Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Good Books for Preschoolers
Lion, Lion
Busch, Miriam.
A young boy encounters a lion while trying to find his pet cat--meeting a number of other animals al...
Full, Full, Full of Love
Cooke, Trish.
For young Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at Gran's house is full of hugs and kisses, tasty dishes, all ...
Jabari Jumps
Cornwall, Gaia.
"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lesso...
Click, Clack, Moo : Cows That Type
Cronin, Doreen.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn ...
Last Stop on Market Street
De La Pena, Matt.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmot...
Bebe Goes Shopping
Elya, Susan Middleton.
Also available in Overdrive. Rhyming text describes a trip to the grocery store for a mama and her b...

Olivia
Falconer, Ian.
Also available in Hoopla. Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedti...
Bark, George
Feiffer, Jules.
George is a puppy who does not sound like a puppy should, despite the efforts of his mother. ...
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
Fleming, Candace.
After planting the garden he has dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep some...
Wow! Said the Owl
Hopgood, Tim.
A curious little owl decides to stay awake to find out how the things he sees at night look during t...
Say Hello!
Isadora, Rachel.
A little girl greets people in her neighborhood in many different languages. ...
The Colors of Us
Katz, Karen.
Seven-year-old Lena and her mother observe the variations in the color of their friends' skin, ...
I Want My Hat Back
Klassen, Jon.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until ...
I Love My White Shoes
Litwin, Eric.
Also available in Overdrive. As he walks down the street, Pete the cat sings about his brand new whi...
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Martin, Bill.
Also available in Overdrive. An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphab...
Lola at the Library
McQuinn, Anna.
Also available in Overdrive. Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit their local library to return a...
Down by the Cool of the Pool
Mitton, Tony.
Frog and the other animals have a dancing good time both in and out of the water in the cool of the ...
Deron Goes to Nursery School
Onyefulu, Ifeoma.
Deron attends his first day of nursery school, where he meets his new teacher, plays with his school...
It's Okay to Be Different
Parr, Todd.
Also available in Overdrive. Illustrations and brief text describe all kinds of differences that are...
Froodle
Portis, Antoinette.
One day, amidst the usual chirps, tweets, and caws, a little brown bird decides to try singing a new...
Creepy Carrots!
Reynolds, Aaron.
Also available in Hoopla. The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest...
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Rinker, Sherri Duskey.
Also available in Overdrive. At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement...
Water Can Be--
Salas, Laura Purdie.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. "This picture book poetically explores the many things ...
A Bad Case of Stripes
Shannon, David.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. In order to ensure her popularity, Camilla Cream always does...
The Foggy, Foggy Forest
Sharratt, Nick.
A unicorn playing a horn? An ogre doing yoga? Peek through each foggy vellum page to guess what lies...
I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
Sherry, Kevin.
A giant squid brags about being bigger than everything else in the ocean--almost. ...
Wild About Books
Sierra, Judy.
Also available in Hoopla. A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the jo...
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Stead, Philip Christian.
"Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, th...
Interrupting Chicken
Stein, David Ezra.
Also available in RB Digital. Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interru...
Rhyming Dust Bunnies
Thomas, Jan.
As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bo...
Round Is a Mooncake : a Book of Shapes
Thong, Roseanne.
Also available in Overdrive. As a little girl discovers things round, square, and rectangular in her...
Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers!
Walsh, Melanie.
Isaac may look like everyone else, but he actually has superpowers that make him different from his ...
Your Pal Mo Willems Presents Leonardo the Terrible Monster
Willems, Mo.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Leonardo is a terrible monster -- he can't seem to frig...
Bear Snores On
Wilson, Karma, author.
Also available in Hoopla. On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleep...
The Napping House
Wood, Audrey.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sle...