Summer Olympics Books for Kids

Olympig!: Pursued by Mr. Hamstring, a reporter who is sure he will fail, Boomer becomes the first pig ever to compete in the Animal Olympics and demonstrates that attitude can be more important than winning.

All About the Olympic Games: This is a great book to get kids excited about the Olympic Games while learning about the customs and traditions of the Games!

Olympics!: Provides a simple overview of the history, preparations, training, and actual events that are part of the Olympic Games.

The Story of the Olympic Games: This first and only official children's book on the Olympics--created in association with the Olympic Museum in Lausanne--introduces kids to the glorious history of the Games.

G Is for Gold Medal: The letters of the alphabet introduce facts about the Olympic movement and Olympic sports.

Great Moments in the Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympics are chock full of epic athletic achievements across hundreds of disciplines, especially Track and Field, Gymnastics, and Swimming.

Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics: Celebrates those dedicated athletes who have achieved their dreams on the world stage, including Jim Thorpe and Jesse Owens, while exploring the social, political, and cultural history and impact of these games throughout the years.

What Are the Summer Olympics?: Find out all about the Summer Olympics in this informative book.

Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win: A richly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, including trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breakers in more than forty sports.

Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper: This is an inspiring free-verse story of the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Photos of Alice Coachman are also included.

Before Wilma Rudolph was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg. Everyone said she would never walk again. But Wilma refused to believe it. Not only would she walk again, she vowed, she'd run. And she did run, all the way to the Olympics, where she became the first American woman to earn three gold medals in a single olympiad.

The Wildest Race Ever: The Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon: The  true story of the 1904 Olympic marathon, which took place at the St. Louis World's Fair.

Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still: Nadia Comaneci was a feisty and fearless little girl who went from climbing trees in the forests of Romania to swinging into history at the 1976 Olympic Games, where she received an unprecedented seven perfect scores in gymnastics.

Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Excellence: From the age of nine years, Michael dreams of playing basketball for the United States in the Olympics, and with hard work and his mother's encouragement, he realizes his dream.

Unbeatable Betty: Betty Robinson, the First Female Olympic Track & Field Gold Medalist: An inspiring picture book biography of the first woman to win a gold medal in track and field.

Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles: Before she was a record-breaking gymnast competing on the world stage, Simone Biles spent time in foster care as a young child.

Girl Running: The inspiring story of the first female to run the Boston Marathon comes to life in stunningly vivid collage illustrations.

Who Was Jesse Owens?: Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.

A Picture Book of Jesse Owens: A comprehensive look at the life of the man who has often been called the World's Fastest Human.

Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story: Profiles the childhood dreams and realities of the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal, achieved in the ten-meter platform diving event in 1948.

Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion: Tells the story of Alice Coachman, an athlete from rural Georgia who made history as the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1948.

Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics: Lucile "Ludy" Godbold was six feet tall and skinnier than a Carolina pine and an exceptional athlete. In her final year on the track team at Winthrop College in South Carolina, Ludy tried the shot put and she made that iron ball sail with her long, skinny arms.

The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics: Describes the American rowing team's triumphant and unlikely win during the 1936 Olympics.

Yes, I Can!: The story of the original Jamaican Bobsled Team and how they had the courage to pursue their dreams of an Olympic Medal for their country.