e-Books, Kindles, Nooks, and other forms of digital reading are here to stay, but we're going to be optimistic and believe that libraries and printed books are going to be around for a long time. For children, libraries have a magical quality - filled with wondrous books and (hopefully) staffed by a warm, engaging librarian who offers frequent storyhours. Here are ten books to teach children more about libraries and to foster a lifelong appreciation of all they offer.
Top Row:
Library Lion written by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
Charlie and Lola: But Excuse Me That Is My Book written and illustrated by Lauren Child
Bats at the Library written and illustrated by Brian Lies
My Wiggle's Book by Paula Craig and Carol Thompson, illustrated by Bobbie Houser (followed up by Mr. Wiggles Library and Mr. Wiggle Loves to Read)
The Library written by Sarah Stewart, illustrated by David Small
Bottom Row:
"L" is for Library written by Sonya Terry, illustrated by Nicole Wong
Stella Louellla's Runaway Book written and illustrated by Lisa Campbell Ernst
The Shelf Elf by written by Jackie Mims Hopkins, illustrated by Rebecca Thornburgh
Library Mouse written and illustrated by Daniel Kirk
Our Library written by Even Bunting, illustrated by Maggie Smith
Have we missed your favorite book about libraries? Let us know in the comments!
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The book "My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World" is a great book describing libraries beyond brick and mortar. Of course there's a camel library, and also I think a wheelbarrow at a beach in Britain. It's brilliant!
Great list! We also checked out "My Librarian is a Camel," which I thought was cool but my son didn't get into it.
There is a book called "That Book Woman" about women in the 1930s who used to take books on pack horses up to poor, remote areas. It's a pictuer book told from a boy's perspective.
Oh you missed "Delilah daring is in the Library" by Jeanne Willis and Rosie Reeve, and our library is so packed with "Library Ann's" ... not the best library experience but this book made it all seem worth the laugh!!!
We like Corduroy Goes to the Library. Not especially sophisticated but a great tool for familiarizing a toddler with what can be expected at the library. It doesn' hurt that lift-the-flap books are very popular at my house. Caveat: this book is not for hard core Don Freeman Corduroy originalists.