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Writing & Storytelling
Writing & Storytelling
Writing & Storytelling Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
7,952 books about writing & storytelling
0–3 yrs
408 books
4–7 yrs
2627 books
8–11 yrs
3003 books
By format:
Chapter Books
(2902)
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(475)
Poetry
(234)
Middle Grade
(205)
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(152)
Early Readers
(39)
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3–5
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9–12
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Hugging the Rock
Susan Taylor Brown
For the child grappling with the confusion of a parent's departure or the weight of a family member's mental illness.
Ages 10–14
Douglas Florian's Poems and Paintings
Zoo's Who
Douglas Florian
Humorous paintings and playful poems celebrate the quirks of the animal kingdom, from slow-moving sloths to curious liza
Ages 4–8
Sassy #1
Little Sister Is Not My Name
Sharon M. Draper
For the child who feels overlooked as the youngest or smallest in the family and is ready to prove they have a big voice
Ages 7–10
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12–18 yrs
1533 books
The Miraculous
Jess Redman
For the child grappling with the heavy weight of loss and searching for a reason to believe in the extraordinary again.
Ages 8–12
Clara Schumann: Piano Virtuoso
Susanna Reich
For the young artist learning that mastery takes grit, this biography shows how Clara Schumann balanced fame, family, an
Ages 9–13
Traveling the Freedom Road: From Slavery and the Civil War Through Reconstruction
Linda Barrett Osborne
First-hand slave narratives and personal diaries reveal the raw emotion and difficult reality of life through the Civil
Ages 10–14
Carolina Autumn
Carol Lynch Williams
For the teen navigating the heavy weight of loss, this novel in verse offers a gentle path through grief and the complic
Ages 12–16
The Last Survivors #1
Life As We Knew It
Susan Beth Pfeffer
When an asteroid knocks the moon closer to Earth, Miranda and her family must fight for survival in a world where the ru
Ages 12–17
Escape: One Day We Had to Run
Ming Chen, Wah Chen
Mateo and Rufus have just twenty-four hours left to live, leading them on a poignant journey to find a lifetime of conne
Ages 14–18
Way Back Then
Germaine Arnattaujuq and Neil Christopher
A father shares a bilingual Inuit bedtime story about a time when the world was filled with magic, paired with evocative
Ages 3–7
Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay
Kelly McWilliams
Harriet is a force of nature in modern Louisiana as she fights against the transformation of a neighboring plantation in
Ages 14–18
Good Heavens!
Poile Sengupta
For the child exploring self-expression and performance. These short, engaging plays help children find their voices and
Ages 8–12
Jefferson's Children: The Story of One American Family
Shannon Lanier
For the young person navigating a complex family tree and discovering how history shaped their identity.
Ages 10–14
Annals of the Western Shore #3
Powers
Ursula K. Le Guin
Follow Gavir as he navigates a world of ancient powers and dangerous secrets while searching for true freedom in the fin
Ages 12–18
This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie
Elizabeth Partridge
Trace the dusty roads and powerful anthems of Woody Guthrie, the folk singer who transformed the American landscape into
Ages 12–18
Dream Country
Shannon Gibney
For the reader grappling with the weight of history and heritage, this sweeping saga explores how the scars and hopes of
Ages 14–18
Love is the Higher Law
David Levithan
For the teenager grappling with national tragedy or collective loss, this lyrical story helps process the shock and conf
Ages 12–18
String Music
Rick Telander
The creation of the earth and the theft of a mythical wealth-making machine unfold in these epic poems from Finnish and
Ages 10–18
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard
Echo Brown
Magical realism meets the raw reality of growing up in Cleveland in this story of race, class, and a teenage wizard find
Ages 14–18
Survivors of the Holocaust
Kath Shackleton
For the young reader beginning to ask difficult questions about world history, these six personal accounts offer a sensi
Ages 10–15
My Life #1
My Life as a Book
Janet Tashjian
Derek Fallon is forced to confront a summer of reading, but a family mystery and his own comic-style drawings might just
Ages 8–12
Chaos Walking #1
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness
Todd Hewitt lives in a town where every thought can be heard by others, but a dark secret from the men around him forces
Ages 14–18
Threads of Peace: How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World
Uma Krishnaswami
For the young activist curious about how change happens, this dual biography connects the legacies of two icons to show
Ages 10–14
The Seventh Raven
David Elliott
For the teen navigating the heavy weight of family expectations or the guilt of being the 'favorite' while others strugg
Ages 12–17
