Books for YOU!
Read Alike List: If you liked ____, they try ___
BookBrowse: Another real-alike site.
Goodreads: sign up, and it will tell you what you are likely to enjoy.
What Should I Read Next?: Type in a book you liked, and get more like it.
Gnooks: Enter some author names and get a suggestion!
LikeWise: Book Suggestions based on liked reads.
Amazon is good for checking out the “What Other Customers Bought” bar…
TasteDive: Suggestions based on what you read.
Fancy reading a book set in Paris? Something happy? Try WhichBook!
A commercial site, so reviews are paid for, but honest: Goodreading Magazine.
Another commercial site, but great author interviews and reviews: Better Reading.
Books for THEM!
CBCA Notables and Shortlists are a great place to start for relevant books for the classroom.
Lists of picture books to support the Australian Curriculum from Ridgy Didge.
Picture Books for HaSS (NSW Education).
Search for books under the Cross-Curricular Priorities.
CBCA’s Reading Time blog looks at nearly every new release… as does Kids Book Review.
Great podcast interviewing your favourite authors - listen online to Reading With A Chance of Tacos!
Middle-Grade Mavens is another great podcast reviewing middle-grade books! Years 3 - 5.
New primary aged books reviewed here at GoodReading Magazine.
Brisbane Kids offers a list of favourite picture books (current as of 2020).
Great Aussie Picture Books as compiled by Readings.
An old site no longer being updated, but if you are hunting for interesting and elusive YA books, you can literally start here at InsideaDog, and find some old gems.
The School Magazine website has some good info, and you can read some texts online.