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Featured Book

Laura Vaccaro Seeger's beautiful new book, Green, will enchant your family and have you looking for every shade of green you can find. It may even inspire you to pull out the paint brushes, paint and canvases to make your own "color" book.

In this month of Earth Day (April 22), let's get our green on and show our appreciation for Mother Earth. Check out the book trailer for Green.


Book Lovers Central for Kids

This is a good place to find your next great read! You can explore award winning books, locate a book in your favorite genre and a whole lot more.

Another great place to find a book to read is A Book and A Hug. You'll be able to find books by genre as well as reading level. This is a website by Barb Langridge who also does book recommendations on WBAL TV in Baltimore as well as hosting Books Alive, a cable television program where she interviews authors, illustrators and folks from the publishing business. Lots of fun!

The International Children's Digital Library offers free access to works from more than 42 countries. It is an online library that can be accessed for free in 11 languages. Read the books right on your computer! The ICDL Foundation's mission is "to prepare children for life in an ethnically and culturally diverse world by building the world's largest online multicultural repository of children's literature. We have set out to change the world, book by book, byte by byte."

Welcome to Guys Read, a web-based literacy program for boys. Their mission is to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers.


Author and Illustrator Websites

Check out Mo Willems website. He's the author of the marvelous "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" and many more side-splitting titles!

Did you love "Dragon Rider" and "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke? Read more about these stories as well as her new book "Reckless" at Cornelia Funke Fans.

Everybody loves "The Spiderwick Chronicles"! Find out what's happening in the author's world at Tony DiTerlizzi's Imaginopolis.

Meet T. A. Barron! He's the author of The Lost Years of Merlin series, The Great Tree of Avalon trilogy and now the Merlin's Dragon trilogy as well as many more books for children and adults. There may even be a movie in the near future. Explore this Colorado author's website and check out his books!


Popular Book Websites

Dear America
If you love historical fiction, check out the Dear America website. You'll be able to explore the characters' scrapbooks, learn a new craft, explore recipes from the books and a whole lot more.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Meet author Jeff Kinney and read about how the "Diary" series came to be.

Geronimo Stilton
Read The Rodent's Gazette and take a trip to Mouse City.

Hank the Cowdog
The Head of Ranch Security welcomes you to his brand new website!

Magic Tree House
Explore the world of Jack and Annie. Learn about the books, take passport quizzes and read Tree House Mail.

Skippyjon Jones
Do you love that crazy Siamese cat who thinks he's a chihuahua? He has his own website! Check it out.

Spiderwick Chronicles
Read about authors Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black and stay up-to-date on what's happening in the Spiderwick world.

The 39 Clues
Read the books and play an online game that allows you to play a part in the story.

Warriors
Meet author Erin Hunter and explore the world of the Warriors.

You Are What You Read
"Books play an important role in shaping who we are and who we will become. You Are What You Read is a place for readers all over the world to connect with each other through their shared “Bookprints,” as we celebrate the books that make us who we are today." Check it out!


What's Next in My Favorite Series?

Confused about what book comes next in your favorite series? Click here to link to What's Next™: Books in Series Database of Kent District Library


Award Winning Books

Looking for a book that has won a top award? These links will take you to Newbery and Caldecott winners, Colorado Children's Book Award winners and more.


Catalog

Once you find the book you want to read, click here to get connected to the catalog, request that book and get reading!