Summer Reading 2025 Picture Book Suggestions

Updated May 7, 2025
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Dearborn Public Library
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Pocket full of colors : the magical world of Mary Blair, Disney artist extraordinaire
Guglielmo, Amy
Paper Book
Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, and Brigette Barrager team up to tell the joyful and unique story of the trailblazing Disney artist Mary Blair. Mary Blair lived her life in color: vivid, wild color. From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator,...
Sounds good! : discover 50 instruments
Ko?nnecke, Ole
Paper Book
An interactive introduction to musical instruments with 50 original compositions to listen to--from the kazoo to the bassoon. What does a double bass or a sitar sound like? What's the difference between bongos and congas? Which instrument has only one note? Which one...
Action! : how movies began
McCarthy, Meghan
Paper Book
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year In this "stunning" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) picture book, award-winning nonfiction creator Meghan McCarthy tells the story of how motion pictures came to be invented and the story of the many people who...
The dot
Reynolds, Peter
Paper Book
With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark -- and follow where it takes us. Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." Art class is over, but...

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