Sports
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14 Slam-Dunk Kids' Books About Basketball
From biographies on legendary players to action-packed stories about the game, these basketball books are sure to captivate any basketball-loving kid.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
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Inspiring Children's Books Starring Female Athletes
The female athletes in these stories have faced many obstacles and continued to move forward to become record-breakers and world-changers.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Ride On! 11 Enjoyable Books About Bicycles for Children
From trikes to training wheels to two-wheel bikes, there's something for every little cyclist on this list of books about bikes for kids.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Huddle Up and Read: 10 Books About Football for Kids
If you have a football-obsessed kid at home, there’s no better way to encourage them to read than introducing them to a few books about the sport they love.
Growing Reader
Tween
9 Baseball Books Kids Say Are Home Runs
Batter up! Looking for some great baseball books for kids? Check out these stories young readers are recommending to each other.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Take the Shot! Exciting Hockey Books for Kids
Head-to-head, skate-to-skate, young hockey enthusiasts can take to the ice with these phenomenal books!
Tips & Advice
How Money and Mania Have Transformed Youth Sports
In her new book, journalist Linda Flanagan explains the current crisis of money and mania in youth sports and how to fix it.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
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Teen
Read Your Way to Tokyo! A Summer Games Primer
Is your family ready for the 2021 Summer Games in Tokyo? Here’s a list of excellent books about the big event and elite athletes, all worthy of gold medals.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
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Sports Books for Kids of All Ages
These great stories about competition, determination, grit, and overcoming obstacles are timeless and appropriate for sports-loving kids.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
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16 Medal-Worthy Ice Skating Books for Kids
Get ready to hit the ice with these captivating picture books and middle grade reads featuring all kinds of ice skaters!
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Brightly Storytime: Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert
Settle in and read along with Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert, a hilarious picture book guide to the game of soccer.
Teen
Slam Dunk! 8 Sports Books for Teen Readers
Young adult sports books centered on competition, determination, and underdogs rising to the top will appeal to teen readers who love the thrill of the game.
Tween
6 Middle Grade Books About Off-Beat Sports for Young Readers
Is your tween more into bowling than basketball? In Your Shoes author Donna Gephart suggests these novels about off-beat sports for tween readers who don’t enjoy playing traditional sports.
Tween
Jump Rope Dreams: On Discovering Double Dutch as a Child
On weekends, Doreen Spicer-Dannelly and her siblings were allowed to play outside, and going to the neighborhood playground was the highlight of her week. There, in the heart of Brownsville, was where she fell in love with Double Dutch.
