Kids
Staff Picks for Kids
It’s not bragging if it’s true / Zaila Avant-garde, with Marti Dumas.
Avant-garde, Zaila, author.
Mythologica / written by Steve Kershaw illustrated by Victoria Topping.
Kershaw, Stephen, author.
The legend of the Christmas witch / Dan Murphy & Aubrey Plaza illustrated by Julia Iredale.
Murphy, Dan (Producer), author.
Sign language ABC / by Lora Heller.
Heller, Lora.
Eclipse / Andy Rash.
Rash, Andy, author.
Humongous fungus / written by Lynne Boddy illustrated by Wenjia Tang.
Boddy, Lynne, author.
Flower talk : how plants use color to communicate / Sara Levine illustrations by Masha D’yans.
Levine, Sara (Veterinarian), author.
We need to talk about vaginas ! / author: Dr. Allison K. Rodgers illustrator: Annika Le Large.
Rodgers, Allison K., author.
Sex is a funny word / by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth.
Silverberg, Cory, author.
Food play! / Amy Palanjian.
Palanjian, Amy (Recipe developer), author.
David Atherton’s Christmas cookbook for kids / David Atherton illustrated by Katie Cottle.
Atherton, David (Food writer), author.
Cooking class global feast! : 44 recipes that celebrate the world’s cultures / Deanna F. Cook.
Cook, Deanna F., 1965- author.
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Viewfinder / Christine D.U. Chung and Salwa Majoka.
Chung, Christine D. U., author, artist.
Terry’s crew / by Terry Crews and Cory Thomas.
Crews, Terry, 1968- author.
Danny Phantom. A glitch in time / written and illustrated by Gabriela Epstein background and colors by Killian Ng.
Epstein, Gabriela, author, artist.
Things in the basement / Ben Hatke colors by Zack Giallongo.
Hatke, Ben, author, artist.
How it all ends / Emma Hunsinger.
Hunsinger, Emma, author, illustrator.
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D&D dungeon club. Roll call / [writer] Molly Knox Ostertag [artist] Xanthe Bouma.
Ostertag, Molly Knox, author, artist.
Camp Midnight / written by Steven T. Seagle drawn by Jason Adam Katzenstein.
Seagle, Steven T., author.
Bog Myrtle / Sid Sharp.
Sharp, Sid, author, artist.
Bean : the stretchy dragon / Ari Stocrate.
Stocrate, Ari, author, illustrator.
The arrival / by Shaun Tan.
Tan, Shaun.
Parachute kids / Betty C. Tang.
Tang, Betty C., author, illustrator.
Delicates / Brenna Thummler.
Thummler, Brenna.
Sheets / by Brenna Thummler.
Thummler, Brenna, author, illustrator.
Star Wars maker lab / Liz Lee Heinecke and Cole Horton.
Heinecke, Liz Lee, author.
Eco-crafts : 40 fun earth-friendly projects / by Marcy Morin and Heidi E. Thompson.
Morin, Marcy, 1980- author.
T is for trails : a hiking alphabet / written by Judy Young and illustrated by Sharisse Steber.
Young, Judy, 1956- author.
How to write a story / by Kate Messner illustrated by Mark Siegel.
Messner, Kate, author.
Mary Kom / Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara illustrated by Jen Khatun.
Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel), author.
Astrid Lindgren / written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara illustrated by Linzie Hunter.
Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel), author.
The crossover / by Kwame Alexander.
Alexander, Kwame.
The one and only Ivan / Katherine Applegate illustrations by Patricia Castelao.
Applegate, Katherine.
The one and only Bob / Katherine Applegate illustrations by Patricia Castelao.
Applegate, Katherine, author.
Sounder / by William H. Armstrong. Illus. by James Barkley.
Armstrong, William Howard, 1914-
Eb & flow / Kelly J. Baptist.
Baptist, Kelly J., author.
Zombiekins / Kevin Bolger illustrated by Aaron Blecha.
Bolger, Kevin.
Caprice / Coe Booth.
Booth, Coe, author.
This again? / Adam Borba illustrations by Mercè López.
Borba, Adam, author.
Nightmare island / Shakirah Bourne.
Bourne, Shakirah, author.
Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion / K. Tempest Bradford.
Bradford, K. Tempest, 1978- author.
Unfadeable / Maurice Broaddus.
Broaddus, Maurice, author.
Finch house / Ciera Burch.
Burch, Ciera, author.
Sincerely Sicily / Tamika Burgess.
Burgess, Tamika, author.
Moonflower / Kacen Callender.
Callender, Kacen, author.
One big open sky / Lesa Cline-Ransome.
Cline-Ransome, Lesa, author.
I got you babe / Paul Coccia.
Coccia, Paul, author.
The many fortunes of Maya / Nicole D. Collier illustrations by Sawyer Cloud.
Collier, Nicole D., author.
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Just right Jillian / by Nicole D. Collier [illustrations by Kitt Thomas].
Collier, Nicole D., author.
Rain rising / Courtne Comrie.
Comrie, Courtne, author.
Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Blended / Sharon M. Draper.
Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills), author.
Maya and the robot / Eve L. Ewing illustrated by Christine Almeda.
Ewing, Eve L., author.
Game over, Super Rabbit Boy! / Thomas Flintham.
Flintham, Thomas, author, illustrator.
The great Zoodini / PJ Gardner illustrations by David Mottram.
Gardner, P. J., author.
Ghostly, ghastly tales : frights to tell at night / by Anastasia Garcia illustrated by Teo Skaffa.
Garcia, Anastasia, author.
If you read this / Kereen Getten.
Getten, Kereen, author.
The last last-day-of-summer / by Lamar Giles illustratiaons by Dapo Adeola.
Giles, L. R. (Lamar R.), author.
Not an easy win / Chrystal D. Giles.
Giles, Chrystal D., author.
The girl who kept the castle / Ryan Graudin.
Graudin, Ryan, author.
The Oodlethunks : Oona finds an egg / Adele Griffin Mike Wu.
Griffin, Adele, author.
Puppet’s payback and other chilling tales / Mary Downing Hahn.
Hahn, Mary Downing, author.
Marcus makes a movie / Kevin Hart with Geoff Rodkey illustrated by David Cooper.
Hart, Kevin, 1979- author.
Marcus makes it big / Kevin Hart with Geoff Rodkey illustrated by David Cooper.
Hart, Kevin, 1979- author.
The reckoning / Wade Hudson.
Hudson, Wade, author.
The Parker inheritance / Varian Johnson.
Johnson, Varian, author.
The land of forgotten girls / Erin Entrada Kelly.
Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.
The skull : a Tyrolean folktale / Jon Klassen.
Klassen, Jon, author, illustrator.
Elizabeth Webster and the court of uncommon pleas / by William Lashner.
Lashner, William, author.
Tight / Torrey Maldonado.
Maldonado, Torrey, author.
From the desk of Zoe Washington / Janae Marks.
Marks, Janae, author.
The firefly summer / Morgan Matson.
Matson, Morgan, author.
It happened to Anna / Tehlor Kay Mejia.
Mejia, Tehlor Kay, author.
Anne of the island, by L. M. Montgomery.
Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942.
Anne of Windy Poplars / L.M. Montgomery.
Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942.
Anne’s house of dreams / L.M. Montgomery.
Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942.
Shiloh / by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.
Spirit hunters / Ellen Oh.
Oh, Ellen, author.
The nest / Kenneth Oppel illustrated by Jon Klassen.
Oppel, Kenneth, 1967- author.
Link + Hud : heroes by a hair / Jarrett Pumphrey, Jerome Pumphrey.
Pumphrey, Jarrett, author.
Stuntboy, in the meantime / Jason Reynolds drawings by Raúl the Third.
Reynolds, Jason, author.
It came from the trees / Ally Russell.
Russell, Ally, author.
Echo : a novel / by Pam Muñoz Ryan decorations by Dinara Mirtalipova.
Ryan, Pam Muñoz, author.
Omar rising / Aisha Saeed.
Saeed, Aisha, author.
Amal unbound / Aisha Saeed.
Saeed, Aisha, author.
Wedgie & Gizmo / Suzanne Selfors illustrated by Barbara Fisinger Skorjanc.
Selfors, Suzanne, author.
Betty before X / by Ilyasah Shabazz with Renée Watson.
Shabazz, Ilyasah, author.
Dancing in the storm / Amie Darnell Specht and Shannon Hitchcock.
Specht, Amie Darnell, author.
The screaming staircase / Jonathan Stroud.
Stroud, Jonathan.
The song of the swan / Karah Sutton illustrations by Pauliina Hannuniemi.
Sutton, Karah, author.
Ben Yokoyama and the cookie of doom / by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr.
Swanson, Matthew, 1974- author.
Dragonbreath / by Ursula Vernon.
Vernon, Ursula.
Dragonbreath : attack of the ninja frogs / by Ursula Vernon.
Vernon, Ursula.
Honey / Sarah Weeks.
Weeks, Sarah, author.
The braid girls / Sherri Winston.
Winston, Sherri, author.
When Winter Robeson came / Brenda Woods.
Woods, Brenda (Brenda A.), author.
Upcoming Kids Events
South Creek Branch (South Creek - Children's Area)
Event Categories: Animals & Pets
Children can improve their literacy skills by reading to a therapy dog with Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida. Practice with a furry friend and build your confidence. Recommended for ages 6-12.
Alafaya Branch (Alafaya - Computer Lab)
Event Categories: Science & Math
There’s a microscopic world waiting to be explored! Learn how to use a microscope and view the world around us through a different lens. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.
South Trail Branch (South Trail - Computer Lab)
Event Categories: Basic Tech Skills; Coding & Robotics; Games & Activities; Science & Math
Build and program machines with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime. Apply STEAM concepts and the engineering design process with hands-on learning. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.
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