Reading Lists

The Children’s Book Council works annually on reading lists to help teachers, librarians, parents, and booksellers discover new, wonderful books for the children in their lives. We encourage you to make copies of these materials for your classroom or personal use.

Hot Off the Press is our unique online bibliography featuring anticipated bestsellers, either recently published or forthcoming, published by CBC member publishers.

Showcase is our quarterly thematic reading list for all ages.

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People is a reading list selected by twelve social studies educators who decide on the best books of the year. This is an annual project of the National Council for the Social Studies and CBC.

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 is a reading list selected by nine science educators who decide on the best books of the year. This is an annual project of the National Science Teachers Association and CBC.

And finally, Children’s Choices is an annual project of the CBC and the International Reading Association. The Children’s Choices list is chosen by five teams of children across the country. Since 1975, Children’s Choices has been a trusted source of book recommendations used by teachers, librarians, parents—and children themselves. Submissions to the Children’s Choices program may become finalists in the Children’s Choice Book Awards, the only national child-selected awards program.

Click on the menu to the left to view all the current up to date selection for each of our listings.

Attention Publishers: Submissions for 2011 Reading Lists

Submissions for the 2011 Reading Lists are now closed. Read on for general information on these lists.

Download and read the Call for Submissions document for each bibliography before submitting your titles. They contain very important information regarding deadlines and requirements for selection.

Children's Choices Call for Submissions

Notable Social Studies Call for Submissions

Outstanding Science Call for Submissions

Submitted titles must be published in 2010. Regular Members submit free of charge; for Associate Members the fee schedule is $75 per title. For non-members, there is a fee of $300 per title.

All submissions and payment must be made by June 21. The books themselves are not due at this time, just the completion of the submissions and payment process.

To submit your titles, please use the Excel spreadsheet you were emailed and enter the appropriate information for your books in each field. If you have not received the spreadsheet, please email rachel.hoban@cbcbooks.org.

Email the finished spreadsheet to rachel.hoban@cbcbooks.org by June 21.

Remember that titles you submit for Children's Choices have a chance of being chosen as a Children's Choice Book Awards finalist - so choose carefully! Please email Rachel at rachel.hoban@cbcbooks.org or call 212.966.1990 with any questions regarding the bibliographies.

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