Kids Birth to 5
Spark imaginations and build lifetime literacy
Get Ready to Read
Help your child build important pre-reading skills and develop early literacy with the library’s events, resources, and materials.
It's Fun to Read!
Already all the love
words by Diana Farid ; pictures by Shar Tuiasoa
Colors
Cherri Cardinale ; illustrated by Emily Emerson
I'll be a chicken too
Lana Vanderlee ; illustrated by Mike Deas
I love all of me
words by Lorie Ann Grover ; pictures by Carolina Búzio
Baby boy, you are a star!
Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Los números = numbers
Airlie Anderson ; traducido por / translated by CreoleTrans
Animals
Roger Priddy
My heart grows
Jeffrey Burton ; illustrated by Joanne Liu
You're my little sunshine
Nicola Edwards ; Illustrated by Natalie Marshall
Hey, baby girl!
Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Where's the tractor?
Ingela P. Arrhenius
Where is baby's belly button?
Karen Katz
I'm not small
Nina Crews
My hand is the sun
Christine Naumann-Villemin ; illustated by Geraldine Cosneau
Animals move
Jane Whittingham
Animals move
Jane Whittingham
How we eat
Shuli de la Fuente-Lau
Curious me! Numbers
Dona Herweck Rice ; illustrated by Camila Carrossine
I'll be a chicken too
Lana Vanderlee ; illustrated by Mike Deas
I Help = Yo Ayudo
Joe Cepeda ; translation by Alexandra Aceves
Baby loves meteorology!
Ruth Spiro ; illustrated by Kat Uno
Things that go
Leeza Hernandez
Vegetables that are fruits = Verduras que son frutas : a bilingual fruits book
Citlali Reyes
Rose signs good night!
Rose Ayling-Ellis ; illustrator: Margarida Sampaio
Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi!
Art Coulson ; illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight
Mixed-up mooncakes
written by Christina Matula and Erica Lyons ; illustrated by Tracy Subisak
Ahoy!
Sophie Blackall
Can't stop kissing that baby
written by K.L. Going ; illustrated by Fiona Lee
The great pollinator count
Susan Edwards Richmond ; illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman
All about patterns
Elizabeth Rusch & Elizabeth Goss
Between my hands
words by Mitali Perkins ; illustrations by Naveen Selvanathan
Kimchi, kimchi every day
Erica Kim
What Coco can do
Maribeth Boelts ; illustrated by Stephanie Laberis
Quiet time with my Seeya
Dinalie Dabarera
Sloth slept on
Frann Preston-Gannon
Can I be your dog?
Troy Cummings
Big
Vashti Harrison
Hot Dog
Doug Salati
Watercress
Andrea Wang ; pictures by Jason Chin
We are water protectors
Carole Lindstrom ; illustrated by Michaela Goade
The undefeated
Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Happening Soon
November 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Old Town Library - Large Meeting Room Combo
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Read 1,000 books with your children before they start kindergarten to strengthen their language skills and vocabulary. Join the challenge any time throughout the year!Â
Books that Read Themselves
Discover the magic of Wonderbooks, Vox Books, and other read-alongs.
Library Tours & Classroom Visits
Library Ambassadors visit local schools and provide Poudre Libraries tours. Activities also include for books talks, programs, and more. To request a tour or visit, please complete the online request form.
Download & Stream for Birth to 5
Featured Research & Databases
T.A.L.E.S Kits
Enhance your child’s early literacy development with an assortment of books, songs, and activities to do with your child – similar to what you might experience at one of the many popular Library storytimes. These themed kits are available in English and Spanish.
