Age Level

Age Level

Staff Picks: Ages Birth–3
Staff Picks: Ages 3–6
Staff Picks: Ages 6–9
Staff Picks: Ages 9–12
Award Winners/Best of...

Award Winners/Best of...

2023 MCPL Children's Staff Favorites
2024 MCPL Children's Staff Favorites
2025 MCPL Children's Staff Favorites
Pura Belpré Award Winners
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winners
Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Intermediate
Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade
Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Picture Books
Understanding Diverse Experiences

Understanding Diverse Experiences

Arab American Experiences
Asian American and Pacific Islander Experiences
Black Experiences
Experiences with Disabilities
Experiences with Neurodiversity
Hispanic Experiences
LGBTQIA+ Experiences
Native American Experiences
Women's Experiences
Genre

Genre

Adventure
Fantasy
Historical Stories
Mystery
Realistic Fiction
Scary Stories
Science Fiction
Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories
Let's Talk About...

Let's Talk About...

Let's Talk About Adoption
Let's Talk About Anxiety, Depression, and Mental Health
Let's Talk About Being Sick
Let's Talk About Brothers, Sisters, and New Babies
Let's Talk About Divorce
Let's Talk About Homelessness
Let's Talk About Immigration
Let's Talk About Potty Training
Let's Talk About Race
Let's Talk About Starting School
Let's Talk About the Civil Rights Movement
Let's Talk About the End of Life
Read-a-Likes

Read-a-Likes

If You Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid
If You Like Dog Man
If You Like Frog and Toad (or Elephant and Piggie)
If You Like Harry Potter
If You Like Junie B. Jones
If You Like Percy Jackson
If You Like Raina Telgemeier
If You Like The Princess in Black
If You Like Wings of Fire
Special Collections

Special Collections

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
America 250
Banned Books for Kids
Battle of the Books 2026
Gardening Books for Kids
Giving and Sharing
Indiana Connections
Predictable Books
Spanish and Bilingual Picture Books
Unearth a Story
Winter Favorites

Recommended Resources