Find Your Storytime
Stimulate your child’s development and build language and literacy skills through interactive stories, rhymes, and music.
- Baby Time (birth - 18 months)
- Tiny Tots (18 months - 2 1/2 years)
- Toddler Tales (2 1/2 - 3 1/2 years)
- Bookworms (3 1/2 - 5 years)
- Family Time (birth - 5+ years)
- Sensory Storytime (2-5 years)
- Sleepy Tales (birth - 5+ years)
- Stories with Art (3 - 6 years)
Take-Home Fun!
Take-Home Fun sheets include themed booklists, rhymes, activities, and early literacy tips.
Developmental Screenings
Developmental Screenings for Babies and Toddlers assess the developmental progress of children from ages 2 months to 36 months. Trained staff use the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ).
Call 342-BOOK x8138 for more information or schedule an appointment today.
Early Literacy (Birth to Age 5)
Literacy development begins at birth. We encourage parents and caregivers to bring infants and young children to Storytime. Even very young children learn literacy skills when exposed to books and reading.
The Every Child Ready to ReadⓇ (ECRR) framework guides the design of all our storytimes. As such, storytimes meet the early literacy needs of children and educate caregivers in ways to foster development.
The Early Literacy Activities Calendar is filled with a year’s worth of tips and activities to help you prepare your young children for success in school and beyond. View and print a copy of your own!
New Picture Books
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Afikoman, Where'd You Go?
Help the children find the afikoman during their seder! It’s a rambunctious Passover hide-and-seek story for fans of Where’s Waldo? and The Gingerbread Man.
This lively, funny picture book brings to life the Passover tradition of searching for the afikoman—literally. When the mischievous piece of matzoh runs and hides during the seder, all the kids in the family (and even the pet dog!) go hunting for it, through every room in the house. Readers can join the hunt and find the sneaky afikoman in each bright and busy scene while enjoying the playful rhyming text. And they’re in for a surprise ending that’s as delightful as this favorite part of Passover. -
Cheeky Chick!
A curious and single-minded baby chick takes off to explore the farm.
Cheeky Chick can't help being cheeky--he just wants to explore. With a dollop of luck and under the watchful eye of the farmyard animals, he learns a valuable lesson that he can pass on to the next generation of eager chicks!
A funny, characterful picture book that children will want to read again and again. -
My Block Looks Like
A love letter to the hustle, the bustle, the joy, and the grit of city life by debut author and Bronx native, Janelle Harper, and two-time Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner, Frank Morrison.
"My block looks like
a collision of cultures
a melting pot of cool
a burst of life
my favorite groove
. . .No matter what happens
I’ve seen it for myself
my block looks like
the coolest place
I’ve ever been."
A lyrical and proud picture book that recognizes the beauty of the bodegas, subways, and playgrounds that characterize everyday life in the Bronx and pays homage to the ways that its residents have shaped pop culture through music, visual art, and dance. Perfect for fans of I Am Every Good Thing and Last Stop on Market Street, My Block Looks Like offers kids a reaffirming message to celebrate and uplift their communities in an energetic text that begs to be read aloud. -
A Happy Place
This enchanting picture book from award-winning author and illustrator Britta Teckentrup takes readers on a magical, moonlit adventure to inspire a child’s imagination. With peek-through pages and cutaways.
This beautiful picture book from award-winning author and illustrator Britta Teckentrup takes readers on a magical, moonlit adventure following a tiny star and invites all to dance with a host of animals. But is it all a dream? With peek-through pages and cutaways, the lyrical text and enchanting illustrations will inspire children’s imaginations. -
Sally's New Look
Sally is going to the groomer!
Lovable pup Sally is looking a little shaggy, so her owners are taking her to the groomer. It smells like a garden and Sally sees brushes and bows galore. Then it's time for a bath. Once she's squeaky clean and blow-dried, Sally gets brushed, snipped and clipped. When her owners arrive--surprise!--everyone has fancy new hairdos!
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This Baby. That Baby.
In this bouncy, playful picture book for very young listeners, follow two baby friends who live in facing buildings through their day--playing, singing, and napping--till they meet in the park!
Somewhere in the big, big city
two happy babies look out their morning windows
at the very same time.
Just what will these two babies do today? Well, this baby meows like his cat, and that baby barks like her dog. This mellow baby listens to a story, and that rambunctious baby sings a song.
Soon enough, both babies get hungry...and a bit cranky. How will this Mama and that Papa help them feel better? Perhaps a play date in the park will help!
Critically acclaimed and award-winning creators--author Cari Best and illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh--team up for this delightful read-aloud that will have listeners clapping and giggling right alongside this baby and that baby. -
The Overeager Egg
Beautifully illustrated picture book by an award-winning author-illustrator.
A little egg falls out of its nest and goes in search of its mommy. Can it find her? He asks lots of other animals for help--but eventually Daddy finds the egg and takes it back to the nest to hatch into a beautiful swan. -
Lost Stick
A delightful twist on a lost pet story that takes an adorable pup around the world to track down what he thinks is his best friend's prized possession--from the critically acclaimed creator of That's Not My Name!, Bilal Cooks Daal, and I Am Perfectly Designed.
Milo loves to make his owner Louise happy because she’s his favorite person in the world. While they’re strolling through the park one day, Louise picks a twig up off the ground and says to Milo, “This is Stick”. She throws Stick across the grass and Milo excitedly brings it back to her. Milo doesn't know why they do this over and over again, but he knows that he can put a smile on her face by running after Stick. So, when Louise throws Stick a little too far, Milo is determined to go the distance too.
Milo starts searching all over the neighborhood for Stick—while Louise simultaneously searches for Milo—but there's one problem: all the sticks look the same! Which one is Louise's stick? Milo sets out on a grand adventure for a little pup, and while his quest takes him all over the globe, he learns that home is where he really wants to be. Anoosha Syed stretches her storytelling talents with this hilarious and tender friendship story. -
I Can Open It for You
From acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake comes a humorous picture book about the empowering possibilities of growing up and a child's imagination!
Akira has a problem: He is too small to open packages by himself. He still needs grown-ups to help him.
But one day, perhaps one day soon, he'll be able to open so many things without anyone's help--and not just packages. When that time comes, he'll make amazing discoveries and maybe even save the day with his new skills. There is so much to look forward to!
With humor and wit, acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake explores a child's feelings about growing up: the push and pull of relying on parents while striving to learn and do things by oneself. The youngest of readers will relate, while discovering the many ways that they can open up exciting new experiences at this very moment!
CELEBRATES THE PARENT-CHILD CONNECTION: Growing up means embracing so many exciting opportunities! Parents will appreciate the reassuring messages of love and support as they seek to open new doors for their children, just as kids learn to do so for themselves!
PROMOTES CURIOSITY AND CREATIVE THINKING: Laugh-out-loud and imaginative scenarios will inspire young readers to think about their own futures, dream up big ideas, and embrace the promise of tomorrow.
ENGAGING STORY: With a comic-like style, unique narrative approach, and fast pacing, kids will find humor and surprises on every page.
GO-TO READ-ALOUD: Smart, comedic pacing, imaginative scenarios, and a compelling voice will make this a favorite picture book.
Perfect for:- Fans of award-winning author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake
- Parents seeking humorous children's books about growing up
- Gift givers seeking a laugh-out-loud picture book
- Fans of picture books from Japan
- Teachers, grandparents, and caregivers looking for a compelling read-aloud
- Readers who enjoy smart, funny story books by Oliver Jeffers, Andrea Beaty, Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett, and Dan Santat
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The Wrong Book
What if the narrator of the book you're reading is just...WRONG?! This hilarious book from the author of The Day the Crayons Quit will have you correcting what you're reading—and laughing!
Do bicycles say cock-a-doodle-doo? Do firefighters shout Ding Dong! before they put out a fire?
That’s what the narrator of this hilarious picture book thinks! Good thing there are some other characters in this book to set him straight…
With bright bold illustrations, this laugh-out-loud funny story, written by the author of The Day the Crayons Quit, is sure to give kids—and grown-ups—a serious case of the giggles.
Because a flower goes chugga-chugga-choo-choo. Right? Right?
Websites
- ABC Mouse (free in-library use)
- Peep and the Big Wide World
- PBS Kids Video
- Sesame Street