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.
Summer at Your Library Kids Events
South Creek Branch (South Creek - Meeting Room 1)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Education & Learning
Learn how cacti symbolize friendship in different cultures and make a decorative cactus of your own. Recommended for ages 9-12.
Learn more>Alafaya Branch (Alafaya - Computer Lab)
Event Categories: Coding & Robotics; Science & Math
Discover how different animals move as you build and program robotic LEGO animals. Build powerful legs to help your frog hop around!
Learn more>Melrose Center (Melrose Classroom - Second Floor)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Graphic Design
Design and craft your own holo or standard Pokémon cards using everyday materials.
Learn more>Summer Kick-Off: Atlantic Coast Theatre: Winnie-The-Pooh
Summer at Your Library
Orlando Public Library (Library Central - First Floor)
Event Categories: Music, Movies, Live Performances
Meet Pooh-Bear, Piglet, Eeyore and more in this charming adaptation of A.A. Milne's original 1926 book filled with music, audience interaction and stories of friendship. Recommended for ages 6-12.
Learn more>Science Heroes: Color Our World
Summer at Your Library
Washington Park Branch (Washington Park - Children's Area)
Event Categories: Education & Learning
Join Science Heroes to celebrate scientists who use art and design to color our world through hands-on experiments and fun, interactive stories! Recommended for ages 6-12.
Learn more>Zoo Mom Science
Summer at Your Library
South Trail Branch (South Trail - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Animals & Pets; Music, Movies, Live Performances
Meet animal ambassadors such as alligators, lizards, tree frogs, creepy bugs and slithering snakes. Learn about animals in this unique and exciting program. Recommended for ages 6-12.
Learn more>Online (Virtual Room - Windermere)
Event Categories: Education & Learning; Games & Activities
Build your LEGO Designs on the computer with this easy to use free software. Create custom designs by snapping virtual bricks together. Print instructions or share your builds with friends online.
Learn more>Outreach Event: Lake Nona – Spheres Bubble Show
Summer at Your Library
Event Categories: Music, Movies, Live Performances
Spheres Bubble Show is a comedic and mysterious fusion of art, science, and magic, presented by master bubble performer and 4x Guinness World Record holder Blaise Ryndes! Recommended for ages 6-12.
Learn more>Comedic Science Show: Into The Deep
Summer at Your Library
Alafaya Branch (Alafaya - Back of Branch)
Event Categories: Music, Movies, Live Performances; Science & Math
Experience a love story between a mermaid and a scientist who must traverse the ocean and its depths to find each other. Recommended for ages 6-12.
Learn more>Comedy Maks’ Variety Show
Summer at Your Library
Windermere Branch (Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Music, Movies, Live Performances
There's something for everyone in this high-energy variety show. Your kids will be dazzled with juggling, magic, plate spinning and more! Recommended for ages 6-12.
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