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JoCoLibrary - Kids - Books for Preschoolers

A selection of preschool favorites. Check out our Birth to Six page for many more suggestions!

Johnson County Library

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  • A girl and her mother wander through the city looking for the many things to be grateful for, and enjoying being present and aware in the moment.
    Book, 2024San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2024] — EP White Dianne 06/2024
  • Jane works as crane operator at the docks, but she faces her biggest challenge when hoisting a firetruck in high winds.
    Book, 2023New York : Holiday House, 2023. — EP Zimmerma Andrea 07/2023
  • Floof is a floofy cat with important things to do and mischief to accomplish.
    Book, 2024New York : Algonquin Young Readers, 2024. — EP McKinnon Heidi 06/2024
  • Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.
    Book, 2023San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2023] — EP Bolling Valerie 08/2023
  • Help! This little girl has lost her best friend. He's a dinosaur (not the extinct kind). He's enormous (bigger than a panda!). He was last seen before she gave him a bath and washed off all the mud (maybe that wasn't a good idea?). With delicate…
    Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023. — E FICTION Yoon Helen 05/2023
  • Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! This old car has been everywhere: from the backyard to the sky, from the hills to the water. Bouncing between the mud on the ground and the clouds up high, the old car is loved by a clever young boy.
    Book, 2023Dallas [Texas] ; New York : Brown Books Kids, [2023] — EP Martin Bill 08/2023
  • In rhyming text, Cat and Dog experience many unexpected twists and adventures on their journey home.
    Book, 2024San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2024. — EP Wenzel Brendan 06/2024
  • This story reveals how even the smallest gesture can have a lasting impact on the world's biggest problems.
    Book, 2023New York : Viking, 2023. — E FIC Gorman Amanda 09/2023
  • Count the funny animal friends as they noisily roll, flop, and tumble out of bed, one by one, in this clever split-page picture book.
    Book, 2024Somerville, MA : Nosy Crow, [2024] — E FICTION Charman Katrina 04/2024
  • Digger and the other trucks are ready for bed until two mischievous raccoons appear who are not tired--AT ALL--and the big machines decide just a few more minutes of playtime won't hurt--or will they?
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — E FICTION Kuefler Joseph 06/2024
  • Illustrations and simple text depict children in different countries around the world enjoying the universal benefits of the Sun, from sunup in Japan to sundown in Madagascar.
    Book, 2023New York : Rise, 2023. — EP Ejaita Diana 05/2023
  • What's the opposite of old? Young! What's the opposite of sad? Happy! But what's the opposite of opposite...? Featuring a range of exquisite primates, from gorillas to chimpanzees, white-faced capuchins to orangutans, Anthony Browne has created a…
    Book, 2024Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2024 — E FICTION Browne Anthony 10/2024
  • A picture book with a charming invitation to speculate without limits and know no bounds.
    Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023. — EP Barnett Mac 03/2023
  • A den of hibernating bears and a family of birds find warmth and shelter during a storm by sharing what they have.
    Book, 2023New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2023. — E FICTION Norman Kim 03/2023
  • It is another busy day for Stanley and his friends at the boatyard.
    Book, 2023Atlanta : Peachtree Publishing Company Inc., [2023] — EP Bee William 03/2023
  • A child and dog search for a lost pet, Mister Kitty, as the child describes what Mister Kitty looks like to the reader.
    Book, 2023New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — E FICTION Pizzoli Greg 01/2023
  • Illustrations and rhyming text follow the twenty-six Alphababies as they prepare for bed.
    Book, 2022New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2022] — E FICTION Hill Susanna 10/2022
  • Students create a vegetable garden on their school's rooftop.
    Book, 2022New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2022. — E FIC Miller Pat 03/2022
  • A young girl finds comfort and confidence within as she makes the best of any situation, in a text that highlights the themes of resiliencey, mindfulness, and self-care.
    Book, 2022Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022. — E FICTION Perdomo Juliana 04/2022
  • Look and Listen

    Who's in the Garden, Meadow, Brook?

    White, Dianne,
    In rhyming text the reader takes a walk on a garden path, through a meadow, and along the banks of a stream, noting the animals that are seen along the way.
    Book, 2022New York : Holiday House, 2022. — EP White Dianne 08/2022