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Here Comes the Sun

Brighten your summer with these sunny picture books. They'll lighten your mood even on rainy days!

Canton Public Library

16 items

  • Stella does her best to keep the sun from setting, so she doesn't have to go to sleep, but when things don't go her way she's reminded that for the sun to rise for her friends around the world it needs to set for us here.
    Picture Book, 2022New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2022] — J PICTURE BOOK EWI
  • Billie, unlike her dog, Bean, isn’t keen on the beach. The kids are too loud, the water is too cold, and when her mom finally coaxes her in, she gets stung by a jellyfish. Despite all this, with the help of Bean, Billie gives the ocean a second…
    Picture Book, 2023Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2023 — J PICTURE BOOK HAN
  • Hand-painted illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate sensations and adventures brought by sunshine. Includes facts about the sun.
    Picture Book, 2021Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, [2021] — J PICTURE BOOK NEL
  • Rhyming couplets about fun in the sun matched with appealing and distinctive art will appeal to very young readers and listeners.
    Picture Book, 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press, 2021 — J PICTURE BOOK KER
  • Two siblings, barely able to contain their exuberance, make the most out of all kinds of weather.
    Picture Book, 2021New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021 — J PICTURE BOOK JOH
  • This story follows a boy and his grandfather as they enjoy a sunny day adventure searching for an ideal picnic spot.
    Picture Book, 2018Somerville, Massachusetts : Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2018 — J PICTURE BOOK USH
  • Invites the reader to see the sun, bright as a flower, a flower on a hill that looks like a lion, a lion that dreams of flowers as big as the sun, and more.
    Picture Book, 2020New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — J PICTURE BOOK HEN
  • A celebration of that stalwart star that makes life possible and connects people regardless of where, or when, they live.
    Picture Book, 2019New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2019 — J PICTURE BOOK HOB
  • A young girl spends every summer beachcombing for beautiful shells with her halmoni, or grandma, who visits from South Korea. On these special outings, Halmoni teaches Sora an enduring lesson about the beauty of sharing as she always leaves the…
    Picture Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023 — J PICTURE BOOK RHE
  • Toby, a French bulldog who dreams of being warm all the time, is not pleased when Pinkie arrives and takes his favorite warm spots.
    Picture Book, 2019New York : Holiday House, [2019] — J PICTURE BOOK MCM
  • The Crow's Tale

    a Lenni Lanape Native American Legend

    Howarth, Naomi
    During a hard winter, Rainbow Crow sets out to find the sun and bring warmth to the other animals, but during his journey he is changed in dramatic ways
    Book, 2015New York, NY : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2015 — J398.277 HOW
  • Sunny Day

    a Celebration of the Sesame Street Theme Song

    Hart, Bruce,
    Presents an illustrated celebration of the classic "Sesame Street" theme song.
    Picture Book, 2019New York : Random House, [2019] — J PICTURE BOOK HAR
  • A little girl, who is very unhappy when her father says she cannot play outside on a rainy day, uses her imagination to make the most out of being indoors.
    Picture Book, 2021New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — J PICTURE BOOK DAV
  • Angélica has spent the summer visiting her extended family in the Dominican Republic, and when it’s time for her to return home to New York, Angélica’s abuelito gives her a güira, a percussion instrument that’s been passed down through their family…
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Kokila, 2024 — J PICTURE BOOK CRU
  • Farm animals work together to solve a crisis when it seems like the sun (along with the farmer, and their breakfasts) are not arriving when expected, but all is well in the end.
    Picture Book, 2022New York : Holiday House, [2022] — J PICTURE BOOK STE
  • The sun and the moon argue about what the world is like until Cloud suggests they stay up past their bedtimes and see for themselves what the other experiences.
    Picture Book, 2020New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2020] — J PICTURE BOOK HEO