Picture Books
June 2023
The library hours are Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm, Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, and Sunday 12pm-5pm. Please check our website for the latest updates and to register for children's programs. 
 
Links to e-books and/or audiobooks are provided in the book descriptions if available in those formats. 
 
 
Recent Releases
Who Will Win?
by Arihhonni David

An adult tells a child the story of a race between Bear, who can run fast, and Turtle, who can think fast. Turtle's mischievous scheme to finish first is both amusing and heartwarming.
Wake up, trucks!
by Jodie Parachini

An excited group of trucks, diggers, dozers, and more wake up and have breakfast. The different trucks help to move dirt, smooth the roads, fill in the holes, and more on a construction site.
Elbert in the air
by Monica Wesolowska

Elbert, a boy who floats in the air and no one understands except his mother, must choose between being tied to the ground and floating even higher in the hope of finding a place to belong.
No fair!
by Jacob Grant

While at the farmer's market, Pablo picks out things his dad says are too big for him, which is just no fair. Then he wonders if by swapping places with his dad, whether his dad would think about what's fair, too. 
Kimchi, kimchi every day
by Erica Kim

Explore different ways to eat kimchi in this fun, rhyming story that also teaches the days of the week. E-book available on Hoopla.
Musical Reads
The happiest lion cub
by Oleksandr Shatokhin

A lion cub prince must prove to his father that he can be a king and a musician.
88 instruments
by Chris Barton

A boy who loves to make noise has to choose one instrument from the music store to learn how to play. But with so many options ranging from guitars to trombones, how will he choose?
The orchestra pit
by Johanna Wright

Wandering into an orchestra pit, a snake interacts with instruments, scares the musicians and conductor, and causes general chaos. 
Pokko and the drum
by Matthew Forsythe

Little frog, Pokko, takes a magical drum deep into the quiet forest, where her playing draws the attention of musical animal friends.
Trombone Shorty
by Troy Andrews; illustrated by Bryan Collier

In this autobiography of Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, ambition and community support launch the New Orleans jazz prodigy into a successful music career. E-book available on OverDrive (Libby app), Axis 360, and Hoopla.



 
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
Park Ridge Public Library
20 S. Prospect Ave.
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
847-825-3123

www.parkridgelibrary.org