Here is a collection of alphabet books to share with your child.

ABC, I like me! by Nancy Carlson

Alligator alphabet by written by Stella Blackstone; illustrated by Stephanie Bauer

Alpha oops!: the day Z went first by Alethea Kontis; illustrated by Bob Kolar

Looking for some quick and easy snack recipes? Interested in the finest culinary delights? Check out this list for some great cooking inspiration.

Real food has curves : how to get off processed food, lose weight, and love what you eat with more than 100 recipes by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough ; photographs by Nisha Sondhe

Ribs, chops, steaks, & wings : irresistible recipes for the grill, stovetop, and oven by Ray Lampe ; photographs by Leigh Beisch

There's a great big world outside.

Fireflies, fireflies, light my way by Jonathan London ; illustrated by Linda Messier

Summertime waltz by Nina Payne ; pictures by Gabi Swiatkowska

Keeping up with Grandma by John Winch

Fun fiction reads about rain and rainy days

Rain, rain, go away by adapted by Catherine Lukas ; illustrated by Susan Hall

The happy rain by Jack Sendak ; pictures by Maurice Sendak

One rainy day by M. Christina Butler ; illustrated by Tina Macnaughton

If you're looking for the cutting edge in Children's humor, you have found it!

Sidesplitters : a joke a day : 365 guaranteed giggles by illustrated by Martin Chatterton & Tony Trimmer

Knock, knock! by Saxton Freymann ... [et al.]

Scared silly! : Spongebob's book of spooky jokes by David Lewman

Some newer series as well as perennial favorites. Looking for more tween lit? Try tweenlit.blogspot.com.

The book of three by Alexander, Lloyd

May Bird and The Ever After. Book 1 by Jodi Lynn Anderson ; illustrations by Leonid Gore

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson ; illustrations by Greg Call

Humpty Dumpty's nursery rhymes by illustrations by Roberta Pagnoni

A children's treasury of nursery rhymes by illustrations by Linda Bleck

Dorling Kindersley book of nursery rhymes by Debi Gliori

Here are some movies that were adapted from books.

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy — [Also, the book]

Holes — [Also, the book]

Whether you're planning a trip or just traveling by proxy, these books will surely be an inspiration.

Will Travel for Food

Spain - a culinary road trip by Mario Batali with Gwyneth Paltrow

Around the world in 80 dinners: the ultimate culinary adventure by Cheryl and Bill Jamison

Ocean realm by Rebecca Moesta and Kevin J. Anderson

Stormchaser by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

The jade necklace by Paul Yee ; illustrated by Grace Lin

If you haven't seen our Children's CD collection, you're really missing tons of great stuff that you can check out. For your baby, you might appreciate the collection of lullabies, including Rockabye Baby, which are lullaby renditions of popular music.

Along with the lullabies, you and your baby may enjoy some of the following CDs:

The opera baby [sound recording] : soothing operatic classics for your baby

Anything can be boring if you let it, but these documentaries may be a little less likely to put you to sleep.

Super size me

Spellbound

The elegant universe

Looking for even more board books? Check out our catalog and subscribe to the board books RSS feed!

Little tiger by illustrations by L. Rigo

Little puppy by illustrations by L. Rigo

What can you read at the library? Books about libraries, of course! Here are some of the newest library-related books on our shelves.
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Finding Lincoln by Ann Malaspina ; paintings by Colin Bootman

Library mouse : a friend's tale by Daniel Kirk

Here are some great reads with a real whodunnit sort of vibe.

Shakespeare's secret by Elise Broach

The fairy-tale detectives by Michael Buckley; pictures by Peter Ferguson

Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce

With books like these, who needs a Nemo movie?

A fishy story by text by Gail Donovan ; illustrations by David Austin Clar Studio

Hooray for fish! by Lucy Cousins

Professor Bumble and the monster of the deep by Daniel Napp ; translated by Hilary Schmitt-Thomas

You can find all the Eric Carle books we have in our catalog as well.

10 little rubber ducks by Eric Carle

The rabbit and the turtle : Aesop's fables by retold and illustrated by Eric Carle

Romances Made in Michigan
Books set in Michigan count, too!

Black lace by Beverly Jenkins

The Christmas clock: a novel by Kat Martin

Lucky by Jennifer Greene

Planning a Michigan staycation? Here's what you can find without leaving the state.

Get up and moving

Adventure cycling in Michigan : selected on- and off-road rides

Gentle Hikes of upper Michigan by Tornabene, Ladona

Adventure guide to Michigan [electronic resource] by Kevin & Laurie Hillstrom

A random assortment of new Children's Books on CD. If you'd like updates on titles like these, you can subscribe via RSS feed.

Emma-Jean Lazarus fell in love [sound recording] by Lauren Tarshis

Alvin Ho collection. Books 1 & 2 [sound recording] by Lenore Look