Families & Kids

[E Picture] Families celebrating Christmas time

Check out these newer picture books of all kinds of families celebrating Christmas.

The Days After Christmas

Maggie C. Rudd

Charlotte and the Nutcracker

Charlotte Nebres

Esperanza Caramelo, the Star of Nochebuena

Karla Arenas Valenti

Nisha's Just-Right Christmas Tree

Susan Lynn Meyer, Jaya Mehta

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Julianna Swaney

The Last Slice

Melissa Seron Richardson

The Twelve Hours of Christmas

Jenn Bailey

Fa La La Family

Scott Hoying, Mark Hoying

Twelve Dinging Doorbells

Tameka Fryer Brown

[J] Historical Chapter Books

One of our most requested genres right now is historical! Take a look at this mix of fiction and nonfiction chapter book titles available to check out. Ideal for upper elementary and middle school readers

Race to the Bottom of the Earth

Rebecca E. F. Barone

What Was the Holocaust?

Gail Herman, Who HQ

The Bletchley Riddle

Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin

Betty Before X

Ilyasah Shabazz, Renée Watson

50 Books to Read Before Kindergarten

Here is our list of 50 Books to Read Before starting Kindergarten!! This list was lovingly made by our librarians to share books that are fun to read and developmentally appropriate for those about to start Kindergarten.

Between Words: A Friendship Tale

Saki Tanaka

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!

Karen Beaumont

I Like This, You Like That

Linda Ashman

If Frogs Made the Weather

Marion Dane Bauer

Lena's Shoes Are Nervous

Keith Calabrese

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse 20th Anniversary Edition

Kevin Henkes

Linus The Little Yellow Pencil

Scott Magoon

Little Seasons: Spring Seeds

Mirka Hokkanen

The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)

Philemon Sturges

The Mochi Makers

Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

Monster Hands

Karen Kane, Jonaz McMillan

My Dog's a Chicken

Susan McElroy Montanari

Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)

Mo Willems

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Jon Scieszka

There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly

Simms Taback

There's a Monster in Your Book

Tom Fletcher

We Don't Eat Our Classmates

Ryan T. Higgins

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak

The Monster at the End of This Book (Sesame Street)

Jon Stone

The little mouse, the red ripe strawberry, and the big hungry bear

Wood, Don

50 Books to Read Before First Grade

Here is our list of 50 Books to Read Before starting First Grade!! This list was lovingly made by our librarians to share books that are fun to read and developmentally appropriate for those about to start First Grade.