Great Reads for Kids

We've taken the work out of finding your next great read. Check out our newest, most popular items and browse recommended reading lists by theme or age. If you would like one-on-one help, please call your local branch.

Reading Lists

More Recommended Reading
(NoveList K-8)

Interactive Online StorybookseBooks & eAudiobooks

 

 Reading Lists
Take a look at one of our book lists for recommended reading just right for you. This is where you'll find age/grade specific lists of what to read as well as themed lists for favourite topics (dinosaurs, princesses, trucks, etc) and homework help.

 

 NoveList K-8 Plus
Designed especially for elementary and middle school students, NoveList K-8 Plus is an online database with fiction and nonfiction titles chosen specifically to support school curriculums as well as pleasure reading.

Easy to use, just type in an author, title or key words in the Find box, or browse by age group, and you'll access a rich collection of titles, BookTalks, Recommended Reads book lists and more. The book jacket images, annotations and first chapter excerpts, as well as tools like Lexile scores and popularity ratings, help you to quickly find that just-right book.

To access NoveList K-8 Plus simply click on the icon below. You'll be taken to an authentication page where you will need to enter your library card number. You'll now have access to all of Innisfil Public Library's EBSCOhost databases. Be sure to scroll to the very bottom of the list to find NoveList K-8 Plus.

Novelist K-8 Plus

  

 Tumblebooks
An online collection of amazing animated, talking picture books. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, and music to existing picture books. You can read them yourself or have them read to you.

Innisfil Public Library's subscription to TumbleBookLibrary allows you unlimited remote access to the entire collection from school, library, or home. It is a perfect reading resource for today’s digital learner.

The TumbleBookLibrary collection can be accessed online from any computer with an internet connection by simply clicking on TumbleBook button below.  Type "iPad" into the Tumblesearch box to find books specially designed for viewing on the iPad.  Aussi disponible en francais!

TumbleBook Library ebooks for ekids

 

TumbleBookCloud and TumbleBookCloud Jr.


TumbleBookCloud (grades 6 and up) and TumbleBookCloud Jr. (grades 3-6) are online collections of ebooks, eaudiobooks, graphic novels and videos just for students.  Read-along titles feature adjustable online text and complete audio narration. Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically! The collections feature chapter books, early readers, YA/Teen Novels, high interest/low level books for both middle school and high school students, plus classics of American and English literature.

Read-Alongs are great for emergent, struggling, and reluctant readers, as well as being an excellent tool for ESL. They are also well received by strong and accomplished readers who are excited to follow along to the narration of their favorite books. Children, who are now growing up with e-mail, instant messaging, iPods, and text messaging are early and willing adopters to this innovative online reading experience.

The EBook category features ebooks you can download to your PC, MAC, or Android phone or Tablet.

TumbleBookCloud Jr. is best for students in grades 3-6. 

TumbleBookCloud is best for students in grade 6 and up.


 

AudioBookCloud
(formerly TumbleTalkingBooks)
Audiobooks for all ages - read aloud on your computer!  Choose from fiction, non-fiction, and Spanish titles.

 eBooks & eAudiobooks
The library has eBooks and eAudiobooks. eBooks are the online version of printed books. You get the same book - page by page. These eBooks can be read on a computer or transferred to an eReader. eAudiobooks allow you to listen to the book as it is read aloud to you. eAudiobooks can be downloaded and transferred to a variety of mp3 players and handheld devices.  We offer children's fiction and non-fiction eBooks and eAudiobooks through the Libraries On the Go service and Pulse.  

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