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!
10 little race cars
Annie Bailey ; illustrated by Jeff Harter
You're my little sunshine
Nicola Edwards ; Illustrated by Natalie Marshall
¡Hola, barriguita! = Hello tummy!
Aya Khalil
Baby boy, you are a star!
Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Where is baby's belly button?
Karen Katz
High chair chemistry
Jill Esbaum
My heart grows
Jeffrey Burton ; illustrated by Joanne Liu
Animals
Roger Priddy
Hey, baby girl!
Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
I can say moo!
Stephanie Cohen ; illustrations by Lindsay Dale-Scott
Colors
Cherri Cardinale ; illustrated by Emily Emerson
Hello, face!
Aya Khalil
River's journey
Sally M. Walker ; illustrated by Kim Smith
Things that go
Leeza Hernandez
My best friend is a turtle : with touch & feel
illustrated by Siân Roberts
Curious me! Numbers
Dona Herweck Rice ; illustrated by Camila Carrossine
I'm not small
Nina Crews
Colors
Brendan Wenzel
How we eat
Shuli de la Fuente-Lau
Baby loves meteorology!
Ruth Spiro ; illustrated by Kat Uno
I Help = Yo Ayudo
Joe Cepeda ; translation by Alexandra Aceves
Vegetables that are fruits = Verduras que son frutas : a bilingual fruits book
Citlali Reyes
I'll be a chicken too
Lana Vanderlee ; illustrated by Mike Deas
The welcome book
Danna Smith ; illustrated by Juliana Perdomo
Quiet time with my Seeya
Dinalie Dabarera
Where's my turtle?
Barbara Bottner ; illustrated by Brooke Boynton Hughes
The great pollinator count
Susan Edwards Richmond ; illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman
Ahoy!
Sophie Blackall
Sloth slept on
Frann Preston-Gannon
When I move
Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Alea Marley
The thank you letter
Jane Cabrera
Can I be your dog?
Troy Cummings
All about patterns
Elizabeth Rusch & Elizabeth Goss
Kimchi, kimchi every day
Erica Kim
Cats in construction hats
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen ; illustrated by Leeza Hernandez
What Coco can do
Maribeth Boelts ; illustrated by Stephanie Laberis
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
October 3, 10:00am - 10:30am
Old Town Library - Library Park - Storytime Tree
October 3, 11:00am - 11:30am
Old Town Library - Library Park - Storytime Tree
October 4, 10:00am - 10:30am
Council Tree Library - Large Meeting Room
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.
