Cardington-Lincoln Public Library

Picture Books
July 2025

New On Our Shelves
George & Lenny Are Always Together
by Jon Agee

Anxious brown bear George and curious gray rabbit Lenny are BFFs who do everything together. So what will happen when Lenny wants to try a bit of solitude? This sweet and simple story offers expressive art to explore a timeless question about friendship. Read-alikes: I Am Going! by Mo Willems; Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel.
The day the books disappeared
by Joanna Ho

"Arnold didn't mean for the books to disappear--not exactly. It all started because his liked his book about airplanes best and wanted everyone else to read it, too. He couldn't understand why anybody would want to read about tomatoes or ostriches or submarines. And suddenly. . . POOF! The books are gone. It's up to Arnold to figure out how it all happened--and what it will take to bring them back"
Flat Cat : the class pet
by Tara Lazar

Flat Cat, who was born naturally flat, sneaks into his friend Willow's backpack and goes on a school adventure, where unexpected chaos makes him question whether he truly likes being flat after all
Creepy sheepy
by Lucy Ruth Cummins

Sleepy Sheepy wants his costume to be creepy and unique, so on Halloween night he becomes a Sheepwalker sheep
Retro Reads
Check out these awesome books from the not-so-distant past.
 
Maisy goes on a bike ride
by Lucy Cousins

Maisy has a new bicycle and can't wait to ride with her friends on so many adventures, whizzing on wheels, whether a bike, trike, scooter or tandem, going uphill and down and through puddles
How to spot a mermaid
by Jane Yolen

A guide to what mermaids are, where you can find them, and how they may behave
Bad Kitty goes to the beach
by Nick Bruel

It's beach day, but Kitty does not want to go to the beach, but then she spots something with white and gray feathers and an orange beak that looks tasty and decides that maybe the beach won't be so bad after all. Illustrations.
Will the Pigeon graduate?
by Mo Willems

The Pigeon had better graduate, as he did the work, paid attention to the little details and overcame some big obstacles, or did he(?), in an uplifting, hilarious and inspirational graduation picture book. Illustrations.
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