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No Rules. Just Read!: Children's Book Week 2024
Children's Book Week runs from May 6th-May 12th. This year's theme is "No Rules. Just Read." So pick up a book, any book and spend a little time reading each day. Or choose something from our list below featuring a little something for everyone.
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A Box Full of Musical Books!
This list celebrate the Kansas City Symphony joining MCPL for a series of outdoor concerts! Join the Kansas City Symphony’s Mobile Music Box for an outdoor concert full of sights and sounds for the whole family. Bringing blankets or chairs is highly recommended. Find a location near you.
Award-Winning Books
- Caldecott Medal
- Coretta Scott King Award
- Gateway Award
- Great Kids Can Read Award
- Mark Twain Award Nominees and Winners
- Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Nominees and Winners
- Newbery Medal
- Pura Belpré Award Winners
- Schneider Family Book Award
- Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
- Show Me Readers Award Nominees and Winners
- National Book Award for Young People's Literature
- Truman Readers Award Nominees and Winners
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Kids Book Groups
MCPL offers book groups for kids and families.
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Read to a Pet
Help your child improve their reading skills by reading to a pet at the Library!
New Kids Titles
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Find the Constellations
Find the Constellations
Pokemon
Pokemon
Dr. Seuss's If You Think There's Nothing to Do
Dr. Seuss's If You Think There's Nothing to Do
Bluey
Bluey
Marvel Studios Character Encyclopedia
Marvel Studios Character Encyclopedia
Bird
Bird
Butt or Face?
Butt or Face?
Pokemon Pocket Expert
Pokemon Pocket Expert
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Queens
Queens
Are You Big?
Are You Big?
My Father's Dragon (75th Anniversary Edition)
My Father's Dragon (75th Anniversary Edition)
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Animals
Animals
Kittens! Kittens! Kittens!
Kittens! Kittens! Kittens!
How To Catch A Mamasaurus
How To Catch A Mamasaurus
