Kids
See the Kids Blog for the latest CPL kids news. Other blogs:
Babies | Tweens | Parents | Thorndyke Thoughts
Books and More
Great resource: browse our book lists by topic or genre.See also: Books and more for bestsellers and great reads.
New Materials
Award Winners
eBooks
Recommendations by Grade
Recommendations by Genre
- Adventure/Survival
- Biography
- Fantasy/Science Fiction
- Graphic Novels
- Historical Fiction
- Humorous/Funny Fiction
- Michigan Authors and Stories
- Mystery
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
- Superheroes
Databases
Databases are premium sources for articles, books, media, and organized information. We have many more sources on the main databases page.
- Accelerated Reader BookFinder
- CultureGrams — excellent resource for country and state reports
Electric Library Elementary — articles, pictures, audio/video clips, TV transcripts, encyclopedias- Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia — searchable e-book
- Kids InfoBits — book passages, news, facts & figures, images
- NoveList K8 Plus — read-alike suggestions and Lexile levels
- SIRS Discoverer — newsstand, activities, geography, bios, photos
- World Book Kids — online encyclopedia
- World of Earth Science — searchable e-book
Early Literacy Online Resources
These fun online resources contains stories and games specifically geared towards beginning and pre-readers.- ABCmouse — interactive books and educational activities (in-library use only)
- BookFlix — interactively explore fiction and non-fiction
- Early World of Learning — early literacy games and other learning activities
- Tumblebooks — great online books
Early Literacy
Literacy development begins at birth. Children begin to associate shapes, symbols, books, and objects with contexts before they are able to actually read and write.To help develop these emergent skills, our early literacy area includes skills-focused toys/games plus puppets for creative play and social skills. In the same area is our Baby Nook, where patrons ages 18 months and younger are invited to play and learn in a safe environment.
Fun and Games
- Anne of Green Gables
- Barbie Games
- Club Penguin
- CyberChase Games Central
- Funbrain
- Learning Planet
- New York Public Library "On-Lion" Reading
- Polly Pocket Games
- Poptropica
- StoryPlace
For Preschoolers
- Boowa and Kwala Home — songs, games, stories
- Dinosaur Puppet Activity
- Funschool Preschool Arcade
- Learn to read at Starfall
- PBS Kids — (here you'll find friends from Boobah, Barney, Caillou, Clifford and more)
Thorndyke
Thorndyke T. Bear is our resident bear. He, along with his comrade-in-arms LB (Little Buddy), keep an eye over the Children's Library and have adventures. You can follow their exploits at Thorndyke Thoughts. For more on Thorndyke and LB, see: