Find a great book in these lists created by library staff especially for ages 5 and under. For even more choices, see our complete Grow a Reader booklist archive online.
Animals and Nature | Creativity and Fictional Stories | Feelings | Grow a Reader Skills and Practices | Health and Self-Care | Play | People and Places | Preschool or Kindergarten | Reading | Speech Development | Things That Go | Weather
Animals and Nature
- Bear Books
- Billy Goats Gruff and Others
- Dinosaurs
- Do Like a Duck Does!
- Dog Tales
- Fish
- Growing Things
- Moo, Quack, Arf - Animal Sounds
- Passionate About Pups
- Pig Tales
Creativity and Fictional Stories
- Colors Are Fun!
- Imaginations Run Wild
- Let's Pretend
- Pirates, Ho!
- Princess Power: Unconventional Princess Picture Books
- Robot Reads
- Superhero Picture Books
- You Can't Catch Me
Feelings
- Are You Crying?
- Explaining Death to Young Children
- Explaining Divorce
- Feelings
- Loss of a Pet
- Moving Day
Grow a Reader Skills and Practices
- Letter Knowledge
- Narrative Skills
- Phonological Awareness
- Playing
- Print Awareness
- Print Motivation
- Reading
- Singing
- Vocabulary
- Writing
Health and Self-Care
Play
- Dance
- Funny Picture Books Parents Love, Too
- Get Popping
- Get Up and Dance
- Sign With Me!
- Sing Loud, Sing Proud: Picture Books to Sing Aloud
People and Places
- All Kinds of Families
- Best Babysitters Ever
- Brothers and Sisters
- Build a Better World
- El Dia de los Ninos
- Father's Day
- Friendship Tales for the Very Young
- Military Families
- New Baby
- Ours by Choice: Adoption
- Our Stories for the Youngest Readers
- Picture Books About Voting
- Spanish for Young Ones
- Wild, Wild West
Preschool or Kindergarten
Reading
- Baby-Tested, Mommy-Approved
- Books About Libraries
- Easy Books for Beginning Readers
- Phonological Awareness
- Picture Books that Break the Fourth Wall
- Read Me a Story
- Rhyming
- Story Time Favorites
- Wordless Books
Speech Development
- Talk with Your Infant
- Talk with Your Young Toddler
- Talk with Your Older Toddler
- Talk with Your Preschooler
Things That Go
Weather
