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Beginning to Read - Picture Books

The Picture Books collection contains books for the beginning reader which have few words and bright, colorful pictures that make the stories fun to read. This collection has books for all ages. The titles we have listed are for the beginning reader. Revised December 2024.

Santa Clara County Library

16 items

  • Hop on a tow-truck ride with Toad as he learns that everyone needs help sometimes, even the helpers!
    Picture Book[Toronto, Ontario] : Tundra Books, [2024] — JP AWAN
  • Fluffy monsters, scruffy monsters, monsters on their way. Rucksack monsters, turn-back monsters, off to school today!
    Picture BookBeverly, MA : Happy Yak, [2024] — JP BAKER
  • Count the funny animal friends as they noisily roll, flop, and tumble out of bed, one by one.
    Picture BookSomerville, MA : Nosy Crow, [2024] — JP CHARMAN
  • Just as the sun loves the day and the moon loves the waves, a grandmother shows how her family's love is natural and connected to the world around them.
    Picture BookNew York : Little Simon, 2024. — JP FORMAN
  • Starring the iconic black-silhouetted bunny, this picture book finds cheeky, curious and sweet-toothed Rabbit embarking on a series of misadventures that capture the joy of everyday life.
    Picture Book[Somerville, Massachusetts] : Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press, [2024] — JP HAM
  • A small, furry creature thinks he may be a potato until he gets help from some friends.
    Picture Book[United States] : Cicada Books, [2024] — JP HANAOR
  • Duck, Duck, and Goose encounter an interesting and unlikely new friend during their migration south for the winter.
    Picture BookNew York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,|c2024. — JP HARE
  • Bunny wants to build a cardboard city. Bunny stacks one cardboard box on top of another and another. Bunny doesn't want any help. Bunny doesn't need any help, either. But what's a cardboard city without friends?
    Picture Book[New York] : HarperCollins, [2024] — E
  • Extreme heat brings life to a halt, but there is relief in sight.
    Picture BookNew York : Random House Studio, 2024. — JP REDNISS
  • This bunny is so wriggly! Around and around, on the ground, it waves its feet and drums out a beat. It just can't stop! But, phew-it's tiring being this wriggly!
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024. — JP ROSEN
  • A journey home leads to unexpected adventures for a cat and dog.
    Picture BookSan Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2024. — JP WENZEL
  • Explores the food that animals and humans both eat.
    Picture BookToronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press, 2024. — JP WHITTIN
  • Are YOU big? A simple question sends readers to the far reaches of the universe.
    Picture BookNew York : UNSQ Kids, 2023. — JP WILLEMS
  • Sweet and Sour are in a serious pickle. Opposites in almost every way, they are next-door neighbors who just can't seem to get along.
    Picture BookNew York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2024. — JP YANISH
  • Daddy is a bit distracted on their autumn walk, while his curious child only has eyes for one of nature's small wonders: a pinecone! And look, another pinecone! And another! In fact, she could gather an entire collection--an entire…
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024. — JP YOON
  • An exuberant celebration of the remarkable things that a pelican can do
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group, 2024. — E YULY