đź“š For the People & Kids Book Club
Where Stories Come to Life
Our Book Club is designed to spark imagination, build connection, and inspire a love of reading in children and families. Whether you borrow a book, watch along with a read-aloud, or add a title to your home library, there’s a place for everyone in our reading community.
🌱 How It Works: Each month (or season), we feature a curated list of books for different age groups. Families can choose how they’d like to participate:
đź“– Borrow from Us
We offer a lending library of featured books that families can borrow during programs or scheduled pick-up times—completely free.
🛍️ Buy Local & Save
Prefer to own your books? Support our local partners! Participating bookstores offer a 10–15% discount when you use code FTPK.
🎥 Watch Our Read-Aloud Series
Can’t make it to borrow a book? Follow along with our growing collection of read-aloud videos on YouTube, where stories are brought to life by our community. 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@forthepeopleandkids
📍 Where to Get Your Books: ✨ Each partner bookstore is a valued part of our community. When you shop locally, you help sustain spaces that nurture curiosity, creativity, and connection.
- Curio Room (Mount Kisco)
- Additional local bookstore partners (coming soon!)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar — Follow the journey of a tiny caterpillar with a big appetite! From munching through a variety of foods to transforming into a beautiful butterfly, this beloved classic introduces young readers to counting, days of the week, and the magic of metamorphosis.
Hello, World! Backyard Bugs
Hello, World! Backyard Bugs — A bright, engaging board book that introduces toddlers to the insects in their backyard! With cheerful illustrations, simple facts, and interactive prompts, little learners can explore colors, sizes, sounds, and bug behaviors, making science and nature fun and accessible from home.
My First Green Book
My First Green Book — A hands-on introduction to caring for the planet! Young readers can explore environmental issues through fun activities like creating a wildlife garden and testing air pollution. With life-size visuals, clear explanations, and step-by-step instructions, this book makes learning about the environment engaging and easy to understand.
One Little Egg
One Little Bird — a charming nonfiction board book that introduces little ones to the fascinating world of birds! With shaped lift-the-flaps, peek-through pages, and fun outdoor prompts, this interactive read inspires curiosity and invites kids to explore nature right outside their door.
Secrets of Winter
❄️ Shine-A-Light: Secrets of Winter — Discover who’s out and about during the snowy season! Shine a flashlight behind each page to reveal hidden animals and winter wonders in this interactive, light-filled exploration of nature.
Secrets of our Earth
Shine-A-Light: Secrets of Our Earth — Take an illuminating journey across our planet! From icy poles to deep oceans, lush rainforests, and vast deserts, shine a light behind each page to reveal hidden wonders and uncover the secrets of Earth’s incredible landscapes.
Secrets of the Vegetable Garden
Shine-A-Light: Secrets of the Vegetable Garden — Peek beneath the leaves and into the soil to uncover the hidden life of a thriving garden! Shine a light behind each page to reveal the creatures and plants living above and below ground — a magical way to explore nature’s small but fascinating world.
It All Starts with a Seed… How Food Grows
It All Starts with a Seed… How Food Grows — A beautifully illustrated guide to the journey from seed to plate! Discover how everyday foods—from carrots and rice to chocolate—begin as seeds, learn how plants grow, and explore the vital role of bees in helping flowers flourish. A colorful and engaging introduction to the wonders of food and nature.
In our Garden
In Our Garden — From the bestselling author of Be Kind, this heartwarming story follows Millie, a girl who misses her family’s garden after moving to a new city. Inspired, she and her classmates create a rooftop vegetable garden at school. Through teamwork, patience, and hard work, they plant seeds, nurture growth, and celebrate their first harvest—showing how community, care, and perseverance can help a new place feel like home.
Pigology – the ultimate encyclopedia
Pigology — Step into the wonderful world of pigs! Packed with fascinating facts and playful illustrations, this lively visual encyclopedia explores everything from pig behavior and breeds to their role in history and culture. Perfect for curious readers and animal lovers of all ages, Pigology reveals just how amazing (and surprising!) pigs truly are.
Shh! Bears Sleeping
Shh! Bears Sleeping — A gentle, rhythmic board book about bears preparing for winter. From the changing leaves to cozy caves, young readers will love following bears as they settle in for a long, peaceful hibernation.
our planet! There’s no place like Earth
Our Planet! There’s No Place Like Earth — Meet Earth, your awesome home and the liveliest planet in the solar system! Told in Earth’s own funny, friendly voice, this engaging picture book shares fascinating facts about our planet and an important message about caring for it. With humor, heart, and beautiful illustrations, it’s a joyful reminder that Earth needs us—just as much as we need Earth.
I Wonder Why Trees Have Leaves
I Wonder Why Trees Have Leaves — A charming book that sparks young readers’ curiosity about nature. Discover why trees grow leaves and how they help the world, encouraging children to explore, ask questions, and connect with the wonders around them.
Where does the freshest food hide?
Where Does the Freshest Food Hide? — A heartwarming celebration of family, nature, and discovery. Blending the joys of gardening and reading together, this book invites families to slow down, notice the little details, and share in the wonder of growing and harvesting food. A tender reminder to savor these simple, joy-filled moments—like picking blueberries and peas side by side.
Eerie Heirlooms
Eerie Heirlooms — In Farmer Marc’s second children’s book, some peculiar plants come to life on a small farm in Westchester, NY! Filled with imagination and local charm, this whimsical tale invites readers to explore nature’s magic. And if you’re nearby, don’t miss the real-life inspiration — the enchanting farm walk at DIG Farm!
Good Enough to Eat
Good Enough to Eat: A Kid’s Guide to Food and Nutrition — A fun, hands-on introduction to healthy eating made just for kids! This colorful guide explains nutrients, digestion, and calories in simple terms—showing which foods help our bodies grow strong and healthy. With kid-friendly recipes and easy experiments, it’s the perfect way to learn how to make smart food choices from carrots to cookies.
100 Things about Food
100 Things to Know About Food — A feast of fascinating food facts! Discover how burgers can be grown in a lab, how bees help fill orchards with apples, and much more. With bold infographic-style illustrations, fun trivia, and helpful web links, this colorful book serves up 100 deliciously interesting insights into the science and stories behind what we eat.
The Carrot Seed
The Carrot Seed — A timeless classic about patience, faith, and quiet confidence. When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone around him insists it won’t grow, but he knows better. With simple words and gentle illustrations, this story beautifully captures a child’s steadfast belief and the power of perseverance, reminding readers that sometimes, you know.
Peep inside The Garden
Peep Inside The Garden — A beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book for little explorers! With flaps to lift, holes to peep through, and critters to spot, young readers will love discovering the busy, colorful world of the garden.
Peep inside a tree
Peep Inside a Tree — A charming board book that invites little explorers to peek under leaves and behind branches! Lift flaps and look through cut-out holes to discover hibernating squirrels, hidden insects, and the secrets of trees—from their growth and seasonal changes to the incredible lifespan of an oak.
Peep inside animal homes
Peek Inside Animal Homes — A delightful lift-the-flap introduction to the amazing places animals call home! Little readers can peek through holes and lift flaps to explore nests, warrens, hives, dens, dams, and more, all while discovering fun, simple facts about the creatures that live there.
Peep inside animal homes
Peek Inside Animal Homes — A delightful lift-the-flap introduction to the amazing places animals call home! Little readers can peek through holes and lift flaps to explore nests, warrens, hives, dens, dams, and more, all while discovering fun, simple facts about the creatures that live there.
A Peaceful Garden
A Peaceful Garden — Follow two curious cats as they guide young readers through planting and caring for their very own garden! From choosing seeds to digging, watering, and tending carrots, lettuce, sunflowers, and daisies, this beautifully illustrated book nurtures curiosity, patience, and the joy of growing. Perfect for little gardeners ready to watch their peaceful garden bloom.
Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature
Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature — Pause, observe, and appreciate the magic happening all around you! This beautifully illustrated collection highlights 50 moments in nature, inviting readers to step outside, explore, and discover the small wonders that often go unnoticed.
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World — A fun, hands-on guide to caring for the planet! With bold illustrations and interactive die-cut pages, young readers learn simple, everyday actions—like turning off the tap or using both sides of the paper—that make a big difference for the Earth. ♻️
The Nature Explorer’s Handbook
The Nature Explorer’s Handbook — The perfect guide for curious kids who love the outdoors! This hands-on book encourages young explorers to dig, discover, and observe the amazing wildlife in their own backyards or parks. Packed with tips on where to find creatures, how to care for them, and when to let nature be, it’s a fun and thoughtful introduction to the wonders of the natural world.
The Backyard Bug Book for Kids
The Backyard Bug Book for Kids — A fun, full-color adventure into the world of bugs for ages 3–5! Packed with a story, fascinating insect facts, and hands-on activities, little readers can explore ladybugs, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and more. With a friendly caterpillar guiding them, kids will discover, observe, and interact with the bugs right in their own backyard.
Have You Seen Bugs?
Have You Seen Bugs? — A charming, rhyming introduction to the world of bugs! This beautifully illustrated book shows how insects look, behave, and contribute to our world, making it a fun and engaging read for young explorers.
Plant a Little Seed
With a little help from a watering can, bright sunlight, and a lot of patience, two friends plant seeds in their community garden and watch how they grow. Slowly, the seeds turn into sprouts, which grow into stems, followed by leaves and buds! The garden will soon be teeming with life and ready for a harvest season celebration. But until then, the children water and wait and dream
Sitting on the Farm
What do you do if a bug joins you for lunch and won’t leave? You call your friend the frog. But what if the frog refuses to leave? Like The Wheels on the Bus, this pattern song makes a great picture book. Kids will have fun singing along and picking out the repeating details in Bill Slavin’s illustrations. Musical notation is included.
Why Do Wolves Howl?
Why Do Wolves Howl? — An engaging introduction to the world of wolves! Through fascinating questions and answers, young readers discover how wolves hunt, communicate, care for their pups, and balance nature’s food chains—all brought to life with stunning, realistic illustrations of these majestic animals in their wild habitats.
In the Tall, Tall Grass
If you were a fuzzy caterpillar crawling through the tall, tall grass on a sunny afternoon, what would you see?
To find out, just follow the tiny tour guide as he inches his way through the pages of this book. You’ll see ants and bees and birds–hip-hopping bunnies too. You’ll even hear the sounds some of them make.
This and That
Cat’s making the rounds of the farm, borrowing “this and that” from each of her barnyard friends. The animals are curious, so they follow her to the stable, where they discover Cat’s secret-newborn twin kittens named This and That!
how a seed grows
This is a clear and appealing environmental science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. Plus it includes a find out more activity section with a simple experiment encouraging kids to discover what a seed needs to grow.
All About Turkeys
All About Turkeys — Discover the fascinating world of the wild turkey! With clear, engaging text and detailed watercolor illustrations, Arnosky explores turkeys’ life cycle, habitat, and behavior, offering young readers an up-close look at this uniquely American bird.
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails
Come explore the hidden shapes and patterns in nature. The peacock’s flashy tail is a masterpiece of color and shape. A buzzing beehive is built of tiny hexagons. Even a snake’s skin is patterned with diamonds.Â
Poet Betsy Franco and Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins bring geometry to life in this lively, lyrical look at the shapes and patterns that can be found in the most unexpected places.
Birds of a feather
Mo has always felt a little different. While all the other peacocks grew bright, bold, beautiful feathers in rich greens and vibrant blues, Mo’s feathers grew in a snowy white. And even though Mo’s friends try to include him in their playtime, Mo doesn’t like to be reminded that he’s different from his friends. But when a storm threatens to ruin the group’s annual celebration, Mo must learn to stand tall, strut his stuff, and shake his brilliantly glowing tail feathers–in a way only he can–to help his friends and set things right.
When the Earth Wakes
The simple story of two bears who awaken from a long winter’s sleep with the rest of nature to the soft breezes, sunshine, and budding greenery of spring makes a colorful introduction to the seasons or a complement to Earth Day.
A Flea for Justice
A Flea for Justice: Marian Wright Edelman is an inspiring picture book celebrates civil rights leader Marian Wright Edelman, who, like her hero Sojourner Truth, stood up for what’s right—even when it made others uncomfortable. From challenging segregation as a child to becoming the first Black woman lawyer in Mississippi and founding the Children’s Defense Fund, Marian’s story reminds readers that even the smallest voice can make a big difference.
I See Color
I See Color is a powerful picture book that celebrates the beauty and strength of people of color in all their shades. Through figures like Madonna Thunder Hawk, Basemah Atweh, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., readers are introduced to inspiring leaders whose voices and actions have shaped history. Both a tribute to diversity and a celebration of achievement, I See Color invites meaningful conversations about identity, pride, and unity.
A Nest Full of eggs
Named a Best Children’s Science Book of the Year by Science Books & Films, this picture book shows how the birds develop inside their eggs during the spring; how they mature into fledglings in the summer; how they learn to fly in the fall; and how they leave for warmer climates in winter—only to return when spring comes around again.
a tree is nice
Trees are beautiful. They fill up the sky. If you have a tree, you can climb up its trunk, roll in its leaves, or hang a swing from one of its limbs. Cows and babies can nap in the shade of a tree. Birds can make nests in the branches. A tree is good to have around. A tree is nice.
a busy year
In January, two mice, Willie and Winnie, make a new friend: a tree. The tree tells them her name is Woody, and the mice promise to visit her all year round. As the months tick by, Willie and Winnie watch Woody soak up the rain, bloom buds into flowers and leaves, and bear fruit. By the end of the year, Willie and Winnie know they’ve made a forever friend who has taught them all about the seasons.
Jack’s Garden
You’ll see seeds and seedlings, buds and leaves, birds and bugs and butterflies. And best of all, you’ll watch the garden bloom.
city green
Colorful illustrations help show the delights that can be gained from a communal garden as Marcy, tired of a littered vacant lot on her block, decides to start planting things there.
Poisonous Snakes
Poisonous Snakes — Discover over 250 types of venomous snakes from around the world! This illustrated guide explores where they live, what they eat, and how they behave, offering a fascinating look at these powerful and mysterious reptiles.
Deadly Ants
Deadly Ants — Most ants seem harmless, but some species can be lethal! This illustrated book explores where killer ants live, how they organize their colonies, and ways to manage their impact, all in clear, engaging language suitable for readers.