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Summer Reading Program Kickoff
Friday, June 5, 6-7:30 p.m.
660 W. 5th St Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Live DJ, food truck(s), crafts and more! The Summer Reading program kicks off with activities inside and outside the Forsyth County Central Library. Pick up Summer Reading calendars and bookmarks with reading recommendations for children, teens, and adults. Children can make their way through the library during Kickoff with a passport, and five stamps from various stations inside and outside the branch will earn them a free book. Teens and adults can enter drawings on the second floor to win books (teens) and custom wooden bookmarks made on the Makerspace's Glowforge (adults). For more information about our 2026 Summer Reading Program, "Unearth a Story," please click here. |
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| 102 by Matthew CordellSick with a fever of 102, young George goes on a surreal, imaginary adventure in a miniature world. Meticulously cross-hatched ballpoint pen illustrations from Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell provide texture and atmosphere, as well as a wealth of details that reward close reading. For fans of: David Wiesner, Chris Van Allsburg, and Henry Cole. |
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How to Catch Bigfoot by Alice WalsteadBIGFOOT is on the loose, and it is up to the How to Catch kids to find him! Filled with adventurous hijinks and a look in the mysterious life of the legendary Sasquatch himself, this title seamlessly blends STEAM concepts with the hilarity that has made How to Catch so popular amongst readers. |
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| The Whale's Tale and the Otter's Side of the Story by Kate MessnerWhales or otters: which animal is "absolutely, positively cooler?" If you read this clever book front to back, whales are the clear winner, but otters triumph if you read from back to front. Funny and fact-filled, this unusual story highlights the power of perspective. |
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When I Hear Spirituals by Cheryl Willis HudsonA girl connects with heritage, history, and a higher power through the lyrics of twelve beloved spirituals and four seminal events in African American history.
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The Day the Books Disappeared by Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin PritchardArnold can’t understand why his classmates bother reading books about anything besides the best topic: planes. Discovering that he can wish away all the other books, Arnold is delighted...until his beloved plane books disappear as well. Curiosity and empathy set things right in this “seamless mix of magic and relatable classroom drama” (Publishers Weekly).
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| Dino Poet by Tom AnglebergerIt's a classic Triassic tale: to avoid being eaten, a frog offers a Coelophysis...some notes on his poems? Scampering through various predicaments and poetry styles, the predator-prey duo in this goofy graphic novel make learning hilarious. Next in the series: Pen Pals.
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| Penny & Pip by Candace FlemingCompassionate Penny is the only person in the natural history museum who notices the dinosaur egg hatching -- which means that baby sauropod Pip immediately imprints on the girl. Sweet and simple illustrations keep the focus on these two small characters in a big museum. Read-alike: Mark Pett's Lizard from the Park. |
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If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur by Linda BaileyIf you happen to have a dinosaur lying around your living room, and you don't know what to do with it . . . why don't you use it as a can opener? It will make a terrific nutcracker too! This delightfully absurd exploration of the domestic uses of dinosaurs -- and the things dinos just aren't good for at all -- is guaranteed to tickle funny bones and spark imaginations.
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The Dinosaur in the Garden by Deb PiluttiWhen a curious girl explores the land where a dinosaur used to live a million years before, he hopes she'll be the one to find the clues he left behind and bring his story back to life.
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| The Iguanodon's Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together... by Sean RubinHow do paleontologists use fossils to reconstruct what dinosaurs might have looked like? Readers get an insider's look at the process in this lively nonfiction picture book focused on the Iguanodon, whose appearance has been reimagined several times. Detailed illustrations add to the abundance of facts, making this book ideal for STEM-loving younger elementary school kids. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Forsyth County Public Library
660 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-703-2665forsythlibrary.org |
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