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It’s Showtime - Theater, Silver Screen and Small Screen

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Selznick, Brian
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Nate Expectations
Federle, Tim
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Calkhoven, Laurie
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Phoebe and Her Unicorn in Unicorn Theater
Simpson, Dana
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Lola Levine: Drama Queen
Brown, Monica
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Is That You, Eleanor Sue?
Tusa, Tricia
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Ira's Shakespeare Dream
Armand, Glenda
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Lulu the Broadway Mouse: Tiny Dreamer, Big dream
Gavigan, Jenna
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Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen
Fleming, Candace
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Star-Crossed
Dee, Barbara
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The Movie Making Book: Skills & Projects to Learn & Share
Farrell, Dan
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Lights, Camera, Alice!
Rockliff, Mara
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I am Jim Henson
Meltzer, Brad
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Walt's Imagination: The Life of Walt Disney
Rappaport, Doreen
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Videos Ideas
Grabham, Tim
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Corduroy Takes a Bow
Davis, Viola
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Starring Carmen!
Denise, Anika
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Mr. Wayne's Masterpiece
Polacco, Patricia
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Maisy Goes to the Movies
Cousins, Lucy
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Andy & Sandy and the Big Talent Show
DePaola, Tomie
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A Night Out With Mama
Wallis, Quvenzhane
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LAPL Book Lists

Best of Lists

Books for ages 0 to 5

Babies and Toddlers
Great Books for Preschoolers and Kindergartners
Preschool - 1,2,3s
Preschool - A,B,Cs
Preschool - Bilingual (English and Spanish)
Preschool - Dinosaurs
Preschool - Dogs
Preschool - Farm Life
Very Eric Carle Storytime Books

Books by Grade

Books by Theme

African American Heritage: Fiction
African American Heritage: Nonfiction
African Americans in the Civil War
Ancient Egypt (Grade 3-6)
Art and Drawing (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Bugs
Bullying (Picture Books)
Climate Change for Kids
Coding and Computers
Dinosaurs
DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers
Fairy Tales and Folklores
Ghosts and Monsters – Picture Books
Latino Heritage
LGBT Pride
Music (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
Native American Heritage
Natural Diasters
Pets (Fiction)
Pets (Non-Fiction)
Poetry (Children)
Robots
Sharks
Shipwrecks and Pirates
Space Travel (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
Sports
Standing up to Social injustice
Trains
Wild Animals (Non-Fiction) Grade 3-6
Wild Animals (Non-Fiction) K-3
Wild Animals (Picture Books)
Woman's History: Biographies

STEAM Books

Build It! - for ages 4 to 7
Force and Energy - for ages 4 to 7
From Seed to Plant - for ages 4 to 7
Habitats - for ages 4 to 7
Insects and Bugs - for ages 4 to 7
Math Fun - for ages 4 to 7
My Body - for ages 4 to 7
Space - for ages 4 to 7
Weather - for ages 4 - 7
What Scientists Do - for ages 4 to 7

Award Books

Beatty Award - Distinguished books that best promote awareness of California and its people.
Belpré Medal (Authors) - The best books celebrating Latino cultural heritage, by Latino/a authors and illustrators.
Belpré Medal (Illustrators) - The best books celebrating Latino cultural heritage, by Latino/a authors and illustrators.
Caldecott Medal - The very best illustrated books for kids
Coretta Scott King Award (Authors) - The very best books celebrating African American culture and values, by African American authors and/or illustrators.
Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrators) - The very best books celebrating African American culture and values, by African American authors and/or illustrators.
FOCAL Award Winners - The best books with California content.
Geisel Award - The best books for beginning readers.
John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Authors) - Affirms new talent and offers visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration.
John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Illustrators) - Affirms new talent and offers visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration.
Newbery Medal - The very best books for kids.
Sibert Medal - The best informational books for kids.
Schneider Family Award - The best books about the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.

Kids Books Online

For items marked with a *, you'll need a library card to access if you're not in the library.

AR Bookfinder - Find Accelerated Reading books by title or topic.

* BookFlix: Read, watch and listen to books and book videos! For ages 4 to 8.

Book Expert Online - Find information about books that are supported by Scholastic Reading Counts! quizzes.

Kids' E-Books - A special section just for young readers. You'll need a library card to check out books.

* Novelist K - 8 - Looking for a great book to read? Start here!

* Something About the Author - Information about the lives and books of writers for children and teens.

* TumbleBooks: Read and listen to all kinds of books in 7 different languages!

We Need Diverse Books - Links to booklists that reflect and honor the lives of all young people.

Los Angeles Public Library

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Nate Expectations

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Phoebe and Her Unicorn in Unicorn Theater

Lola Levine: Drama Queen

Is That You, Eleanor Sue?

Ira's Shakespeare Dream

Lulu the Broadway Mouse: Tiny Dreamer, Big dream

Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen

Star-Crossed

The Movie Making Book: Skills & Projects to Learn & Share

Lights, Camera, Alice!

I am Jim Henson

Walt's Imagination: The Life of Walt Disney

Videos Ideas

Corduroy Takes a Bow

Starring Carmen!

Mr. Wayne's Masterpiece

Maisy Goes to the Movies

Andy & Sandy and the Big Talent Show

A Night Out With Mama