As of Tuesday morning, the Main Library continues to experience an Internet outage. No computers, printing, or phones. You must have your library card to check out materials. The Crown Branch is fully operational. Thank you for your patience.
Enjoy these titles that received recent awards attention from various committees: Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpré, Geisel, Sibert, Asian/Pacific Award for Literature, Schneider, the Sydney Taylor Award, American Indian Youth Award, Stonewall, Batchelder, the Children’s Literature Legacy Award and Children’s Literature Lecture Award. Age recommendations are from the catalog or publisher’s website.
Drumroll! Here are the 2023 Blueberry Awards winners, honors and change makers, the best nature and climate books for kids 3 – 10+! This list has been curated by librarians, collection development managers, our city’s Sustainability Manager, our school’s sustainability manager, dedicated staff from the Evanston Ecology Center, and early childhood development experts to assure parents, teacher and kids that these books are excellent and truthful, but in age-appropriate ways, designed to support delight first and group climate action second.
Catch the best nature-themed board books for kids 0 – 8 and up! The best way to raise an environmentalist is to connect them with something in the natural world that they grow to love. Let’s give our kids the very best!
Evanston Public Library does not allow board books to be reserved (put on hold) so if you want to order them you can get them from another library in our consortium. This list is mainly a resource for purchase and to drive browsing at our library locations.
EPL’s Collection Development Manager and Fuse #8 blogger Betsy Bird and Children’s Librarian (and 2022 Children’s Literature Legacy Award Chair) Brian Wilson mentioned the following titles during their 2023 Favorite Picture Books Presentation! Recommended ages are from the publishers.
Book Bird , Kids , Book List , EPL's Best Books
As we rolled through the year 2023, members of the 101 Great Books for Kids Committee here at Evanston Public Library broke all our previous records in terms of reading through as many books published for children in the current year as possible. Never before have so many middle grade novels (so long!), picture books, […]
Book Bird , Kids , Book List , EPL's Best Books
Picture Books 1. Big by Vashti Harrison This little girl has a big laugh, a big heart, and big dreams. But when other people start tearing into her because of her size, she has to find the bravery to stand out. Call Number: JPicture Harri.V 2. The Brothers Zzli by Alex Cousseau, ill. Anne-Lise […]
Book Bird , Kids , Book List , EPL's Best Books
Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales 20. The Amazing and True Story of Tooth Mouse Pérez by Ana Cristina Herreros, ill. Violeta Lópiz, translated by Sara Lissa Paulson Losing teeth is “the gift of growing up.” See how the Spanish Tooth Mouse tradition has changed over the years and how it connects to the Tooth […]
Book Bird , Kids , Book List , EPL's Best Books
Easy and Early Chapter Books 29. Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories by Jarvis Four short stories about two good friends. Completely charming illustrations accompany their tales of misunderstandings, kindness, and laugh-out-loud situations. Call Number: JEasy Jarvis 30. Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey, ill. Mika Song In Classroom Ten, Henry […]
Book Bird , Kids , Book List , EPL's Best Books
Poetry 37. Animals in Pants by Suzy Levinson, ill. Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell An irreverently illustrated picture book of simple and silly poems featuring all kinds of animals wearing all kinds of pants. Call Number: x811.6 Levin.S 38. Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford, Ill. by Jeffery Boston Weatherford Carole and […]
Book Bird , Kids , Book List , EPL's Best Books
Fiction 41. Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors, edited by Aida Salazar and Yamile Saied Méndez Award-winning BIPOC authors each contribute an uplifting, hopeful story about tweens and teens, and their experiences with menstruation. Call Number: x808.83 Calling 42. The Carrefour Curse by Dianne K. Salerni When she left the […]
