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Authors Represented
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Karna Peck Easy Readers, concepts
Leland P Gamson Concepts, easy readers
Sheri Hauser first books, international
Kevin Decker International
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Board Books
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Best Selling Books
Board books are a lot like picture books, but they’re meant more for very small children to use themselves, whereas picture books might be read together between parent and child.
To encourage young readers to get used to using books, board books are very sturdy. The pages are made of thick cardboard to stand up to small hands flipping the pages and playing with them. The types of content are similar to other picture books: lots of images combined with simple words.
Board books may also include various objects or items to stimulate the child’s sense of touch, like a piece of faux fur to pat or cutouts to stick things into.
First Books
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Picture Books
First books are exactly what they sound like: baby’s first book. Some of these are even meant to be read to the baby before it’s born!
Often, these books are actually more complex than books meant for slightly older kids, as the child isn’t really meant to understand the words or concepts—the books are more to get them used to the sounds of words and reading.
Grownups read these books to their very young kids, often as part of reading groups or playgroups at libraries and community centers. They focus on introducing babies to their new world and giving parents an opportunity to soothe the baby with their voice. Word count is up to around 200 words.
Picture Books
Picture Books
Picture Books
Picture books are targeted at children ages 2 to 8. They primarily use illustrations to tell the story and often share life lessons related to emotional intelligence (empathy, forgiveness, kindness), relationships, social connections, and morals. The books are fun and interesting because they help children learn not just to read, but to navigate their world. These books usually have 50 to 1,000 words.
Age range: Age 3 to 8, can be further divided into younger and older picture books
Word count: From 550 to 1200 words. Nonfiction tends to be longer.
Easy Reader
Picture Books
Chapter Books
Easy Reader books, also called Emerging Reader or Beginning Reader books, are for children who are just learning to read by themselves, usually from five to nine years old. These books may look like picture books when written for the younger ages and like chapter books for the higher end of this age group. The books have characters, settings, and themes relevant to this age group, such as challenges the child might face, like feeling left out or making friends. The books include short, uncomplicated story lines that are told with words and illustrations, but the illustrations are secondary and not necessary for understanding the story. Words are simple, sentences are short, and there is plenty of action and dialog. The entire book has 200-1500 words and is 48-64 pages.
Chapter Books
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Chapter Books
Chapter books have more content and more complex language than the children may have seen before. Therefore, they are broken into chapters to help the readers better comprehend the material. Age range: Children learning to read, typically age 5 to 8. Word count: Around 10,000 words for chapter books. Popular content and tropes: school stories
Rhythmic
Middle Grade Novels
Rhythmic
Rhythmic books overlap with a lot of board books and picture books, but they deserve a category of their own because of how many there are!
Nursery rhymes, sing-song books, and even the work of Dr. Seuss falls into this group of books, which is meant to help children explore language and concepts through sound.
Concepts
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Rhythmic
Concept books teach kids about the world around them. They may fall into the “picture book” category as well, but many of these books are a little more complex because of the challenging issues they seek to explain.
Concept books can cover any topic from death or illness to the environment to welcoming a new baby brother or sister—the key feature is that they’re trying to explain something about life to the child.
Even books about tying your shoes or being nice to animals falls into this sub-category of kidlit. If you’re trying to teach a child something about the world in an engaging and easy-to-understand way, you might be looking for a concept book.
Middle Grade Novels
Middle Grade Novels
Middle Grade Novels
Middle Grade Novels are for ages 8 to 12.
Popular content and tropes: coming of age stories, some budding romance (but often not more than a crush and a kiss on the cheek)
Middle grade is usually what people think of when you say “children’s novel.” These books often can be further divided into the same content categories as adult novels.
Word count: 25,000 to 65,000 words.
Young Adult
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Middle Grade Novels
Young Adult books are for readers aged 12-18 and 16-25. These books can be nonfiction or fiction, educational and entertaining, and they must hold the attention of the target age group and speak to them emotionally and intellectually by being very relevant to their lives. YA books can be written in any genre (historical, crime, romance, etc.). Young adult includes a relatively new category of books (since 2009) called New Adult. This is for the 18-25 year olds and the content focuses on topics like leaving home, going to school, deciding on a career, and exploring sexuality. Books in this genre are 40,000-80,000 words in length.
International
International
International
Books on this page can be Easy Reader books, board books, first books, picture books, concepts, rhythmic, chapter books, middle grade novels and young adult books. Some are a combination of English and alternate language. Enjoy!
- Russian
- Spanish
- Korean