Libraries & librarians in picture books

Beauty and the Beast
” Beauty “wandered down echoing corridors, through the vast library and up into towering turrets.”

Thanks to @orangeaurochs

Libraries & librarians in picture books

The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara
A gem of a book showing how much fun libraries can be & who doesn’t want owls as library assistants

Libraries & Librarians in Picture books

Animalia by Graeme Base

A stunning alphabet book if only more libraries had lions in them

Libraries and librarians in picture books

Homer the Library Cat by Reeve Lindbergh, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf

A cat who forced on a stroll finds the perfect place to relax, the library – such a sensible cat

Libraries & Librarians in picture books

Ghost Library by David Melling
This great book has been reissued a lovely book about stories

Libraries & Librarians in Picture Books

Showtime for Billie & Coco by Tor Freeman
I always approve of schools with libraries although am not sure about the amount of ‘Shh’

Libraries and librarians in picture books

Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian by Jessica Spagnol
Carlo the giraffe is shown around the library by Mrs Chinca the librarian who proves not to be as scary as he first thinks. Taking a bite out of the books however is something they teach you to avoid at library school.

Libraries and librarians in picture books

“Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk

You can’t help but like a mouse who adds to the collection rather than destroy it. I also liked the fact the librarian wears a ‘I love books’ badge

Libraries and librarians in picture books

“School for Bandits by Hannah Shaw
I always think a library is an indicator of a good high street.

Libraries & librarians in picture books
Here are a range of well loved children characters showing what fun ‘going to the library’ can be

And one from my own childhood way back when