Our Summer Reading Program is packed with tons of fun activities. You can help us make a mess, read to an older buddy, build a house, or even meet some favorite characters!
During the school year make sure to stop in and look through our great children’s book collection. Cuddle up with one of our puppets, also available for check out, and spend an evening reading!
The award-winning ABCmouse curriculum is designed to help young children (ages 2-8+) build a strong foundation for future academic success. ABCmouse is 100% educational, with more than 8,500 learning activities (books, puzzles, educational games, art activities, songs, etc.) across all major subject areas—reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. Best of all, kids love it! (From Age of Learning, Inc.)
Early World of Learning
Image-based navigation helps young readers navigate through stories, games, videos, and interactive coloring pages for educational entertainment.
Kids
A visually stunning resource with intuitive iconography, Kidsprovides thousands of easy-to-read articles with embedded multimedia for increased comprehension. Includes fantastic age-appropriate resources, such as Important Pople, Science Projects, Webquests, and games.
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After the Fall by Dan Santat
Bob, Not Bob! by Liz Garton Scanlon & Audrey Vernick
Claymates by Dev Petty
Coyote Moon by Maria Gianferrari
Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds
A Different Pond by Bao Phi
Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
by Laurie Ann Thompson
If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson
The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
John Deere, That’s Who! by Tracy Nelson Maurer
The Marigold Mess by Jacqueline Jules
The Night Gardener by Terry Fan & Eric Fan
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant
Stay: A Girl, a Dog, a Bucket List by Kate Klise
Tooth by Tooth: Comparing Fangs, Tusks, and Chompers
by Sara Levine
The Water Princess Susan Verde by Peter H. Reynolds
We Are Growing by Laurie Keller
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons
by Julie Fogliano
Zoey & Sassafras: Dragons & Marshmallows by Asia Citro
Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood/ Sally Wern Comport
Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin
Diamond Willow by Helen Frost
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Funny Bones: Posada and his Day of the Dead Calaveras
by Duncan Tonatiuh
Game Changer: John Mclendon and the Secret Game
by John Coy/ Randy DuBurke
A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes her mark
by Debbie Levy/ Elizabeth Baddeley
Moo by Sharon Creech
Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
The Secret Subway by Shana Corey/ Red Nose Studio
The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems/ Tony Diterlizzi
A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff
Ugly: a memoir by Rober Hoge/ Keith Robinson
What was the Great Chicago Fire? by Janet B. Pascal/ Tim Foley
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
by Chris Barton/ Don Tate
Wish by Barbara O’Connor
Booked by Kwame Alexander
Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson
The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
Unbound by Ann Burg
Moo by Sharon Creech
It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle
We Will Not Be Silent by Russell Freedman
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz
One Half From the East by Nadia Hashimi
Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Me and Marvin Gardens by Amy Sarig King
Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie Lamana
March, Book 1 by John Lewis
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Undefeated by Steve Sheinkin
Falling Over Sideways by Jordan Sonnenblick
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story by Caren Stelson
The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson