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Bats at the library

Brian Lies - Houghton Mifflin Company
Format:  Print book : Fiction : Primary school : EnglishView all editions and formats

Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found 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 A. Gassman - Picture Window Books
Format: Paperback

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...
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If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't!

Elise Parsley - Little
Format: Print book

The third book in the bestselling MAGNOLIA SAYS DON'T! series is another loud and cautionary tale of what not to do--this time, at the library!If you see a poster that says "You Can Do Anything at the Library!", it is NOT giving you permission to put on a circus! But Magnolia...
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A Library

NIKKI GIOVANNI - Versify
Format: Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Nikki Giovanni and fine artist Erin Robinson craft an ode to the magic of a library as a place not only for knowledge but also for imagination, exploration, and escape.In...
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A Library Book for Bear

Bonny Becker - Candlewick Press
Format: Hardcover

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 Bus

Bahram Rahman - Pajama Press
Format: Hardcover

It is still dark in Kabul, Afghanistan when the library bus rumbles out of the city. There are no bus seats -- instead there are chairs and tables and shelves of books. And there are no passengers -- instead there is Pari, who is nervously starting her first day as Mama's library helper....
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The Library Fish

Alyssa Satin Capucilli - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

When Mr. Hughes finds a fish all alone in the library and names her Library Fish, she knows she's found her true home. Library Fish makes friends in the library and on the bookmobile, checks that books are returned, and absolutely loves story time, when she can listen to all kinds of stories...
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Library Lily

Gillian Shields - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Audiobook

Lily loves to read. She is fascinated by the stories in her books, and reads wherever she goes—through summer, autumn, winter, and spring. But one day, Lily meets a girl who hates reading. Milly invites Lily to have adventures of her own—outside the pages of a book. Together the two friends...
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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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Library Mouse: Home Sweet Home

Daniel Kirk - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Sam, the Library Mouse, and his friend Sarah's adventures continue. When they wake to find the library being packed up to prepare for a major renovation, they realise they won't have a home during construction. So off they go in search for a place to live. Of course Sam knows research...
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The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead - ‎Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover...
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The New LiBEARian

ALISON DONALD - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

A visit to the library can be full of surprises. When the librarian is late for story time, the children go off to look for her and follow mysterious paw prints to find a bear sitting at her desk. Is the bear a new librarian? Not exactly. The new LiBEARian opens a book about bears and utters...
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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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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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Pete the Cat Checks Out the Library

JAMES DEAN - HarperFestival
Format: Paperback

New York Times bestselling author and illustrator James Dean shows us how much fun reading can be in Pete the Cat Checks Out the Library. Includes over 30 groovy stickers!It's Pete the Cat's first time at the library. He gets a fun tour of library and even reads a few super cool...
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Wild About Books

Judy Sierra - Random House Kids
Format: Print book

It started the summer of 2002, when the Springfield librarian, Molly McGrew, by mistake drove her bookmobile into the zoo.In this rollicking rhymed story, Molly introduces birds and beasts to this new something called reading. She finds the perfect book for every animal - tall books for giraffes,...
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