Offers five thousand thematically arranged reviews and recommendations for children's books up to the sixth grade, each of which includes an annotation, review citations, and bibliographic data.

This book is the newest edition of the acclaimed guide to the best recreational and educational reading for children in preschool through grade 6. This indispensable selection guide brings together information on nearly 25,000 of the best fiction and nonfiction for children in preschool through grade 6. Fully updated, including thousands of new entries published since the previous edition, it is an invaluable resource for making sure your children's collection is one your young patrons--and their parents and teachers--will enjoy. As always in the Best Books series, the authors have carefully culled the most trusted professional review sources to identify the most highly recommended new books for children. Brief annotations, bibliographic data, grade level appropriateness, and review citations help you identify books of high quality, while the book's topical arrangement makes it easy to create theme- and genre-based reading lists. New features include indication of titles available in audio and, where available, lexiles. - 25,000 annotated entries on recommended children's books - Helpful indexes, including author/illustrator, title, and subject/grade level - Thousands of new entries since the previous edition

This indispensable, well-respected volume helps librariansNas well as patrons and teachersNidentify the best of the thousands of books published each year for young readers. Includes more than 5,000 fiction and nonfiction titles ranging from alphabet book to early readers.