Animals, nature, and kindness were the main themes of this year’s most popular early childhood lists. There’s a wide variety here; old classics show up alongside new popular titles, dinosaurs show up alongside books on friendship, and books with built-in audio players steal the show. Here are the details:
Fiction picture books:
- The Bad Seed by Jory John (15 checkouts)
- A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree by Daniel Bernstrom (14 checkouts)
- Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran (13 checkouts)
Non-fiction picture books:
- From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons (11 checkouts)
- Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner (9 checkouts)
- The Usborne Big Book of Big Animals by Hazel Maskell (8 checkouts)
Picture books with audio players:
- From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons (18 checkouts)
- Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle: How Animals Get Ready for Winter by Laura Purdie Salas
- Planets by Elizabeth Carney
- Moon! Earth’s Best Friend by Stacy McAnulty (16 checkouts each)
Beginning Readers:
- Who Would Win? Walrus vs. Elephant Seal by Jerry Pallotta (28 checkouts)
- Elephant and Piggie: The Thank You Book by Mo Willems (16 checkouts)
- Weather by Catriona Clarke
- Who Would Win? Battle Royale 5-in-1 by Jerry Pallotta
- Who Would Win? Triceratops vs. Spinosaurus by Jerry Pallota (14 checkouts each)
And finally, the most popular kits at SCFPL this year:
- Early Literacy Kit: Dinosaurs (10 checkouts)
- Kajeet cellular hotspot (9 checkouts)
- Early Literacy Kit: Bugs 1
- Early Literacy Kit: Bears (7 checkouts each)
What were the biggest surprises? What would you like to see here next year?