Picture Book City is the home of Fletcher Free Library’s picture book collection. View a detailed brochure (pdf).
These books are divided into ten color-coded, themed neighborhoods to facilitate patron browsing:
All About Me [ORANGE]
- growing up
- families & traditions
- adoption
- new babies
- friendship
- moving
- bedtime
- school
- pets
- milestones
- identity
- emotions
- manners
Celebrations [GRAY]
- birthdays
- weddings
- holidays: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Jewish Holidays, Kwanzaa, Islamic Holidays, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Halloween
Concepts [YELLOW]
- ABCs
- numbers
- colors
- shapes
- size
- sounds
- opposites
Favorites [PURPLE]
Popular authors & characters; classic picture books and award winners or honorees, including:
Authors:
- Eric Carle
- Barbara Cooney
- Anna Dewdney
- Kevin Henkes
- Ezra Jack Keats
- Jon Klassen
- Robert McCloskey
- Patricia Polacco
- Dan Santat
- Richard Scarry
- Maurice Sendak
- Dr. Seuss
- William Steig
- Jan Thomas
- Chris Van Allsburg
- Rosemary Wells
- Vera B. Williams
- Mo Willems
- Jacqueline Woodson
Series and characters:
- Arthur
- Babar
- Berenstain Bears
- Clifford
- Curious George
- Diary of a Fly/Spider/Worm
- Eloise
- Frances
- Franklin
- How Do Dinosaurs
- I Spy
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
- Ladybug Girl
- Pete the Cat
- Pinkalicious
- Superheroes
- Thomas the Train
- Where’s Waldo
Winners and honorees:
- Caldecott Medal
- Newbery Medal
- Coretta Scott King Book Award
- Pura Belpré Award
- Red Clover Award
- Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
- American Indian Youth Literature Award
- Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
- Arab American Book Award
- Schneider Family Book Award
- Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Folk & Fairy Tales [PINK]
- Fables & traditional stories from around the world
Nature [GREEN]
- animals
- weather
- seasons
- farming
- the natural world
Older Readers [DARK BLUE]
- Stories in picture book format about mature topics that are recommended for readers in grades 1 & up.
Songs & Rhymes [AQUA]
- illustrated songs
- Mother Goose & nursery rhymes
- other stories in rhyme
Stories [BLUE]
- imagination
- fantasy
- princes & princesses
- other stories
Things That Go [RED]
- cars, trucks, trains, & other vehicles
- construction & building
