National Library Week - Board Books and Storybooks

It's National Library Week!

Check out these board books and storybooks set in libraries.

Homer, the Library Cat written by Reeve Lindbergh, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf (E LINDBERG) "A cat’s quiet life is disrupted one day when a window is broken. After several frustrating attempts to find a suitable place, he winds up in the perfect spot." Click here to place a hold on this storybook at the Richland Public Library. Click here to see all storybooks we have by this author. They include the following.

• The Awful Aardvarks Go to School (E LIN)
• The Awful Aardvarks Shop for School (E LIN)
• The Circle of Days (E LIN)
• My Hippie Grandmother (E LIN)
• My Little Grandmother Often Forgets (E LIN)

Library Babies written by Puck, illustrated by Violet Lemay (EB PUCK) “Here come the library babies, ready to give you a tour of their favorite local library! There's no place more magical than a library, where adventures can be had both inside the pages of a book and out. Here you can find hidden nooks for reading, encounter new worlds during story time, and take the big step of signing up for your very first library card. From puppet shows to getting to take out towering stacks of books to enjoy at home, this joyful board book teaches every child that through books and libraries, the possibilities are endless." Click here to place a hold on this board book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to place a hold on Bookstore Babies, another board book we have by the same author.

The Jellybeans written by Laura Joffe Numeroff and Nate Evans, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger (EB NUMEROFF) "The Jellybeans—four friends who have different strengths and talents—discover a shared love of reading when Anna persuades the others to go with her to the library." Click here to place a hold on this board book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to see the storybooks we have by Laura Joffe Numeroff, including the following favorites.

• If You Give a Cat a Cupcake (E NUMEROFF)
• If You Give a Moose a Muffin (E NUMEROFF)
• If You Give a Mouse a Brownie (E NUMEROFF)
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (E NUMEROFF)
• If You Give a Pig a Pancake (E NUMEROFF)
• If You Give a Pig a Party (E NUMEROFF)
• If You Take a Mouse to the Movies (EH NUMEROFF)
• If You Take a Mouse to School (E NUMEROFF)
• The Jellybeans and the Big Art Adventure (E NUMEROFF)
• The Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza (E NUMEROFF)
• The Jellybeans and the Big Camp Kickoff (E NUMEROFF)
• The Jellybeans and the Big Dance (E NUMEROFF)

We have several of her storybooks in Spanish, too.

• Si Le Das Una Galletita Un Raton (E NUMEROFF)
• Si Le Das Un Panecillo a Un Alce (E NUM)
• Si Le Das Un Panqueque a Una Cerdita (E NUM)
• Si Llevas Un Raton Al Cine (E NUM)

Click here to see the board books and storybooks we have by Nate Evans.

Lola at the Library written by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw (E MCQUINN) “Every Tuesday, Lola and her mother visit their local library to return and check out books, attend story readings, and share a special treat." Click here to place a hold on this storybook at the Richland Public Library. Click here to see other storybooks we have by the same author. They include the following.

• Lola Gets a Cat (E MCQUINN)
• Lola Loves Stories (E MCQUINN)
• My Friend Jamal (E MCQUINN)

Library Mouse written and illustrated by Daniel Kirk (E KIRK) "Sam, a shy but creative mouse who lives in a library, decides to write and illustrate his own stories, which he places on the shelves with other library books. When children find the tales, they all want to meet the author!" Click here to place a hold on this storybook at the Richland Public Library. Click here to place a hold on this audiobook. Click here to see all storybooks we have by this author/illustrator.

It's National Library Week! National Library Week (April 4-10, 2021) is a time to celebrate libraries, librarians, and books. The theme for this year's week is "Welcome to Your Library!" The American Library Association has created coloring pages that you can print at home. Click here for a coloring page in English, and here for one in Spanish. To celebrate National Library Week, here are some of the board books and storybooks we have about librarians and librarians. Click on the blue titles for more information and to place holds on these books at the Richland Public Library. Board Books

• Let’s Go to the Library from Scholastic (EB LET’S GO)
• Library Babies by Puck (EB PUCK)

Storybooks

• Armando Asked, “Why?” by Jay Hulbert (E HULBURT)
• Bats at the Library by Brian Lies (E LIES); click here for the audiobook
• Beatrice Doesn’t Want To by Laura Joffe Numeroff (E NUMEROFF)
• The Book No One Ever Read by Cornelia Funke (E FUNKE)
• A Big Surprise for Little Card by Charise Mericle Harper (E HARPER)
• Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss (E BRUSS)
• The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli (E PIZZOLI)
• The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians by Carla Morris (E MORRIS)
• Bunny’s Book Club by Annie Silverstro (E SILVESTR)
• Bunny Figures It Out by Ruby Shamir (E SHAMIR)
• Can I Bring Woolly to the Library, Ms. Reeder? by Lois Grambling (E GRAMBLIN)
• Charlie and Lola: But Excuse Me That Is My Book by Lauren Child (E CHILD)
• Clarence the Copy Cat by Pat Lakin (E LAK)
• Clemens’ Kingdom by Chris Demarest (E DEMAREST)
• Coral Reefs by Jason Chin (E CHIN)
• Curious George Visits the Library by Margret and H.A. Rey (EF REY)
• Dinosaur vs. the Library by Bob Shea (E SHEA)
• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce (E JOYCE)
• Homer, the Library Cat by Reeve Lindbergh (E LINDBERG)
• I.Q. Goes to the Library by Mary Ann Fraser (E FRASER)
• I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel (E KIM)
• If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don’t! by Elise Parsley (E PARSLEY)
• Isabella, Star of the Story by Jennifer Fosberry and Mike Litwin (E FOSBERRY)
• The Jellybeans Love to Read by Laura Joffe Numeroff and Nate Evans (EB NUMEROFF)
• It’s Library Day by Janet Morgan Stoeke (E STOEKE)
• Koala and the Flower by Mary Murphy (E MURPHY)
• “L” is for Library by Sonya Terry (EC TERRY)
• The Librarian from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler (E THALER)
• The Library by Sarah Stewart (E STEWART)
• The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy (E DEEDY)
• The Library Gingerbread Man by Dotti Enderle (E ENDERLE)
• Library Lil by Suzanne Williams (E WILLIAMS)
• Library Lion by Michell Knudsen (E KNUDSEN)
• Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk (E KIRK); click here for the audiobook
• The Little Library by Margaret McNamara (E MCNAMARA)
• Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn (E MCQUINN)
• The Lonely Book by Kate Bernheimer (E BERNHEIM)
• Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp (E PAPP)
• The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara (E KOHARA)
• Miss Brooks Loves Books (And I Don’t) by Barbara Bottner (E BOTTNER)
• Mummies in the Library: Divide the Pages by John Perritano (EF IMATH)
• Mind Your Manners, B. B. Wolf by Judy Sierra (E SIERRA)
• No Pirates Allowed! Said Library Lou by Rhonda Gowler Green (E GREENE)
• The Not So Quiet Library by Zachariah Ohora (E OHORA)
• Once Inside the Library by Barbara Huff (E HUF)
• Penelope Popper, Book Doctor by Toni Buzzeo (E BUZZEO)
• Read All About It by Laura Welch Bush and Jenna Bush (E BUSH)
• Richard Wright and the Library Card by William Miller (E MILLER)
• Ron’s Big Mission by Rose Blue and Corinne Naden (E BLUE)
• The Storyteller’s Candle by Lucia Gonzalez (E GONZALEZ)
• Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora (E MORA)
• Tomás y la Seňora de la Biblioteca (E MORA)
• Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown (E BROWN)
• When the Library Lights Go Out by Megan McDonald (E MCDONALD)
• Wild About Books by Judy Sierra (E SIERRA)
• Wolves by Emily Gravett (E GRAVETT)