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Welcome to Bookelicious!

At Bookelicious, we feed kids’ passion for reading. Our professionally curated collection of great books plus our bookmoji-based book matching technology make it easy for kids to find books they truly want to read.

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Does your child like dogs or magic, superheroes or baseball? Bookelicious helps kids find books on topics they love. According to educators, more than 80% of children using Bookelicious find it easy to choose books they are motivated to read!

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Bookelicious helps children explore their interests by choosing their favorite costumes, pets and accessories for their bookmojis. Based on these choices, we offer real-time, personalized book recommendations.

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At Bookelicious, we know what books children want to read because every one of our 17,000+ titles has been professionally curated by our team of librarians and teachers.

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Gift Guide: Basketballers



For the ballers who love to jump & slam-dunk, check out our full curated collection of books about basketball.

Picture Books

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Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream by Deloris Jordan

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Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale by Charly Palmer

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More Than Just a Game: The Black Origins of Basketball by Madison Moore

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Basketball Dreams by Chris Paul

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Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters by Suzanne Slade

See All Basketball Books

Kindergarten to 1st Grade

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When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley

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Dwayne's Big Decision by Young Authors Publishing

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Tune Squad (Little Golden Books: Space Jam A New Legacy) by Golden Books

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I Have a Superpower by Stephen Curry

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Pass the Ball, Mo! (Mo Jackson #3) by David A Adler

See All Basketball Books

2nd to 3rd Grade

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Michael Jordan (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

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Half-Court Hero (The Zach & Zoe Mysteries #2) by Mike Lupica

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EllRay Jakes Stands Tall (EllRay Jakes #9) by Sally Warner

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Hoggy Went-A-Courtin' (I Like to Read Comics) by Ethan Long

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Bo and the Basketball Game (Bo at the Buzz) by Elliott Smith

See All Basketball Books

4th to 5th Grade

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Shot Clock by Caron Butler

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Hard Court (Fifth Quarter #2) by Mike Dawson

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Marshmallow & Jordan by Alina Chau

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Who Was Kobe Bryant? by Ellen Labrecque

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Who Is Lebron James? (Who Was?) by Crystal Hubbard

See All Basketball Books

 

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