Book Recommendations for Kids

Picture Books

Our picture book section is sub-divided into categories based on our most frequent patron requests!

Look for….

GROWING UP (GROWING E, BLUE SPINE LABELS): Picture books about childhood changes and life lessons. This section encompasses typical childhood firsts like starting school, learning to use the potty, welcoming a new baby brother or sister, as well as books on more difficult subjects like aging grandparents, moving, divorce, or the loss of a pet
TRANSPORTATION (TRANSP E, RED SPINE LABELS): Covers all your favorite books about things that go– from cars, trucks, diggers, and dumpers, to trains, planes, boats, and bikes
CONCEPTS (CONCEPT E, YELLOW SPINE LABELS): Books about early learning concepts, such as colors, days of the week, body parts, shapes, opposites, numbers, and the alphabet
NATURE (NATURE E, DARK GREEN SPINE LABELS): Fact-based picture books about animals, plants, and our environment
SEASONS (SEASONS E, PALE GREEN SPINE LABELS): All about the four seasons– look here for books about spring rain, fireflies, those beautiful fall leaves, and your friendly neighborhood snow-people
TODDLER (TODDLER E, ORANGE SPINE LABELS): Simple stories that are perfect for sharing with your baby or toddler
EASY FOLK AND FAIRY TALES (FOLK E, LAVENDER SPINE LABELS): Our folk and fairy tales are alphabetized by title and tale for easy browsing– i.e., all versions of the Cinderella story from around the world are shelved together

Our Youth Services librarian visits neighborhood elementary schools each May to talk about new and exciting books!

At the end of each school year, the Young Critics’ Club (YCC), our book club for 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-graders, votes on its favorite books.