Lola!

Lola Loves Stories and Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw, Charlesbridge Publishing, 2010 and 2006, ISBN 978-1-58089-259-9 and 978-1-58089-142-4.
PS: Lola loves to hear Daddy read a new library book each night, an activity that spurs her imagination and results in inventive play the next day. I love this book! It suggests so many possibilities and makes reading and imaginative play sound SO appealing!
PS: Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit their local library to return and check out books, attend story readings, and share a special treat. this one would be especially good to read at the beginning of the school year in order to introduce and/or reinforce library procedures.
Good for Kindergartners.

Michael Garland books (illustrator)

The following books were written by Debbie Bertram and Susan Bloom and illustrated by Michael Garland.

The Best Books to Read, Random House, 2008, 978-0-375-94702-5.
A young boy goes to the library with his class and hears about the many kinds of books that can be found there. Great way to introduce genres to Kindergartners and first graders. Told in rhyme.

The Best Place to Read, Random House, 2003.
A young child with a new book hunts inside and outside the house before finding the right chair for reading. Also told in rhyme. Good for K-1. Note: a good companion book for this is A Quiet Place by Douglas Wood.

The Best Time to Read, Random House, 2005
A young boy who has just learned to read tries to find someone in the family who will listen to him read aloud. Told in rhyme.

See Michael Garland's website.