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!
Animals
Roger Priddy
I can say moo!
Stephanie Cohen ; illustrations by Lindsay Dale-Scott
I'll be a chicken too
Lana Vanderlee ; illustrated by Mike Deas
Where is baby's belly button?
Karen Katz
Mad, mad bear!
Kimberly Gee
Where's the tractor?
Ingela P. Arrhenius
You're my little sunshine
Nicola Edwards ; Illustrated by Natalie Marshall
10 little race cars
Annie Bailey ; illustrated by Jeff Harter
Hey, baby girl!
Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Baby boy, you are a star!
Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Los números = numbers
Airlie Anderson ; traducido por / translated by CreoleTrans
¡Hola, barriguita! = Hello tummy!
Aya Khalil
I Help = Yo Ayudo
Joe Cepeda ; translation by Alexandra Aceves
The welcome book
Danna Smith ; illustrated by Juliana Perdomo
Animals move
Jane Whittingham
A bear, a bee, and a honey tree
Daniel Bernstrom ; art by Brandon James Scott
Me and the family tree
Carole Boston Weatherford ; pictures by Ashleigh Corrin
Rose signs good night!
Rose Ayling-Ellis ; illustrator: Margarida Sampaio
Things that go
Leeza Hernandez
River's journey
Sally M. Walker ; illustrated by Kim Smith
Animals move
Jane Whittingham
Vegetables that are fruits = Verduras que son frutas : a bilingual fruits book
Citlali Reyes
Curious me! Numbers
Dona Herweck Rice ; illustrated by Camila Carrossine
I'll be a chicken too
Lana Vanderlee ; illustrated by Mike Deas
Circle of love
by Monique Gray Smith ; illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt
A maleta full of treasures
written by Natalia Sylvester ; illustrated by Juana Medina
Sloth slept on
Frann Preston-Gannon
The thank you letter
Jane Cabrera
All about patterns
Elizabeth Rusch & Elizabeth Goss
The great pollinator count
Susan Edwards Richmond ; illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman
Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi!
Art Coulson ; illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight
Three jumps to sorry : a Yom Kippur stor
Amy Novit ; illustrated by Ana Zurita
When I move
Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Alea Marley
What Coco can do
Maribeth Boelts ; illustrated by Stephanie Laberis
This Moment Is Special: A Dia de Muertos Story (Day of the Dead)
by John Parra
Ahoy!
Sophie Blackall
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 14, 10:00am - 10:30am
Old Town Library - Large Meeting Room Combo
November 14, 11:00am - 11:30am
Old Town Library - Large Meeting Room Combo
November 15, 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!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.
