Book Recommendations for Kids

Take a look at Youth Services’ Our Picks! lists for August 2009 (woof woof! all about dogs!) and September 2009 (our faves about the library).

The Hobbit: An Illustrated Edition of the Fantasy Classic [place hold]First published in the U.S. more than sixty years ago, J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit has become one of the best-loved books of all time. Tolkien’s fantasy was then adapted into a fully painted graphic novel, which became a classic in its own right.Warriors: … Read more

The Apollo 11 astronauts set out from Earth on July 16th, 1969; they landed on July 20th, 40 years ago today. NASA plans to send another mission to the moon within the next 10 years. In honor of the moon landing, Youth Services’ Our Picks! list for this month features some of our favorite books … Read more

GUNNERKRIGG COURT, VOLUME 1, BY THOMAS SIDDELL [click here to place a hold] Gunnerkrigg Court does not look much like a school at all. It closer resembles a large industrial complex than a place of learning. Within the first week of my attendance, I began to notice a number of strange occurrences. The most prevalent … Read more

New to Perrot’s picture book collection: POSY by Linda Newbery illustrated by Catherine Rayner Follow Posy the mischievous striped kitten as she pounces and bounces through her day. She’s a sandwich checker, a board-game wrecker… and ever so much more. A fun rhyming story with charming illustrations that perfectly capture feline energy!

Take a look at Youth Services’ brand-new Our Picks! list for April 2009— it features picture books featuring our furry, hoppy friends, BUNNIES!

The weather’s getting warmer, the days are longer (thanks to an earlier Daylight Saving Time), and it just makes you want to get outside! This month we’ve selected some of our favorite books about games and sports.

Ed’s Terrestrials [click here to place a hold]When three friendly aliens named Marcello, Gus, and Al escape from the Intergalactic Food Court to starta new life on Earth, they accidentally crash land into Ed’s tree house. Ed and the aliens soon become fast friends and start to help other aliens come to Earth in hopes … Read more

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. For January’s “Our Picks” list, Youth Services staff have picked their … Read more