1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Recommended books, but not required, for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program.
General Booklists
Looking for your next favorite book? Check out our booklists, created by Youth Services staff just for you!
Pre-Reader PicksRead and ListenPopular Subjects for ReadersAward WinnersOur Diverse WorldParentsKids ReadDecodable Books
- Animal Care
- Autobiographies
- Banned children's books
- Classics
- Colorado authors
- Colorado Children's Book Award winners
- Craft and STEM books
- Dealing with grief
- Dragons (beginning readers)
- Dragons (advanced readers)
- Fantasy chapter books
- Fractured fairy tales
- Funny chapter books
- Getting ready for a new sibling
- Girls Read (beginning readers)
- Girls Read (advanced readers)
- Graphic novels, comic books, and manga
- Guys Read (beginning readers)
- Guys Read (advanced readers)
- Magic
- Mermaids
- Moving
- Murder Mysteries for Upper Elementary and Middle Schoolers
- Mystery Chapter Books
- Newbery Award winners
- Rebus Books
- Series Chapter Books
- True Crime for Kids
- African-American Voices
- Asian-American/Pacific Islander/Polynesian Voices
- Celebrating Diversity
- Diverse Abilities
- Female Voices
- Immigrants and Refugees
- Jewish Voices
- Latin-American Voices
- LGBTQ+ Voices
- Middle Eastern Voices
- Native American Voices
- Neurodiversity
- People Experiencing Poverty or Homelessness
- Social Justice
- Talking To Kids About Racism