Reading Challenges

Winter Reading Challenge

January 11th – March 15th

Thank you all for participating in our winter reading challenge! Between January and March, we read more than 3,500 minutes together and earned more than 1,500 beads. Great job!

Check back soon for summer reading challenge information!

Beanstack Reading Challenges:

Note: Winter Reading 2025 is NOT on Beanstack.

The Wellesley Free Library has discontinued our use of Beanstack. We will continue offering reading challenges and experiences through other services and in-person. Check back for more information soon!

50 Books to Read Before Kindergarten

List compiled by librarian Emma Weiler.

Click on an image to find it in our collection. To find our printable checklist, click here: 50 Books To Read Before Kindergarten Checklist

Popular Kids & Children Titles

Swim Team

Crown

There Was a Party for Langston

Standing in the Need of Prayer

The People Remember

The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold)

The Season of Styx Malone

Before the Ever After

King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic ...

Nina

The Hate U Give

Lupe Wong Won't Dance

Tumble

Mango, Abuela, and Me

Lucky Broken Girl

Niño Wrestles the World

The First Rule of Punk

They Call Me Güero

Mexikid

The Last Cuentista

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Award-Winning Books

Minuteman Library Network’s awards listing, includes Caldecott, Newbery and many more….check out the full list of book awards here.

Suggested Databases for Kids

Britannica Fundamentals

Educate Station

PebbleGo