Author Archives: Mary Claire O'Donnell

New Books in the Children’s Room!

If you’re looking for the newest books in the Children’s Room, look no further! Each week, the list of newest additions is updated and available on the main page of the Children’s Room website. You can also sign up for the Wowbrary newsletter each week (check out the main page to subscribe).

Books to Share has the newest picture books and board books. Beginning Readers has the newest readers. Independent Readers has the newest fiction and graphic novels. Nonfiction has the newest nonfiction and biographies. Click the icons below – you’ll find them on the Children’s Room page too.

 

Black History Month Books for Kids – Work and Labor

Celebrate Black History Month and its 2025 theme, “African Americans and Labor,” with great books from the Children’s Room focusing on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds intersect with the collective experiences of Black people (ASALH). Black people’s work has been transformational throughout the U.S., Africa, and the Diaspora, and this year’s theme seeks to highlight and celebrate the potent impact of this work. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year!

Click on a book cover for more information or to see it in our catalog. See a librarian for more suggestions.

Innovators

Key Moments

Anthologies

Most Popular Children’s Books of 2024

These were the most checked out books in the Children’s Room this year! Have you read them?

And take a look at the most popular books in each section. Do you like these books too? Have you read the other books in the series? If there are any books you love that you don’t see on the list, be sure to start recommending them to friends – maybe they’ll be on next year’s list!

Board Books

Picture Books

Readers

Biographies

Fiction

Graphic Novels

Nonfiction

National Native American Heritage Month Books for Kids – Indigenous Voices

Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month lifting up Indigenous authors, illustrators, and characters through great books from the Children’s Room that honor the rich cultural history and modern realities of Indigenous people. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year!

Click on a book cover for more information or to see it in our catalog. See a librarian for more suggestions.

Board Books

Picture Books

Shorter Chapter Books

Longer Chapter Books

Native American Heritage Month Books for Kids

November is National Native American Heritage Month. Celebrate this month with great books from the Children’s Room with books that honor the traditions, languages and stories of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and affiliated Island communities to ensure their rich histories and contributions continue to thrive. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year!

Click on a book cover for more information or to see it in our catalog. See a librarian for more suggestions.

Leaders

History

Folklore/Traditions
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