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Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card

Herman Parish - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Generations of children have fallen in love with Amelia Bedelia, the housekeeper so literal-minded that she puts sponges in her sponge cake and pitches a tent by throwing it into the woods.Now fans can find out what Amelia Bedelia was like when she was a little girl just starting school....
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Bats at the Library

Brian Lies - Houghton Mifflin Company
Format: Audio CD

Houghton Mifflin Company Another inky evening's here - The air is cool and calm and clear.Can it be true? Oh, can it be?Yes! - Bat Night at the library!Join the free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats! Shape shadows on walls, frolic in the water fountain,...
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Beatrice Doesn't Want To

Lynn Munsinger - Candlewick; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

A humorous story of a stubborn little girl, a patient older brother, and the magical workings of the local library.Beatrice doesn't like books or reading - and she especially doesn't like accompanying big brother Henry to the library three days in a row. But that's where he has to take...
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The Berenstain Bears: We Love the Library

MIKE BERENSTAIN - HarperFestival
Format: Paperback

The Berenstain Bears are always checking out books about outer space, medieval knights, cute animals, and more at the library. But then one day, the family finds out the library may be shutting down forever.The cubs know they have to do something! But how can they save their precious library...
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Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia

Jeanette Winter - Beach Lane Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Luis loves to read, but soon his house in Colombia is so full of books there's barely room for the family. What to do? Then he comes up with the perfect solution--a traveling library! He buys two donkeys--Alfa and Beto--and travels with them throughout the land, bringing books and reading...
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A Big Surprise for Little Card

Charise Mericle Harper - Candlewick Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

Fall in love with a disarming picture-book hero in this quirky ode to spirit, identity, and the joy of having (or being) a library card.In the world of cards, each one has a special job to do. Big Card keeps important papers in order. Tiny Card can be exchanged for a prize in an arcade....
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Book! Book! Book!

Deborah Bruss - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

When the children go back to school, the animals on the farm have nothing to do. That is...until they discover the library. But when Cow, Pig, Horse, and Goat try to check out a book, they are met with a very puzzled librarian. Why can't she understand? It is only when Hen gives it a try - "book!...
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Books for Me!

Sue Fliess - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Books are awesome! Readings free...Lets go to the library!Hippo is looking for a new book. There are so many to choose from. There are books about pirates, bears, superheroes, and more! And as Hippo looks around the library, she imagines the stories inside each book. How can Hippo choose...
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Bunny's Book Club

Annie Silvestro - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Join Bunny for a top-secret trip to the library in a story that celebrates the love of reading! Bunny loves to sit outside the library with the kids and listen to summer story time. But when the weather gets cold and everyone moves inside, his daily dose of joy is gone. Desperate, Bunny...
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But Excuse Me That is My Book

Lauren Child - Dial
Format: Hardcover

Charlie and Lola have already won the hearts of readers in three winning books, including I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed. And now they're quickly gathering more fans as an animated series on the Disney Channel.Adorably true-to-childhood and laugh-out-loud funny, Charlie and Lola...
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Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian

Jessica Spanyol - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

In a simple storybook adventure, curious Carlo discovers the joys of the library with the help of a gentle (if toothy) librarian.Carlo the giraffe is making his first visit to the new library. "Wow!" he says when he sees all the books, the colorful posters, and especially the chairs...
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Chicken Story Time

Sandy Asher - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

A wonderfully silly take on library story time that's perfect for children, chickens, and everyone in between Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to story time at the library, of course! The children like the chicken, the chicken likes the children, and everyone loves story time....
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Curious George Visits the Library

H. A. Rey - HMH Books
Format: Hardcover

George is lucky to arrive at the library just in time for story hour. But it’s not easy for a little monkey to sit still too long. From selecting books to getting his very own library card, George’s day at the library makes reading fun.
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D.W.'s Library Card

Marc Brown - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

D. W. can't wait to get a library card, but she has to learn how to write her full name first. After a lot of practice, she finally gets a library card of her very own. But when she tries to find the book that she wants, it's gone! One week later, D. W.'s book is returned, but now she's...
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Delilah D. at the Library

Jeanne Willis - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

A determined (not to say willful) child, Delilah tells everyone she’s the queen of a faraway land where she makes all the rules. When she goes to the library, however, Library Anne is there with her own rules: no climbing, no running, no singing, and above all, no cupcakes. But in the libraries...
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Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library!

Vicki Myron - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The story of Dewey the celebrated library cat is now available for the youngest of readers in this new, fully-illustrated picture book adventure. When Librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to health, deciding then and there...
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Dinosaur vs. the Library

Bob Shea - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Dinosaur is going to one of his favorite places: the library! On the way, he invites his friends--a lonesome turtle, a sad owl and more-- to roar along with him. But how will his roaring go over at the library? Has Dinosaur finally met his match in Storytime?
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Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library

Julie Gassman - Picture Window Books
Format: Print book

Have you ever thought about bringing your dragon to the library? Don't do it! You might have the best intentions, but that dragon will cause nothing but trouble. Using rhyming text and a diverse cast of characters, this charming picture book will provide some important and some not so important...
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The Fox in the Library

Lorenz Pauli - NorthSouth
Format: Hardcover

Fox goes to the library looking for mice ... not books!  ""This isn't the forest; this is the library,"" says Mouse.  ""You can only borrow things here.""  So begins the hilarity, as Mouse offers fox a book so that he will get new ideas...
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Goin' Someplace Special

Jerry Pinkney - Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

There's a place in this 1950s southern town where all are welcome, no matter what their skin color...and 'Tricia Ann knows exactly how to get there. To her, it's someplace special and she's bursting to go by herself. When her grandmother sees that she's ready to take...
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I Want to Eat Your Books

Karin Lefranc - Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

He's limping strangely down the hall with outstretched arms and a groaning drawl. A zombie! Could it really be? You race to class, but turn to see he's sitting in the desk right next to you!But odds are you'll probably be okay, because this is no ordinary zombie. This zombie...
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I.Q. Goes to the Library

Mary Ann Fraser - Walker Childrens
Format: Hardcover

He’s been Student of the Week, but will I.Q. ever get a library card?When Mrs. Furber announces that it’s Library Week, I.Q. can’t be more excited. During his first visit, I.Q. makes the amazing discovery that he can borrow books once he gets his own library card. He wants...
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It's Library Day

Janet Morgan Stoeke - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Book by Stoeke, Janet Morgan
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Librarian on the Roof! A True Story

M. G. King - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Represented Texas on the 52 GREAT READS list at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., 2010SHOW ME READERS AWARD final nominee, 2012-13 When RoseAleta Laurell begins her new job at the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas, she is surprised that the children of the town think...
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The Library Book

TOM CHAPIN - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

What's the best way to cure a gloomy day? A trip to the library! Based on the hit song by Tom Chapin and Michael Mark, here is an affectionate, exuberant, uproarious celebration of books, reading, and - SHHH! - libraries!The rain is pouring, Dad is snoring, and the same old stuff is on TV - boring....
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A Library Book for Bear

Bonny Becker - Candlewick Press
Format: Book

Curmudgeonly Bear succumbs to Mouse's entreaties and discovers the joy of books in a hilarious story that fans will covet for their own library.Bear does not want to go to the library. He is quite sure he already has all the books he will ever need. Yet the relentlessly cheery Mouse,...
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The Library Dragon

Carmen Agra Deedy - Peachtree Publishers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

When Sunrise Elementary School advertised for a thick-skinned librarian with a burning love of books, Miss Lotta Scales knew she was perfect for the job. Who could guard books better than a REAL dragon?She kept a fiery eye out to make sure no one removed any books from the shelves.... The very...
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Library Day

Anne Rockwell - Aladdin Books, 2016.
Format: Print book

Beloved author Anne Rockwell celebrates books, the love of reading, and of course, libraries, with a gorgeous new picture book about a child's first visit to the library!One day, a young boy visits the library for the very first time. While he's there he listens to stories, reads...
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Library Lil

Suzanne Williams - Dial; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

By the time she was eight, Lil had read every children's book in the library and was working her way through the encyclopedias. So it's no surprise when she grows up to become a librarian. When a storm knocks out the town's electricity one night, Lil knows that's her one chance...
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Library Lion

Michelle Knudsen - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

An affectionate storybook tribute to that truly wonderful place: the library.. Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There...
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The Little Library

Margaret McNamara - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

are back in this picture book about a wood-working project that helps a young student become a book lover.Everyone in Mr. Tiffin's class couldn't be more excited that the new school library has finally opened. Everyone except Jake. Jake is a slow and careful reader. Sometimes he reads...
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Lola at the Library

Anna McQuinn - Charlesbridge Publishing
Format: Hardcover(Library Binding - 1ST)

Lola has a big smile on her face. Why? Because it's Tuesday--and on Tuesdays, Lola and her mommy go to the library. Join Lola in this cozy celebration of books and the people who love them.
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Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience & Fortitude

Josh Funk - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience & Fortitude is the first picture book about Patience and Fortitude, the two lion statues that faithfully guard the New York Public Library. When Patience goes missing, Fortitude realizes the secret to Patience's disappearance may be within...
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Luna Loves Library Day

Joseph Coelho - Andersen Press
Format: Hardcover

Luna loves library day: that's the day she spends with her dad. Exploring the shelves they find magic, mystery and even start to mend their own history. An inspiring story from one of the UK's greatest up-and-coming poets for children, captured in all its flights of fancy by newcomer...
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Maisy Goes to the Library: A Maisy First Experience Book

Lucy Cousins - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Maisys plan to have a quiet read is put to the challenge by her giggling friends in this picture book ode to the pleasures of the local library.Maisy likes going to the library.She loves to read a book in a nice, quiet place.Today, Maisy wants to read a book about fish, but she can only...
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The Midnight Library

Kazuno Kohara - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for bedtime reading, pay a visit to the Midnight Library where you can snuggle up for a nighttime story. There is a little library that only opens at night. In the library there is a little librarian--and her three assistant owls--who helps everyone find the perfect book. The library...
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The Not So Quiet Library

Zachariah OHora - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A hilarious story that celebrates the power of books and libraries in the vein of It's a Book It's Saturday, which means Oskar and Theodore get to go to the library with their dad! It means donuts for breakfast! And it means endless quiet hours lost in stories. But on this not so quiet...
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No T. Rex in the Library

Toni Buzzeo - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Its a quiet morning in the library until a little girl roars out of control! Tess resigns herself to a time-out, but finds that she must be the one who has to maintain order when T. Rex leaps from the pages of a book into real life. Books scatter, knights clatter, and a pirate brandishes...
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Our Library

Eve Bunting - Clarion Books
Format: Print book

When Miss Goose announces that the library is going to close forever, Raccoon and his friends spring into action. Where will they get the help they need to save their beloved library? In books, of course!This cheery tale from ever-popular author Eve Bunting shows how important libraries...
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Peppa Pig and the Library Visit

CANDLEWICK PRESS. - Candlewick Entertainment
Format: Hardcover

Peppa Pig and her brother, George, discover the wonders of the public library.Peppa and George are tired of all their regular bedtime stories. The only book they haven't read is Daddy's library book, The Wonderful World of Concrete . . . what a snooze! It's overdue anyway, so the family...
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Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library

Don Freeman - Viking Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

Cary knows what she would do if she were the librarian. She'd invite all the animals into the library and share her favorite books with lions, bears, peacocks, and monkeys. But the trouble is, not all animals get along with each other. That's where Cary's trouble begins in this...
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Read All About It!

Laura Bush - HarperCollins
Format: Library Binding

Tyrone rules the school!He's king of the monkey bars, a math machine, and a science whiz.The only thing he doesn't like about school is reading. Books are so boring! But when strange visitors start dropping by the classroom for story hour, Tyrone discovers there's more to books...
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Read It, Don't Eat It!

Ian Schoenherr - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

You are holding a book.What should you do with it?Open it, and you will find out.
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Stanley's Library

William Bee - Peachtree Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

It's another busy day at Stanley's library, and Stanley has stocked his bookmobile with lots of great books to take to the local park. All of Stanley's rodent friends stop by to borrow a book that Stanley has helped select just for them, and later at the main branch, he hosts...
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When the Library Lights Go Out (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover))

Megan McDonald - Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Format: Hardcover

CLOSED may mean closed to you. But for three story-hour puppets, CLOSED means open for adventure. At first there are only Rabbit and Lion. Hermit Crab is missing. Where can she be in the library darkness? Find out for yourself when -- magically -- only puppets are up and about.,
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You Can Control Your Voice: Loud or Quiet?

Connie Colwell Miller - Amicus
Format: Library Binding

"In this illustrated choose-your-own-ending book, Haneen is so excited at the library that she has trouble controlling her voice. Readers make choices for Haneen and read what happens next, with each story path leading to different consequences. Includesthree different endings and discussion...
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