Children's Book List: Worlds of Wonder: Picture Books That Encourage Imagination and Play

During these Interesting Times, the Children's Department has been hard at work updating our book lists. Whether you're looking for a book on a particular topic (like feeling different) or want to read something similar to that series that you just finished up (and now have that empty, lost feeling), we've probably got a book list for that. You can find the full list of our children's book lists on our website. We've also put all of these awesome lists on Beanstack. If you haven't had a chance to check out Beanstack, you really should. It makes signing up for and monitoring summer reading a breeze! We'll be highlighting some of our book lists in these blog posts throughout the summer. Happy reading!

We know that reading can take you to new worlds, but this trio focuses on the unique wonders of the imagination.

Everyone's Awake
by Colin Meloy, illustrated by Shawn Harris
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2020

My brother's staged a coup d' état
and overthrown the state
while my sister's joined the résistance
(they never got on great).







Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak
New York City: Harper & Row, 1963 

The timeless classic follows Max, who's been sent to bed without supper, as he journeys to a strange land and meets the unusual inhabitants.

And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street
by Dr. Seuss
New York City: Vanguard Press, 1937

The first children's book published under Dr. Seuss' name, this charming tale starts off with an every-day observation that swiftly runs through an ever-increasing chain of elaborations.