If you love “kid lit” (children’s literature) like I do, you’ll love these best kid lit blogs!
Anyone who knows me or reads this blog knows how much I adore children’s literature. Honestly, my reasons for loving the genre would make for a reasonably long essay. But that is not today’s topic of discussion. Today, I’m sharing five of my current top kid lit blogs. Obviously, “top” is subjective, but I do love these blogs, their focus on children’s books, and their consistency in this labor of love that is blogging.
This post focuses on picture book, chapter book, and middle-grade bloggers. Some of these bloggers do read the occasional YA or adult novel, but young kid lit is their main event. My favorite posts to read on book blogs are book reviews and author interviews, and these top kid lit blogs have a MASSIVE archive of reviews.
If you’re a parent, teacher, or just plain kid lit lover, here are some more blogs to follow, STAT.
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This Picture Book Life
Focus: Picture books
Danielle Davis is the author of the quirky middle-grade novel, Zinnia and the Bees. She also runs the cute picture book blog, This Picture Book Life. On her blog, Danielle shares her favorite picture books, cool interviews with booksellers, authors and illustrators, and even book-related DIY crafts.
The Story Sanctuary
Focus: Middle grade and young adult
Run by Kasey Giard, The Story Sanctuary has been sharing reviews since 2013. My favorite thing about Kasey’s site is the content scale she provides in every review. She includes everything from recommended ages to language and sexual content — very important for young and/or sensitive readers.
Nerdy Book Club
Focus: Middle grade and young adult
Nerdy Book Club is run by four educators, and I have to say, I absolutely love their site! Besides posting consistently, they share author essays, book reviews, book lists and lots of other fantastic content. If you want to stay up to date with new books while still getting a dose of backlist titles, this is your go-to blog.
Ms. Yingling Reads
Focus: Middle grade
Ms. Yingling is a voracious reader and prolific reviewer; she posts a review practically every day! While I often wish she would rate more books higher on Goodreads, I love her actual reviews! She always shares strengths and weaknesses and whether she would purchase the book for her school library. I also love that she seems to have read almost every middle-grade book in existence — it’s rare that I run into one she’s yet to read!
Happily Ever Elephants
Focus: Picture books and middle grade
Lauren is an attorney turned library media specialist and mom to two little boys. I love her enthusiastic reviews of middle-grade books and her passion for helping parents raise readers. If you’re a parent looking for tips in that regard, you’ll enjoy Lauren’s site!
Blazer Tales
Focus: Middle grade and young adult
Laurie is a K-6 teacher and voracious reader who shares detailed book reviews on her website. She also includes grade and reading level recommendations for each book. I love that she categorizes all her reads to make her site easier to navigate.
MG Book Village
Focus: Middle-grade books
MG Book Village is run by a group of teachers and librarians, including author Jarett Lerner. The website covers author interviews, book reviews, author essays, and even tips for writers from writers. It’s honestly a dream of a site — and highly underrated too!
Teachers Who Read
Focus: Middle-grade books
Teachers Who Read is another middle-grade book blog run by a group of teachers. They feature fun reviews of books for third-, fourth-, fifth-grade, and junior high students as well as author spotlights. My favorite posts are the regular “It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?” ones.
Literacious
Focus: Children’s literature (from picture books to YA)
Laura, a former librarian turned library director runs the Literacious blog. The blog features book reviews, activities, and book lists interspersed with the occasional lifestyle post.
Here Wee Read
Focus: Mostly picture books and chapter books with the occasional middle-grade book
Charnaie is a longtime book blogger who shares the diverse books she reads with her kids. Her site is a hub of reading activities as well as some lifestyle content.
Chattering Librarian
Focus: Middle-grade books
The Chattering Librarian blog shares book lists nearly every week! Her lists are always creative and practical.
Watch. Connect. Read. (Mr. Schu Reads)
Focus: Picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels.
Mr. Schu is a renowned kid lit blogger known for cover reveals, book trailers, and author interviews. His site is always a delight.
Cece Librarian
Focus: Picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade
Cece is an elementary school librarian who’s also on MG Book Village Review team. On her blog, she review picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade books.
Imagination Soup
Focus: Picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade
Melissa is a prolific kid lit blogger known for her awesome comprehensive book lists. She’s a former teacher and literacy trainer.
Bridget and the Books
Focus: Chapter books and middle-grade books
Bridget is a fifth-grader who writes simple book reviews and shares fun author interviews. I look forward to her posts and love her unique way of engaging with books.
Beagles and Books
Focus: Picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade
Beagles and Books features weekly children’s books reviews, from picture books to middle-grade novels. Plus, you’ll get a cute Beagle in every photo (if you’re into that sort of thing).
Samantha Cronin’s Kid Lit Library
Focus: Picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade
Samantha is a teacher and reader who shares her thoughts on books as well as additional resources for parents and teachers.
Books. Iced Lattes. Blessed.
Focus: Middle-grade
Sierra is a teacher and new blogger who shares mostly middle-grade book reviews and book lists. You’ll also find the occasional life update and coffee chat!
Randomly Reading
Focus: Picture books, middle-grade
Alex is a former NYC fourth-grade teacher. On her blog, she shares reviews of books for kids and adults, but mostly kid lit.
Kid Lit Frenzy
Focus: Picture books
Alyson Beecher is an educator who shares thoughts mostly on picture books. However, you will find the occasional MG review.
Kristi’s Book Nook
Focus: Picture books
Picture book lovers will enjoy Kristi’s Book Nook as she reviews a diverse selection.
Books in the Middle
Focus: Middle-grade books
A group of reviewers regularly share their thoughts on a variety of middle-grade books.
These are my go-to reviewers for kid lit. I hope to round up a few other great bloggers in the young adult and adult categories soon. But I’m always looking for new bloggers to follow, so if you have any recommendations, they’ll be welcomed.
This post has been updated for May 2020.
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YES! You’ll love them! 🙂
I didn’t know all of these, so thank you very much for introducing me to them!
Oh, it’s my pleasure, Nicole 🙂
Thank you for reading my blog Afoma. I enjoy reading yours too and I can’t wait to check out the others you mentioned 😊
Hi Cece! It’s a pleasure! Happy reading 🙂
It’s my pleasure, Nicole 🙂
Awesome list! A lot of new ones I have never heard of.
Ah, my pleasure, enjoy!
Great list, thanks Afoma. Happy I found your site!
Thanks, AJ!
Excellent resource! You can see many of these and more each Monday where I host Marvelous Middle Grade Monday. It’s a weekly list of who has a review, interview, and/or a giveaway targeting middle grade.
Hi Greg, thank you so much! I’m hoping to join the MMGM train one of these days. Thank you for your work in highlighting middle-grade book blogs!
Hi I am a 12 year old and I review children and middle grade books I would love to be added to the list if you don’t mind !
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Hi Krisha! Thanks for reading. I just checked out your blog – well done! I’ll be sure to keep you in mind when next I update this post.
Thanks ! I do not know why I did not get a nonfication when you replied
Thanks for mentioning me! I actually use the official Goodreads designations (if you hover over the stars, there’s a pop up box that explains them), so most things get three stars. And just for the record, I have posted a book review every single day since 1 January 2012!
Thanks for explaining your rating system 🙂 And WOW, 2012 is almost 10 years of reviewing! Well done 🙂
Great list.
As a children’s literature blogger myself, it’s so fun to see old favorites featured and discover new to me faces too. Thank you for sharing this list.
My pleasure, Jodi! Your blog is beautiful! I’ll note it as one to add during my update. Thanks for reading 🙂
This was so helpful, Afoma. I’m a former teacher now into teaching social media, specializing in children’s book authors. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
Thanks for mentioning me! I’ve been following your reviews for a little while now and love to hear your take!
It’s my pleasure 🙂