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- Topics – Free Children’s Books PDF Online
- Free Librivox MP3 Books for Children
- Audio Books for Children – Series and Authors for Girls and Boys
- Reading Guides – Free Children’s Literature Books PDF
- Vintage Reading Guides – Children’s Literature Books PDF Download
- Related Pages on Century Past
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Picture Book for Kids PDF – Free Children’s Books PDF Online
- Juvenile Books about Accidents
- Children’s PDF Picture Books Action & Adventure
- African Americans
- American Children’s Stories Free Picture Books PDF
- Kids’ Books with Animals PDF
- Anxiety Picture Books for Children PDF
- Autism
- Kids’ Picture Books on Bereavement Free Online
- Birds Online Picture Books Free
- Children’s Birthdays Story Books PDF
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- Bullies Children’s Picture Books PDF
- Cats Free Picture Books PDF
- Children’s Literature Free Online
- Christian Life
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- Cleanliness Stories Picture Books for Young People PDF
- Conduct of Life Free Picture Books PDF
- Cultural Literacy and Humanity Collection from Universal School Library
- Death Children’s Picture Books PDF
- Disappointment Picture Story Books PDF
- Dogs Books PDF for Kids
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- Ethnology
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- Family Life
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- Young People’s Books on Girls Free Online
- Books for Children on Girls & Women PDF
- Halloween PDF Picture Books
- Hispanic Americans Picture Books Online Free
- Holidays Stories for Children PDF
- PDF Story Books for Kids on Honesty
- Elementary Stories about Horses PDF
- Hygiene Picture Book for Kids PDF
- Identity (Philosophical concept)
- Individuality
- PDF Books on Insects for Children Free Online
- Interpersonal relations
- Legends, Myths & Fables
- Life Skills Story Books with Pictures PDF
- Loneliness Picture Books for Kids PDF
- Magic
- Middle School Students Books PDF
- Music
- Mysteries and Detective Stories
- Nancy Drew Mysteries
- Newberry Medal-winning Books 1920s-2020s
- Orphans
- Parent and Child
- People with Disabilities
- Poverty
- Remarriage
- Schools
- Seasons
- Self-perception
- Sharing
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- Student Library by Grade K-12
- Suicide
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- Thanksgiving
- Time Travel
- Top 100 Children’s Books in Last 100 Years
- Voyages and Travels
- Wit and Humor Stories for Kids PDF
- Worry
Poetry – Free Children’s Books PDF Online
Free Librivox MP3 Books for Children
Audiobooks at Librivox were recorded by volunteer readers from books in the public domain (usually pre-1930). You can listen online or download MP3 files to your device without registering.
Audio Books for Children – Series and Authors for Girls and Boys
Audiobooks at Librivox were recorded by volunteer readers from books in the public domain (usually pre-1930). You can listen online or download MP3 or MP4 files to your device without registering. These sections have vintage series for young people, and additional popular authors.
Free MP3 Books – Series Marketed for Girls, and for Both Girls and Boys
- Aunt Jane’s Nieces Juvenile Girls Book Series Audio
- Betty Baird Youth Fiction Series Audio
- Betty Wales Girls Juvenile Readers Series
- Billie Bradley Juvenile Girls Adventure Series Audio
- Bobbsey Twins Children’s Adventure Books Series Audio
- Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Children’s Fiction Books Series Audio
- The Camp Fire Girls Youth Adventure Series Audio
- Chautauqua Girls Young Adult Books Series Audio
- Doctor Dolittle Junior Readers Book Series Audio
- Dorothy Dale Young Adult Girls Book Series Audio
- Elsie Young Women’s Book Series Audio
- Grace Harlowe and Marjorie Dean Youth Adventure Series Audio
- Historical Tales Young Adult History Stories Audio
- The Little Colonel Young Readers Book Series Audio
- A Little Girl Young Readers Fiction Book Series Audio
- Mary Louise Mystery Books Series for Teens Audio
- The Motor Girls Juvenile Series Audio
- The Outdoor Girls Teen Mystery Series Audio
- Peggy Raymond Teen Girls Fiction Series Audio
- Penny Parker Mystery Series for Teens Audio
- Peter Pan Fantasy Juvenile Series Audio
- Pollyanna Youth Girls Fiction Book Series
- The Ranch Girls Teen Fiction Series Audio
- The Red Cross Girls Youth Adventure Book Series Audio
- Ruth Fielding Juvenile Mystery Series Audio
- What Katy Did Juvenile Girls Book Series Audio
- Wizard of Oz Youth Fantasy Book Series Audio
Librivox Audio Books – Authors of Books for Girls, and for both Girls and Boys
- Louisa May Alcott Juvenile Fiction Audio Novels to Read
- Isabella Alden Young Adult Fiction Audio Books
- Horatio Alger Jr. Young Adult Fiction Novels Audio
- J. M. Barrie Juvenile Fantasy Fiction Novels Audio
- L. Frank Baum Young Adult Fantasy Fiction Audio Books
- Lewis Carroll Juvenile Fantasy Stories in Audio
- Grace May North Young Adult Mystery Book Series Audio
- Pansy Young Adult Fiction Stories Audio
- Eleanor H. Porter Pollyanna and other Juvenile Book Series Audio
- Augusta Huiell Seaman Mystery Book Series for Teens Audio
- Johanna Spyri Heidi and other Young Adult Fiction Novels Audio
- Carolyn Wells Young Adult Mystery Novels Audio
Talking Books for Children – Adventure Series Marketed for Boys
- Boys Scouts Juvenile Adventure Series Audio
- Rick Brant Young Adult Adventure Series Talking Books
- Tom Corbett Sci Fi Book Series for Young Adults in Audio
- Dave Dashaway Young Adult Adventure Series Audio Books
- Doctor Doolittle Children’s Fiction Series Audiobooks
- Fame and Fortune Weekly Juvenile Stories Series in Audio
Librivox Audio Books Children – Authors of Books for Boys
Reading Guides – Free Children’s Literature Books PDF
Children’s Core Collection
Fiction and Story Collection
Corsaro, Julie, et al.
Wilson 2015
The Guide to Fiction and Story Collections has thousands of books recommended for children from pre-school through Grade 6, containing review sources and professional aids for librarians. H.W. Wilson has been a major publisher of reference works for librarians for more than a century.
Something about the Author (Volumes 1-238)
Kumar, Lisa, ed.
Gale 1971 – 2012
“Facts and Pictures about Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People” – Publisher.
100 Best Books for Children – Children’s Literature Books PDF
Silvey, Anita
Houghton Mifflin 2004 Dewey Dec. 016
The author’s “long experience as a book reviewer and editor makes her list pretty much spot-on… . Each title gets a short essay that not only discusses the book and what it has meant to its audience but that also supplies wonderful behind-the-scenes information. … A helpful list, ‘Beyond the 100 Best,’ points parents in the right direction for more good reads.” -Booklist.
The Best Children’s Literature: A Parent’s Guide
Trachtenberg, Ellen
Parent’s Guide Press 2003
“With more than 1,000 titles represented, this book comes complete with developmentally appropriate recommendations and an extensive subject index that enable children, parents, caregivers, and educators to find books that are appropriate for particular skills and levels of interest. Also included are interviews with parents and children about their favorite books, a list of awards and their recipients, featured author profiles, and discussions on developing children’s love of reading in this age of multimedia.” – Publisher. Free children’s picture books pdf download.
Vintage Reading Guides – Children’s Literature Books PDF Download
Vintage Books – These books were published before 1930. The copyrights have expired on nearly all, so you can legally download them as well as read them online.
VINTAGE – Young People Reading Guides – Children’s Literature Books PDF Download Free
List of Series and Sequels for Juvenile Readers (Useful References Series)
Wead, Katharine H.
Faxon 1923.
The volume lists all the books in each of more than 100 series for children and teens.
Children’s Catalog of Thirty-Five Hundred Books: A Guide to the Best Reading for Boys and Girls
Based on fifty-four selected library lists and bulletins; arranged under author, title and subject; with analytical entries for 700 volumes
Wilson, H.W.; Bacon, Corinne, comp.
Wilson 1917
Children’s Catalog Supplement: A Guide to the Best Reading for Boys and Girls
Four Hundred and Fifty Books chosen chiefly from books published between June 1, 1916, and January 1, 1918; arranged under author, title and subject; with analytical entries for 78 volumes
Wilson, H.W.; Bacon, Corinne, comp.
Wilson 1918
Includes children’s American historical fiction books.
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