Book Lists By Genre Your Kids Will LOVE Reading!
Book Lists by Genre Families Will Want to Check Out!
If you are looking for a reading list for your K-5 kiddos, I’m sharing some of my favorite book ideas for families (or educators!)– organized by genre!!
Do you know what different kinds of genres of books you have in your home?
Do you explore different kinds of books when you check out from the library?
Does your child gravitate to the same type of book over & over?
Looking for new books to read to your child? Parent & teacher approved?
I’ve got you covered, parents! And I’ve got them grouped into categories for you to easily see what meets your family’s needs!
Why book lists by genre? Maybe you’d like to grab more of the kinds of books you already know your kid loves! Funny kid? Funny books! Or maybe you’re looking to expand their horizons and grab some books different from what you usually read for those nightly bedtime stories!
Either way – here are some of my FAVORITE PICTURE BOOKS you will NOT want to miss!
Best Book Lists by Genre for the Kiddos in Your House!
Fiction Stories That Encourage a Love of Learning
If you know anything about the work that I do with The Literacy Camp, you know that helping kids learn to LOVE LEARNING is my jam.
Here’s why:
When kids LOVE to read, they spend more time reading.
When kids spend more time reading, they become better readers.
Helping children to become better readers means providing them with a better future!
Now read all those same sentences & replace the word “reading” with “writing,” “learning,” etc. You get the idea! 🙂
If you can spark a LOVE OF LEARNING, you have done the good and hard work! The learning comes next!
But sometimes getting reluctant readers to love learning can be really hard work. Using great books helps!
These books will all inspire a love for books and learning for your kiddos, and you’ll want to grab a copy from Amazon (I made them links for you!) or your local library right away!
Have a child who maybe loves reading but doesn’t like to write? This one may just help the most reluctant writer decide to pick up a pencil! It’s adorable and inspires little writers everywhere!
Oh, the joy of picking up a book and calling it ours. Run to grab this book for your kids. You will LOVE it.
Silly and fun and who doesn’t love dogs and books and dogs that love books?! The kids LOVE this one!
Maybe you’ve heard me talk about this adorable story before. A lion enters the library and learns that he has to follow the rules. And when he doesn’t follow all the rules exactly as he should, the grown-ups in the story also learn that sometimes there are a few rules worth breaking. 🙂
This adorable story set in a library will have your kids begging to take a trip to your local library’s storytime this summer.
A GREAT Children’s Book List by Genre Has to Include HUMOR, Right?!
If your kids book lists don’t include funny books, are they even for the kids? Let’s be real – most kids want to smile and laugh when you sit them down for storytime. And I don’t like to disappoint. So here are a few of my funny fiction favorites!
Funny Fiction Kids Books for the Children in Your Home
You likely already know this story! But did you know there is also a sequel and a few board book versions too?!
This book will have your kids rolling with laughter, while at the same time teaching them all kinds of wonderful things about point of view, personification, and more!
It’s a longer picture book – great for older kiddos and those who can sit a little longer. Also perfect for breaking into chunks – easy to read a page or 2 a day!
This one is sure to make you all giggle. And…maybe also want a pig for a pet. 🙂
If you haven’t read these “Diary of a…” books, you will definitely want to check them out. Each page is set up in the format of a diary entry – and this book with the diary entries are written by a spider.
My kids crack up every time they read the page about “Safety Day” at school for the spiders to learn all about the very serious danger of vacuum cleaners.
Book Lists by Genre Also Have to Include Poetry…Just Because
Here Are a Few of my Children’s Book Poetry Favorites:
Poetry AND nature? What is not to love?! A great one to read to your kids outside!
This little treasure by Nikki Grimes is sure to be a poetry favorite!
In case you think you or your kids wouldn’t like a poetry book, check this one out. It’s laid out like a picture book, and you almost don’t realize you’re reading poetry.
However, the language and pictures are simply beautiful, and your kids will be learning all about metaphor without even realizing it! It’s a must read.
MORE Book Lists by Genre: Favorites to INSPIRE Young Readers.
Sometimes we just need a good book to remind of us the goodness that remains in the world.
These stories inspire goodness in all of us.
If you only pick a few books from this list to check out – let it be these! You will be SO GLAD you did!
And Last but NOT LEAST for These Books Lists by Genre….NONFICTION!
Learn all about elephants with this one, obviously. But also enjoy the AMAZING photographs and take the opportunity with this one to teach your kids about captions, vocabulary, indexes, and MORE!
This one could fill lots of reading time for young and older kiddos alike! Filled with facts and information about trees that the grown-ups probably don’t even know! Definitely a FUN way to learn about photosynthesis, chlorophyll, and so many trees you likely never even knew existed!
Did you know that nationwide standards actually suggests a MUCH LARGER emphasis on reading nonfiction books with kids than fiction? It’s true. I’m planning to keep adding to my nonfiction collections and having more titles ready to suggest for your next library orders soon!
Looking for More Actionable Tips as You Pile Up Books to Read to Your Kids?
I hope you add those books to your Amazon carts, throw them in your next library pickup order, and read your hearts out with the kids you love best! I also hope you send me all kinds of new book ideas that I should check out too – that your family LOVES (DM me on Insta here)…
In the meantime, I’d love to continue to serve you and your family, encourage you as your children learn and play at home, and give you resources to help you calm the chaos and keep the kids learning.
If you haven’t grabbed it yet – I’ve got a Free Guide, 9 Steps to Calm the Chaos: A Must Have Family Guide for Building a LOVE for Learning at Home – will help you find not only books for your kids to read but also learning apps, shows, movies, EASY AT HOME LEARNING ACTIVITIES, and more!
It’s filled with practical and tangible steps, EASY TO IMPLEMENT FOR ANY BUSY FAM.
It will make you and your kids smile about learning, and it even includes a BONUS – all about how to make the MOST out of bedtime stories each day as you help your child read!
Oh and if you’re local in Michigan, grab a spot for your child to attend
THE LITERACY CAMP when summer rolls around. You will NOT want them to miss it.
I’m praying for you & cheering you on!
