4 Kids Books Celebrating Libraries
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We LOVE the library. Think of a good visit as a free shopping spree. Aisles of treasures waiting to be discovered, brought home and loved again & again. Dive into these four great books celebrating libraries…
If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't! by Elise Parsley. If you see a poster that says "You Can Do Anything at the Library," it is NOT giving you permission to put on a circus. But Magnolia doesn't see any problem with setting up her own big top. She's got a lot of gusto and one mean human cannonball routine. So what if her greatest show on Earth won't fit between the bookshelves? Recommended for infants.
Little Libraries, Big Heroes. Todd and his friends love heroes. But in school, Todd doesn’t feel heroic. Reading is hard for him and he gets scolded for asking too many questions. This book tells the true story of Todd Bol, who became a literacy superhero by founding the Little Free Library organization. Recommended for toddlers.
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise. When she came to America in 1921 from Puerto Rico, Pura Belpré found a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant. She turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land. This book tells the true, inspiring story of storyteller, puppeteer and New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpré. Recommended for elementary school readers.
Ban This Book: A Novel. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don’t mess with her when it comes to her favorite book. She and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books by starting a secret banned books locker library, making up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book and taking a stand against censorship. Recommended for tweens/teens.