Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card by Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card by Herman Parish, 30 pages

Amelia Bedelia loves to read.  Her teacher Miss. Smith takes the class to the town library.  They meet Mrs. Reilly, the children's librarian.  She goes over the rules of the library.  She looks for stacks of books (not pancakes and hay). The children see the children's room.  Each child receives a library card. They learn how to find books. Amelia mistakenly checks out a book about weather and ironically leaves it out in the rain and learns she must pay for her book.  I loved the pink drop box on the cover and first page!

D.W.'s Library Card by Marc Brown

D.W.'s Library Card by Marc Brown, 22 pages

D.W. can get her own library card when she can write her own name, Dora Winifred Read.  D.W. waits for the book she wants, the frog book. The book is old and worn.  D.W. is worried about damaging the book, so she keeps it in a safe place.  Arthur reads the book to D.W. She loves it!

Sam's First Library Card by Gail Herman

Sam's First Library Card by Gail Herman, 30 pages

Sam gets his first library card.  He finds lots of books to checkout, but when it's time to return the books, he keeps his three favorites.  He returns the rest of his books in the outside book drop.  Sam hides his three favorites under his pillow but can't sleep.  He tells his Mom in the middle of the night and returns his books the next day.  Sam learns to pay his fine and learns he can keep his favorite books just by renewing them. All children should read this book when they get their first library card!