Cinco de Mayo Books

Cinco de Mayo is almost here!  Here's some books to help you celebrate May 5th.

Marco's Cinco de Mayo by: Lisa Bullard

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Cinco de Mouse-o! by: Judy Cox

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Fiesta!: Cinco de mayo by: June Behrens

J 394.2684 B 

Cinco de Mayo by: Mary Dodson Wade

J 394.26972 WADE

Cinco de Mayo crafts by: Carole Gnojewski

J 745.594 GNOJEWSK

Books about Being Honest

Honesty is a popular topic for children's books. Here are a few books about telling the truth:

  

Princess K.I.M. and the lie that grew by: Maryann Cocca-Leffler

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Doug-Dennis and the flyaway fib by: Darren Farrell

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Betty Bunny Didn’t Do It by: Michael Kaplan

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Fancy Nancy: My Family History by: Jane O’Connor

ER OCONNOR

Zig Zag Kids: Big Whopper by: Patricia Riley Giff

J FIC GIFF

Video of illustrator Eric Carle working in his art studio

We think you'll be fascinated to watch this video of Eric Carle, illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other classic books, at work in his studio.  His illustration style is unique and it's fascinating to see how he does it!  It's a great way to teach kids about how the pictures in books are made and what it means when we say, "This book is illustrated by..."

Dino-Mite Dinosaur Books!

Do you think dinosaurs are fascinating? I know we do! Most kids (and adults) love to hear stories about our pre-historic friends!  We’ve got books about dinosaurs for all ages and interests. Some people just want a fun story with a dinosaur character, while others may want lots of information and pictures about dinosaurs.  Either way, we’ve got it covered!

The really, really, really big dinosaur by: Richard Byrne

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Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by: Bob Shea

E SHEA (in the board book section)

How do dinosaurs eat their food? by: Jane Yolen

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The ultimate dinopedia: the most complete dinosaur reference ever by: Don Lessem

J 567.9 LESSEM

Dinosaurs: a visual encyclopedia

J 567.903 DINOSAUR

Springtime Books

Springtime is here and you might be looking for some books about the season. Here’s some fun spring books.

 


Hooray for spring! by: Kazuo Iwamura

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Spring things by: Bob Raczka

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Spring surprises by: Anna Jane Hays

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A new beginning: celebrating the spring equinox by: Wendy Pfeffer

J 394.26 PFEFFER

April is National Humor Month

Did you know that April is National Humor Month?  Funnily enough, it is!  Here are just some of the books we have about humor, laughing, and jokes:

 

Riddle-icious by: J. Patrick Lewis

E LEWIS

 

Funnybones : comedy games and activities for kids by: Lisa Baney-Winters

J 793 BANYWINT

Ha! Ha! Ha! : 1,000+ jokes, riddles, facts, and more by: Lyn Thomas

J 793.73 THOMAS

 

The Big Golden Book of laughs : a treasury of poems, jokes, riddles, and rhymes by: Linda Williams Aver

J 818.5 BIG

Funny business : conversations with writers of comedy by: Leonard S. Marcus

J 813.5409928 FUNNY

Books about Cars

If you like cars, you’ll probably enjoy these books about cars.
 

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Cars : rushing! honking! zooming!

 

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Cars

 

J 629.222 LICHTENH

Everything I know about cars : a collection of made-up facts, educated guesses, and silly pictures about cars, trucks, and other zoomy things

 

J 629.222 ZUEHLKE

Concept Cars

J 796.720973 BUCKLEY

Eyewitness NASCAR

Books about Pizza!

Anybody a pizza fan? If you are, we bet you might like to read a book or two about pizza!

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The Princess and the Pizza

E MORGAN

Dragon Pizzeria

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The Little Red Hen Bakes a Pizza

E WELLINGTON

Pizza at Sally’s

J FIC DADEY

Dragons Don’t Cook Pizza

Books about Hobbies

Spring is almost here and when that time of year rolls around, a lot of kids are interested in starting a new hobby. We’ve got books on any and every hobby you can think of, from knitting to model airplanes. Below is just a tiny sample of what we have. If you’d like more examples of other hobby books to check out, ask a Children’s Department staff member!

J 629.133 W

Model Airplanes and How to Build Them

 


J 736.982 PETTY

Origami 1-2-3

 

J 741.5 LIGHTFOOT

Cartooning for kids

 

J 746.432 BLANCHETT

Kids’ Easy Knitting Projects

 

J 798.3 TREMAINE

Amazing magic tricks

Books about Grandparents

Here are some awesome books about grandparents.

E HILL (in board book section)

Spot Loves His Grandpa

E HOBERMAN

I'm going to Grandma's

E JUSTER

The hello, goodbye window

 

E LEMAN

My grandchild, there's no one like you

E LLOYDJON

The ultimate guide to grandmas & grandpas!