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[J] Native American Heritage Month

Check out these books for Native American Heritage Month in November. 

Edward S. Curtis Chronicles Native Nations
Edward S. Curtis Chronicles Native Nations
Don Nardo
Who Was Sitting Bull?
Who Was Sitting Bull?
Stephanie Spinner, Who HQ
Paiute Princess
Paiute Princess
Deborah Kogan Ray
Geronimo
Geronimo
Ann Weil
Echoes of the Elders
Echoes of the Elders
Lelooska
Mystic Horse
Mystic Horse
Paul Goble
Between Earth & Sky
Between Earth & Sky
Joseph Bruchac
Moon Mother
Moon Mother
Ed Young
Buffalo Woman
Buffalo Woman
(none)
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
Traci Sorell
At the Mountain's Base
At the Mountain's Base
Traci Sorell
Bowwow Powwow
Bowwow Powwow
Brenda J. Child
Powwow Day
Powwow Day
Traci Sorell
Josie Dances
Josie Dances
Denise Lajimodiere
The First Blade of Sweetgrass
The First Blade of Sweetgrass
Suzanne Greenlaw, Gabriel Frey
Keepunumuk
Keepunumuk
Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, Alexis Bunten
Being Home
Being Home
Traci Sorell
Stitches of Tradition (Gashkigwaaso Tradition)
Stitches of Tradition (Gashkigwaaso Tradition)
Marcie Rendon
This Land Is a Lullaby
This Land Is a Lullaby
Tonya Simpson
My Little Ogichidaa
My Little Ogichidaa
Willie Poll
Fry Bread
Fry Bread
Kevin Noble Maillard
The Gift of the Great Buffalo
The Gift of the Great Buffalo
Carole Lindstrom
My Powerful Hair
My Powerful Hair
Carole Lindstrom
Dad, Is It Time to Gather Mint?
Dad, Is It Time to Gather Mint?
Tyna Legault Taylor
Métis Like Me
Métis Like Me
Tasha Hilderman
For a Girl Becoming
For a Girl Becoming
Joy Harjo, Adriana Garcia
Rock Your Mocs
Rock Your Mocs
Laurel Goodluck
Benjamin's Thunderstorm
Benjamin's Thunderstorm
Melanie Florence
We All Play
We All Play
Julie Flett
Forever Cousins
Forever Cousins
Laurel Goodluck
Grandma's Tipi
Grandma's Tipi
S. D. Nelson
Firefly Season
Firefly Season
Cynthia L Smith
A Family Tree
A Family Tree
Staci Lola Drouillard
Just Like Grandma
Just Like Grandma
Kim Rogers
The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories
The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories
Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald, Alina Pete
They Dance in the Sky
They Dance in the Sky
Jean Guard Monroe, Ray A. Williamson
Traditional Stories of the Southwest Nations
Traditional Stories of the Southwest Nations
Samantha S. Bell
Sky Wolf's Call
Sky Wolf's Call
Eldon Yellowhorn, Kathy Lowinger
Indigenous Ingenuity
Indigenous Ingenuity
Deidre Havrelock, Edward Kay
Yáadilá!
Yáadilá!
LAUREL. GOODLUCK
Birdsong
Birdsong
(none)
My Friend May
My Friend May
Julie Flett
Gold Rush
Gold Rush
Flora Delargy
Go Show the World
Go Show the World
Wab Kinew
Red Dove, Listen to the Wind
Red Dove, Listen to the Wind
Sonia Antaki

[J] Historical Chapter Books

One of our most requested genres right now is historical! Take a look at this mix of fiction and nonfiction chapter book titles available to check out. Ideal for upper elementary and middle school readers

Echo
Echo
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Saving Zasha
Saving Zasha
Randi G. Barrow
Number the Stars
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
Prairie Lotus
Prairie Lotus
Linda Sue Park
Talking Leaves
Talking Leaves
Joseph Bruchac
Amber and Clay
Amber and Clay
Laura Amy Schlitz
Stella by Starlight
Stella by Starlight
Sharon M. Draper
Soldier Dog
Soldier Dog
Sam Angus
Race to the Bottom of the Earth
Race to the Bottom of the Earth
Rebecca E. F. Barone
What Was the Holocaust?
What Was the Holocaust?
Gail Herman, Who HQ
Flooded
Flooded
Ann E. Burg
(untitled)
(untitled)
(none)
Will
Will
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Max in the House of Spies
Max in the House of Spies
Adam Gidwitz
Max in the Land of Lies
Max in the Land of Lies
Adam Gidwitz
The Enemy's Daughter
The Enemy's Daughter
Anne Blankman
Wolves at the Door
Wolves at the Door
Steve Watkins
The Bletchley Riddle
The Bletchley Riddle
Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin
Radiant
Radiant
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
The Pecan Sheller
The Pecan Sheller
Lupe Ruiz-Flores
Warrior on the Mound
Warrior on the Mound
Sandra W. Headen
We Were the Fire
We Were the Fire
Shelia P. Moses
Betty Before X
Betty Before X
Ilyasah Shabazz, Renée Watson
How High the Moon
How High the Moon
Karyn Parsons
Chains
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
Rebellion 1776
Rebellion 1776
Laurie Halse Anderson

50 Books to Read Before Kindergarten

Here is our list of 50 Books to Read Before starting Kindergarten!! This list was lovingly made by our librarians to share books that are fun to read and developmentally appropriate for those about to start Kindergarten. 

Beneath
Beneath
Cori Doerrfeld
Between Words: A Friendship Tale
Between Words: A Friendship Tale
Saki Tanaka
Boxitects
Boxitects
Kim Smith
The Boy Who Loved Maps
The Boy Who Loved Maps
Kari Allen
Color Zoo
Color Zoo
Lois Ehlert
Dad Bakes
Dad Bakes
Katie Yamasaki
Daniel's Good Day
Daniel's Good Day
Micha Archer
Dinothesaurus
Dinothesaurus
Douglas Florian
The Dot
The Dot
Peter Reynolds
Fern and Otto
Fern and Otto
Stephanie Graegin
Fresh-Picked Poetry
Fresh-Picked Poetry
Michelle Schaub
Good Night, Baddies
Good Night, Baddies
Deborah Underwood
Grilled Cheese? Yes, Please!
Grilled Cheese? Yes, Please!
Tim Kleyn
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
Karen Beaumont
I Like This, You Like That
I Like This, You Like That
Linda Ashman
I Love You, Stinky Face
I Love You, Stinky Face
Lisa McCourt
I Want My Hat Back
I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen
If Frogs Made the Weather
If Frogs Made the Weather
Marion Dane Bauer
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
(none)
Just Because
Just Because
Mac Barnett
Lena's Shoes Are Nervous
Lena's Shoes Are Nervous
Keith Calabrese
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse 20th Anniversary Edition
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse 20th Anniversary Edition
Kevin Henkes
Linus The Little Yellow Pencil
Linus The Little Yellow Pencil
Scott Magoon
Little i
Little i
Michael Hall
Little Seasons: Spring Seeds
Little Seasons: Spring Seeds
Mirka Hokkanen
The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)
The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)
Philemon Sturges
Love Waves
Love Waves
Rosemary Wells
The Mochi Makers
The Mochi Makers
Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson
Mommy's Hometown
Mommy's Hometown
Hope Lim
Monster Hands
Monster Hands
Karen Kane, Jonaz McMillan
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
Dr. Seuss
My Dog's a Chicken
My Dog's a Chicken
Susan McElroy Montanari
Outside In
Outside In
Deborah Underwood
Over and Under the Snow
Over and Under the Snow
Kate Messner
Owl Moon
Owl Moon
Jane Yolen
Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
Mo Willems
Raindrops Roll
Raindrops Roll
April Pulley Sayre
Round Is a Tortilla
Round Is a Tortilla
Roseanne Thong
The Runaway Pea
The Runaway Pea
Kjartan Poskitt
Spoon
Spoon
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Thank You, Omu!
Thank You, Omu!
Oge Mora
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Jon Scieszka
There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly
There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly
Simms Taback
There's a Monster in Your Book
There's a Monster in Your Book
Tom Fletcher
We Don't Eat Our Classmates
We Don't Eat Our Classmates
Ryan T. Higgins
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
Whose Egg Is That?
Whose Egg Is That?
Darrin Lunde
The Monster at the End of This Book (Sesame Street)
The Monster at the End of This Book (Sesame Street)
Jon Stone
The little mouse, the red ripe strawberry, and the big hungry bear
The little mouse, the red ripe strawberry, and the big hungry bear
Wood, Don
Wonder Walkers
Wonder Walkers
Micha Archer

50 Books to Read Before First Grade

Here is our list of 50 Books to Read Before starting First Grade!! This list was lovingly made by our librarians to share books that are fun to read and developmentally appropriate for those about to start First Grade.

The Adventures of Amelia Bedelia
The Adventures of Amelia Bedelia
Peggy Parish
All the Water in the World
All the Water in the World
George Ella Lyon
Awe-Samosas!
Awe-Samosas!
Marzieh Abbas
Badger's Perfect Garden
Badger's Perfect Garden
Marsha Diane Arnold
Bean Thirteen
Bean Thirteen
(none)
Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep!
Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep!
Todd Tarpley
The Big Bike
The Big Bike
C. L. Reid
The Boo-Boos of Bluebell Elementary
The Boo-Boos of Bluebell Elementary
Chelsea Lin Wallace
The Book with No Pictures
The Book with No Pictures
B. J. Novak
Brilliant Bea
Brilliant Bea
Shaina Rudolph, Mary Vukadinovich
Built to Last
Built to Last
Minh Lê
Can Bears Ski?
Can Bears Ski?
(none)
Chicken Talk
Chicken Talk
Patricia MacLachlan
The Day the Crayons Quit
The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt
Dessert Island
Dessert Island
Ben Zhu
Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt?
Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt?
Derick Wilder
Empanadas for Everyone
Empanadas for Everyone
Jackie Azúa Kramer
Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit
Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit
Catherine Rayner
Every Night Is Pizza Night
Every Night Is Pizza Night
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Gianna Ruggiero
Days with Frog and Toad
Days with Frog and Toad
Arnold Lobel
Gift & Box
Gift & Box
Ellen Mayer
The Hidden Forest
The Hidden Forest
Jeannie Baker
I Will Read to You
I Will Read to You
Gideon Sterer
Julián Is a Mermaid
Julián Is a Mermaid
Jessica Love
The Itchy Book! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!)
The Itchy Book! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!)
Mo Willems, LeUyen Pham
Kipper and Roly
Kipper and Roly
(none)
Leave Me Alone!
Leave Me Alone!
Vera Brosgol
Malik's Number Thoughts
Malik's Number Thoughts
(none)
Marigold Bakes a Cake
Marigold Bakes a Cake
(none)
My Friend Earth
My Friend Earth
Patricia MacLachlan
Rainbow Hands
Rainbow Hands
Mamta Nainy
The Rainbow Mystery
The Rainbow Mystery
Fran Manushkin
The Robot and the Bluebird
The Robot and the Bluebird
David Lucas
Saving the Sun
Saving the Sun
Emma Pearl
Scorch, Hedgehog of Doom
Scorch, Hedgehog of Doom
Cate Berry
Secret Pizza Party
Secret Pizza Party
Adam Rubin
Something Smells!
Something Smells!
Blake Liliane Hellman
Song in the City
Song in the City
Daniel Bernstrom
Square
Square
Mac Barnett
The Squish
The Squish
Breanna Carzoo
Stellaluna
Stellaluna
Janell Cannon
Stillwater and Koo Save the World
Stillwater and Koo Save the World
(none)
This Table
This Table
Alex Killian
Thunder Cake
Thunder Cake
Patricia Polacco
What Do You Do with an Idea?
What Do You Do with an Idea?
Kobi Yamada
When Litte Owl Met Little Rabbit
When Litte Owl Met Little Rabbit
(none)
When We Gather (Ostadahlisiha): a Cherokee Tribal Feast
When We Gather (Ostadahlisiha): a Cherokee Tribal Feast
Andrea L. Rogers
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends
(none)
The World's Best Class Plant
The World's Best Class Plant
Audrey Vernick, Liz Garton Scanlon
Yumbo Gumbo
Yumbo Gumbo
Keila V. Dawson
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