Kid Lit

Kid Lit is about helping parents find books that your kids will enjoy reading.

We have categorized the books ad place thousands of them in to the easy to use database that allows all parents, and even grand parents, to help suggest books that will help you child read and of course love books.

You Might Ask Where Do I Start?

Kid-Lit’s goal is to suggest books that I think your child will enjoy reading. These suggestions are based on your child’s

  • gender,
  • age, and
  • reading level

So, the first place to start is with you asking your child. You already know their age and gender but what about his reading level? A easy way to approach this is to get a few books from a library and then sit done with your child in a nice and comfortable spot and then start to read with them.  Start with a basic book and then after a few pages if you can see them enjoying and understanding then go up a level.

The age usually matches the grade your child is in, but not always. Some children are very early readers and will be reading at, for example, a 4th grade level in 2nd grade; other children are later readers and may be reading at, for example, a 3rd grade level in 4th grade. If you have no idea of what your child’s reading level is, use the book reading at home method or you can always ask their teacher. Or, if you know of a book which your child has recently read with ease you can check to see if it is in the Kid-Lit database. If we list the book, we will tell you that book’s reading level, that is a great way to know quickly and helps you start with our database too.

How Do I Use The Kid Lit Database?

Gender, age and reading level are all you need to know to do a easy and basic search in Kid-Lit. Once you have submited this data, you will be shown a list of books and besides each book will be some Kid-Lit stars. The more stars, the more we think your child will like the book, it’s as easy as that.  5-star books are those we think your child will enjoy the most and it goes back from there. That is not to say that if you child loves books about fireman and we have rated a puppy dog over the fireman or train book over the puppy dog, does not mean that your child is not going to love one over the other. Books are a personal item and each of us is different, it just means that your childs likes need to be taken into account also.

What Happens If I Dont Like The Books?

Kid Lit  we strive to give you information on all of the books in the database which match your criteria – even if we gave them 0 stars. You can review the data yourself and decide which books you would like to bring into your child’s life.

We recommend that you Search the Database and use the More Advanced Searches when you can.

Kid-Lit lets you add keyword, genre and ethnicity to further refine your search.

To determine a genre your child likes think of some books that he or she child has really enjoyed. Where they about animals? Did they take place in the past or the future? Were they non-fiction? Were they about everyday life? This will help you determine a genre that your child enjoys. The main Kid-Lit genres are:

 

  • Animal Fantasy – books which feature talking animals
  • Fantasy – books about impossible or improbable events often featuring magic, fairies and dragons.
  • Historical Fiction – books that take place in the past usually during a well known historical period such as the Civil War
  • Non-Fiction – information books including biographies and autobiographies
  • Poetry
  • Science Fiction – books about the future which often feature aliens and space ships.
  • Short Stories/Tales
  • Realistic Fiction – books about real life, usually in modern times.  Subsets of this genre include Realistic Fiction/Ghosts – stories that are realistic but reference encounters with the supernatural and Realistic Fiction/Fantasy – stories that are mostly realistic, but contain some events that some readers will find very hard to believe.

You can also add a keyword to your search. For example, perhaps your child loves dogs or cats. Or, perhaps you are looking for a book about women’s rights or orphans or arranged marriages. Select your keyword in the keyword box. Kid-Lit will show you books which contain this keyword. I have over 300 keywords, so you’re sure to find something of interest to your child.  Note: You will have the best luck using the keyword feature if you set all other criteria to None Specified.

Ethnicity may be important to you as a parent. Kid-Lit indicates whether or not a given book features ethnicities such as African American, Hispanic, Asian and Jewish .