Each month a kid is chosen to curate a display in The Trove with some of their favorite books. Are you interested in being next month’s kid librarian? Fill out a submission form available at The Trove Desk!

Name: Liam

Age: 5

Favorite type of books: Star Wars, Super Heroes, Chapter Series

Why do you like to read? I like to hear about new characters

Check out Liam’s recommended reads!

Mercy Watson Series by Kate DiCamillo
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This series introduces us to an irresistible new hero for early chapter book readers- Mercy Watson, not just a pig, a porcine wonder! Written by Newbery Medal winner, Kate DiCamillo, each book takes us on a madcap adventure with Mercy, Mr. and Mrs. Watson (Mercy's doting parents), Eugenia Lincoln (the cranky neighbor) and her loving sister, Baby. Readers will delight at the antics which all end with a heaping helping of Mercy's favorite food, hot buttered toast!

 

Mia Mayhem by Kara West
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Mia Mayhem is a witty, action-packed series about a regular girl who has a super-secret—she’s a superhero-in-training as she goes on adventures…mishaps follow.

Princess in Black by Shannon Hale
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Hiding her secret identity as a monster-fighting superhero, Princess Magnolia interrupts her fancy tea with the unsuspecting Duchess Wigtower to stop a big blue monster from endangering her kingdom's goats.

Zoey and Sassefras by Asia Citro
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Follow the adventures of Zoey and her cat Sassafras. With magical animals, science, mystery, and adventure — the Zoey and Sassafras series has something for everyone! Easy-to-read language and illustrations on nearly every page make this series perfect for a wide range of ages.

Simon and Chester by Cale Atkinson
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Simon and Chester are totally normal best friends . . . except that Simon is a ghost! Follow their hilarious exploits in this graphic novel series.

There’s a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor by Wade Bradford
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An exhausted hotel guest travels from floor to floor in search of a restful place to sleep, navigating noises, leaks, and other obstacles before considering a room on the thirteenth floor.

There’s a Dodo on the Wedding Cake by Wade Bradford
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For his return visit to the wacky Sharemore Hotel, Mr. Snore will be playing his violin at a fancy wedding. As he waits for his cue to join the ceremony, he admires the wedding cake . . . and notices that he's not alone in ogling that tower of frothy perfection. Is that a dodo, eating one of the frosting roses? As more and more creatures enter the scene–including two beavers, a boa constrictor, and a bunch of bats–it's hard to tell who's a guest and who's a pest. But Mr. Snore, rushing the cake trolley from room to room, is going to do his heroic best to save that prize from sure disaster.

The Books with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
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You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here's how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say BLORK. Or BLUURF. Even if the words are a preposterous song about eating ants for breakfast, or just a list of astonishingly goofy sounds like BLAGGITY BLAGGITY and GLIBBITY GLOBBITY. Cleverly irreverent and irresistibly silly, The Book with No Pictures is one that kids will beg to hear again and again. (And parents will be happy to oblige.)

Hey Bruce! By Bryan Higgens
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Three mice guide readers on a quest for a fun reading experience, with a reluctant Bruce as the star.

Star Wars, The Last Jedi by Elizabeth Schaefer
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Rey has found the last Jedi, Luke Skywalker, and must learn the ways of the Force before it's too late! Join General Leia Organa, Finn, Poe and all their Resistance friends as they set out to stop the First Order in a galaxy far, far away.

Otto the Robot Series by David Milgrim
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An adorable Ready-to-Read series about the adventures of Otto the robot and his animal friends, perfect for beginning readers.

National Geographic Kids- Robots by Melissa Stewart
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Introduces robots and the science behind these amazing machines, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.