I love my library!

Early experiences with books and language lay the foundation for success in learning to read.

Updated April 8, 2024
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Library babies
Puck
Paper Book
Here come the library babies, ready to give you a tour of their favorite local library! This adorable board book is the perfect Christmas gift this holiday season. There's no place more magical than a library, where adventures can be had both inside the pages of a book and out. Here you...
Also available in eBook format.
No cats in the library
Emmons, Lauren
Paper Book
A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut picture book that's "catnip for librarians and young book lovers alike" (School Library Journal, starred review). Clarisse is a clever cat who loves books. She may not...
A library
Giovanni, Nikki
Ebook
In this lyrical picture book, world-renown poet Nikki Giovanni pens a ode to the magic of a library as not only a place for knowledge but also for escape, imagination, and exploration. A perfect read aloud book to celebrate all the joys of libraries.
Also available in eBook format.
A love letter to my library
Katzenberger, Lisa
Paper Book
A heartwarming picture book love letter to libraries and all the moments that make them so special! Everyone loves visiting the library! Children-and adults alike-enjoy searching the shelves for new adventures, curling up in their favorite cozy chair during story time, and...
Once upon a book
Lin, Grace
Paper Book
A Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2023! A Smithsonian Magazine Best Kids Books of 2023! From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern folktale about the joy of reading. ...
Mama's library summers
Noel, Melvina
Paper Book
Mama's Library Summers is a moving picture book tribute to a strong Black mother, libraries, and the power of reading and of seeing oneself in books by the author of Chef Edna, Melvina Noel, and illustrator Daria Peoples. Every summer, Mama takes her two...
I want to read all the books
Ohi, Debbie Ridpath
Paper Book
An insatiably curious girl decides the only way to answer all her questions is to read all the books in this funny and charming picture book in the spirit of The Library Fish and Tom Chapin's The Library Book. Hana wants to know everything about the world...
A book for bear
Ramsey, Ellen L.
Paper Book
"An endearing picture book that showcases the lengths readers will go to find the perfect book . . . this lovely book is one to seek out."-- School Library Journal In this charming and heartfelt story, a book-loving bear and a book-loving girl hatch a plan to find the perfect...
Come, read with me
Ruurs, Margriet
Ebook
Join two young children as they begin an adventure through a world of books in this story-within-a-bedtime-story. This metered read-aloud pays homage to classic children's literature: readers of all ages will love searching for characters they recognize from fairy tales and beloved picture...

Canadian author.

Also available in eBook format.

This is a story
Schu, John
Paper Book
Children's literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the power of finding the perfect book--in a story that's more relevant than ever. This is a word on a page. This is a page in a book. This is a book on a...
We are in a book!
Willems, Mo.
Paper Book
Mo Willems, award-winning, New York Times best-selling creator of The Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Unlimited Squirrels, presents best friends Elephant Gerald and Piggie.   Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald...
Nous sommes dans un livre!
Willems, Mo.
Paper Book
Mo Willems, award-winning, New York Times best-selling creator of The Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Unlimited Squirrels, presents best friends Elephant Gerald and Piggie.   Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald...

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