Picture Books

Picture books are for everyone! Teens and tweens – if you’re having trouble picking a picture book to read for your Beanstack badge, here are some ideas and suggestions from Teen/Tween Librarian Mollie:

  • Revisit a favorite childhood book or story.
  • Look in the Juvenile biography section (J 920) to learn about a historical figure in a picture book format.
  • Read one of Mollie’s favorites that even older readers will enjoy or connect with:
    • Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo – EASY ARN
    • Journey by Aaron Becker – EASY BEC
    • Leave Me Alone! by Vera Brosgol – EASY BRO
    • We are Definitely Human by X. Fang – EASY FAN
    • Big by Vashti Harrison – EASY HAR
    • Spaghetti Hunters by Morag Hood – EASY HOO
    • Pizza! A Slice of History by Greg Pizzoli – EASY PIZ
    • Unstoppable by Adam Rex and Laura Park – EASY REX
    • There was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, Jerome Pumphrey, and Jarrett Pumphrey – EASY REY
    • Cookie Time by Jessie Sima – EASY SIM
    • Flotsam by David Wiesner – EASY WIE