Staff Picks

If you would like to read the following books with your child, click on the cover of the book or the title and you will be able to place a hold on it. You will be notified when the book is available at your local library.

Grow With Stories: Books for Babies (0-24 months)
Black on White by Tana Hoban.
Greenwillow, 1993.
Clap Hands by Helen Oxenbury.
Simon and Schuster, 1999.
Colours by Roger Priddy (Bright Baby).
Priddy Books, 2004.
Kisses Kisses Baby-O by Sheree Fitch.
Illustrated by Hilda Rose. Nimbus Publishing, 2003.
Max's Breakfast by Rosemary Wells.
Viking Children's Books, 1998.
Moo, Baa, La La La by Sandra Boyton.
Little Simon, 1995.
My First Animal Board Book by DK Publishing.
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2004.
Sing a Song of Mother Goose by Barbara Reid.
Scholastic Canada, 2007.
Ten Little Fingers by Annie Kubler.
Child's Play, 2003.
Toes, Ears, & Nose by Marion Dane Bauer.
Illustrated by Karen Katz. Little Simon, 2003.


Grow with Stories: Books for Toddlers (2-3 years)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr.
Illustrated by Eric Carle. Henry Holt and Co, 1996.
Freight Train by Donald Crews
Greenwillow, 1978.
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.
Illustrated by Clement Hurd. HarperCollins 1991.
I Love You, Little One by Nanci Tarfuri.
Scholastic Press 2000.
Machines at Work by Byron Barton.
Festival, 1997.
Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham.
Henry Holt and Co, 1970.
Read Me a Book by Barbara Reid.
Scholastic Canada, 2003.
Red is Best by Kathy Stinson.
Illustrated by Robin Baird Lewis. Annikins, 2006.
Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
Aladdin, 1971.
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.
Viking Children's Books, 1962.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
Hamish Hamilton, 1987.
Where's Spot? by Eric Hill.
HGP Putnam And Sons, 2003.


Grow with Stories: Books for Preschoolers (3-5 years)
Drumheller Dinosaur Dance by Robert Heidbreder.
Illustrated by Bill Slavin and Esperanca Melo.
Kids Can Press, 2004.
Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1996.
Franklin in the Dark by Paulette Bourgeois.
Illustrated by Brenda Clark. Kids Can Press, 1986.
Frederick by Leo Lionni.
Dragonfly Books, 1967.
Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard.
Scholastic Canada, 2007.
Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox.
Illustrated by Patricia Mullins. Simon & Schuster
Children's Publishing, 1987.
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight by Jane Yolen.
Illustrated by Mark Teague. Blue Sky Press 2000.
I Stink by Kate McMullan.
Illustrated by Jim McMullan. Balzer & Bray, 2006.
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes.
Greenwillow, 2004.
Stella, Queen of the Snow by Marie-Louise Gay.
Groundwood, 2000.
The Mitten by Jan Brett.
GP Putnam And Sons, 1998.
The Three Bears by Paul Galdone.
Clarion Books, 1972.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen.
Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Simon and Schuster, 1989.
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
Programs And Genres, 1991.