Maplewood has a library of over 800 preschool and 300 infant toddler books. We look forward to sharing them with our Maplewood and Chicago families. In the autumn with the help of over 20 families we donated over 200 new and gently used children’s books to local shelters.
We’ve compiled a list of our favorite children’s books for you!
Infants & Toddlers
Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell
Eat by Verdick and Lisovskis
Counting In The Garden by Hruby and Hurby
Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
Daddies and Their Babies by Guido Van Genechten
You’re Getting A Baby Brother! by Sheila Sweeny Higginson
You’re Getting A Baby Sister! by Sheila Sweeny Higginson
Bathtime For Twins by Ellen Weiss
Rabbit Pie: The Perfect Recipe For Bedtime by Penny Ives
When I Go To Preschool by Jill Harker
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Andreae and Parker-Rees
Toes, Ears, & Nose! by Bauer and Katz
Things That Go by Moira Butterfield
Jo MacDonald Saw A Pond by Mary Quattlebaum
The Quiet Book by Underwood and Liwska
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Martin Jr and Carle
Blankies by Carol Thompson
A Love Song For Baby by Marion Dane Bauer
All Of Me That You Can’t See by Callie Grant
Colorful Garden by Suzy Spafford
School Mouse by Amye Rosenberg
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Preschoolers
Senses in the City by Shelley Rotner
My Five Senses by Aliki
Penguin Dreams by Seybold and Walsh
C is for Caboose by Gillman and Todd
My Five Senses by Margaret Miller
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses by Cole and Degen
I am Mighty! by Kate and Jim McMullen
Airport by Bryon Barton
Ish by Peter H Reynolds
Boat Book by Gail Gibbons
Lightship by Brian Floca
Look At Your Eyes by Paul Showers
Alphabeep A Zipping, Zooming ABC by Debora Pearson
If You Take A Mouse To The Movies by Laura Numberoff
Train Time by Paul Fleischman
The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong
The Jacket I Wear In The Snow by Shirley Neitzel
Ducks Don’t Wear Socks by John Nedwidek
Do You Have A Hat? by Eileen Spinelli
The Pet Dragon by Christophe Neimann
Snowglobe Family by Jane O-Connor