Children

Welcome to the CCJPL Children's page! Here you can browse activities, events, blogs, resources for kids and parents and more!

Summer Sponsors for 2023

An image showing the logos of all of CCJPL's 2023 Summer Sponsors St. Bernards Medical Group

Andy’s Frozen Custard

The Children’s Clinic

First Community Bank

Coca-Cola

Pepsi

RightFiber By Ritter Communications

Story Coffee House

Shane Smith, DDS

Arvest Bank

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Upcoming Events

Apr 18

Tiny Tales

Apr 18, 2024 10:00 am - 10:30 am

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Apr 19

Tiny Tales

Apr 19, 2024 10:00 am - 10:30 am

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Book Lists

I Survived the Battle of d-Day, 1944 (I Survived Graphic Novel #9) Lauren Tarshis Brian Churilla view item

Moving Up! Rosemary Wells view item

Mama in the Moon Doreen Cronin view item

Ahoy! Sophie Blackall view item

I Am More Than LeBron James Niña Mata view item

My Lost Freedom George Takei Michelle Lee view item

Mid-Air Alicia D. Williams Danica Novgorodoff view item

In and Out the Window Jane Yolen view item

She'll Be the Sky Ella Risbridger Anna Shepeta view item

Orris and Timble: the Beginning Kate DiCamillo view item

Little Bit Super Gary D. Schmidt Leah Henderson Pablo Cartaya Nikki Grimes Jarrett J. Krosoczka view item

Haiku, Ew! Lynn Brunelle Julia Patton view item

April 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

Finally Heard Kelly Yang view item

Partition Project Saadia Faruqi view item

Wrong Book Drew Daywalt Alex Willmore view item

Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover Lucy Ruth Cummins Pete Oswald view item

When Moon Blooms Aida Salazar Caribay M. Benavides view item

Sick! Heather L. Montgomery Lindsey Leigh view item

I Lived Inside a Whale Xin Li view item

Little Seasons Mirka Hokkanen view item

First State of Being Erin Entrada Kelly view item

Partly Cloudy Deborah Freedman view item

No Cats in the Library Lauren Emmons view item

Ferris Kate DiCamillo view item

March 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

When I Wrap My Hair Shauntay Grant Jenin Mohammed view item

Homegrown DeAnn Wiley view item

Forever and Always Brittany J. Thurman Shamar Knight-Justice view item

Last Stand Antwan Eady Jerome Pumphrey Jarrett Pumphrey view item

Blue Pickup Natasha Tripplett Monica Mikai view item

Shark Teeth Sherri Winston view item

Nightshade Revenge Anthony Horowitz view item

I Am a Masterpiece! : An Empowering Story about Inclusivity and Growing Up with Down Syndrome Mia Armstrong view item

Love Is My Favorite Color Nina Laden Melissa Castrillon view item

Angela's Glacier Jordan Scott view item

Slugfest Gordon Korman view item

Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu Ying Chang Compestine view item

February 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

Magical Snowflake Bernette Ford Erin Robinson view item

Anthology of Our Extraordinary Earth Cally Oldershaw view item

Detective Duck Henry Winkler Lin Oliver Dan Santat view item

Zilot & Other Important Rhymes Bob Odenkirk Erin Odenkirk Nate Odenkirk Naomi Odenkirk view item

Lullaby for the King Nikki Grimes Michelle Carlos view item

12 Hours of Christmas Jenn Bailey Bea Jackson view item

Day in the Snow with the Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle view item

Merry and Hark April Genevieve Tucholke Rebecca Santo view item

Down the Hole Scott Slater Adam Ming view item

At the Poles David Elliott Ellen Rooney view item

Weird and Wonderful Nature Ben Hoare view item

Lawrence and Sophia Doreen Cronin Brian Cronin view item

December 2023 Book Recommendations - Children's

Diary of a Wimpy Kid No Brainer Jeff Kinney view item

Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year Andrea Beaty David Roberts view item

We Could Fly Rhiannon Giddens Briana Mukodiri Uchendu view item

Monster above the Bed Kailei Pew Steph Lew view item

Good Housekeeping the Ultimate Christmas Book for Kids Good Housekeeping view item

Bhangra Baby Kabir Sehgal Surishtha Sehgal Ani Bushry view item

Shining Star Suzanne Slade Susan Reagan view item

Lunar New Year Mary Man-Kong Michelle Jing Chan view item

Stone Age Beasts Ben Lerwill Grahame Baker-Smith view item

Jawbreaker Christina Wyman view item

Bedtime Book of Incredible Questions Isabel Thomas Aaron Cushley view item

Year of Black Joy Jamia Wilson Jade Orlando view item

November 2023 Book Recommendations - Children's

Gone Wolf Amber McBride view item

Only Way to Make Bread Cristina Quintero Sarah Gonzales view item

Is There Anybody Out There? Laura Krantz view item

There Was a Party for Langston Jason Reynolds Jerome Pumphrey Jarrett Pumphrey view item

Everything You Know about Dinosaurs Is Wrong! Nick Crumpton Gavin Scott view item

Tokyo Night Parade J. P. Takahashi Minako Tomigahara view item

Puppets of Spelhorst Kate DiCamillo Julie Morstad view item

Remember Us Jacqueline Woodson view item

Something, Someday Christian Robinson Amanda Gorman view item

Few Beautiful Minutes Kate Allen Fox Khoa Le view item

If I Was a Horse Sophie Blackall view item

Alebrijes Donna Barba Higuera view item

October 2023 Book Recommendations - Children

First Night of Howlergarten Benson Shum view item

There's Always Room for One More Robyn McGrath Ishaa Lobo view item

Grumbones Jenn Bennett view item

Ancient China, Edward H. Schafer view item

Ghost Book Remy Lai view item

Two Tribes Emily Bowen Cohen view item

Handbook of Forgotten Skills Natalie Crowley Elaine Baptiste Chris Duriez view item

Place Called America Jennifer Thermes view item

Home Is Calling Katherine Pryor Ellie Peterson view item

World's Wildest Waters Catherine Barr Riley Samels view item

Bluey: Sleepytime Joe Brumm view item

Virginia Wouldn't Slow Down Carrie Pearson Nancy Carpenter view item

September 2023 Book Recommendations - Children's

Back to School, Backpack! Simon Rich Tom Toro view item

Rocket Says Speak Up! Nathan Bryon Dapo Adeola view item

Witch and Wombat Ashley Belote view item

Talent Thief Mike Thayer view item

Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Restaurant Cookbook Penguin Young Readers Licenses view item

Mexikid Pedro Martín view item

Animal Talk Michael Leach Meriel Lland Asia Orlando view item

Welcome to the Wonder House Rebecca Kai Dotlich view item

Eerie Tales from the School of Screams Graham Annable view item

The Bellwoods Game Celia Krampien view item

The Bad Guys in Let The Games Begin! Blabey, Aaron view item

Spanish Is the Language of My Family Michael Genhart view item

August 2023 Book Recommendations - Children's

Bitsy Bat, School Star Kaz Windness view item

Half Moon Summer Elaine Vickers view item

I Am a Meadow Mermaid Kallie George Elly Mackay view item

Where the Black Flowers Bloom Smith, Ronald L. view item

I Am Somebody Nyasha Williams Ashley Evans view item

Blessed Pomegranates A. Helwa view item

Theo Tan and the Iron Fan Jesse Q. Sutanto view item

Picture Day Sarah Sax view item

Do-Over Rodrigo Vargas Coni Yovaniniz view item

Before Colors Annette Bay Pimentel Madison Safer view item

World of Pollinators : A Guide for Explorers of All Ages Editors of Creative Homeowner view item

July 2023 Book Recommendations - Children's

Book of Stolen Dreams David Farr view item

My Dog Just Speaks Spanish Andrea Cáceres view item

All Kinds of Special Tammi Sauer Fernando Martin view item

Cities Megan Clendenan Suharu Ogawa view item

In the Blue Erin Hourigan view item

Heroes of the Water Monster Brian Young view item

Who's Got Mail? Linda Barrett Osborne view item

Too Much Trash Joan Marie Galat view item

Whose Dinosaur Bones Are Those? Chihiro Takeuchi view item

Oh No, the Aunts Are Here Adam Rex Lian Cho view item

When Everything Went Wrong Max Temporelli Barbara Gozzi Agnese Innocente view item

Jake Show Joshua S. Levy view item

June 2023 Book Recommendations - Children's

Contenders Traci Sorell view item

Mario's Big Adventure Mary Man-Kong view item

Real Princesses Change the World Carrie A. Pearson Dung Ho view item

Bea Wolf Zach Weinersmith Boulet view item

School Trip Jerry Craft view item

Amazing Maia Shibutani view item

Nic Blake and the Remarkables Angie Thomas view item

Finding Family Laura Purdie Salas view item

Dolly Parton's Billy the Kid Makes It Big Dolly Parton view item

Nothing's Wrong! Jory John Erin Kraan view item

Gustav Is Missing! Andrea Zuill view item

Children's Quick and Easy Cookbook Angela Wilkes view item

May 2023 Book Recommendations - Children's

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Blog Posts

Introducing Myself

Rylie Yawson

Rylie Yawson introduces herself as the new Marketing & PR Manager

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February 2024 Circulation Display

CCJPL Displays

The Circulation Department will be displaying items for Black History Month!

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Beginning Readers

Amanda Stogsdill

Amanda Stogsdill details materials and programs offered by the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library that can benefit children learning how to read.

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January 2023 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

The Children's Department will be displaying survival books for January!

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November 2023 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

The Children's Department will be displaying items you can "Fall" into!

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October 2023 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

From October 1st to October 21st, the children's library will be displaying items related to ghosts, and for the rest of the month will be displaying Monster Reads!

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Are Spooky Books Ok for Kids?

Amanda Stogsdill

Amanda Stogsdill wants to help you find out if the horror genre is right for your child!

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September 2023 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

The Children's Department will be hosting a display called "Roll For Adventure"!

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Graphic Novels: Friend or Foe?

Amanda Stogsdill

Amanda Stogsdill emphasizes the benefits of allowing children to read graphic novels.

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August 2023 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

Children's will be displaying items for World Bee Day and International Bat Night!

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Why Does Representation Matter in Children's Literature?

Amanda Stogsdill

Amanda Stogsdill reflects on the importance of representation in children's media.

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Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Amanda Stogsdill

The Children's Department promotes the Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program.

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Early Literacy

Amanda Stogsdill

Amanda Stogsdill emphasizes the importance of early literacy.

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