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!
The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book
Sally Nicholls
I love you more than plunder
Kyle Sullivan; illustrated by Nicole Miles
My Dinosaurs
Carine Laforest
A beautiful house for birds
Grace Lin
Give Me a Snickle
Alisha Sevigny
You Are New
Lucy Knisley
Cars and Trucks
Jill McDonald
Step by step
Guido van Genechten
You're my little baby
Eric Carle
Mazal bueno!
Sarah Aroeste ; illustrated by Taia Morley
Hop a little
Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow
It's Tummy Time
Elise Parsley
When Stars Arise
E.G. Alaraj
Tomorrow's Lily
Chris Raschka
Richard Scarry's cars and trucks and things that go
Richard Scarry
How to say hello to a worm : a first guide to outside
Kari Percival, Kari Percival
Tree
Patricia Hegarty
Herbert on the slide
Rilla Alexander
What my daddy loves
Raissa Figueroa
Hello, Baby! I'm Your Mom
Eve Bunting
I Am Wriggly
Michael Rosen
Penguin and pinecone : a friendship story
Salina Yoon
Five bears
Catherine Rayner
Brandon and the Baby
Brian Pinkney
Not Perfect
Maya Myers ; pictures by Hyewon Yum
Métis like me
Tasha Hilderman
Bathe the cat
Alice B. McGinty ; illustrated by David Roberts
Wake up, moon!
Lita Judge
My Book and Me
Linda Sue Park
Finding Things
Kevin Henkes
Lucky Duck
Greg Pizzoli
You're so amazing!
James Catchpole and Lucy Catchpole ; illustrated by Karen George
Hello day
Charlie Mylie
Love is kind
Beth Ann Huber ; illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois
Chooch helped
Andrea L. Rogers
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
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!
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.
