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Let's Go to the Library!
Celebrate our libraries with this adorable first words storybook!
Libraries are vibrant and vital centers of community where people go to connect to the world, technology, information, stories, and each other. They’re also often the most fun place to be when at school! This book encourages an early love for “going to the library” with delightful illustrations and a fun, rhyming story about one child’s first trip.
When Peter wants to know more about dinosaurs, his best friend, Lara, knows just where to go. With card in hand, they head for the library where they find just the right book. Then, it’s story time!!!
Each spread features one or more library vocabulary words such as alphabetical, author, barcode, catalog, database, scanner, nonfiction, and more—with their definitions on the last spread. Get kids excited about reading, researching, self-directed exploration, and more with Let's Go to the Library!
Libraries are vibrant and vital centers of community where people go to connect to the world, technology, information, stories, and each other. They’re also often the most fun place to be when at school! This book encourages an early love for “going to the library” with delightful illustrations and a fun, rhyming story about one child’s first trip.
When Peter wants to know more about dinosaurs, his best friend, Lara, knows just where to go. With card in hand, they head for the library where they find just the right book. Then, it’s story time!!!
Each spread features one or more library vocabulary words such as alphabetical, author, barcode, catalog, database, scanner, nonfiction, and more—with their definitions on the last spread. Get kids excited about reading, researching, self-directed exploration, and more with Let's Go to the Library!
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
24 pages, Board Book
Published March 7, 2023
8 people want to read
About the author
Joe Rhatigan
165 books6 followersJoe Rhatigan has authored more than fifteen books for children and adults, including Don't Unravel When You Travel and Out-of-This-World Astronomy. He has also produced several best-selling books and series, including 101 Places You Gotta See Before You're 12!, The Boo Boo Book, and the My Very Favorite Art Book series. Joe has been a poet, a teacher, a marketing manager, and a newspaper boy. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife and three children
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews
June 29, 2023
It's always nice to see libraries highlighted for the vibrant spaces they are (and modern depiction of librarians, too!) This book teaches library-related vocab words as two children find just the right book. I agree with the other reviews that wonder why this was in board book format, however.
March 6, 2025
I just learned how to go to the library yesterday, and now I’ve read this fun book about it! I can’t wait until I’m big enough to go to library storytime 📖
March 11, 2023
This board book introduces children to library-related concepts and vocabulary. Some of the vocabulary will differ based on someone's region and library system, but as a whole, this book will help familiarize kids with how to search for books at the library. However, the content and format don't work well together.
It doesn't make sense for this to be a board book. The children in the illustrations are clearly older than that, and they are using the library without parental involvement. Board books are usually for very little children, but this book introduces vocabulary and independent searching techniques that are appropriate for school-age kids. I don't know why this wasn't published as a regular nonfiction book.
It doesn't make sense for this to be a board book. The children in the illustrations are clearly older than that, and they are using the library without parental involvement. Board books are usually for very little children, but this book introduces vocabulary and independent searching techniques that are appropriate for school-age kids. I don't know why this wasn't published as a regular nonfiction book.
June 19, 2023
We love the rhyming text and familiar items highlighted in this book. My almost 2 year old has requested this book many times since we borrowed it from the library. I am tempted to purchase this one!
March 16, 2025
Great intro to libraries and database searching
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