Frequently-Requested Picture Books
- 100 Favorite Picture Books
- The Alphabet
- Autumn
- Baseball
- Basketball
- The Beach
- Bedtime
- Being Green and Helping the Earth
- Birthdays
- Books You Can Sing
- Cars
- Colors
- Community Helpers
- Construction
- Counting
- Dancing and Ballet
- Days of the Week
- Death
- Dinosaurs
- Divorce
- Feelings
- Fire Fighters
- Four Seasons Make a Year
- Fractured Fairy Tales
- Grandfathers
- Grandmothers
- The Library
- Manners
- Moving
- Mysteries
- New Baby (Picture Books and Easy Non-Fiction)
- Opposites
- Picky Eaters
- Pirates
- Planes
- Potty Learning
- Princesses
- Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence
- Shapes
- Spring
- Starting Kindergarten
- Starting Preschool
- Summer
- Teeth (Picture Books and Easy Non-Fiction)
- Trains
- Trucks
- When a Pet Dies
- Winter
A Word About Our 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 (EASY J 398.2, 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
School Visit Lists: Great Books for 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-graders
Our Youth Services librarian visits neighborhood elementary schools each May to talk about new and exciting books!
- School Visit List 2023
- School Visit List 2022
- School Visit List 2021
- School Visit List 2020
- School Visit List 2019
- School Visit List 2018
Young Young Critics’ Club Favorites: For 4th- and 5th-graders
At the end of each school year, the Young Young Critics’ Club (Y2C2), our former book club for 4th- and 5th-graders, voted on its favorite books. Here are some of their favorites from the last few years.
- Favorite Books of 2020-2021
- Favorite Books of 2019-2020
- Favorite Books of 2018-2019
- Favorite Books of 2017-2018
- Favorite Books of 2016-2017
If You Liked…
Loved a popular series, but don’t know what to try next? These lists will help!
- If You Liked the Spy School series…
- If You Liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid…
- If You Liked the Harry Potter series…
- If You Liked The Hunger Games…
- If You Liked the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series
- If You Liked Wonder…
Young Critics’ Club Favorites: For 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-graders
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.
- Favorite Books of 2023-2024
- Favorite Books of 2022-2023
- Favorite Books of 2021-2022
- Favorite Books of 2020-2021
- Favorite Books of 2019-2020
- Favorite Books of 2018-2019
- Favorite Books of 2017-2018
- Favorite Books of 2016-2017
- Favorite Books of 2015-2016
Other Lists
- 20 Great Mysteries for Kids
- Amazing Animal Friendships
- Arab-American Heritage Month: Books for Kids
- Arbor Day: Books for Kids
- Asian Pacific Heritage Month: Picture Books
- Chapter Book Read-Alouds to Share with the Whole Family
- Great Classroom Read-Alouds for Elementary School (2023)
- Great Classroom Read-Alouds for Elementary School
- Great Historical Fiction for Kids
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Books for Kids
- Juneteenth: Books for Kids
- Meditation and Mindfulness for Kids
- Moving On from Beginning Readers– What’s Next?
- Ms. Jen’s Summer Reading Picks for Middle-Schoolers (2024)
- Pride Month: Books for Kids
- Romantic Middle School Fiction to Sweep You Away
- Star Wars Books for Kids
- This Booklist is Anti-Racist