Picture Books
June 2025
Recent Releases
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
Daddy: Live in Concert
by Tyler Hilton

Who's ready to sing? Who's ready to play? Then help me in welcoming DADDY on stage! Daddy is going to bring the house down with a private concert in the living room. Bring all your stuffed friends to the living room and enjoy the show! From actor and musician Tyler Hilton comes a sweet window into the mind of a child, Daddy's #1 fan, as her father serenades her with all her favorite nursery rhymes and bedtime songs.
The Great Dinosaur Sleepover
by Linda Bailey

Jake wants a dinosaur sleepover for his birthday but his friends come down with the flu, and when Jake investigates a strange noise at night, he finds prehistoric party guests in his living room, in a book that celebrates inclusion and fun.
How To Spot A Mermaid
by Jane Yolen

A guide to what mermaids are, where you can find them, and how they may behave.
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Rainbow!
by Lucille Colandro

The Old Lady is back and this time she is swallowing a rainbow, a cloud, some glitter, a cone, a pole and more, in a magical twist on the classic rhyme that will delight and entertain young children. 
Retro Reads
Check out these awesome books from the not-so-distant past.
 
The Balloon Tree
by Phoebe Gilman

While her father is away, Princess Leora becomes vulnerable to her jealous uncle, who attempts to destroy the princess' magic signal balloons that are protecting her from harm.
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.
by Bernard Waber

Lyle is afraid of losing his family forever after he is taken from their New York apartment and committed to a zoo.
The Night Before Summer Vacation
by Natasha Wing

In an effort to pack everything that will be needed for their summer vacation, a little girl and her family are bound to overlook something, in a meter-perfect "twist" on Clement C. Moore's classic Christmas poem. 
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
by Dr. Seuss
 
Advice in rhyme for proceeding in life; weathering fear, loneliness, and confusion; and being in charge of your actions.
One Gray Mouse
by Katherine Burton

Rhyming text presents the numbers from one to ten and ten different colors as readers follow an adventurous little mouse.
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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