Recommended by Connecticut Librarians

Picture Books

Dim Sum for Everyone by Grace Lin (Ages 4-8)
A child describes the various little dishes of dim sum that she and her family enjoy on a visit to a restaurant in Chinatown. [Chinese American] ~ Linda Williams

Back of the Bus by Aaron Reynolds (Ages 5-9)
From the back of the bus, an African American child watches the arrest of Rosa Parks. ~ Mary Jane Carle, Bill Library

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein (Ages 4-8)
Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.~ Mary Jane Carle, Bill Library

No One But You by Douglas Wood (Ages 6+)
Readers are invited to discover nature using their sense of smell, sight, hearing, touch, and taste. ~ Cheryl D, Simsbury

City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems (Ages 3+)
When City Dog comes to the country, he meets Country Frog for the first time, and every season afterward, the two have a fun time playing together.When City Dog comes to the country, he meets Country Frog for the first time, and every season afterward, the two have a fun time playing together. ~ Mary Jane Carle, Bill Library

Fiction

Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo (K-3)
Two roller-skating best friends–one tiny, one tall–share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.~ Mary Jane Carle, Bill Library

Where She Went by Gayle Forman (YA)
Adam, now a rising rock star, and Mia, a successful cellist, reunite in New York and reconnect after the horrific events that tore them apart when Mia almost died in a car accident three years earlier. Sequel to: If I stay. ~ Mary Jane Carle, Bill Library (“I LOVED this book!!”)

Nonfiction

The Neighborhood Sing-Along by Nina Crews (Ages 3-8)
A collection of songs, both familiar and lesser known, illustrated with photographs in a city setting. ~ Cheryl D, Simsbury

Nasreen’s Secret School by Jeanette Winter (Ages 6-9)
Nasreen stops speaking and tries to isolate herself after the Taliban take her parents, but with the help of a good friend and a secret school, Nasreen slowly begins to break out of her shell. [Afghanistan]  ~ Linda Williams

LMNO Peas by Keith Baker ()

Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson ()

Rubia and the Three Osos by Susan Middleton Elya ()

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Erin E. Stead ()

We Are In a Book! by Mo Willems ()

Ballet for Martha by Jan Greenberg ()

Nic Bishop Lizards by Nic Bishop ()

A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz ()

Lafayette and the American Revolution by Russell Freedman ()

Knuffle Bunny Free by Mo Willems ()

Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming ()

My Garden by Kevin Henkes ()

Ling & Ting Not Exactly the Same! by Grace Lin ()

Art & Max by David Wiesner ()

Dust Devil by Anne Isaacs ()

A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull ()

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (YA)

Big Nate in a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce

Stolen by Lucy Christopher (YA)

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy

A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea by Michael Ian Black

The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson

Argus by Michelle Knudsen

Hooray For Amanda and Her Alligator by Mo Willems

All the Way to America by Dan Yaccarino