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Good words are worth much, and cost little.

George Herbert

Everyone has walked through the children's section of a library or a children's bookstore. There are literally thousands upon thousands of stories written for children. There are book clubs for children that for a fee send books each month that generally contain educational highlights and gear the books for the level of reading or experience of the listener. There are many online repositories of books for children and adults alike. Finding books that children like is not difficult; bringing a child along with you to the bookstore or library can be a magical excursion for a child and will help the parent identify the types of books that the child is ready for. Many sites offer suggestions to help the parent choose valuable and appropriate books for children.

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Book Clubs
Online Index of Children's Book Clubs
www.book-clubs.net/children.htm

Junior Great Books
www.greatbooks.org/programs/junior/

Children Book-of-the-Month Club
www.bookclubdeals.com/childrenbookofmonth.html

Newbery and Caldecott Award Book Clubs
www.just-for-kids-.com/awardclub.html

Literary Book Club
www.kidslovemail.com/bookslit.htm

Family Corner
www.thefamilycorner.com/dir/Fun_Stuff/Freebies/Book_Clubs

Kids Book Club
dcsd.k12.nv.us/class/haurbursin/kidsbookclub.htm

Online Book Resource
www.troll.com

Selecting the Right Story for Your Child
Choosing the Right Book
msuinfo.ur.msstate.edu/~dur/nycu/nycuread.htm

Common Sense Guide
www.press.uillinois.edu/f00/hearne.html

Advice on Choosing Good Books
www.smistokyo.com/elemlibrary/choose/choose.htm

Choosing the Best Books for Children
www.libglobal.com/articles/cornell/kidsbooks.html

Choosing Books for Young Children
www.nald.ca/province/alt/flag/newslett/97mar/flagne2.htm