2025 Color Our World Children Recommended Book List

The 2025 Summer Reading Lists are full of picture books and easy reader book titles to keep children engaged in reading and exploring throughout the summer.

This list is recommended and available through the Sussex County Library System for children ages 5 and above. These books will pair nicely with our 2025 summer reading theme.

Updated December 14, 2024
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Aaron Slater, illustrator
Paper Book
Aaron Slater, Illustrator is an uplifting story about the power of art, finding your voice, and telling your story even when you're out of step with your peers, from Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, the #1 bestselling creators of Sofia Valdez, Future Prez and Ada...
Just being Dalai :
Guglielmo, Amy,
Paper Book
This kid-friendly picture book biography celebrates the irrepressible individuality of Surrealist artist Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali just couldn't help being himself. When he was little, he wasn't like the other children; he was a daydreamer who liked to play pretend. When he...
Else B. in the sea :
Harvey, Jeanne Walker
Paper Book
Else B. in the Sea is a poetic picture book biography honoring a daring and pioneering woman artist that combines themes of art and science. Else Bostelmann donned a red swimsuit and a copper diving helmet and, with paints and brushes in hand,...
The artivist /
Smith, Nikkolas,
Paper Book
An inspiring picture book about how children can combine art and activism in their daily lives. "They say I'm an artist. They say I'm an activist." When a young boy realizes the scope of inequities in the wider world, he's seized with the urge to do more. He...

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