Children's Books About...Libraries!

These books are specifically available at the Dorothy Henry Library. Some of these may also be available at other locations throughout our library system as well!

Updated November 10, 2025
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Children's Books About...Libraries!

These books are specifically available at the Dorothy Henry Library. Some of these may also be available at other locations throughout our library system as well!

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The loud librarian
Beatrice, Jenna
Paper Book
A little librarian with a larger-than-life voice finds her place in this sweet and uproarious picture book about being true to yourself--no shushing required! Penelope is perfect for the job of student-librarian. Friendly? Check. Helpful? Check. Book lover? Check. There's just...
Miss Brooks loves books (and I don't)
Bottner, Barbara
Paper Book
With the help of Miss Brooks, Missy's classmates all find books they love in the library--books about fairies and dogs and trains and cowboys. But Missy dismisses them all--"Too flowery, too furry, too clickety, too yippity." Still, Miss Brooks remains undaunted. Book Week is here and...
D.W.'s library card
Brown, Marc Tolon.
Paper Book
D. W. can't wait to get a library card, but she has to learn how to write her full name first. After a lot of practice, she finally gets a library card of her very own. But when she tries to find the book that she wants, it's gone! One week later, D. W.'s book is returned, but now she's told that...
Our library
Bunting, Eve
Paper Book
When Miss Goose announces that the library is going to close forever, Raccoon and his friends spring into action. Where will they get the help they need to save their beloved library? In books, of course! This cheery tale from ever-popular author Eve Bunting shows how important libraries...
The library fish
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin
Paper Book
In this sweet and adventurous picture book, an unusually literary fish leaves the safety of her bowl to explore her library home for the first time. When Mr. Hughes finds a fish all alone in the library and names her Library Fish, she knows she's found her true home. Library Fish...
I am Book
Cull, Joren
Paper Book
A clever, amusingly meta picture book with a wholesome message that teaches kids to love themselves just the way they are. Meet "Book"-a plain old book with a dusty yellow jacket and torn pages. When Book's library closes, it moves to a new one in a neighboring town, expecting a...
Everything in its place : a story of books and belonging
David-Sax, Pauline
Paper Book
An inspiring and poetic story about reading, libraries, and overcoming shyness to find community. I gather the books in my arms, and give them a hug. "Welcome back," I whisper. Nicky is a shy girl who feels most at home in the safe space of her school library,...
No cats in the library
Emmons, Lauren
Paper Book
Featured on Reading Rainbow with Mychal Threets! 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). ...
Where is our library? : a story of Patience and Fortitude
Funk, Josh
Paper Book
Where Is Our Library? is a companion to Lost in the Library and our second picture book in partnership with the New York Public Library. Curious Patience and steadfast Fortitude wait every morning to greet visitors of the New York Public Library--and slip away...
This book is banned
Haldar, Raj
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author of P Is for Pterodactyl Raj Haldar comes a hilarious and thoughtful new picture book that underscores the importance of the fight against censorship in schools and libraries across the world This is a book about dinosaurs....
Library lion
Knudsen, Michelle.
Paper Book
An affectionate storybook tribute to that truly wonderful place: the library. Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do....
The Midnight Library
Kohara, Kazuno.
Paper Book
Perfect for bedtime reading, pay a visit to the Midnight Library where you can snuggle up for a nighttime story. There is a little library that only opens at night. In the library there is a little librarian--and her three assistant owls--who helps everyone find the perfect book. The...
Bats at the library
Lies, Brian.
Paper Book
Frolic through the library with Caldecott honor winner and New York Times best-selling creator Brian Lies' adorable bats.  This nighttime escapade is part of the award winning Bat Book series, perfect for bedtime reading as well as budding book lovers on Halloween and all year round.<...
The not so quiet library
OHora, Zachariah
Paper Book
A hilarious story that celebrates the power of books and libraries in the vein of It's a Book It's Saturday, which means Oskar and Theodore get to go to the library with their dad! It means donuts for breakfast! And it means endless quiet hours lost in stories. ...
Amelia Bedelia's first library card
Parish, Herman.
Paper Book
Generations of children have fallen in love with Amelia Bedelia, the housekeeper so literal-minded that she puts sponges in her sponge cake and pitches a tent by throwing it into the woods.   Now fans can find out what Amelia Bedelia was like when she...
The sublime Ms. Stacks
Pearlman, Robb
Paper Book
Miss Nelson is Missing meets Drag Race in this vibrant picture book about a drag queen librarian from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robb Pearlman. Librarian Mr. Stephen is great at helping people find their books. But when it comes to crafts...
A treasury of curious George /
Rey, Margret
Paper Book
Curious George has found a lasting place in the hearts of millions of boys and girls all over the world ever since he was brought to life by Margret and H.A. Rey more than eighty years ago. Here you will find eight timeless stories about George, the man with the yellow hat, and their friends. ...
Read it, don't eat it!
Schoenherr, Ian.
Paper Book
* Poster * Pitch Children's Book Week, National Library Week, ALA poster/merchandise * Special mailing with signed posters * F&G distribution at conferences * School & Library feature at www...
Dear Librarian
Sigwarth, Lydia M.
Paper Book
When Lydia was five years old, she and her family had to leave their home. They hopped from Grandma's house to Aunt Linda's house to Cousin Alice's house, but no place was permanent. Then one day, everything changed. Lydia's mom took her to a new place -- not a house, but a big building with...
Construction
Sutton, Sally
Paper Book
Thonk! Clonk! Clap! The team behind Roadwork and Demolition returns to the construction site, where big machines and busy workers dig, hoist, and hammer away. There’s lots of noise and excitement involved in building a library! Preschoolers will clamor to take...
Horseback librarians
Yolen, Jane
Paper Book
Anna Mary brings books to children and adults in Appalachia during the Great Depression. There were no libraries in the backwoods of Kentucky in the 1930s. Librarians there and throughout the South delivered books to families by horseback and mule, sleeping...
Rappy goes to the library
Gutman, Dan
Paper Book
When Rappy the Raptor's class goes to the library, it's all Rappy can do not to be noisy. Can he keep his rapping quiet, or will he start a book riot When students are finding the library a bore, quick-thinking Rappy uses his rhyming skills to save the day! Beginning readers...
Houndsley and Catina at the library
Howe, James
Paper Book
The charming duo returns with a love letter to the library, good friends, the joy of learning, and self-reinvention. It's Saturday, and Houndsley, Catina, and their friend Bert are looking forward to their weekly visit to the library. But when the trio arrives, they find that...
The bad seed goes to the library
John, Jory
Paper Book
The Bad Seed borrows an awesome book from the library in this Level One I Can Read by the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Jory John and Pete Oswald! The Bad Seed is in a good mood...for once. That's because there's a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The Bad Seed...
Pinkalicious and the pinkamazing little library
Kann, Victoria
Paper Book
Pinkalicious loves reading so much, she can't stop. The perfect Level One I Can Read to share with your book-loving beginning reader! An homage to reading from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann. Pinkalicious reads in bed, at the table, and even...
Lost in the library
McGee, Joe
Paper Book
The Junior Monster Scouts celebrate The Village's 150th birthday in the hilarious second chapter book of the Junior Monster Scouts series! It's The Village's 150th birthday celebration! And that means bright lights, popcorn machines, a marching band, and a musical merry-go-round....
Tiny goes to the library
Meister, Cari.
Paper Book
Tiny likes to go places with his best friend. But when they go to the library, Tiny has to wait outside. Soon it's time to bring the books home. Tiny is a very big help! Not since Clifford has a big dog been so appealing!
Cam Jansen and the chocolate fudge mystery
Adler, David A.
Paper Book
No mystery is too great for super-sleuth Cam Jansen and her amazing photographic memory! Mysteries follow super-sleuth Cam Jansen everywhere she goes...even while selling candy door-to-door. Cam and Eric are knocking on doors to sell candy for their school fund-raiser when Cam...
The library of unruly treasures
Birdsall, Jeanne
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . In this funny, winning, and unexpected adventure from the New York Times bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of the Penderwicks series, a girl finds herself an unlikely hero when she stumbles upon a big secret about little creatures.
Adventure according to Humphrey
Birney, Betty G.
Paper Book
The fifth book in the beloved and award-winning school hamster series! The students in Room 26 are learning about boats and building their own for a race on Potter's Pond. Humphrey the hamster loves dreaming about being a pirate and watching his friends build ships. But when he...
Finding Langston
Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Paper Book
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction When eleven-year-old Langston's father moves them from their home in Alabama to Chicago's Bronzeville district, it feels like he's giving up everything he loves. It's...
Trace
Cummings, Pat
Paper Book
Big Mouth galley mailing Promotion at national teacher and librarian conferences Review advertising in key school & library media
The book of stolen dreams
Farr, David
Paper Book
An exhilarating, wondrous middle grade debut about a brother and sister on a quest that "swoops from thrilling to terrifying to heartwarming and back again" (BookPage) to defeat a tyrannical ruler and protect a magical book. "[W]ill appeal to readers of Kelly Barnhill and Lemony Snicket" (...
Hip, hip, hooray! Every day is a holiday!
Gutman, Dan
Paper Book
With more than 35 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! The students of Ella Mentry School must figure out how to celebrate some weird-but-real holidays in this My Weird School Special from New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman and...
Cave of wonders
Kirby, Matthew J.
Paper Book
Fix the past. Save the future.Europe is in the grip of the Dark Ages, but there is a light in the dark: Baghdad. The great city has become a center of learning, populated by scholars, merchants, and explorers from all across the known world. But danger lurks in the desert... and Dak, Sera, and Riq...
The bookwanderers
James, Anna
Paper Book
A magical adventure to delight the imagination. A curl-up-on-the-sofa snuggle of a debut from a uniquely talented author. Eleven year-old Tilly has lived above her grandparents' bookshop ever since her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. Like the rest of her family...
The library of curiosities
Lundquist, Jenny
11-year-old Rowan Fitzgerald discovers the library her estranged grandfather runs is filled with magical objects--but only one holds the key to her family's mysterious past. After being expelled from boarding school--again--Rowan isn't sure what to expect upon arriving at...
The secret library
Magoon, Kekla
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy adventure about family secrets and finding the courage to plot your own life story. Since Grandpa died, Dally's days are...
I funny : school of laughs
Patterson, James
Paper Book
To save his school library, Jamie Grimm teaches other kids how to tell jokes in a comedy class -- but it's tougher than he expects in this funny book for kids of all ages. Teaching other kids how to be funny is the toughest gig that Jamie Grimm has ever...
The lost library
Stead, Rebecca
Paper Book
Now a New York Times bestseller and a #1 Indie Bestseller, readers won't want to miss this story of a little free library guarded by a cat, and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. A TODAY SHOW Kids' Read Pick! * The Amazon #1 Best Book for Kids * "A...
Lone Wolf goes to the library
Thomas, Kiah
Paper Book
Oscar the Grouch meets Frog & Toad in this hilarious illustrated early reader series about a cranky wolf on a quest to be left alone. Wolf's library book is overdue, and the librarian says if it's not returned today, he will never ever be able to check a book out again. Wolf...
Noodleheads Fortress of Doom
Arnold, Tedd
Paper Book
Mac and Mac may be noodles with empty heads, but they have big ideas: building a fortress! This vibrantly colorful graphic novel for easy readers hits the nail on the head with comedy. The Noodlehead brothers are back from the library with a joke book, a fantasy novel, and a...
Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians /
Krosoczka, Jarrett
Paper Book
From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo. Serving justice . . . and lunch! Lunch Lady can sniff out something rotten like no one else--and there's definitely something rotten going on in the library. The usually friendly librarians have...
The camel library : a true story from Pakistan
Abbas, Marzieh
Alongside warm and soft illustrations by Anain Shaikh, Marzieh Abbas lovingly weaves the heartfelt true story of Pakistan's first camel library, which reconnected Pakistani children to the light of books in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meet Roshan the camel! He spends...
The keeper of stories
Pritchard, Caroline Kusin
Paper Book
Three starred reviews! In this "poignant" (Booklist, starred review) and uplifting true story of community, a neighborhood comes together in the wake of a library fire to save the stories within, offering a timely reminder of the essential role libraries and books play...
Go forth and tell : the life of Augusta Baker, librarian and master storyteller
McDaniel, Breanna J.
Paper Book
Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Kirkus Best Books of the Year Chicago Public Library Best Books of the Year New York Public Library Best Books of the Year ALSC Notable Children's Books Horn Book Fanfare BolognaRazzi Award...
Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpre?
Denise, Anika
Paper Book
Launch and lead promotion at national School & Library conferences, including big booth features and giveaways Featured title in BIG ISSUES FOR SMALL READERS Picture Book Kit, including a set of art blow-ups with inspirational quote from text for classroom/library display with...
Schomburg : the man who built a library
Weatherford, Carole Boston
Paper Book
In luminous paintings and arresting poems, two of children's literature's top African-American scholars track Arturo Schomburg's quest to correct history. Where is our historian to give us our side? Arturo asked. Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists...
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