Colorado State Reading Lists
2018 Colorado Book Award
Can an Aardvark Bark?
From award-winning author Melissa Stewart and Caldecott honoree Steve Jenkins comes a noisy nonfiction exploration of the many sounds animals make....
When Dimple Met Rishi
The inspiration for the Netflix original series Mismatched! A New York Times bestseller A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) An NPR Best Book of ...
2019 Colorado Book Award
500 Words or Less
A YALSA 2020 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers “Compelling.” —School Library Journal “Moving.” —Publishers Weekly “Poignant.” —Kirkus Re...
2020 Colorado Book Award Finalist
The Fisherman & the Whale
Jessica Lanan’s dreamy and dramatic watercolor paintings bring to life a wordless story about wonder in the natural world.A fisherman takes his son...
Truman
An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Children’s book of 2019 A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best...
There's Something about Sweetie
An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 “Adorable, joyous.” —BuzzFeed “I’m head-over-heels for this charming, funny, romantic, life-affirming book.” —Becky Al...
2019 Colorado Blue Spruce YA Award
Scythe
Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the...
2020 CLEL Bell Picture Book Award Shortlist
Nighttime Symphony
The sounds of the city at night create a lively lullaby in this melodious bedtime story from superstar producer and musician Timbaland, Caldecott H...