Children's Librarian Book Picks
Cynthia Walker, Head of Children’s Services, recommends:
|
Author |
Title |
Call Number |
| Kimmel, Eric A. | Anansi Goes Fishing | J398.24 K (folktale picture book) |
| Magorian, Michelle | Good Night, Mr. Tom | JPB Magorian (chapter book) |
| McCaughrean, Geraldine | The Pirate’s Son | JFIC McCaughrean(chapter book) |
| Rawls, Wilson | Where the Red Fern Grows | JPB, JAudiobook, YAPB, & Large Print Fiction Rawls (chapter book) |
| Rylant, Cynthia | Bookshop Dog | JE Rylant (picture book) |
| Sachar, Louis | Holes | JPB, JFIC, JAudiobook, & YA AUDIO BOOK Sachar (chapter book) |
| Stanley, Diane | Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter | JE Stanley (picture book) |
| Stanley, Diane | Saving Sweetness | JE Stanley (picture book) |
| Tunnell, Michael D. | Mailing May | JE Tunnell (picture book) |
| White, Robb | The Lion’s Paw | JFIC White (chapter book) |
Kim Wilcox, Children’s Librarian, recommends:
| Aardema, Verna | Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears | J398.2 A (folktale picture book) |
| Bruel, Nick | Bad Kitty Gets a Bath | JFIC Bruel Nick (chapter book) |
| Castle, Caroline | Naughty! | JE Castle (picture book) |
| Cammuso, Frank | Knights of the Lunch Table: The Dodgeball Chronicles | JGraphic K (graphic novel for elementary readers) |
| Duane, Diane | So You Want to Be a Wizard | JPB Duane,Teen PB, & YA CD FICTION Duane (chapter book) |
| Little, Jean | Willow and Twig | JFIC Little (chapter book) |
| Mayer, Mercer | Just Me and My Puppy | JE Mayer (picture book) |
| McCourt, Lisa | Good Night, Princess Pruney-Toes | JE McCourt (picture book) |
| Portis, Antoinette | Not a Box | JE Portis Antoinette (picture book) |
| Rathmann, Peggy | Officer Buckle and Gloria | JE Rathmann (picture book) |
| Sava, Scott Christian | Cameron and His Dinosaurs | JGraphic C (graphic novel for elementary readers) |
| Wrede, Patricia | Dealing With Dragons | Teen Fic Wrede (chapter book) |
Matt Zirkle, Children's Librarian, recommends:
| Anderson, M. T. | Whales on Stilts |
JFIC Anderson M. T. (chapter book) |
| Balliett, Blue | Chasing Vermeer | JPB Balliett (chapter book) |
| Beaumont, Karen | I Ain't Gonna Paint No More | JE Beaumont (picture book) |
| Coville, Bruce | Thor's Wedding Day | JFIC Colville Bruce (chapter book) |
| Cronin, Doreen | Bounce | JE Cronin Doreen (picture book) |
| Emmett, Jonathan | She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain | JE Emmett Jonathan (picture book) |
| Krosoczka, Jarrett | Punk Farm | JE Krosoczka (picture book) |
| Rosenthal, Amy Krouse | Duck! Rabbit! | JE Rosenthal Amy (picture book) |
| Sherry, Kevin | I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean | JE Sherry Kevin (picture book) |
| Stewart, Trenton Lee | The Mysterious Benedict Society | JFIC Stewart Trenton (chapter book) |
| Willems, Mo |
My Friend is Sad (an Elephant & Piggie book) |
JE Willems Mo (picture book/reader) |
Sara Fiellman, Children’s Librarian, recommends:
| Cabot, Meg | Allie Finkle series | JFIC Cabot Meg (chapter book) |
| Draper, Sharon | Sassy: Little Sister is Not My Name | JFIC Draper Sharon (chapter book) |
| Konigsburg, E.L. | The View from Saturday | JFIC, JPB, & JCD Audiobook Konigsburg (chapter book) |
| Cruikshank, Beth | Farley Follows His Nose | JE Johnston Lynn (picture book) |
| Lord, Cynthia | Rules | JFIC Lord (chapter book) |
| Patron, Susan | The Higher Power of Lucky | JFIC & JCD Audiobook Patron Susan (chapter book) |
| Seder, Rufus | Gallop! | JE Seder Rufus (picture book) |
| Selznick, Brian | The Invention of Hugo Cabret | JFIC Selznick Brian (chapter book) |
| Seuss, Dr. | My Many Colored Days | JE Seuss (picture book) |
| Willems, Mo | Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale | JE Willems (picture book) |
Andrea Appel, Children's Librarian, recommends:
| Allison, Jennifer | Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator | JPB Allison Jennifer (chapter book) |
| Boyce, Frank | Framed | JFIC Boyce Frank (chapter book) |
| Conway, David | The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster | JE Conway David (picture book) |
| Delaney, Joseph | Revenge of the Witch | JFIC Delaney (chapter book) |
| Himmelman, John | Chickens to the Rescue | JE Himmelman John (picture book) |
| Nimmo, Jenny | Snow Spider | JFIC Nimmo Jenny (chapter book) |
| Pennypacker, Sara | Clementine | JFIC Pennypacker Sara (chapter book) |
| Riddell, Chris | Platypus | JE Riddell (picture book) |
| Schachner, Judith | Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble | JMediaKit S (book/CD kit) |
| Watt, Melanie | Chester | JE Watt Melanie (picture book) |