Books & Libraries - Kids Fiction

In this Lola Reads picture book, Lola learns about caring for a pet in this simple and sweet story about welcoming a new kitty. Lola wants a cat, but Mommy says taking care of a pet is a lot of work. So Lola does...

A boy investigates a squirrelly situation to track down his missing stories in this charming ode to book lovers of all kinds. Spencer loves to read. He reads a book every night. But one morning his favorite book goes missing, and in its place...

Bethany travels to a new fictional world to rescue her father in this third book in the New York Times bestselling series, Story Thieves--which was called a "fast-paced, action-packed tale" by School Library Journal--from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy. Owen...

The charming and spirited Lottie Paris is back--and she loves the library! Lottie Paris has a favorite place. The library! She loves to go there and read about space. She knows there are rules at the library, but sometimes they are not so easy...

Landon's favorite place in the whole world is The Bookworm Bookstore. But when he discovers a bunch of real bookworms, things get weird and wild--and a little scary What are the bookworms hiding? Dig in to unearth the truth in this early chapter book.Author:...

Do you ever wish your problems could be solved just by asking? Be careful what you wish for!Author: Christine EvansISBN-10: 0807587516ISBN-13: 9780807587515Publisher: Albert Whitman & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/12/2022Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.17lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.47w x 0.26d

A boy is researching animals in the library. Most of the books are boring, but one is very lively . . . and hungry. Now the boy has been gobbled up Can he team up with the powerful Librarian and escape the belly of...

These kids all love to read--alone or together, on a bus or in a parade. And every time they open a book, they open up a whole new world, too "A delightful tribute to reading anything and everything all the time. . . ....

Learn the ABCs with Rocket, the dog who inspires kids to read and write! This irresistible alphabet book from the creator of the New York Times bestsellers How Rocket Learned to Read and Rocket Writes a Story is sure to appeal to kids, parents,...

Pura Belpré Award WinnerChildren's Literature Legacy Award WinnerA tender, transcendent, and meticulously crafted novel from Newbery Honoree, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and three-time Caldecott Honoree, Peter Sís!From the time he is a young boy, Neftalí hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the...

Every day, Snail waits for Fish to come home with a new story. Today, Fish's story (about pirates ) is too grand to simply be told: Fish wants to show Snail. But that would mean leaving the familiar world of their book--a scary prospect...

Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone's favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dice . . . Discover the origins of what James Patterson calls "the coolest library in the world" in this PREQUEL to the New York Times bestselling...

Author: Nadia AliISBN-10: 1595727663ISBN-13: 9781595727664Publisher: Star Bright BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2016Pages: 1Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.10h x 10.10w x 0.30dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 519871 / Pirates in the Library

Parents' Choice Recommended "An imaginative and creative way of educating readers about effective storytelling and elements of style. Great for sharing one-on-one or in a language arts classroom." --School Library Journal "This tongue-in-cheek way of delivering the rules of creative writing is clever, and...

Presented in light-hearted, rib-tickling verse that's perfect for reading aloud, You Can Read sings it loud and proud: Books are awesome. And so are the people who read them. In this fun and funny celebration of literacy, kids of all ages will discover that...

A library card unlocks a new life for a young girl in this picture book about the power of imagination, from the Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison. On one gray afternoon, Louise makes a fateful trip to the library. With the help of a...

The charming duo returns with a love letter to the library, good friends, the joy of learning, and self-reinvention. It's Saturday, and Houndsley, Catina, and their friend Bert are looking forward to their weekly visit to the library. But when the trio arrives, they...

Every day is an adventure with Isabella An everyday visit to the library becomes an unexpected adventure through the pages of classic children's book favorites Like Goldilocks, Isabella searches for a book that is juuust right.Should she host a silly tea party in Wonderland...

Books, books, books Judy's got books on the brain as she prepares for a totally RARE trivia competition. Has reading always been this exciting? Judy Moody is in it to win it. Win the Book Quiz Blowout, that is. Judy and her brother, Stink,...

"If you have middle schoolers who are too young to fully grasp John Green's The Fault in Our Stars and love dogs, give them this sweet tearjerker." -- School Library Journal"In this beguiling tearjerker, a foster kid's luck slowly changes after he befriends a...

Kids love Maisy -- and Maisy loves books Follow her as she discovers the wonders of the bookstore for the first time. Today Maisy is going to the bookstore to buy a new book, but there are so many to choose from There's a...

A funny combination of Ebenezer Scrooge and Lego Batman helps Rob Burnside save his school in the final book in the illustrated Creature from My Closet middle grade series from Obert Skye. For the first time, Rob Burnside knows when his closet is about...

Winner of the Minnesota Book Award * A Texas Bluebonnet Book"Perfect to be read late into the night."--Stefan Bachmann, internationally bestselling author of The Peculiar"A spooky sisterhood mystery that is sure to be a hit with readers."--School Library Journal (starred review)"Grab a flashlight and...

Sometimes while reading, Kat swears that books come alive in her hands, taking her to distant places and on grand adventures. But it's not just her imagination when she and Stew, the only members of Oakmeadow Elementary's Book Club, discover living, breathing Books in...

Playful and lighthearted with a subversive twist that is signature Lane Smith, It's a Book is a delightful manifesto on behalf of print in the digital age. This satisfying, perfectly executed picture book has something to say to readers of all stripes and all...

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs meets There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly in this clever, irreverent update of our most beloved children's classics. The little old woman who lives in a book has lost her children But instead...

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...

From National Book Award-winning author William Alexander comes "a fun and fast-paced supernatural mystery with secret depths" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Rosa Ramona D?z has a very special talent. She comes from a family of librarians who specialize in ghost appeasement. So she can't...

Should your baby sister play with your library book? Find out how good manners can help everyone enjoy library books.Author: Chris Lensch, Amanda Doering TourvilleISBN-10: 1404853154ISBN-13: 9781404853157Publisher: Picture Window BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2009Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.90h x 9.80w x 0.10dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.7Point Value:...

Tabitha and Magoo love to play dress up in their room. Tabitha uses her brother's shirts to make superhero capes, and Magoo uses his sister's frilly skirts to fashion a gown. They're disappointed they can't go outside in their new outfits, but then the...

Nicholas looks up to his big brother, James. James does all kinds of things that only older brothers can do--like write his name, read books, cross the street, and ride the school bus. But there's one thing James doesn't do: take a nap. Because...

Enjoy your favorite stories again and again with this fantastic wall library! Packed with 24 books, plus stickers and a scene to decorate, this collection is perfect for a magical story time. Actual product is 10.67" wide by 17.28" high. Individual paperback books are...

Reading ease: 87.9 Flesch-Kincaid grade level: 2.5 Libby longs to be a great librarian like her aunt Nora, and it just chaps her hide when kids vandalize books. She hangs up Wanted posters to drive the outlaws from her territory. But when she realizes...

Kit and her friends are given the best task ever--hatching a dragon egg! But when the egg goes missing, they'll have to band together to face down a powerful enemy in this third book of the exciting series. It's a new school year for...

A neglected Russian typewriter clicks, clacks, and rings to life with a new owner.Author: Yevgenia NaybergISBN-10: 1568463448ISBN-13: 9781568463445Publisher: Creative EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/25/2020Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 10.40h x 10.50w x 0.60dReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2020School Library Journal 03/01/2020 pg. 94

In this witty sequel to the beloved classic The Library Dragon, Miss Lotty is finally checking herself out of the Sunrise Elementary School Library, but not before Lotta Scales makes one final, fiery appearance. After 557 years of faithful service, Miss Lotty is retiring...

Max is having trouble taking care of his library books, and Zoe is ready to help him. She explains that folding the pages into dog ears is not good book manners. Max needs to find a way to show the librarian that he has...

Presenting the newest discovery in the series with the Midas touch -- a mythical exploration fit for the gods. In the early nineteenth century, an English nobleman embarked on a tour of the sites of ancient Greece. He brought as his guide a primer...

A strange woman is handing out free metal bookmarks. A girl takes one. Ouch! She pricks her finger and a dot of blood drips out. The woman smiles with sharp teeth at the sight. The girl will soon become an unwilling member of her...

A bookstore closes for the night. Nothing inside stirs, except for one creeping thing: a human hand! The cursed part hunts for someone to read its handwriting so it can unleash an evil spirit into the world. Can the mighty Librarian stop the wicked...

One hundred years ago, a Librarian used all her power to trap the Grim Reader, the greatest enemy of the Library of Doom, beneath a mountain of ice. But now the villain is free and stronger than ever before. Can the current Librarian alone...

Students at a secret school are training to become Pages, helpers in the dangerous Library of Doom. But an enemy has snuck into the class with a wicked assignment: Destroy the school and all its knowledge. Will help from the powerful Librarian and some...

Inspired by the true story of a girl who lived in the library, Kristin O'Donnell Tubb's The Story Seeker is the second book in the middle-grade Story Collector series, in partnership with the New York Public Library, about a mystery being solved inside the...

The Library of Doom's greatest foe, the Eraser, has caught the Librarian in a lethal trap. Now the hero is chained down and a giant super-eraser swings above him, getting closer with every swipe. Can the Librarian escape the doom device, or will he...

A new generation of children love Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, inspired by the classic series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood! Daniel Tiger and his friends go to story time at the library in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read story based on a popular episode of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood!...

Filled with charm and fun, this wordless picture book from a beloved illustrator lets kids tell their own version of the story.One wintry day, a hat lands on the head of a newly made snowman and brings him to life. Hiding inside the hat...

Celia loves to explore and is thrilled when she finds an old library in the woods. But Celia discovers more than just books at the library--and she can't wait to book it out of there Will Celia get out of the library alive? Read...

Reading is wild, dangerous... fantastic The possibilities are endless, the perils enormous--good thing it's just a story. A boy happens upon a discarded book that transforms a library into an escalating series of near misses and close encounters with dastardly pirates, a herd of...

This humorous tale of a curious young boy and his single-minded quest for knowledge is a heartfelt and affectionate tribute to librarians everywhere. Every day after school Melvin goes to the library. His favorite people--Marge, Betty, and Leola--are always there behind the reference desk....

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year "A marvelous debut...Sometimes it takes the right nudge to fall in love with books." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "This quirky tale filled with subtle humor makes...