
Kids
Summer at your library Kids’ Booklist

Time to make art / Jeff Mack.
Mack, Jeff, author, illustrator.

Built to last / words, Minh Lê pictures, Dan Santat.
Lê, Minh, 1979- author.

The boy who found his voice / written and illustrated by Tyler Gordon.
Gordon, Tyler, author, illustrator.

Luigi, the spider who wanted to be a kitten / Michelle Knudsen illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.
Knudsen, Michelle, author.

Scare school diaries. Welcome to scare school / by Jarrett Lerner.
Lerner, Jarrett, author, illustrator.

The great puptective. Vol. 1 / by Alina Tysoe.
Tysoe, Alina, author, illustrator.

Paula’s patches / Gabriella Aldeman illustrated by Rocío Arreola Mendoza.
Aldeman, Gabriella, author.

There are no ants in this book / written by Rosemary Mosco illustrated by Anna Pirolli.
Mosco, Rosemary, author.

Porcupine and Cactus a prickly pair / written by Katie Frawley illustrated by Alex Willmore.
Frawley, Katie, 1984- author.

Drawing Deena / Hena Khan.
Khan, Hena, author.

This book will make you an artist / written by Ruth Millington illustrated by Ellen Surrey.
Millington, Ruth, author.

The Sherlock society / James Ponti.
Ponti, James, author.

The cookie crumbles / Tracy Badua & Alechia Dow.
Badua, Tracy, author.

Listen to this / Jennifer Blecher.
Blecher, Jennifer, author.

Monkey King and the world of myths. 1 : The monster and the maze / Maple Lam.
Lam, Maple, author, illustrator.

Gamerville / Johnnie Christmas colors by Hilary Jenkins.
Christmas, Johnnie, author, illustrator.

Taxi ghost / Sophie Escabasse color by Kiwi Byrd.
Escabasse, Sophie, author.

Maya plays the part / Calyssa Erb.
Erb, Calyssa, author.

Kareem between / Shifa Saltagi Safadi.
Safadi, Shifa Saltagi, author.

Let’s get creative : art for a healthy planet / Jessica Rose illustrated by Jarett Sitter.
Rose, Jessica (Author of Let's get creative)

Thirst / Varsha Bajaj.
Bajaj, Varsha, author.

Sona and the golden beasts / Rajani LaRocca.
LaRocca, Rajani, author.

Beneath the swirling sky / by Carolyn Leiloglou illustrations by Vivienne To.
Leiloglou, Carolyn, author.

Timid : a graphic novel / by Jonathan Todd colors by Dominique Ramsey.
Todd, Jonathan (Graphic novelist), author.

How it all ends / Emma Hunsinger.
Hunsinger, Emma, author, illustrator.

Anzu and the realm of darkness / Mai K. Nguyen colors by Diana Tsai Santos.
Nguyen, Mai K., author.

Lunar boy / story and art by Jes and Cin Wibowo.
Wibowo, Jessica, author, artist.

The new girl / Cassandra Calin.
Calin, Cassandra, 1994- author, artist.
Upcoming Kids Events
Orlando Public Library (Purple Room - Second Floor)
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Explore the fundamentals of technology and hone your computer literacy skills through hands-on activities with robotics, coding, STEM, and computer software. For ages 6-12. Registration required.
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Use up those scraps of fabric you have laying around! Make fun and fashionable earrings. They make a quick and easy gift for friends and family.
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Meet Sphero, the cute rolling robot. Use Sphero's LED matrix to display animations and pictures, then code your robot to roll along paths and through mazes.
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Discover American Sign Language in a fun and interactive way! Learn to count from 1 to 10 and the basics of finger spelling while practicing together.
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