Picture Books
July 2025

 
 
 
Have you visited your favorite library to get your Summer Reading log or spin our prize wheel?  Don't forget to follow the Quail Trail to check out the Cabinet of Curiosities at all of the libraries.  And don’t forget to save the date for our August 9 Back-to-School Extravaganza at the Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center featuring Taiko drumming, Mad Science, Touch-a-Truck, food trucks and more!  Visit www.slolibrary.org for more information.
 
New Releases
A book of maps for you
by Lourdes Heuer

Before moving away, a child creates a hand-drawn guidebook to his neighborhood and home to leave behind for the child moving in after him.
Anything
by Rebecca Stead

After moving to a new apartment, a father tells his daughter to wish for three Anythings, but when she admits she wishes to return to their old home, her dad helps her realize home is where they are together.

Also available on Cloud Library.
Bear feels sad
by Karma Wilson

Bear spends the day missing his friends until they reunite.
Bored panda
by Mike Bender

Seeking relief from boredom, Panda ventures outdoors for inspiration.
Bearsuit Turtle makes a friend / : A Picture Book
by Bob Shea

Two turtles, one masquerading as a bear and the other a self-proclaimed bear expert, become friends after a day of bear-adjacent activities.
Echo
by Adam Rex

Everyone always agrees with Junior, including the mysterious voice from across the valley. Until one day, a new girl moves in next door who doesn't think Junior is right all the time.

Also available on Cloud Library.
How to catch an invisible bad guy
by Alice Walstead

Readers are invited to help the kids catch an invisible Bad Guy who escaped his own villain TV show.

Also available on Cloud Library.
Me & other bunnies
by Mo Willems

A hare-larious picture book about bunnies features ME bunnies, YOU bunnies, US bunnies, WE bunnies and THEM bunnies. By the author of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and the Elephant & Piggie series.
Papilio
by Ben Clanton

Papilio Polyxenes, a Black Swallowtail Butterfly, is ready to join the work, but growing up is a complicated work in progress and she encounters hiccups along the way.

Also available on Cloud Library.
Summer Fun
Fireworks
by Matthew Burgess

POP! As a hot day sizzles into evening, everyone on stoops and sidewalks looks skyward on this special summer night--the Fourth of July!
Beach bummer
by Ryan T. Higgins

While everyone is having fun in the sun at the beach except him, Bruce, whose favorite thing to do during summer is sit in the shade, looks forward to his second favorite thing—summer turning into fall.
City summer, country summer
by Kiese Laymon

Three African American boys, including one visiting from New York, form a meaningful connection during a summer trip to rural Mississippi.
Emma's awesome summer camp adventure
by Amy Webb

Excited to attend Camp Waterfall, an accessible camp, which means she, Charley and a host of new friends with different abilities can participate, Emma must overcome her fear of trying new things to discover what's possible in a place that's built for all.
Summer : a solstice story
by Kelsey E. Gross

When the Solstice, the longest day of the year, arrives, friends Squirrel, Raccoon, Bear, Sparrow, Rabbit, Woodpecker and Deer gather to share the gifts of new light and life that summer brings.
The quacken
by Justin Colón

When he breaks the most important rule: “Don't Feed the Ducks,” Hector unwittingly unleashes the Quacken, a ferociously fuzzy beast, on Cucumonga Campground.
Summer is here
by Renee Watson

Celebrating iconic childhood joys, this beautiful ode to a summer day, from sunrise to sunset, follows one young girl who has the perfect day swimming, jumping rope and eating ice cream, in an exploration of joy, family, friendship, sunshine and wonder.
Summer is for cousins
by Rajani LaRocca

Worried his older cousin Dhruv won't want to spend time with him during summer vacation at the lake house, Ravi discovers this isn't the case as they work together to make a special dinner.
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!