Wee Readers Summer Reading!
 
Read to your babies and toddlers for fun and prizes. Log your reading, attend story times, and win. Our librarians have selected musical favorites for you to enjoy with your little ones.
 
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A B C universe
by American Museum of Natural History

Offers an alphabet book with illustrations and facts about universe-related things and concepts for each letter of the alphabet, from astronaut to zenith
Gravity
by Jason Chin

The author of the award-winning Redwoods introduces the scientific principles of gravity using thoroughly researched, very simple explanations of its essential role in the universe that are complemented by vibrantly detailed, expansive artwork.
Goodnight moon
by Margaret Wise Brown

Before going to sleep, a little rabbit says goodnight to many different things
Astro-physics for babies
by Chris Ferrie

A physics-themed entry in the popular scientific board book series engagingly introduces the Theory of Evolution, the study of stars and our world's connection to the universe. Co-written by the author of Goodnight Lab
Kitten's first full moon
by Kevin Henkes

When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet and hungry trying to reach it, but her adventure eventually leads her back home where something special is waiting just for her, in a board book edition of the Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. 75,000 first printing.
Life on Mars
by Jon Agee

In a whimsical picture book, an intrepid but less-than-clever space explorer becomes certain he has found the only living thing on Mars, a flower—but he has failed to notice the mischievous, cupcake-thieving little Martian who has been wandering around in the illustrations the whole time. Simultaneous eBook.
Moon : a peek-through picture book
by Patricia Hegarty

A next entry in the series that began with Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book features elaborate die-cut holes that show the progression of the moon's phases with each turn of the page, in a bedtime-appropriate primer that depicts a range of scenes, from deserts and forests to tropical beaches and a sleepy town that is tucking in for the night.
Sheep blast off!
by Nancy Shaw

Upon finding a spaceship, sheep climb aboard and bumble around until they blast off into orbit
Thank you, Earth : a love letter to our planet
by April Pulley Sayre

The award-winning photographer and author of Best in Snow presents a striking, visual love letter to the planet that introduces children to concepts in science, nature and other disciplines through vibrant, close-up images of subjects ranging from plants and animals to weather and natural-world landscapes. 35,000 first printing.

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