Book Lists
Curated by Youth Services Staff

Mother reading to a baby on her lap

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Animal Babies Like to Play by Jennifer Adams (E Ada)

The Babies and Doggies Book by John and Molly (EE Sch)

Black White by Tana Hoban (EE Hob)

Darling Baby by Maira Kalman (E Kal)

Hide-and-Seek by Shasha Lv (EE Lv)

Honey for You, Honey for Me: A First Book of Nursery Rhymes by Michael Rosen (J 808 Ros)

How Big is Love? by Emma Dodd (E Dod)

Leo Can Swim by Anna McQuinn (E Mcq)

Mad, Mad, MAD by Leslie Patricelli (EE Pat)

Playdate by Maryann Macdonald (EE Mac)

Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins (E Cou)

Sweet Dreams, Zaza by Mylo Freeman (E Fre)

Trees : A Count and Find Primer by Greg Paprocki (EE Pap)

Up Cat, Down Cat by Steve Light (EE Lig)

Whose Toes Are Those? by Jabari Asim (EE Asi)

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A B C Cats by Lesléa Newman (EE New)

Bathtime for Little Rabbit by Jörg Mühle (EE Muh)

Ducks on the Road by Anita Lobel (E Lob)

Everyone Is Yawning by Anita Bijsterbosch (E Bij)

Harold Loves His Woolly Hat by Vern Kousky (E Kou)

Leyla by Galia Bernstein (E Ber)

Monkey on the Run by Leo Timmers (E Tim)

Our Car by J.M. Brum (E Bru)

Some Dinosaurs Are Small by Charlotte Voake (E Voa)

Snakes on a Train by Kathryn Dennis (E Den)

Sweet Dreams, Zaza by Mylo Freeman (E Fre)

Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith (E Smi)

Where Is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley (E Ben)

The Worrysaurus by Rachel Bright (J 152.4 Bri)

Your House, My House by Marianne Dubuc (E Dub)

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The Blue Songbird by Vern Kousky (E Kou)

Circle Round by Anne Sibley O’Brien (E Obr)

Grandma’s Tiny House: A Counting Story by JaNay Brown-Wood (E Bro)

Horsefly and Honeybee by Randy Cecil (E Cec)

If I Had a Little Dream by Nina Laden (E Lad)

In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek (J 152.4 Wit)

Jason’s Bus Ride by Harriet Ziefert (ER Zie)

Little Taco Truck by Tanya Valentine (E Val)

Look, It’s Raining by Mathieu Pierloot (E Pie)

Love Monster and the Last Chocolate by Rachel Bright (E Bri)

Tigers by Valerie Bodden (J 599.75 Bod)

Toasty by Sarah Hwang (E Hwa)

What Can You Do with a Rock? by Pat Zietlow Miller (E Mil)

When I Am Big by Maria Dek (E Dek)

The Worm Family Has Its Picture Taken by Jennifer Frank (E Fra)

Young boy reading a book on a couch
Three smiling elementary grade children laying on the floor and reading one book

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ABC of Feelings by Bonnie Lui (E Lui)

Brick by Brick by Heidi Woodward Sheffield (E She)

Grandparents Day! by Candice Ransom (ER Ran)

Happy Cats by Catherine Amari (E Ama)

Home by Britta Teckentrup (E Tec)

It Began with Lemonade by Gideon Sterer (E Ste)

Let’s Pop, Pop, Popcorn! by Cynthia Schumerth (J 635.677 Sch)

Mucky Truck by Ammi-Joan Paquette (E Paq)

My Love for You Is Always by Gillian Sze (E Sze)

Pete the Kitty and the Unicorn’s Missing Colors by Kimberly and James Dean (ER Dea)

Snakes in Space by Kathryn Dennis (E Den)

Thank You, Neighbor! by Ruth Chan (E Cha)

Trillions of Trees by Kurt Cyrus (E Cyr)

Whole Whale by Karen Yin (E Yin)

You Can Be ABCs by Robert Samuel White II (J 331.7 Whi)

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Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick (ER Sel)

Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret by Bob Shea (ER She)

The Cats and the Cake by Martha Hamilton & Mitch Weis (ER Ham)

Charlie and Mouse by Laurel Snyder (ER Sny)

Doggo and Pupper Save the World by Katherine Applegate (YR App)

The Duck Is Stuck! by Dana Regan (ER Reg)

The Hair Book by LaTonya Yvette (E Yve)

Lights Day and Night: The Science of How Light Works by Susan Hughes (J 535 Hug)

Milk and Juice: A Recycling Romance by Meredith Crandall Brown (E Bro)

My Kite Is Stuck! and Other Stories by Salina Yoon (ER Yoo)

Pill Bug Does Not Need Anybody by Jonathan Fenske (ER Fen)

Pinkalicious: Message in a Bottle by Victoria Kann (ER Kan)

Solitary Animals: Introverts in the Wild by Joshua David Stein(J 591.5 Ste)

Why Not You? by Ciara Wilson and Russell Wilson (E Wil)

Your Friend Parker by Parker Curry and Jessica Curry (ER Cur)

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Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste (J B Colvin)

Blue, Barry, and Pancakes by Dan and Jason (J GN Abd)

Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Citro (YR Cit)

Happily Ever After Rescue Team by Sam Hay (YR Hay)

A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken by Hannah Holt (J 391.009 Hol)

The Infamous Ratsos by Kara Lareau (YR Lar)

J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard (J Dil)

Knight of the Cape by Terry Catasús Jennings (YR Jen)

The Princess in Black and the Mermaid Princess by Shannon Hale (YR Hal)

The Puppy Problem by Laura James (YR Jam)

Surviving in the Wild: Star the Elephant by Remi Lai (J GN Lai)

Too Small Tola by Atinuke (YR Ati)

Twig and Turtle 6: No Hard Feelings by Jennifer Richard Jacobson (YR Jac)

Two at the Top: A Shared Dream of Everest by Uma Krisnaswami (J B Norgay)

Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business by Bree Galbraith (YR Gal)

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Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs by Andrea Beaty (YR Bea)

Anteaters, Bats & Boas : The Amazon Rainforest from the Forest Floor to the Treetops by Roxie Munro (J 591.734 Mun)

Are You Smarter than a Shark? by David George Gordon (J 597.3 Gor)

Boogie Bass, Sign Language Star by Claudia Mills (YR Mil)

Butler for Hire! By Tom Angleberger (YR Ang)

Cranky Chicken by Katherine Battersby (YR Bat)

Doggo and Pupper Save the World by Kathleen Applegate (YR App)

J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard by (YR Dil)

Muchos Changes by Juana Medina (YR Med)

The Princess Black and the Mermaid Princess by Shannon Hale (YR Hal)

The Used-to-Be Best Friend by Dawn Quigley (YR Qui)

Rescue on Turtle Beach by Jen Marlin (YR Mar)

The Show Must Go On! by Stan Kirby (YR Kir)

Sky Watcher by Kelly Starling Lyons (YR Lyo)

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A Secret Shared by Patricia MacLachlan (J Mac)

Abby in Between by Megan E. Bryant (J Bry)

Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston (J Als)

Confessions of a Class Clown by Arianne Costner (J Cos)

Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire (J Mag)

Frankie and Bug by Gayle Forman (J For)

Josephine Against the Sea by Shakirah Bourne (J Bou)

Marcus Makes a Movie by Kevin Hart (J Har)

Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing (J Ewi)

No Map, Great Trip: A Young Writer’s Road to Page One by Paul Fleischman (J B Fleischman)

Tracking Tortoises by Kate Messner (J 597.924 Mes)

Ways to Grow Love by Renee Watson (J Wat)

How to Win a Slime War by Mae Respicio (J Res)

Susie B Won’t Back Down by Margaret Mary Finnegan (J Fin)

When Winter Robeson Came by Brenda Woods (J Woo)

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Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood (J B Hood)

Answers in the Pages by David Levithan (J Lev)

Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling (J Bow)

Fast Pitch by Nic Stone (J Sto)

Just Right Jillian by Nicole D. Collier (J Col)

Long Lost by Jacqueline West (J Wes)

Loteria by Karla Arenas Valenti (J Val)

Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee (J Yee)

Playing the Cards You’re Dealt by Varian Johnson (J Joh)

Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue by Marc Aronson (J 796.525 Aro)

Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan (J Rya)

Stuntboy: In the Meantime by Jason Reynolds (J Rey)

The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman (J Bla)

The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin (J B Yelchin)

The Swallows’ Flight by Hilary McKay (J McK)

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Anne of Green Gables adapted by Crystal Chan (J GN Cha)

Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens (J GN Ste)

Black Heroes of the Wild West by James Otis Smith (J GN Smi)

Chunky by Jehudi Mercado (J GN Mer)

A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You by Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley (J GN Bar)

The Golden Hour by Niki Smith (J GN Smi)

Grumpy Unicorn Saves the World by Joey Spiotto (J GN Spi)

Haylee and Comet: A Trip around the Sun by Deborah Marcero (J GN Mar)

Just Roll With It by Veronica Agarwal & Lee Durfey-Lavoie (J GN Dur)

Magic Tree House, Dinosaurs before Dark adapted by Jenny Laird (J  GN Lai)

Monster Friends by Kaeti Vandorn (J GN Van)

This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews (J GN And)

Wildheart: the Daring Adventures of John Muir by Julie Bertagna (J GN Ber)

Wild Thing or My Life as a Wolf by Clayton Junior (J GN Jun)

Witches of Brooklyn 2: What the Hex?! by Sophie Escabasse (J GN Esc)

Las Brujas by Roald Dahl (J Spanish GN Dah)

Cuando Brillan Las Estrellas: Una Historia Inolvidable by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (J Spanish GN Jam)

Teenaged girl reading a book intently

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African Icons: Ten People who Shaped History by Tracey Baptiste (J 960.099 Bap)

Fallout: Spies, Superbombs and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin (J 972.91 She)

The Gilded Ones by Naomi Forna (Teen Fic For)

Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick (NEW J Sel)

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (NEW J Hig)

The Lock-Eater by Zack Loran Clark (J Cla)

Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee (Teen Fic Lee)

Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed (NEW J Sae)

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud (New J Str)

Starfish by Lisa Fipps (J Fip)

Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge (Teen Fic Gre)

Gallant by Victoria Schwab (NEW Teen Fic Sch)

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon (Teen Fic Yoo)

Gilded by Marissa Meyer (NEW Teen Fic Mey)

Like Father, Like Son by James Patterson (Teen Fic Pat)

When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord (NEW Teen Fic Lor)

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Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (Teen Fic Tho)

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Teen Fic Bou)

Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge (Teen Fic Gre)

The Desolations of the Devil’s Acre by Ransom Riggs (Teen Fic Rig)

Gallant by Victoria Schwab (Teen Fic Sch)

You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao (Teen Fic Tha)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (Teen Fic Lo)

I Must Betray You by Rutua Sepetys (Teen Fic Sep)

Revolution in Our Time: the Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon (YA 323.119 Mag)

Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers by Michelle Obama (YA B Obama)

The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates (YA B Coates)

The Curse of the Mummy: Uncovering Tutankhamun’s Tomb by Candace Fleming (YA 932.014 Fle)

Mindfulness for Teens in 10 Minutes a Day by Jennie Marie Battistin (YA 158.13 Bat)

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Fiction & *Nonfiction

Himawari House by Harmony Becker (NEW TEEN GN Bec)

Shang-Chi. Brothers & Sisters Vol 1 by Gene Luen Yang ; illustrated by Dike Ruan and Philip Tan (NEW TEEN GN Yan v. 1)

A Spark Within the Forge / Sabaa Tahir by Sabaa Tahir, Nicole Andelfinger, Sonia Liao (NEW TEEN GN Tah)

The Girl from Déjà vu by Frank Thilliez, art by Yomgui Dumont (TEEN GN Thi v.1) 

Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey. The hunt for Harley by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti, Art by Amanda Conner & Chad Hardin (NEW TEEN GN Con)

Snow White with the Red Hair. 12 story and art by Sorata Akiduki (TEEN GN Aki)

The Spy Who Raised Me by Ted Anderson & Gianna Meola (TEEN GN And) 

Coming Back by Jessi Zabarsky (New TEEN GN Zab) 

Squad by Maggie Tokuda (NEW TEEN GN Tok)

Be More Chill: the Graphic Novel by Ned Vizzini ; adapted by David Levithan (TEEN GN Viz )

Teen Titans. Beast Boy Loves Raven by Kami Garcia (NEW TEEN GN Gar)

*Seen: True Stories of Marginalized Trailblazers. Edmonia Lewis by Jasmine Walls (TEEN GN B Lewis)

*Rachel Carson written by Birdie Willis ; illustrated by Rii Abrego (NEW TEEN GN B Carson)

*Come Home, Indio: a memoir by Jim Terry, art by Jim Terry (NEW TEEN GN B Terry)

*Yummy: A History of Desserts by Victoria Grace Elliot (NEW TEEN GN 641.86 Ell)

*Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes by Lun Zhang & Adrien Gombeaud (NEW TEEN GN 951.058 Zha) 

*Run. Book One by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin (TEEN GN B Lewis)