  The books have an audio reader attached to the front cover of the book,  controlled by a push button, which allows your child to listen and read along.  

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Questions?  Contact Children'sLibrarian, Latricia Markle at 201-568-8680 or send an email to latricia.markle@tenafly.bccls.org.

Genre of the month 2017-2018

Genre Reading for children

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Click on one of the genres below. We've included fiction genres as well as various non-fiction subject lists.

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Genre of the month club 2019 - 2020

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  • Adventure - action & excitement, element  of danger, lead character is often clever

  • Animal Stories - fact books and stories

  • Biography - the story of a notable person's life written by another person (autobiography self-written account)

  • DIY & Crafting - Do It Yourself (DIY) - learn to make it on your own

  • Fantasy - magic or other supernatural elements as a main theme or setting

  • Graphic Novels - a novel in comic form

  • Historical Fiction - a story set in a real time in history - may be based on real people and events

  • Humor - a made up story written to make a reader laugh

  • Poetry - collections of poems from one poet and anthologies of poems from several poets

  • Science Fiction - includes descriptions of science and technology (real or made up) of the future

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Questions?  Contact Children's Librarian, Latricia Markle at 201-568-8680 or send an email to latricia.markle@tenafly.bccls.org.

Reading Beyond

Reading Beyond

Content appropriate books for children reading beyond grade level.

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Questions?  Contact Children's Librarian, Latricia Markle at 201-568-8680 or send an email to latricia.markle@tenafly.bccls.org.

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