Picture Books
August 2025


Summer Reading 2025 ends on August 9.  Don't forget to log those last books and visit your favorite library to claim your prizes!
 
Come to our Back-to-School Extravaganza at the Cuesta College Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, August 9 from 10:00-2:00.  Activities will include touch-a-truck, taiko drumming, Mad Science and more! See the full schedule at SLOLibrary.org.
 
 
New Releases
The Peddler of puddles
by Beth Ferry

A friendly puddle maker is so accustomed to creating habitats for others that he overlooks his own longing for belonging.
Bright lights and summer nights
by Shauntay Grant

One hot summer night, Mother Moon soothes a star baby who won't go to sleep, spinning a warm, lyrical tale of friendship and fun about a dreamy evening as children and forest friends enjoy a carousel and country fair.

Also available on Cloud Library.
Fire pups to the rescue!
by Lisa Desimini

Four Dalmatian heroes use their senses to help a family, and their pets, safely escape a house fire.
Fluffy McWhiskers : Crunchazaur kaboom
by Stephen W. Martin

When a kaiju monster starts eating everyone and everything in its sight, Fluffy McWhiskers and her friend Potato must come out of hiding to save the world... if only they can figure out a way to keep everyone from exploding at the sight of their cuteness first!
Good luck, ice cream truck!
by Sorche Fairbank

Neighborhood friends greet eight different trucks until the truck they are really waiting for, the ice cream truck, finally arrives.
Home
by Matt de la Peña

Celebrate the beauty and love found in every home, no matter its size, and see how people can be a kind of home, in a meditation on the places we feel most comfortable, loved and protected.

Also available on Cloud Library.
Mermaids are the worst!
by Alex Willan

Gilbert the Goblin's beachside vacation gets ruined by mermaids and their fin-flapping festivities, which turns his rest and relaxation into stress and aggravation, in a humorous story about how the strangest of creatures can become the best of friends.
My friend May
by Julie Flett

Margaux and her cat May grew up together, sharing countless memories along the way. But one day, May is late coming home. Margaux's Nitãosis (the Cree word for auntie) helps search for May in the tall grass. Soon Nitãosis needs to leave; she's moving away to the big city. But little do they know, May has a surprise in store for both of them!
Norman and the smell of adventure
by Ryan T. Higgins

Norman the porcupine leaves his best friend Mildred the tree and sets out to find an adventure, but eventually decides that the best adventures are shared.
Back to School
The yellow bus
by Loren Long

A forgotten school bus finds joy and purpose in the most unexpected places.

Also available on Cloud Library.
Llama Llama Loves His Teacher
by Anna Dewdney

Go through the school day with Llama Llama as he recalls all the things he learns, but more importantly, all the things he loves about his teacher.
Today at school : with Yesterday and Tomorrow
by Jessica Young

Yesterday and Tomorrow, uncertain about the first day of school, learn the importance of living in the present with the help of their new friend, Today.
Big kids
by K. L. Going

A young boy starting school feels intimidated when he sees all the big kids, but a new buddy helps him settle in.
Flat Cat : The Class Pet
by Tara Lazar

Flat Cat spends a day at school with his friend Willow where he earns a gold star as a homework assignment and flaunts his fur at show-and-tell.
Trusty bus
by Elizabeth Verdick

As Trusty Bus and driver Dee travel along their daily route, they always help their riders out, making sure no one is left behind, while getting all the kids to school on time.
First day, hooray!
by June Sobel

Inspired by the way educators talk about emotions and build emotional literacy with young children, this back-to-school picture book follows a group of kids as they learn to identify and process the wide range of feelings they bring on the first day of school. 
The first week of school
by Drew Beckmeyer

On the first day of school, when a new student arrives, things take a turn for the unusual, causing the class to wonder if the visitor is something out-of-this-world.

Also available on Cloud Library.
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!