Oldham County Public Library
Children's Book Suggestions
While the library is closed for browsing books, we are still committed to providing services.
Each week we will be providing book suggestions to help you select great books your children will love! This week we are featuring Great Books for Toddlers and Readalikes for the popular series Wings of Fire!
Books can be placed on hold and staff will gather them and you can pick them up at our drive-thru at the Main branch in LaGrange or curbside at South Oldham and Mahan M-Thur 1-7 PM and Fridays 1-5 PM.
Where is the Green Sheep?
Little ones are sure to be lulled off to a peaceful, sheep-filled sleep by this cozy new book from acclaimed author Mem Fox and Australian artist Judy Horacek.
Little Blue Truck
A little blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a bit of help from his friends.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
This is the story of a very hungry caterpillar growing into a beautiful butterfly.
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
Trixie, Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. But the exciting adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes somebunny was left behind?
Found
Upon finding a toy rabbit in the forest, Bear tries his very best to return it to its home but by the time its owner appears, Bear has become attached to Bunny.
Lola at the Library
Lola has a big smile on her face. Why? Because it's Tuesday--and on Tuesdays, Lola and her mommy go to the library.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Find out what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.
Freight Train
Choo choo! A train is passing by! Can you count the cars Can you name the colors Where is the train going There's only one way to find out-all aboard the freight train!
Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes
Pete the Cat is off for a walk in his brand new white shoes, and he feels like singing. 'I love my white shoes...' But can he keep the music flowing if his shoes aren't so white any more?
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Eric Carle's treasured children's favorite Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Llama Llama Red Pajama
At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.
Press Here
Harness the power of imagination and interactivity: Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey!
How to Train Your Dragon
Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon.
Dragon Rider
After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.
Iron Hearted Violet
In most fairy tales, princesses are beautiful, dragons are terrifying, and stories are harmless. This isn't most fairy tales. Princess Violet is plain, reckless, and quite possibly too clever for her own good. Particularly when it comes to telling stories. One day she and her best friend, Demetrius, stumble upon a hidden room and find a peculiar book. A forbidden book.
Dragonwatch
In the long-awaited sequel to Fablehaven, the dragons who have been kept at the dragon sanctuaries no longer consider them safe havens, but prisons and they want their freedom. The dragons are no longer our allies....
Forest of Wonders
When Raffa makes a cure from a rare crimson vine he finds deep in the forbidden forest, the bat he saves transforms into something much more.
Aru Shah and the End of Time
When twelve-year-old Aru Shah's schoolmates dare her to prove that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, she doesn't think there's any harm in lighting it. Little does Aru know that lighting the lamp has dire consequences. She unwittingly frees an ancient demon who freezes her mother in time - and it's up to Aru to save her.
The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart
A chocolate-filled, girl-powered fantasy with a heroine who learns what it means to be a strong, fearsome human (and dragon).
The Unwanteds
In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic.
The Fire Within
When college student David Rain rents a room in an unusual boardinghouse full of clay dragons, he has no idea that they, along with some lively squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career.
The Dragon in the Sock Drawer
Cousins Jesse and Daisy always knew they would have a magical adventure, but they are not prepared when the "thunder egg" Jesse has found turns out to be a dragon egg that is about to hatch.
Into the Wild
When Rusty, an ordinary housecat, becomes ThunderClan's new apprentice, he realizes that his past life has not prepared him for the hardships he now faces and so must work extra hard to prove he can be a true warrior.
The Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans
Crusty dragon Miss Drake's new pet human, precocious ten-year-old Winnie, not only thinks Miss Drake is her pet, she accidentally brings to life her "sketchlings" of mysterious and fantastic creatures hidden in San Francisco, causing mayhem among its residents.
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