Share these shining examples of children's literature with the kids in your care. Read them aloud and talk about them. Our expert librarians highlight a picture book each week with tips for sharing. Browse their recommendations, or search by keyword for books on a specific topic.

Tips for sharing: "'But brown is not for me, he said. I think I'll add a rinse of...' Before we turn the page, can you think of any colors that sound like 'said'?" Sometimes children need ...read more

Tips for sharing: The delightful I Spy series by Edward Gibbs continues with “I Spy on the Farm.” The book highlights the fun guessing game, asking children to identify farm animals by their color and a sma...read more

Tips for sharing: “Horace and Morris and Dolores were friends—the greatest of friends, the truest of friends, the now-and-forever-I’m-yours sort of friends.” What makes people your friends? This...read more

Tips for sharing: A simple, square piece of paper proves itself to have endless transformable possibilities. What begins as a perfect red square quickly becomes a fountain, a garden, a bridge, and more. With simple tex...read more

Tips for sharing: If I was an animal, I would want to be a cat so I could pounce, leap, and scratch with grace. What animal would you be? Why? "I Wish I Had…" explores the varied gifts of animals and m...read more

Tips for sharing: The flowing verse of poetry is music to ears of individuals of all ages. There are many wonderful poetry books for the youngest of children. As poetry tends to be read slower than traditional storyboo...read more

Tips for sharing: Presented almost in a graphic novel format, Beep and Bah is fast-paced, story-driven and laugh-out-loud fun.  Kids will enjoy the loose narrative structure as they follow the boxes and p...read more

Tips for sharing: Can a book without text help us learn to read? It can! In this vivid retelling of the Aesop fable, Jerry Pinkney’s illustrations lead us into, and show us, the story. Story watchers, both children and...read more

Tips for sharing: Calling all cowboys! This clever and humorous book tells a silly story about a cowboy, who eventually learns that a hat doesn’t necessarily make a man. Not only does this book have a good messag...read more

Tips for sharing: Being a toddler is hard; learning a new language and trying express yourself is a lot of work. Now imagine being a frustrated toddler trying to express how you feel and not having the vocabu...read more

Tips for sharing: Step out of the mundane and think big with Liz Garton Scanlon's exuberant picture book.  Bursting onto the scene with color, read more

Tips for sharing: Voting and elections seem like far-off concepts to introduce to young children. However, when my grandson knew the name of the president right around the age of three, I figured learning a bit about t...read more

Tips for sharing: Using a question and answer format, this sweet story presents a simple explanation to a little bunny of just what a birthday is all about. From taking pictures to opening presents, this book covers th...read more

Tips for sharing: Sing Hallelujah, come on "Get Happy" with this uplifting new picture book, a story of opposites as we come to see what we can do less and what we can do more to be happier, sunnier individua...read more

Tips for sharing: Orangutans do not like being in water, but Suryia is no ordinary orangutan. This charming and heartwarming book tells the true story of Suryia and how he defied the odds and learned to swim. Children ...read more

Tips for sharing: For a young child whose world is comfortably small, a well chosen nonfiction book can open her eyes with wonder to the world at large. In Barbara ...read more

Tips for sharing: What could be more fun than a vacation lodge for dogs? Sally heads off for a fun-filled time to meet new friends, enjoy good cooking and comfy accommodations, and play in the snow! Sledding, snowboard...read more

Tips for sharing: At Happy Harry’s Café, the soup is usually good. However, several different regular customers, including Ryan the Lion and Matt the Ca...read more

Tips for sharing: When we find clothing that we really like, we want to wear it. Maybe we want to wear it all the time. A simple story unfolds as G...read more

Tips for sharing: "I'm bored. Blaaaaaaaaah. I'm So BORED!" Our young narrator does all she can to convince a potato that kids are really fu...read more