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Big Truck Super Wash

Stephen R. Swinburne; illustrated by James Rey Sanchez
Ghost Book

Remy Lai; color by Ninakupenda Gaillard
The Octagon Valley Society

Melissa de la Cruz
Draw some awesome : drawing tips & ideas for budding artists

Donovan Bixley
Monster Baker

Laura Lavoie; illustrated by Vanessa Morales
Sloth Sleuth. The Legent of Gnawface

Cyndi Marko; colors by Jessica Lome; lettering by Natalie Fondriest
A Horse Named Sky

Rosanne Parry; illustrations by Kirbi Fagan
The Big Bang and Other Farts: A Blast Through The Past

Daisy Bird; illustrated by Marianna Coppo
Give

Rahele Jomepour Bell
Mascot

Charles Waters, Traci Sorell
Penny Draws a School Play

Sara Shepard
The Book of Time: Adventures in the Past, Present, Future, and Beyond

Clive Gifford; illustrated by Ted Georgiev
Stickler Loves the World

Lane Smith; design by Molly Leach
Things in the Basement

Ben Hatke; colours by Zack Giallongo
Two Tribes

Emily Bowen Cohen; with colors by Lark Pien
What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?

Rachel Ignotofsky
The Scariest Kitten in the World

Kate Messner; illustrated by MacKenzie Haley
All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story Graphic Novel

Scott Peterson, Naomi Franquiz, and Brittany Peer; lettering, Joamette Gil
The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass
Science and Math for Curious Kids: a World of Knowledge--From Atoms to Zoology!

Laura Baker and Lynn Huggins-Cooper ; illustrator, Alex Foster

Digital Library for Kids

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Reading in Other Languages

LOTE4Kids

LOTE4Kids allows children to enjoy reading and listening to books in many world languages.

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Cantook Libraries (Previously Cantook Station)

Une collection de livres numérique en français! Borrow French language e-books for all ages.

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Streaming for Kids

Kanopy Kids

Unlimited access to movies, tv shows and read-along storybooks. Enjoy Sesame Street, Franklin and more!

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Language Learning

Mango Languages & Little Pim

MANGO LANGUAGES
Learn a new language with Mango Languages.
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LITTLE PIM
Language learning for young children.
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Reading for Kids

DownloadLibrary Kids eReading Room

Children's eBooks, eAudiobooks including read-along books.

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Tumble Books Library

eBooks for kids, including graphic novels and audiobooks. No downloading. No wait list. Just open and read.

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Homework Help

Gale In Context: Elementary

Covers geography, the arts, science, health, government, history, and more. K to Gr. 5.

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Novelist K-8

Your source for "what to read next" recommendations and reading lists.

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TumbleMath

Interactive Math ebooks for grades K-6. No downloading. Always available. Just open and read.

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Programs & Events for Kids

WPL has fun, educational programs for the whole family, from newborns to kids, teens to seniors. Some programs require pre-registration and others are drop-in. All programs are FREE.

Programs & Events

Program Calendar

Kids' Picks

Our staff are always keeping a close watch for that next great read for kids. Whether it makes you laugh out loud or learn something new we have wonderful books to share. Check out the latest Kids' Picks list now!

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