Picture Books
                                     September 2025
Recent Releases
The blue velvet chair by Rio Cortez
The Blue Velvet Chair
by Rio Cortez; illustrated by Aaron Marin

A young girl looks out on the world from her favorite chair in this "quiet meditation on the sweet delight of simply observing the changing world."
It's corn picking time! by Jill Esbaum
It's Corn Picking Time!
by Jill Esbaum; illustrated by Melissa Crowton

It's corn-picking time, and the farmer has all her tools ready! The cornhead gobbles the stalks. The spreader spits out chaff. The grain wagon fills with corn! This is the farmer, whose happy heart leaps at the sight of those first golden, glorious heaps!
Millie Fleur saves the night by Christy Mandin
Millie Fleur Saves the Night
by Christy Mandin

Millie Fleur bakes delicious moon pies and convinces the townspeople of Garden Glen to welcome the dark by visiting a fragrant moon garden and noticing beautiful night creatures.
Recess by Lane Smith
Recess
by Lane Smith

Structured around a run-of-the-mill school day, this irresistibly interactive book offers kids a series of short "recesses" in which they’re prompted to shake, stomp, quack, or yell "BANANAS!," among other silly activities.
Seven Babies by Forest Xiao
Seven Babies
by Forest Xiao

What do you do when a box of seven irresistibly plump babies appears on your doorstep? Do you invite them in? Of course you do! But seven babies turn out to be a lot of work: feeding, changing, wrangling, entertaining, bathing, and so much laundry.
Halloween Reads
Check out these books for a spooky good time!
 
Evelyn witch gets a pet by Beth Ferry
Evelyn Witch Gets a Pet
by Beth Ferry; illustrated by Charles Santoso

Evelyn Witch has messy hair, bubbling potions and pumpkins, but she wants a pet and she can only afford the mystery pet, a plain white egg, so she must learn to have patience until it hatches.
Ghouldilocks and the three ghosts by Annie Sullivan
Ghouldilocks and the Three Ghosts
by Annie Sullivan; illustrated by Paula J. Becker

In this Halloween twist on the classic fairy tale, Ghouldilocks explores a haunted mansion, sampling spooky meals and furniture before making friends with three friendly ghosts.
Little Witch's to-do list by Helen Kemp Zax
Little Witch's To-Do List
by Helen Kemp Zax; illustrated by Kiersten Eve Eagan

Little Witch is very busy from morning to night—good thing she has a
to-do list! From brewing potions to summoning bats to baking a toadstool cake, she has many tasks to complete before bedtime. But it’ll all get done; one thing at a time.
 
Murray's Howl-o-ween by E. G. Keller
Murray's Howl-o-ween
by E. G. Keller

When city dog Murray visits his human's grandparents in the country, he is unimpressed with the odd and scary surroundings, so Nanna's cat Wynona decides to show him all the fun activities her home has to offer.
Scary shark / :  A Jaw-some Halloween by Mike Lowery
Scary Shark / : A Jaw-some Halloween
by Mike Lowery

It's Halloween night, and Edgar the Shark is frightened of all the scary creatures floating just outside his window. Luckily, his best friend Lotta is there to show him Halloween is just a day to pretend to be scary. 
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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