Parent Resources

2020 Suggested Summer Reading Lists

Our summer suggested reading lists for Pre-K3 through 8th grade are a collaborative labor of love between the Library, Library Committee, and the Spanish, French, and English departments.

2020 English Suggested Summer Reading List via Greenlight

2020 Spanish Suggested Summer Reading List via ¡Chau, Luna!

Past Suggested Summer Reading Lists

2019 English Suggested Summer Reading List: Grades N-5th

2019 French Suggested Summer Reading List via Albertine

2018 English Suggested Summer Reading List

2018 English Suggested Summer Reading List: Middle School

2017 English Suggested Summer Reading List

2017 French Suggested Summer Reading List

2017 Spanish Suggested Summer Reading List

Podcasts

Recommended Podcasts for Children that you and your family will love listening to together, in all three ISB languages! Compiled by members of the ISB Library Committee.

Bookstores

Some fantastic bookshops and online stores for literature in French, Spanish and English.

Multilingual

Books of Wonder booksofwonder.com

Cafe Con Libros cafeconlibrosbk.com

Community Bookstore communitybookstore.net

Greenlight greenlightbookstore.com

Hexagramm Books hexagrammbooks.com

McNally Jackson mcnallyjackson.com

Word Bookstore wordbookstores.com

French

Albertine albertine.com

Babelio www.babelio.com

Bonjour Books https://bonjourbooksdc.com/

Cufay cufay.fr

Fnac https://livre.fnac.com/s19/Livre-Jeunesse#bl=ACLivreARBO

Gallimard Montreal https://www.gallimardmontreal.com/catalogue/jeunesse/albums

La Librairie Des Enfants lalibrairiedesenfants.nyc

Lectures de France https://lecturesdefrance.com/

Rue du Monde ruedumonde.fr

SLPJ+ https://slpjplus.fr/pepites/liste/bonnes-lectures-livre-illustre/

Spanish

Books Del Sur https://booksdelsur.org/

Boolino boolino.es/es/

Casa del Libro casadellibro.com

Chau Luna! chauluna.com

Cinco Books cincobooks.com/

La Liberia la-libreria.net

Latin American Bookstore, Inc. latambooks.com/

Lectorum lectorum.com/esp

Lorito Books loritobooks.com

Fluffy Books fluffybooksonline.com

Book Lists and Other Resources

Multilingual

Bank Street Children’s Book Committee

Children’s Book Council cbcdiversity.com The CBC Diversity list reflects the Children’s Book Council’s commitment to promoting diverse voices in literature for young people.

Children’s Literature and Reading: Notable Books for a Global Society clrsig.org Book list selection of the Notable Books for a Global Society Committee of the Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group (CL/R SIG)

First Nations firstnations.org Native American Children’s Literature Recommended Reading List

Gothamist Diverse Children’s Books That Actually Reflect The Lives Of NYC Kids

ISB’s American Indians / Indigenous Peoples / Native Nations Resource List Contains links to recommended titles, booklists, awards, and digital resources.

LEA Book Distributors leabooks.com

Lee & Low 2020 Diverse Reading List Pre-K through 8th Grade

Multicultural Books for Younger Children bankstreet.edu

Reading Is Fundamental Booklist rif.org

Reading Is Fundamental Read-Aloud Videos rif.org

Teaching for Change Book Store tfcbooks.org

We Are Kid Lit Collective https://wtpsite.wordpress.com/

We Need Diverse Books diversebooks.org

French

Centre Pompidou centrepompidou.fr

Des Livres Pour Jeunesse deslivrespourlajeunesse.fr

Les Enfants du Bruit et de l’Odeur – Adolescents lesenfantsdubruitetdelodeur.com/categories/Livres-pour-adolescent.e.s?cat=1