Let's Talk, Read, and Sing About Books!

Five books that will help instill a love of reading in your child

Lola Reads to Leo

Anna McQuinn

Lola helps her parents prepare for new baby Leo’s arrival and helps them care for him after he arrives. One way they care for him is read together.

The Best Place to Read

Debbie Bertram & Susan Bloom

A determined boy tries to find the perfect place to curl up with his new book in this heartwarming story. From bedroom to backyard, our eager reader dodges his baby sister's messes, a lawn full of sprinklers, and more—all in a quest for the best place to read!

Reading Makes You Feel Good

Todd Parr

This book showcases all different ways that reading can make you feel good. With simple text and fun illustrations, the author explains all the different kinds of reading that people do from reading signs for information to reading fairy tales for pleasure.

Baby Bear's Books

Jane Yolen

What's the best time of day for reading? Well, for Baby Bear it's all day long. From the wake-up book to the last bedtime book—and all the adventures in between—each book takes Baby Bear somewhere new and exciting.

Comin’ Down to Storytime

Rob Reid

That's all the little barnyard animals need to hear to send them flocking to their librarian, who has some song-singing, nursery-rhyming fun in store for them. Set to the tune of "She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes” this book is fun to sing or read!

Contributor: Marisa Conner, Youth Services Manager, Baltimore County Public Library