Summer 2024 Featured Reads: Kids Picks

Jun 17, 2024 - Waterloo Public Library
Featured Reads

Summer is the perfect time for the kids to get reading; whether your little ones are heading to the beach, camping in the great outdoors, or just relaxing at home, our special Kids Picks selection of picturebooks, fiction, graphic novels and non-fiction books is sure to spark some inspiration for what to read this season. 

Picturebooks

Ursula Upside Down
Corey R. Tabor
The Spaceman
Randy Cecil
Summer is Here
Renée Watson
Leo and the Pink Marker
Mariyka Foster
I Bug You
Dori Elys
I Made These Ants Some Underpants!
Derick Wilder
Big Bear and Little Bear Go Fishing
Amy Hest
Two Together
Brendan Wenzel
Touch the Sky
Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic

Kids Fiction

Basil & Dahlia: a Tragical Tale of Sinister Sweetness
Joy McCullough
Lucky Scramble
Peter Raymundo
The Secret Library
Kekla Magoon
Summer Vamp
Violet Chan Karim
Villains Academy: Baddies in Training
Ryan Hammond
Samira's Worst Best Summer
Nina Hamza
Orris and Timble: the Beginning
Kate DiCamillo
Mid-Air
Alicia D. Williams
Lunar Boy
Jes and Cin Wibowo
Wander Lost
Laura Martin

Kids Non-fiction

Queens of the Jungle: Meet the Female Animals Who Rule the Animal Kingdom
Carly Anne York
Mushrooms Know: Wisdom From Our Friends the Fungi
Kallie George and Sara Gillingham
Make Art with Nature
Pippa Pixley
Club Microbe
Elise Gravel
Size Wise: From Colossal Squids to Snowflakes, a Life-Sized Look at Nature
Camilla de la Bedoyere
Easy Crochet for Kids: 35 Fun and Simple Projects for Children Aged 7 Years+
Claire Montgomerie
Priya's Kitchen Adventures: a Cookbook for Kids
Priya Krishna
Flamingos are Pretty Funky: a (Not so) Serious Guide
Abi Cushman
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