Provo Library Children's Book Blog

  Cuentos La verdad sobre el sofá Escrito por Adam Rubin Ilustrado por Liniers New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2024. Libro ilustrado. "La mayoría de la gente piensa que los sofás son solo para sentarse o quizás para echar una siesta, pero ... ¿Sabías que los sofás pueden volverse locos si no los alimentas con una dieta equilibrada a base de monedas, teléfonos celulares y controles remoto? ¿Sabías, además, que algunos sofás se cultivan en granjas? Algunos vienen de dos sillas que se quieren mucho y otros, en realidad, son extraterrestres disfrazados. ¡Tienes tanto que aprender sobre el sofá! Esta parodia de complots reúne el humor característico de Adam Rubin y el arte divertido de Liniers. Juntos exploran la única y verdadera historia (¿en serio? ¿Estamos seguros?) del mueble más querido e incomprendido del mundo." --Editor Cuentitos La oruga muy hambriente Por Eric Carle New York : Philomel Books, 2011. Pequeño libro ilustrado "Sigue el progreso de una pequęa oruga h...

  Preschool Time The Yawnicorn By Emily Hamilton New York: Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2023. Picture Book. A little girl who cannot fall asleep gets a visit from the Yawnicorn, who takes her on an adventure until she yawns and then delivers her back to her bed before dawn. --Editor Preschool Time The Power of Yeti Written by Rebecca Van Slyke  Illustrated by G. Brian Karas New York: Nancy Paulsen Books, 2024. Picture Book. When a little boy can't seem to keep up with his friends, his new friend, Yeti, shows him a trick that makes all the difference. --Publisher Toddler Time The Littlest Yak Written by Lu Fraser Illustrated by Kate Hindley Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc., 2021. Picture Book. Gertie is the littlest yak, feeling stuck in her smallness--she wants to grow UP and have bigness and tallness. But when it turns out that there are some things that only Gertie can do, might she come to see that she's perfect, just the way she is? A rollicking, rhyming, ...

The ocean is a mesmerizing realm, teeming with an astonishing diversity of life. It contains microscopic bacteria and algae to towering kelp forests and countless marine creatures. Beyond its beauty, the ocean is vital to life on Earth. It supplies oxygen, sustains food chains, and plays a crucial role in climate regulation. Dive into these six captivating books that will transport you beneath the waves and unveil the wonders of the deep. The Sea Knows  Written by Alice B. McGinty and Alan B. Havis  Illustrated by Stephanie Laberis  New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020, Picture book  The Sea Knows  is a lyrical picture book that explores the vastness and wonder of the ocean. Through rhythmic, poetic text, the book contrasts the sea’s many characteristics. It can be both fierce and calm, shallow and deep, full of tiny creatures and enormous whales. This captivating book encourages curiosity about the natural world and highlights the ever-c...

Every month we have two book clubs for kids here at the Provo City Library! These book clubs are just for kids ages 9-12 and a caregiver. This month, our Girls Read book club will meet April 22 and our Guys Read book club will meet April 24. You can register now, using the library's online calendar! Girls Read is reading: Squire & Knight By Scott Chantler New York: First Second, 2023. Comics. 161 pages. A young Squire and his bumbling but confident knight, Sir Kelton, stumble upon a cursed village where the townsfolk live in fear of a vicious, fire-breathing dragon. Sir Kelton of Eldergard is confident that he can defeat the dragon -- that's what knights do, after all. So he rushes off to slay the beast and leaves his bookish Squire behind. As days drag on with no sight of the knight, Squire begins to research the supposed curse on the village and discovers the truth about the ancient town wizard, the dragon, and the curse. Despite the Squire's warnings, the villagers...

  The Wishkeeper’s Apprentice   Written by Rachel Chivers Khoo  Illustrated by Rachel Sanson  Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2024. 219 p.  Felix wishes that his 16-year-old sister wouldn’t be so standoffish to him. They used to be really close, and now she always has other things to do and couldn’t be bothered by her 10-year-old brother. So, when Felix wishes on a penny and throws it into a wishing fountain, he doesn’t really expect much. But he especially doesn’t expect to be met by an old man who is a stranger and happens to be a wishkeeper. And Felix especially doesn’t expect to have to become his apprentice in order to save his town and himself from what happens when wishes start to disappear.  This is an engaging fantasy novel where fantasy and wishes and right and wrong all get mixed together and Felix has to sort them all out. Kids who enjoy thinking through reality and wishful thinking with a dash of fantasy will gravitate to Felix’s s...

  A First Time for Everything By Dan Santat New York: First Second, 2023. Comics. 308 pages. A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents send him on a class trip to Europe. At first, he's right. He's stuck with the same girls from his middle school who love to make fun of him, and he doesn't know why his teacher insisted he come on this trip. But as he travels through France, Germany, Switzerland, and England, a series of first experiences begin to change him--first Fanta, first fondue, first time stealing a bike from German punk rockers ... and first love. ...