Picture Books
June 2025

 
 
 
Calling all curious quails! Stop by your favorite County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries branch to borrow books you love and to pick up your quail-riffic Summer Reading & Activities Guide. The Summer Reading Challenge and activities are free for all ages and abilities.
 
New Releases
Beansprout
by Sarah Lynne Reul

It's seed-planting time in Ms. Green's classroom, but one kid's seed doesn't sprout, prompting the kid to proclaim that they'll never try to grow another seed again, but when they learn the leftover seeds will be thrown out, they think about second chances.
The baby who stayed awake forever
by Sandra Salsbury

At bedtime, a family tries in vain to get their energetic baby to fall asleep.
Cats in construction hats
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

Six colorful cats and their tiny rat friends work together to build a house.
The couch in the yard
by Kate Hoefler

A family in a small Appalachian town spends the evening preparing for a special nighttime tradition. As the sun sets and the sky slips into dusk, they load up a spare couch on a rusty old car and drive into the mountains. With a little imagination and the magic of moonlight, their plain old couch transforms into something so much more.
Don't trust fish
by Neil Sharpson

A supposed nature guide humorously warns readers why they should never trust fish, exploring their mysterious and villainous nature.

Also available on Cloud Library.
Every Monday Mabel
by Jashar Awan

Mabel's favorite day is Monday, when she wakes up early, peeks out her window, drags her chair down the hallway and out the door and waits, in a story that celebrates community helpers and captures the joy of being a kid.
Good golden sun
by Brendan Wenzel

Celebrate the mysteries of light from sunup to sundown as it weaves its way through creation inspiring change, hope, wonder and curiosity, in a story that uses bold, collage-style art to explore the life-giving power of the nearest star.
Little Blue Truck and Racer Red
by Alice Schertle

Little Blue Truck and good friend Toad are out for a drive when a flash of red whizzes by, and when Racer Red challenges Blue to a race, Blue knows that win or lose, it's fun to try.
Little Freddie two pants : (the dog with too many pants)
by Drew Daywalt

Laugh along with a dog named Little Freddie who doesn't know how many pants to wear, where he should wear them, if he should wear underwear, and if so, where he should put that underwear!
Celebrate Dads
Love, Dad : inspiring notes from fathers to kids
by Joel Warsh

Fathers express their hopes for their children.
Chicka chicka I love dad
by Julien Chung

Celebrate dads with a rhythmic chant and rollicking rhyme that revels in everything that makes dads great.
Riding through rice fields : a trip to the Philippines
by Michelle Sterling

While on a trip to the Philippines for a family reunion, Mateo bonds with his father and learns about bayanihan, the importance of community--a philosophy they bring back to their life in the city.
Happy Father's Day from the Crayons
by Drew Daywalt

Red Crayon loves his dad who draws perfect hearts, and Purple Crayon appreciates his mom on Father's Day, even if she colors outside the lines, in an inclusive celebration of all kinds of families celebrating dads and other family members.
Thunderland
by Maggie Edkins Willis

Storms can be scary, so one young girl hides under the kitchen sink, until her dad shows her there's somewhere better to go, where the cocoa is hot, stuffed animal friends are waiting, and storms have names.

Also available on Cloud Library.
Daddy putdown
by Penguin Young Readers Licenses

Charged with taking care of Bluey and Bingo for the night, Dad embarks on a mission to keep her entertained when Bluey starts missing Mum.
Honk honk, beep beep, putter putt!
by Rukhsana Khan

A cheerful, vibrant picture book about a boy joining his father on a rollicking rickshaw delivery through the busy streets of Pakistan.
Our spot
by Lindsay Ward

Keeping up their tradition even though it's different now, a girl and her papa go to their secret fishing spot in the middle of the city every Thursday night, where they talk about Mama and the big walleye that always got away.
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!