Lists and Suggestions for Kids

Available in Overdrive in English and Spanish, available in Hoopla in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Emily Elizabeth describes the activities she enjoys with her very big, very red dog and how they take care of each other.

Recounts the antics of big, lovable Clifford when he was a very small puppy.

After finally getting her first library card, Arthur's little sister D.W. tries to check out her favorite book, with humorous results.

When the children go back to school, the animals on the farm are bored, so they go into the library in town trying to find something to do.

Bat wakes up, flies into the night, uses the echoes of her voice to navigate, hunts for her supper, and returns to her roost to feed her baby.

Also available in Hoopla. Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Maurice Sendak's story about Max, a little boy who sails to the land of the Wild Things.

Young Detective Jeffrey Bones begins gathering clues when Mr. Green asks for his help finding the school bus he lost while shopping at the mall.

When soccer season starts, Mo, who has been working hard to improve his kicking skills, wonders if he will ever get a chance to show his team what he can do.

Cam's photographic memory helps a scatterbrained substitute teacher, especially when he discovers that he has misplaced his coat.

Buster meets new friends in San Francisco's Chinatown who teach him about the Chinese New Year and good luck symbols in Chinese culture.

For Henry and his big dog Mudge, spring means admiring the first snow glory, playing in puddles in the rain, and watching the five new kittens next door.

Katie and her class visit a farm, and find out where eggs and milk come from.

Also available in Overdrive in English and Spanish. Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some tricks and games.

Also available in Overdrive. In verse, Sam-I-am tells of the virtues of green eggs and ham.

Also available in Overdrive. Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences, such as "Day. Play. We play all day. Night. Fight. We fight all night."

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. In a story of the Ila people, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his "blackening brew."

Presents a biography of the Russian immigrant who came to America as a boy, and grew to become a celebrated songwriter who gave America one of its most beloved patriotic songs.