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Seattle Picks: Books for Preschoolers

Fun picture books to share with the preschooler in your life! Annotations adapted from the catalog. (Updated November 2023)

The Seattle Public Library

28 items

  • As they go for a walk, two curious children ask imaginative questions about the natural beauty that surrounds them.
    BookNew York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2021] — E ARCHER
  • Fire Chief Fran leads her crew through a busy day at the fire station.
    BookNew York : Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2022] — E ASHMAN
  • A young child sets out to build “the best snowman ever”!
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023] — E AWAN
  • An outdoor camping adventure with a girl and her beloved grandpa – set to the rhyming tune of ‘One, Two, Buckle My Shoe.’
    BookNew York : Abrams Appleseed, 2023. — E BECKER
  • Joe gets fed up with all the questions about his missing leg, when he just wants to play pirates.
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — E CATCHPOLE
  • Good friends Bee, Ladybug, Beetle, and Dragonfly are looking for a good place for them all to live – will they find it?
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022. — E COUSINS
  • A young boy can feel small in a world made up of big, big things – but when he takes a closer look, he discovers he is big, too.
    BookNew York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] — E CREWS
  • Even best friends make mistakes and get angry with each other – but they find a way to come together again.
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2020. — E DEEDY
  • Nine naughty kittens follow Gato Guapo, and each one makes off with a piece of Handsome Cat’s clothes – which they don, declaring “Yo soy Gato Guapo.”
    BookNew York, N.Y. : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — E DENISE
  • Doug prefers not to be hugged, but there are lots of other ways his family can show they love him.
    BookNew York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2021] — E FINISON
  • Mouse, Rabbit, Fox, Deer and Bear all vie for the same delicious red apple that is just about to drop.
    BookNew York : Anne Schwartz Books, [2023] — E FLEMING
  • A young Tlingit girl and her grandmother collect wild berries through the seasons, and celebrate the earth.
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2022. — E GOADE
  • A bouquet for the senses! A child experiences a flower by seeing its colors, smelling its fragrance, and imagining a tiny world within it.
    BookSan Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2021] — E HARRIS
  • A meditative celebration of the big things and little things in the world – and everything in between.
    BookNew York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — E HENKES
  • Ramón worries about starting school, so he turns to El Cucuy, the monster from folklore that lives in his potted cactus. El Cucuy is also worried- worried that people will forget to be afraid of him. Together, they work through their fears.
    BookNew York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021. — E HIGUERA
  • Ten Blocks to the Big Wok

    a Chinatown Counting Book

    Hu, Ying-Hwa
    Mia and her uncle have fun counting things they see on their walk to the Big Wok restaurant.
    BookNew York : Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, [2022] — CHINESE E HU C1639
  • Different ways to enjoy kimchi, every day of the week!
    BookWashington, DC : Soaring Kite Books, 2022 — E KIM
  • An acknowledgement of those not-so-great days, and ways little ones can self-soothe to turn those upside-downy days around.
    BookNew York, NY : Abrams Appleseed, 2023. — E KURILLA
  • 100 dragons live high on a mountain, and they disperse bit by bit – via a mighty wind, or by train, or a wizard’s magic, until there’s just one left, all alone. Or is she?
    BookNew York : The Dial Press, 2023. — E LAROCHE
  • A mischievous cat wreaks hilarious havoc with the family ‘to do’ list – all to escape a bath!
    BookSan Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2021] — E MCGINTY