Miss Chris Recommends...
Miss Chris Mancini of the East Columbia Branch joins us each Tuesday for Circle Time. Check out her book recommendations below and request them for contactless pickup through hclibrary.org. Miss Chris also recommends Hoopla for seasonal e-books (more info on their HCLS Now! Stream page).

NEW! HCLS is now offering Bundle Bags, so you can receive a bag of books and/or multi-media options based on age, stage, and interests. 

Preschool Circle Time
April 13, 2021
Talking Is Not My Things By: Rose Robbins 
Love, Sophia on the Moon By: Anica Mrose Rissi
Lone Wolf By: Sarah Kurpiel 
You Can Do It, Noisy Nora! By: Rosemary Wells 
How To Potty Train Your Porcupine By: Tom Toro
Moo-Moo I Love You!  By: Tom Lichtenheld 
Imagine That By: Jonathan D Voss 
I Want To Be A Teacher By: Laura Driscoll 

March 30, 2021
Animals On Strike at the Zoo By: Karma Wilson 
A Thousand White Butterflies By: Jessica Betancourt-Perez
National Geographic Kids Plants 
Froggy Goes To Grandma's By: Jonathan London
Circus Opposites By: Suse MacDonald 
The Frog in the Pond By: Dana Meachen Rau
The Robin in the Tree By: Dana Meachen Rau
Changing Weather By: Nellie Wilder
It's A Pattern! By: M.W. Penn
Opposites at the Park 
Bald Eagle By: Julie Murray
Seven Little Mice Go To The Beach By: Haruo Yamashita 

March 23, 2021
Animal Babies Ocean Babies By: Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Animal Babies Jungle Babies By: Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Animal Babies Forest Babies By: Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Pedro The Ninja By: Fran Manushkin
Katie Woo Katie's Noisy Music By: Fran Manushkin
Just A Kite By: Mercer Mayer 
Things That Go! Collection National Geographic Kids 
From My Window By: Octavio Junior Vanina Starkoff
Mrs. Mole I'm Home! By: Jarvis 
Secret Rhino Society By: Jonathan E. Jacobs 
Spot the Mouse on the Move By: Sarah Khan
Hooray for Spring! By: Kazuo Iwamura ​

March 9, 2021
Don't Worry Bear By: Greg Foley
A Spy Called James The True Story of James Layfayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
Olivia By: Ian Falconer
Abner & Ian Get Right-Side Up By: Dave Eggers
Burrows Kids Animal Homes GRL D
Don't Throw It To Mo! By: David A Adler 
Spring Kids Seasons GRL C
My First Animal Library Sloths Bullfrog Books GRL E
Mighty Machines Fire Trucks Blast Off Readers Vox Books 
Pinkalicious The Princess of Pink Slumber Party By: Victoria Kann
Pigs Make Me Sneeze! By: Mo Willems 
I Broke My Trunk! By: Mo Willems 
The Thank You Book By: Mo Willems 
Waiting Is Not Easy! By: Mo Willems ​

​March 2, 2021
All Are Welcome By: Alexandra Penford 
It's Okay To Make Mistakes By: Todd Parr 
A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars By: Seth Fishman VOX Books 
The Cat In The Hat Comes Back By: Dr; Suess 
First Science Colors Blast Off Readers Childrens 535.6M
Ludwig Van Beethhoven By: Joanne Mattern 
Our Favorite Shapes We Love Triangles! By: Beatrice Harris
Machines And Motion Wedges Bullfrog Books GRL F
Let's Sort Shapes By: Lauren Coss 
Galileo Galilei A Life Of Curiosity By: Jennifer Boothroyd 

​February 23, 2021
Llama Llama Mess, Mess, Mess B: Anna Dewdney 
A Visitor For Bear By: Bonny Becker 
Don't Push The Button By: Bill Cotter 
Stanley's School By: williambee 
How Do You Say Goodnight? By: Raina Moore 
Detective Blue By: Steve Metzger
I'm Dirty By: Kate & Jim McMullan
I'm Mighty By: Kate & Jim McMullan
Let's Sort By Size By: Lauren Coss GRL H
Wheels and Axles Bullfrog Books GRL F
Super Cute Baby Penguins Blast Off Readers Childrens 598.47S

​February 16, 2021
Oceans Alive Octopuses Blast Off Reader VOXbooks
Elephant In The Bathtub By: Kristina Andreas
The Cat In The Hat By: Dr. Suess 
Different Cultures Bullfrog Books GRL E
We Love Dinosaurs By: Lucy Volpin
My Daddy, Martin Luther King, Jr. By: Martin Luther King lll VOX Books
How To Start First Grade By: Cathy Hapka
We Are Thankful By: Margaret McNamara
Panda & Polar Bear By: Matthew Baek 
Clark The Shark Gets A Pet By: Bruce Hale 
I Am A Unicorn By: Michaela Schuett​

​February 9, 2021
Itty Bitty Bio Marian Anderson By: Emma E Hadley 
Ballet Cat What's Your Favorite? By: Bob Shea 
Crab Cab Flip A Word 
Henry and Mudge And Mrs. Hopper's House By: Cynthia Rylant 
Different Families GRL E 
Panda and Polar Bear By: Matthew J Baek 
My Favorite Pets By: Pearl Markovics GRL C
Lloyd Finds His Whale Song By: Skylaar Amann
Road Work Ahead By: Anastasia Suen 

​February 2, 2021
All Are Welcome By: Alexandra Penfold 
Clouds By: Marion Dane Bauer 
Tag! By: Ann Bryant 
Little Penguin and the Lollipop By: Tadgh Bentley 
King of the Zoo By: Erica S. Perl 
Library Mouse By: Daniel Kirk
Peppa Pig and the Silly Sniffles 
Math Is Everywhere! Math at the Store By: Elizabeth Powell                                            Math at the Zoo! 
Our Favorite Colors We Love Yellow! By Richard Little 
National Geographic Kids Flutter, Butterfly! By: Shelby Alinsky
Zorro Gets An Outfit By: Carter Goodrich
You Are Not Small By: Anna Kang 
Oink A Doodle Moo By: Jef Czekaj

January 26, 2021
Machines In Motion Inclined Planes 
                                     Pulleys Bullfrog Books
                                     Levers  
Muhammad Ali By: Joanne Matten 
Max At Night By: Ed Vere 
Do I have to Wear A Coat? By: Rachel Isadora 
That Is Not a Good Idea By: Mo Willems 
Hungry Bird By: Jeremy Tankard 
Hat Tricks By: Satoshi Kitamura
The Cow Loves Cookies By: Karma Wilson 
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie By: Laura Numeroff
Hooray For Snow! By: Kazuo Iwamura
Happy Birthday Martin Luther King By: Jean Marzollo 
The Story of Ferdinand By: Munro Leaf 

January 19, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. By: Wil Mara 
I See Trees Outdoor Explorer Tadpole Books
Little People, BIG Dreams Maya Angelou By: Lisbeth Kaiser
Stand Up! Speak Up! A Story Inspired by The Climate Change Revolution By: Andrew Joyner
From My Window By: Otavio Junior Vanina Starkoff 
I Am The Wind By: Michael Karg
Child of Galaxies By: Blake Nuto
We Love Rectangles! By: Beatrice Harris
We Love Ovals! By: Beatrice Harris 

​January 12, 2021
Mae Among the Stars By: Roda Ahmed 
Little Penguin Gets The Hiccups By: Tadgh Bentley 
Hap-ped All Year By: Keith Baker Janell Cannon
I Say Ohh You Say Ahh By: John Kane 
Giraffes Can't Dance By: Giles Andreae 
No More Cuddles! By: Jane Chapman 

January 5, 2021
Teachers GRL E 
Whose Tools Are These? Community Helper Mysteries By: Amanda Doering Tourville
Count The Ways Little Brown Bear By: Jonathan London
Pretty Little Kitty By: Karen Beaumont
I Am A Unicorn! By: Michael Schuett
Ducks! By: Deborah Underwood
Walrus In The Bathtub By: Deborah Underwood 
Bunny's Bookclub By: Annie Silvestro 
Share Big Bear Share! By: Maureen Wright 
Bear's Big Day By: Salina Yoon
Little Cub By: Olivier Dunerea

December 15, 2020
Just Like A Mama By: Alice Faye Duncan 
Pirate Jack Gets Dressed By: Nancy Raines Day
A Is For Another Rabbit By: Hannah Batsel
Snowballs By: Lois Ehlert
How To Put An Octopus To Bed By: Sherri Duskey Rinker 
Salsa Lullaby By: Jen Arena
You By: Stephen Michael King 
Minerva Louise By: Janet Morgan Stoeke
Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones By: Byron Barton
Oh The Places You'll Go! By: Dr. Suess 
Eating The Alphabet Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z By: Lois Ehlert
Have You Seen My Monster By: Steve Light 
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away By: Meg Medina 
Rookie Biographies:
-Alexander Hamilton By: K.C Kelley
-Muhammad Ali By: Joanne Matten
-Ludwig Van Beethoven By: Joanne Mattern
-Alexander Graham Bell By: Wil Mara
My Itty Bitty Bio:
-Florence Griffith Joyner
-Rosa Parks

December 8, 2020
Summer Song By: Kevin Henkes
Can I Be Your Dog? By: Troy Cummings
Math Around Us Sorting At The Market GRL G
Porcupines (Bullfrog Books) GRL E
In The Toolshed By: Pearl Markovics GRL C
Sloths Childrens 599.313B
Community Helpers Mysteries Whose Tools Are These? GRL H 
Library Books Are Not For Eating By: Todd Tarpley
One More Hug By: Megan Alexander
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type By: Doreen Cronin
Little Elliott Big City By: Mike Curato 
It's Okay To Be A Unicorn! By: Jason Tharp 
Pop-Up Dinosaurs  

December 1, 2020
Polar Babies By: Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Ocean Babies By: Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
I Know Body Parts By: Mary Rose Osburn
Cute and Cuddly: Baby Animals Piglets By: Grace Elora
I Lost My Sock! A Matching Mystery By: P.J. Roberts
Dinosaur VS Mommy By: Bob Shea 
I Want My Hat Back By: Jon Klassen
Tyrannosaurus WRECKS! By: Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
How To Be A T. Rex By: Ryan North 
Just One More! By: Tracey Corderoy 

November 24, 2020
Love Monster and the Scary Something By: Rachel Bright 
Monster Truck By: Anika Denise
Inky's Amazing Escape By: Sy Montgomery 
Little Cub By: Olivier Dunrea
The Pout Pout Fish and the Bully-Bully Shark By: Deborah Diesen
How To Make Ice Cream
How To Make Syrup
How To Make Peanut Butter

I'm Not Sleepy By: Jonathan Allen 
Vox Blastoff Readers Fireflies 
Penny and Her Doll By: Kevin Henkes
A Library Book For Bear By: Bonny Becker
Love Monster By: Rachel Bright 
A Big Guy Took My Ball By: Mo Willems 
The Pout Pout Fish By: Deborah Diesen
If You Take A Mouse To School By: Laura Numeroff 
​Rappy Goes To School By: Dan Gutman
Dog VS Cat By: Chris Gall
Bear Snores On By: Karma Wilson
A Monkey & Cake Book This Is My Fort! By: Drew Daywalt
Read and Rhyme Mice To Slice By: Pearl Markovics
Read and Rhyme Skunk Trunk By: Pearl Markovics
Read and Rhyme Snake Cake By: Pearl Markovics
Biscuit By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Yasmin The Builder By: Saadia Faruqi Vox
​Books Blastoff! Readers Mighty Machines Fire Trucks

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Baby and Toddler Circle Time
April 13, 2021
Baby Sees First Colors 
Usborne touchy-feely books That's Not My Panda....
I Love Trucks Scholastic Rookie Reader 
Maisy's Fire Engine By: Lucy Cousins 
Paper Peek Colors By: Chihiro Takeuchi
Biscuit's ABCs By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Baby Animals Bright Baby Touch and Feel 

March 30, 2021
Spring Touch and Feel
Haiku Night By: Betsy Snyder 
You Are My Baby By: Lorena Siminovich
My First Baby Signs By: Phil Conigliaro and Tae Won Yu 
Who's Hatching? By: Jennifer Sattler 
Yoga Whale By: Sarah Jane Hinder 
Vehicles ABC By: Jannie Ho 
Oops! By: David Shannon​

March 23, 2021
How Does Baby Feel? By: Karen Katz 
Splish, Splash, Baby! By: Karen Katz 
Auntie and Me By: Karen Katz 
The Babies on the Bus By: Karen Katz 
Grandma and Me By: Karen Katz 
Daddy and Me By: Karen Katz
What Does Baby Love? By: Karen Katz 
Giggly Wiggly Playtime Rhymes By: Michael Rosen 
Let's Go Outside By: Kate Riggs
Go Grandpa Go! By: Lynn Ploudre
Go Grandma, Go! By: Lynn Plourde 

March 9, 2021
DK 100 First Things That Go 
When Spring Comes By: Kevin Henkes
You're Getting A Big Brother! By: Sheila Sweeny Higginson
Bright Baby Spring 
One Special Day By: Lola M Schaefer 
Yoga Baby By: Amy Hovey 
Owen's Marshmallow Chick By: Kevin Henkes 
Spit's Peekaboo A Lift The Flap Book By: Eric Hill 

​March 2, 2021
Baby Botanist By: Laura Gehl DK Baby says peekaboo! 
Baby Loves The Five Senses Hearing!  By: Ruth Spiro 
Doggie Gets Scared By: Leslie Patricelli
The Little Snowman By: Aly Fronis
Big Kid Bed By: Leslie Patricelli
Find Colors By: Tamara Shopson & Jason Fulford

​February 23, 2021
Where Is Baby's Belly Button? By Karen Katz 
Fuzzy, Fuzzy, Fuzzy! By: Sandra Boynton 
DK Touch And Feel Fire Engine 
My Very First Book of Colors By: Eric Carle 
My Very First Book Of Numbers By: Eric Carle
MY Very First Book of Shapes By: Eric Carle 
123 By Jane Foster's 

February 16, 2021
The Happy Snappy Crab By: Gareth Lucas 
You're Getting A Big Sister By: Sheila Sweeny Higgins
Big Little By: Leslie Patricelli
Hello Spring! Hello Kitty
Clap Hands Helen Oxenbury 
All Fall Down By Helen Oxenbury
On The Go with Mother Goose By: Iona Opie
Kindness Rules! By: Eunice Moyle 
Spot's Peekaboo By: Eric Hill

​February 9, 2021
Clive and His Babies By: Jessica Spanyol 
Clive is A Librarian By: Jessica Spanyol 
National Geographic Kids Shapes! Look & Learn 
Skippy Jon Jones Up & Down By: Judy Schachner 
Baby Says By: John Steptoe 
DK The Constitution for Babies 
Baby Loves The Five Senses Touch! 
Taste! Smell! Sight! By: Ruth Spiro

​February 2, 2021
Number Numeros 
My Favorite Color By: Aaron Becker 
What If I know My Feelings? By: Michelle Belson-Schmidt 
National Geographic Kids Count! 1 2 3 
Colors By: Jane Foster
Walk and See Colors By: Rosalind Beardshaw 
Toot! Toot! Guess The Instrument! 
I See Animal Colors Rookie Toddler Scholastic 

January 26, 2021
Baby Astronaut By: Laura Gehl
Baby Days Baby Counts & Baby Reads 
Once Upon A Potty By: Alona Frankel 
My Animal Album By: Virginie Aracil
Birthday Monsters! By: Sandra Boynton 
Hey! Wake Up! By: Sandra Boynton 

January 19, 2021
What Does Baby Love? By: Karen Katz
ABC Touch and Feel DK
Itsy Bitsy Spider Touch and Trace Nursery Rhymes 
Pop-up peekaboo! Meow! DK
pop-up peekaboo! Things that go DK
100 First Things That Go DK

​January 12, 2021
My Favorite Book of Shapes  Scholastic 
The Chilly Penguin By: Constanze Von Kitzing
How Do You Say Good Night? By: Cindy Jin
The Chicks In the Barn By: Aly Fronis
Your Personal By: Sandra Boynton
Baby Goes To Market By: Atinuke
Where's the Owl? Flamingo A Playful Book of Counting! 
Hello, World! Rainforest Animals By: Jill McDonald 
Baby Loves A First Book of Favorites 

January 5, 2021
Sleepy Head By: Karma Wilson 
Who Says I Love You! Baby's First I Love You Book
I Am A Big Brother By: Caroline Jayne Church 
I Am A Big Sister By: Caroline Jayne Church 
Scaredy Cat By: Michael Buxton 
Steady Sloth By: Michael Buxton 
Dream Big By: Joyce Wan
Hand In Hand By: Rosemary Wells 
Max's Bedtime By: Rosemary Wells 
How Do Dinosaurs Count To Ten? By: Jane Yolen 
Mrs. Peanuckle's Bird Alphabet
                               Fruit Alphabet 
I Love The Earth By: Todd Parr

December 15, 2020
Go To Sheep By: Jennifer Sattler
Rosa Plays Ball By: Jessica Spanyol
Clive Is A Librarian By: Jessica Spanyol
Dr. Seuss's Spring Things
Dream Big, Little One By: Vashti Harrison 
Who? A Celebration of Babies By: Robie H. Harris
Twinkle, Twinkle, ABC By: Barney Saltzberg

December 8, 2020
Wave Hello, Wave Bye-Bye Scholastic
Look What I See By: Judi Barrett
Roar, Roar, Baby! By: Karen Katz
Where Is Baby's Belly Button? By: Karen Katz
Moo, Baa, Lalala By: Sandra Boynton 
Here George By: Sandra Boynton 
Baby Animals Scholastic 
Peekaboo Elmo! By: Sesame Street 
I Love You Just Like This! By: Sesame Street

December 1, 2020
Tickle Time! By: Sandra Boynton
DK Touch and Feel Baby Animals 
10 Little Kisses 
Let's Go, Ted! By: Sophy Henn
Black Cat & White Cat By: Claire Garralon
Colors of Love By: Tina Gallo
DK Farm peekaboo! 
10 Little Chicks By: Taylor Garland 

November 24, 2020
Guess What Fruit By: Yusuke Yonezu
A Parade of Elephants By: Kevin Henkes
Jump! By: Tatsuhide Matsuoka
Little Blue Truck By: Alice Schertle
Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin By: Tad Hills
Little Plane By: Taro Gomi
Little Boat By: Taro Gomi
Trucks By: Sara Gillingham
The Not So Hairy Spider 

You Are My Sunshine By: Caroline Jayne Church 
Little Hippos By: Julia Abery 
Itsy Bitsy Spider (touch and trace book)
Four Little Pigs 
Things That Go! Pop Up and Play 
Love Makes A Family By: Sophie Beer
Ten Little Bluebirds Scholastic 
DK Pop-Up Peekaboo! First Words
DK Touch and Feel Fire Engine
Baby Loves Structural Engineering! By: Ruth Spiro
Babies Around the World By: Puck
Best Ever Big Brother By: Karen Katz
DK Bathtime Peekaboo!
​10 Little Kisses