ILA Children’s Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Resources for a selection of titles recognized by this list since 2015 -- recognizing books evaluated and recommended by children
Sponsored by International Literacy Association & the Children’s Book Council

- 4,898 Resources including
- 535 Videos
- 210 Book Readings
- 575 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 457 book results











Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth, and Ekua Holmes
(Selection, 2018)
36 Resources9 Awards

The Terrible Two
by Mac Barnett, Jory John, and Kevin Cornell
(Selection, 2016)
33 Resources2 Awards

Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
by Chris Barton and Don Tate
(Selection, 2017)
33 Resources8 Awards

Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000
by Dav Pilkey
(Selection, 2015)
30 Resources1 Awards


Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
by Rita Williams-Garcia and Frank Morrison
(Selection, 2018)
29 Resources9 Awards









Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
by Laurel Snyder and Julie Morstad
(Selection, 2016)
23 Resources5 Awards



Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero
by Patricia McCormick and Iacopo Bruno
(Selection, 2018)
22 Resources4 Awards

Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal
by Jeff Kinney
(Selection, 2020)
22 Resources3 Awards

The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons
by Natascha Biebow and Steven Salerno
(Selection, 2020)
22 Resources6 Awards


Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History
by Walter Dean Myers and Floyd Cooper
(Selection, 2018)
21 Resources3 Awards

Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
by Gail Jarrow
(Selection, 2019)
21 Resources8 Awards

The Crossover (Graphic Novel)
by Kwame Alexander and Dawud Anyabwile
(Selection, 2020)
21 Resources5 Awards

The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls
(Selection, 2016)
20 Resources5 Awards


The Terrible Two Get Worse
by Mac Barnett, Jory John, and Kevin Cornell
(Selection, 2017)
20 Resources3 Awards

Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package
by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen
(Selection, 2018)
20 Resources2 Awards

