Provo Library Children's Book Blog

The Trouble With Heroes By Kate Messner New York: Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2025. Fiction. 356 pages. Most kids look forward to summer, knowing it's a few months they will have some free time for hobbies and relaxation. Finn, the main character in the book, is facing a different summer than most of the kids his age. While Finn was spending time in the local cemetery, dealing with his own grief, he vandalized the headstone of a woman. Finn wasn't aware of this fact, but the woman whose headstone he toppled, was well-known in his community for hiking all forty-six Adirondak Peaks. Her family decides that they will waive vandalism charges against Finn, if he agrees to hike all of the same mountains their mother loved. To meet the family's request, he has to hike all of the mountains during his summer break. This novel in verse was a lovely story. I found myself cheering for Finn to make amends, while totally understanding the grief and devastation that led him to be in ...

  Cuentos La biblioteca nocturna Por Kazuno Kohara Barcelona: Obelisco, 2014. Libro ilustrado. "Érase una vez una biblioteca que abría sólo por la noche ... Entra en la biblioteca nocturna y conoce a una pequeña y simpática bibliotecaria y a sus tres búho-ayudantes." --Editor Cuentos ¡Estamos en un libro! Por Mo Willems New York : Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group, 2015. Fácil. "Cuando Geraldo Y Cerdita se dan cuenta de que están dentro de un libro, deciden divertirse con el lector." --Editor Otros libros sobre la biblioteca A Bizcocho le encanta la biblioteca La biblioteca amorosa Los Robinson y la biblioteca priata Baker y Taylor y el mistserio de la biblioteca La montaña de libros más alta del mundo

Preschool Time Hooray for Books! By Brian Won Boston; New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. Picture Book. While Turtle seeks his favorite book, each of his friends offers his or her favorite to thank him for sharing. --Editor Preschool Time A Love Letter to My Library Written by Lisa Katzenberger Illustrated by Rob Sayegh Jr. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks eXplore, 2024. Picture Book.  Children in the community express gratitude for their local library's fun activities and inclusive space. --Editor Toddler Time The New LiBEARian Written by Alison Donald Illustrated by Alex Willmore Boston; New York: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. Picture Book. When the children discover a bear at the librarian's desk at story time, they think he's the new librarian. He's not! --Publisher Book Babies Sigh Like a Sloth By Nicole LaRue Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith, 2022. Board Book. This board book introduces toddlers to simple breathing exercises perfect for encouraging focu...

With mixed emotions and fresh pencils, summer has ended and school has begun. Here are a few short, illustrated chapter books that take you there - some realistic, some fantastical, but all sensitive to this real transition children make. See Bibsy Cross and Still Sal for a couple more excellent back-to-school Intermediates! Bulldozer Goes to School Written by Elise Broach Illustrated by Kelly Murphy New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2025. Intermediate. 110 pages.  Bulldozer, a gentle construction vehicle living in a world of humans, is nervous about starting school. His story is full of understated conflicts: He wants to be true to himself, but he also wants to fit in, he has doubts and fears, but he also has moments of success and delight. It's sweet, funny, and true. I love the greyscale and soft orange illustrations throughout. Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus Written by Barbara Park Illustrated by Denise Brunkus New York: Random House, 1992. Intermediate. 69 pages...

  Hurricane By Jason Chin New York: Neal Porter Book, Holiday House, 2025. Informational. This informational picture book by Caldecott winner Jason Chin shows step-by-step the process of preparing for a storm in an island off of North Carolina. First comes weeks of speculation; how strong is the storm? Will we be in the evacuation zone? As scientists, meteorologists, and hurricane hunters study the storm's path, the decision is made to evacuate the island. Chin walks the reader through the process of preparing your house for a storm, packing up your most important belongings into your car, and leaving your home behind. It also discusses dealing with cleanup after a hurricane's destruction. Jason Chin is well-known for his beautifully detailed illustrated nonfiction, and this book is no exception. Readers will learn something new, but will definitely also pause to look at the highly intricate, gorgeous artwork. 

Whether your reader is going to school for the first time or returning for another busy year, these new picture books are a great way to get in the school year mindset! Scarecited on the First Day of School Written by Alliah L. Agostini Illustrated by Lala Watkins  New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025. Picture Book.  Have you ever felt more than one way about something? Of course you have! This delightful picture book perfectly encapsulates that phenomenon --because it's Afua's first day of school, and she's feeling so many things!  The Tour at School! Written by Katie Clapham Illustrated by Nadia Shireen Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2025. Picture Book. Get ready to smile until your face hurts at the antics of this young new tour guide! Our tour guide is very self-assured, and reminds readers that when you're assigned to show a new student around there are some things you absolutely must remember to do, like: Sound very excited, locate the echo-ey bathroom fi...