Books like Lola at the Library
By Anna McQuinn
For the toddler who lights up at library story time, this book turns that weekly trip into something worth celebrating on the page. Cozy, routine-loving, and quietly joyful.
A tiny hedgehog named Bean spends her days with Grandma, in ten small stories full of ordinary magic — losing a bad mood in a meadow, giant strawberries, and a ghost that's really just Bean in a sheet.
A snowy little one gets a big, soft bed for winter nights and can't help jumping, jumping, jumping on it — even though Mommy says the bed is for sleeping, not bouncing.
On a stormy night on Plum Street, a little bear cub named Sam stalls his bedtime with a story, a tucking-in, and warm milk — but something important is still missing.
A pioneer girl and her family cross the wide-open Kansas prairie in search of a new home, playing with gophers and rabbits by day before settling into a cozy camp each night.
A young bear finds a cozy new cave all his own and settles in to spend the night there — but under the big moon, he starts wondering if Big Bear is lonely without him.
An eight-year-old girl and her family pack up the car and skip an entire term of school to camp their way around Australia, meeting people and places along the road.
A sleepy bear's woodland friends rally to keep him awake through the holiday — finding a tree, baking cakes, hanging stockings — until he discovers giving is the best gift of all.
A dog named Rocket sits under his favorite tree as a little yellow bird teaches him the alphabet, letter by letter, until sounds turn into words he can read all on his own.
A young girl slips away from home on New Year's Eve to explore a bustling fair full of sights and surprises, hurrying to return before the Kitchen God arrives.
A little boy named Jay Jay spends Sunday dinner at Grannie's house, surrounded by family, tasty dishes, and hugs that make the whole day full of love.
A young bear and his father head home through the snowy woods after a long walk, but strange sounds along the way make Little Bear afraid until Big Bear helps him feel safe again.
