At the West Des Moines Library, we try to anticipate the needs of our patrons by creating lists of books on popular themes. All of our children’s book lists are included here, starting with the Elementary Book Lists and followed by the Picture Book Lists. We update these frequently, but occasionally there will be books listed that have left the collection for one reason or another (lost, damaged, etc.). For each book list, there is a printable PDF file available, and (when possible) there is also a link to the list in our catalog.
If you are looking for leveled reading suggestions, want to find out what level a book is, or would like online resources for book discovery, visit our Library Resources page and click on the “Reading Resources” tab.
Juvenile Fiction On Order in the Catalog Books for Beginning Readers - PDF Books for Beginning Readers, Step 2 - PDF First Grade Book List - PDF Second Grade Book List - PDF Third Grade Book List - PDF Fourth Grade Book List - PDF Fifth and Sixth Grade Book List - PDF Tween Book List - PDF Adventure Books - PDF Books for Boys - PDF | Catalog Books for Girls - PDF Chapter Books to Read Aloud - PDF | Catalog Historical Fiction - PDF If You Liked Captain Underpants - PDF | Catalog If You Liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid - PDF | Catalog If You Liked Harry Potter - PDF | Catalog If You Liked Percy Jackson and the Olympians - PDF | Catalog Iowa Children’s Choice Awards - PDF| Catalog Mystery Books - PDF Newbery Award Books - PDF | Catalog Science Fiction / Fantasy - PDF | Catalog Sports Fiction - PDF Notable Non-Fiction for 1st and 2nd Grade – PDF Notable Non-Fiction for 3rd and 4th Grade – PDF Notable Non-Fiction for 5th and 6th Grade – PDF 100 Books to Read Before Kindergarten - PDF | Catalog Books for Newborn to Age Two - PDF Alphabet Books - PDF Books on Bullying - PDF Caldecott Medal Winners - PDF | Catalog Books on Cancer / Illness - PDF Character Counts Books - PDF | Catalog Books on Colors - PDF Construction Books - PDF Death / Loss / Grief - PDF Dinosaur Books - PDF | Catalog Books About Divorce - PDF Overcoming Fears - PDF | Catalog New Baby Books - PDF New Baby Jealousy Books - PDF Numbers and Counting - PDF Princess Stories - PDF First Day of School - PDF Toilet Training - PDF
