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Adults: Staff Picks

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  • Birth–6
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Staff Picks for Kids

New and Notable

Asian American and Pacific Islander Experiences

Color Our World

 
Kiss by Kiss: Ocêtôwina
view in catalog

▶ Age Level

  • Staff Picks: Ages Birth–3
  • Staff Picks: Ages 3–6
  • Staff Picks: Ages 6–9
  • Staff Picks: Ages 9–12
 
The Undefeated
view in catalog

▶ Award Winners/Best of...

  • 2023 MCPL Children's Staff Favorites
  • 2024 MCPL Children's Staff Favorites
  • Pura Belpré Award Winners
  • Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winners
  • Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Intermediate
  • Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade
  • Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Picture Books
 
Mountain Top Mystery
view in catalog

▶ Genre

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Historical Stories
  • Mystery
  • Realistic Fiction
  • Scary Stories
  • Science Fiction
  • Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories
 
Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement
view in catalog

▶ Let's Talk About...

  • Let's Talk About Adoption
  • Let's Talk About Anxiety, Depression, and Mental Health
  • Let's Talk About Being Sick
  • Let's Talk About Brothers, Sisters, and New Babies
  • Let's Talk About Divorce
  • Let's Talk About Homelessness
  • Let's Talk About Immigration
  • Let's Talk About Potty Training
  • Let's Talk About Race
  • Let's Talk About Starting School
  • Let's Talk About the Civil Rights Movement
  • Let's Talk About the End of Life
 
Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
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▶ Read-a-Likes

  • If You Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid
  • If You Like Dog Man
  • If You Like Frog and Toad (or Elephant and Piggie)
  • If You Like Harry Potter
  • If You Like Junie B Jones
  • If You Like Percy Jackson
  • If You Like Raina Telgemeier
  • If You Like The Princess in Black
  • If You Like Wings of Fire
 
The Lion of Mars
view in catalog

▶ Special Collections

  • 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
  • Adventure Begins at Your Library
  • All About Voting!
  • Banned Books for Kids
  • Color Our World
  • Gardening Books for Kids
  • Giving and Sharing
  • Indiana Connections
  • Predictable Books
  • Previous and Current StoryWalk® Titles
  • Spanish and Bilingual Picture Books
  • Winter Favorites
 
Meet Yasmin!
view in catalog

▶ Understanding Diverse Experiences

  • Arab American Experiences
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Experiences
  • Black Experiences
  • Experiences with Disabilities
  • Experiences with Neurodiversity
  • Hispanic Experiences
  • LGBTQIA+ Experiences
  • LGBTQIA+-Positive Picture Books
  • Native American Experiences
  • Women's Experiences
 

Recommended Resources

  • Newbery Medal and Honor Books
  • Caldecott Medal and Honor Books
  • Young Hoosier Book Award
  • ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Books
  • Collections from the Center for Children's Books
  • A Mighty Girl
  • American Library Association Book, Print, and Media Awards
Updated November 12, 2024
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We respectfully acknowledge that Monroe County Public Library, in all of its iterations since 1818, was built and exists on land that has been, is still, and will continue to be rightfully occupied and nurtured by the Bodwéwadmik (Potawatomi), Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Lënape (Delaware), Myaamia (Miami), and Saawanwaki (Shawnee) Indigenous peoples, among others. View more details and resources.