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Level Up at the Library - Reads for Younger Kids

This summer we are leveling up at the library! Read any of these game themed books and don't forget to log your reading time in your summer reading passport or Beanstack account.

Contra Costa County Library

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  • A ladybug invites the reader to play a game of "let's pretend."
    Picture BookNew York : Beach Lane Books, c2009. — JPB THOMAS, J.
  • Whether it is basketball, chess, or hopscotch, sports and games bring people together--and children love to play.
    BookNew York, New York : Simon Spotlight, 2024. — J790.1922 LE
  • Simple text invites the reader to find items hidden in children's game-themed photographs.
    Picture BookMankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2009. — JPB MARKS, J.
  • When the DeVillechild twins are nowhere to be seen, the other children escape their frames in search of two girls in white dresses and, possibly, a midnight game in the garden. Out in the night air, through the maze, and into the woods…
    Picture BookSomerville, MA : Candlewick Press, [2019] — JPB GREEN, K.
  • Instructs the reader on how to interact with the illustrations to create imaginative images.
    Picture BookSan Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2011. — JPB TULLET, H.
  • When Pete feels miserable because rain makes it impossible to play ball outdoors, his father finds a fun indoor game to play with his son.
    Picture Book[New York] : HarperCollins, c1998. — JPB STEIG, W.
  • Provides seven examples of animal poop and asks young readers to identify the animal it came from using visual clues.
    BookWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2017] — J591.5 LUNDE
  • Siblings Cy and Poppy play hide-and-seek in the woods.
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachesetts : Candlewick Press, 2018. — JPB BROWNE, A.
  • In three stories, friends Unicorn and Yeti enjoy each others' company as they make up an original game, play hide-and-seek, and work on a puzzle.
    BookNew York : Scholastic, Inc., 2024. — JE BURNELL, H.
  • Ralph, a video game villain who wants nothing more than to be the good guy for a change, finally gets his chance to be a hero, but he discovers that being a do-gooder isn't as easy as it looks.
    BookNew York : Random House, c2012. — JE AMERIKANER, S.
  • Sister and Brother Bear love soccer and their team the Rockets. But when their rivals, the Steamrollers, do anything to win, soccer is no fun. Will Brother and Sister choose to win at all costs too, or will they show how peacemakers are…
    BookGrand Rapids, Michigan : Zonderkidz, [2018] — JE BERENSTAIN, S.
  • It's a sunny day and Pablo wants to play with his friends. Everyone wants to play different things. Will they find the right game to play?
    BookNew York : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2016] — JE YOO, P.
  • Join the LEGO City Stunt Team as they compete to be in a racing video game.
    BookNew York : Random House, [2024] — JE FOXE, S.
  • You've played the game. Now read the legend of how it all began...Long ago, in an ancient and distant realm called the Kingdom of Backyard, there lived a warrior named ROCK. Meanwhile in the Empire of Mom's Home Office, a second great…
    Picture BookNew York : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017] — JPB DAYWALT, D.
  • Join Elbow Grease, the little truck who never gives up, as he plays with his monster truck brothers in the rain and sun.
    BookNew York : Random House, [2020] — JE CENA, J.
  • Friends Elephant and Piggie are playing outside when it starts to rain, and then they must decide what to do.
    BookNew York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2008. — JE WILLEMS, M.
  • Mo Jackson and his friends are competing in a track meet! Can Mo fun fast enough to win the race?
    BookNew York : Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020. — JE ADLER, D.
  • Elephant and Piggie learn to play catch with their new friend Snake.
    BookNew York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2010. — JE WILLEMS, M.
  • Cloud Puppy (part cloud, part puppy) and her friends like to play video games, but they do not always agree about which games are the best.
    Graphic NovelNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2025] — GN J MILLER, K. VOL. 2