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Books for Preschoolers

Here are books to share with your preschooler spanning a wide variety of subjects.

King County Library System

25 items

  • Two dads and their kids follow a rainbow on their quest for the Rainbowsaurus! A variety of brightly colored animals join them along the way.
    BookNorthampton, Massachusetts : Crocodile Books, 2024. — E ANTONY
  • When Daniel's grandpa asks him, "what's new?" Daniel is determined to find all the new spring life in the park and report back.
    BookNew York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2024. — E ARCHER
  • Unicorn longs to be a mermaid, but doesn't know how! His creative best friend Kitty comes to the rescue.
    BookNew York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024. — E HALE
  • Cranky Buffalo Fluffalo heaves and stomps about while insisting that he doesn't need any friends. But when a rainstorm comes and his fluff goes away, Buffalo Fluffalo realizes he needs support.
    BookNew York, NY : Random House Studio, [2024] — E KALB
  • Beautifully illustrated edition of U.S. Poet Laureate Harjo's iconic poem. Pictures are influenced by the illustrator's Tlingit culture.
    BookNew York : Random House Studio, [2023] — E HARJO
  • A young girl is criticized for her size and has to learn how to stand up for herself.
    BookNew York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — E HARRISON
  • What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?

    and Other Questions About Moths & Butterflies

    Ignotofsky, Rachel, 1989-
    Lushly illustrated, this text describes the life cycles of moths and butterflies. It lays out the similarities and differences between the two, as well as the importance of these creatures to our planet.
    BookNew York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2023] — E595.789 IGN
  • Starting with 100 dragons named Broccoli, dragons disperse to and return from their own adventures. The author regularly tells us now many dragons remain. A math word problem in picture form, with a surprise at the end.
    BookNew York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2023. — E LAROCHELLE
  • Every Body

    a First Conversation About Bodies

    Madison, Megan,
    An introduction to body liberation teaches kids to listen to what their bodies tell them and that all bodies are good.
    BookNew York : Rise, 2023. — E306.4613 MAD
  • Uses the language of opposites to describe a young girl's journey from babyhood to adulthood and motherhood. A great way to show kids that their parents were once children, too.
    BookNew York, NY : Rocky Pond Books, 2023. — E SALMIERI
  • Repeat After Me

    Big Things to Say Every Day

    Simon, Jazmyn, 1980-
    A book of affirmations for kids to love themselves every day!
    BookNew York : Random House, [2023] — E SIMON
  • A loud family shushes each other to keep the baby asleep, which ends up being very tiring!
    BookWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2021] — E BROWN-WOOD
  • An excited puppy and a cranky cat face the ups and downs of their day.
    BookNew York : Roaring Brook Press, 2021. — E COOPER
  • On a hot day, a young man traverses his neighborhood in search of the paletero man selling icy cold treats.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — E DIAZ
  • At some point every day, Sam's little apartment becomes too boring and small. Time for a ride around town on the stroller coaster!
    BookNew York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2021. — E RINGLER
  • A charming counting book inhabited by Pacific Northwest forest creatures.
    BookSeattle, WA : Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books, [2020] — E590 CLA
  • Iris's favorite thing is pushing elevator buttons, but now her little brother gets to push them. Iris is sad until she finds a magical elevator button that can take her anywhere--but it's more fun with someone she loves.
    BookLos Angeles ; New York : Disney Hyperion, 2020. — E LE
  • Harpreet picks out a colorful patka every day matching his mood. When his family moves to a new snowy town, Harpreet repeatedly chooses his white patka because he feels invisible. Will he find his colorful self again?
    BookNew York, NY : Sterling Children's Books, [2019] — E KELKAR
  • Ava and her mother's favorite day is Saturday, because they get to spend it together. They have big exciting plans for this week, but nothing seems to be going their way.
    BookNew York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2019. — E MORA
  • Amy's mom and dad make perfect bao. Her grandma makes perfect bao. No matter how hard she tries, Amy can't seem to make the perfect bao, until she has a great idea!
    BookNew York, New York : Aladdin, 2019. — E ZHANG