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Kid’s Book Corner

Authors & Series Links to fun author and series sites.
Reading Links that offer reviews and recommendations.

Locally-Subscribed* and Popular Databases

*You can NoveList Plus outside the library with your valid library card and have designated a Oregon Library as your home library. The other databases are provided by the BadgerLink project and available to all Wisconsin residents with a valid library card.

Authors & Series

  • Series and sequels lists
  • 39 Clues Official website of the popular series about the world's most powerful families.
  • Berenstain Bear Country The official Berenstain Bears site, includes activities and lists of books.
  • Jan Brett Explore the world of Jan Brett. Includes printables, games, videos, and much more.
  • Come Home to Little House This companion site to the original Laura Ingalls Wilder series includes online activities, character descriptions, recipes, and more.
  • American Girls Series The American Girls stories are told through the eyes of girls living in different time periods. This site expands on the stories and has a club for fans of American Girls.
  • Curious George Lots of games and printables featuring kid's favorite monkey.
  • Spiderwick Chronicles Learn more about the creators and series on this companion site.
  • Dav Pilkey's Web Site o' Fun Check out this awesome site from the author of Captain Underpants.
  • Fun with Spot Fans of Eric Hill's Spot books will enjoy playing these games and reading the animated versions of some of these books.
  • Magic School Bus Learn about science through games and activities on the online version of the books and PBS show.
  • Speakaboos Listen to online children’s stories such as Arthur, Curious George and other classic stories. Foreign language stories and multicultural stories are forthcoming. A feature to record your own story is available. Story guides and worksheets are included for teachers to use. Parents can download guides and resources for them to use with their children.
  • Storyline Enjoy a selection of stories read online by members of the Screen Actors Guild. Files are available for Windows Media, Real Player or Quicktime formats.
  • Welcome To Seussville All Seuss characters welcome you to Seussville. You can play games, chat with the Cat in the Hat, win prizes, find out about new Dr. Seuss books, and much, much more!

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Reading

Looking for something to read. Check out these links on great books to read.

  • American Folklore This site contains retellings of American folk tales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from all 50 states in the USA.
  • Award Winning Books Various lists of awarding books from American Library Association.
  • NoveList Plus Offers recommended reads, book discussion guides, book talks, author biographies, and articles. NoveList Plus also includes non-fiction and is provided by Oregon Public Library.
  • TeachingBooks.net Offers original, up-close profiles of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of book readings, guides to thousands of titles, and a wealth of resources on children's and young adult literature.

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