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Children's Book Week: Reading is a Superpower!

Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. The 2021 Children’s Book Week will take place November 8-14!

Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

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  • Hugo may look shy and cuddly, but he has hidden powers. When he spies a reading disaster, Hugo zips over to the dress-up center and presto, he's a superhero. In this adventure, a petrified puppy is in a pickle. Can Mighty Reader save the…
    Picture BookNew York : Holiday House, 2019. — Easy
  • Wishing she had real super powers during Superhero Day at school, Milly realizes she only needs her superkindness to save the day!
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2021. — Easy
  • Hold on to your diapers! Keep your rattles at the ready! There's a new hero in town, and she means business! But when one mean menace terrorizes the town, has our hero met her match?
    Picture BookTulsa, OK. : Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing, 2020. — Easy
  • When Leonard starts attending Superhero School he is disappointed to find that all they learn is math, but when the ice zombies strike, Leonard and his classmates put their newly-acquired knowledge to good use.
    Picture BookNew York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2009. — Easy
  • Miles Morales might seem like just a young kid from Brooklyn, but he has a few secrets. Firstly, he actually came from another Universe. Secondly, he is really Spider-Man!
    Picture BookNew York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021. — Easy
  • Superhero Scotty is prepared to face any enemy except school, but with true friends by his side he can stand up to even this most sinister foe.
    Picture Book[New York] : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020. — Easy
  • Lava Boy and Star Girl provide instructions for, and assistance to, their superhero toys as action-figure Captain Magma tries to learn to fly.
    Picture BookNew York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2020. — Easy
  • When evil Dr. Glockenspiel threatens all the books in the world, only one person can stop him--a book-wielding, super-secret operative called Lyric McKerrigan.
    Picture BookBoston ; New York : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018] — Easy
  • When his inventor mom builds a machine that turns everything into spaghetti, Fred accidentally transforms himself into a superhero made entirely of his favorite food and wonders if he has the right stuff to save his town.
    Picture BookNew York : Goodwin Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2021. — Easy
  • Max’s little sister Maxine, a little superhero born to fly, is determined to soar high in the sky on her own terms in this thrilling sequel to the recently released Max.
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021. — Easy
  • Supermouse

    and the Big Cheese Robbery

    Tahl, M. N.,
    Follow the adventures of Supermouse as he attempts to find out who has stolen the Big Cheese of Mouseopolis!
    Picture BookWilton, CT : Tiger Tales, 2021. — Easy
  • Supernana is always there when you need her. When an evil villain and her shrink ray descend on the city, will Supernana be up to the challenge? Julia will have to wait until bedtime to find out, because her Nana’s very best superpower is…
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2021] — Easy
  • SuperJoe is convinced he doesn’t need cuddles from his mom. He flies around the neighborhood rescuing people from escaped tigers, runaway trains, and raging rivers, all while battling his nemesis the Gray Shadow. Naturally, he refuses all…
    Picture BookMinneapolis, MN : Lantana, 2021. — Easy
  • DC super heroes come from all over the universe! They look different, think differently, and have unique talents. Working together makes them stronger.
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Downtown Bookworks, 2021. — Easy
  • When a boy finds a cape he knows it must mean he has a superpower, but dad is far too distracted to play, until the boy discovers he does have a superpower--a super powerful imagination that is far too mighty for dad to resist.
    Picture BookAnn Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2021] — Easy
  • A lively bedtime story for sleep-resistant young superheroes reveals how after a hard day of fighting crime, superheroes take baths, wash their clothes and tuck in to get the rest they need to continue saving the world.
    Picture BookNew York : Running Press Kids, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette BookGroup,Inc., 2020. — Easy
  • Being a hero is hard! Check-out these mini heroes as they ride the emotional rollercoaster of life. You’ll see.
    Picture BookNew York : Enchanted Lion Books, 2019. — Easy
  • DC's beloved super heroes have lots of different superpowers. What makes Superman, Green Lantern, Cyborg, and their friends so special?
    Board BookNew York : Downtown Bookworks [2015] — Easy
  • An instruction manual for aspiring superheroes that follows the adventures of action-figure Captain Magma and his sidekick/owner Lava Boy as they outsmart a villainous dinosaur, evade a bee, and save a worm from certain destruction.
    Picture BookNew York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company , 2014. — Easy
  • Having discovered her own superpowers, our little heroine is poised to discover them in others, too. Most especially, her mom!
    Picture BookNew York : Enchanted Lion Books, [2014]. — Easy