• Baby Bear’s Books by Jane Yolen, illus. by Melissa Sweet. (2006) Ages 2-5
  Baby Bear loves books so much that he can hardly manage to squeeze them all into his busy day!
• The Best Place to Read by D. Bertram and S. Bloom, illus. by Michael Garland. (2003) Ages 3-8
  If you can’t find a good place to read, it’s hard to enjoy your book! A boy tries and rejects the different chairs in his house (much like Goldilocks) until he finally finds the ideal spot.
• Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book by Alexander Stadler. (2002) Ages 4-8
  Beverly imagines terrible penalties for returning her library book past its due date.
• Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss, illus. by Tiphanie Beeke. (2001) Ages 3-8
  The farm animals are bored after the children go back to school, so they head to the library, but they have trouble getting the librarian to understand what they want.
• But, Excuse Me, That Is My Book by Lauren Child. (2005) Ages 4-8
  Someone has borrowed Lola’s favorite book from the library, so Charlie tries to find another book that’s just as funny, has good pictures, will teach her new things...she’s a tough sell!
• The Girl Who Hated Books by Manjusha Pawagi, illus. by Leanne Franson. (1998) Ages 4-8
  Although she lives in a house full of avid readers, Meena hates books-until she discovers the magic inside them. This book is available in 11 languages, including Somali and Arabic.
• The Incredible Book-Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers. (2006) Ages 4-8
  Henry devours books, literally. He’s becoming the smartest person in the world when he realizes that he’s not digesting all that knowledge properly, so he switches from eating to reading.
• Maybe a Bear Ate It! by Robie Harris, illus. by Michael Emberley. (2008) Ages 2-6
  Children will enjoy watching a friendly little monster search desperately for his book (in the dresser, in the dryer) before finding it under his bed, where they knew it was hiding all along.
• Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind by Judy Finchler & Kevin O’Malley. (2006) Ages 6-9
  An elementary school sets a goal to read 1,000 books during the year. Some students would rather play video games, but Miss Malarkey won’t let them off the hook so easily.
• That Book Woman by Heather Henson, illus. by David Small. (2008) Ages 5-9
  Cal works hard and sees reading as a waste of time, but he just has to find out why the “Book Woman” comes on her pack horse in all kinds of weather to deliver books for free.

You can download the booklist as a pdf.