Community Helpers

   Suggestions for children in preschool—grade 2.
    Unless otherwise noted, fiction titles are in the picture book section arranged by the author’s last name.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

BAKERS

    Non-fiction - j 641.815 -selected titles:

Bakers make many things by Carol Greene

My grandfather works in a bakery by Sarah Hughes j 641.815 Hug 

At the bakery by Carol Greene j 641.815 Gre   

    Fiction -selected titles:

Walter the baker by Eric Carle
  Walter the baker invents an unusual roll.

Ella takes the cake by Carmela & Steven D'Amico
  Ella the elephant wants to help in her mother's bakery.

Sofie's role by Amy Heath
  Sofie helps serve customers in her family's busy bakery.

Mr. Belinsky's bagels by Ellen Schwartz
  Mr. Belinsky’s customers love his special bagels.

BARBERS

    Non-fiction - j 646.724 -selected titles:

At the barber by Elizabeth Sirimarco

    Fiction -selected titles:

Dave's haircut by Damon Burnard
  After Dave unwisely decides to cut his own hair, Joe the Barber makes things better by
  giving him a very cool haircut. j Er BURNARD

Mop top by Don Freeman
  A child with a lot of red hair tries to avoid a trip to Mr. Barberoli's barber shop.

Will gets a haircut by Olof and Lena Landström
  Will finds the haircut he wants in a magazine.

Uncle Jed's barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell
  Sarah Jean's uncle wants to save enough money to open his own barbershop.

Haircuts at Sleepy Sam's by Michael R. Strickland
  A boy visits the neighborhood barber.

BUS DRIVERS

    Fiction -selected titles:

Bus route to Boston by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
  A little girl and her mother ride a bus when they go shopping in Boston.

Bus riders by Sharon Phillips Denslow
  When their regular bus driver gets sick, the bus riders deal with the substitute
  drivers who try to replace him.

Next stop! by Sarah Ellis
  Claire sees many people rushing to and fro when she sits at the front of the bus
  and helps the driver. j Em ELLIS

Axle Annie and the speed grump by Robin Pulver
  Rush learns the importance of safety from school bus driver Axle Annie and
  her bus full of kids. j Em PULVER

Just one more by Wendi Silvano
  High in the Andes Mountains a bus driver lets more and more people and animals scramble
  aboard a rickety bus until it's ready to burst!

Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus by Mo Willems
  A pesky pigeon longs to drive a bus.

Buses by Jeffrey Zuehlke
  All about buses. j Em ZUEHLKE

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

    Non-fiction - j 690 -selected titles:

Construction by Gallimard Jeunesse j 624 Jeu 

We need construction workers by Lisa Trumbauer j 690 Tru 

What does a construction worker do? by P.M. Boekhoff  j 690 Boe   

Building by Elisha Cooper j 690 Coo 

Construction zone by Richard Sobol j 690 Hud 

    Fiction -selected titles:

The night worker by Kate Banks
  Alex’s father goes to work at a construction site after Alex goes to bed. j Em BANKS

The house in the meadow by Shutta Crum
  In this counting book, different sized crews of construction workers build a house.

Hard hat area by Susan L. Roth
  Learn about construction workers' jobs and equipment in the hard hat area.

The busy building book by Sue Tarsky
  Visit the construction site for a new office building. j Em TARSKY

Dig! by Andrea Zimmerman
  Mr. Rally and his dog and their big digging machine take care of five important jobs.
  j Em ZIMMERMAN

    Videos -selected titles:

All about heavy construction equipment j VC 629.225
Road construction ahead j VC 629.225
Hardhats & high rises j VC 690
House construction ahead j VC 690.8

DENTISTS

    Non-fiction - j 617.6 -selected titles:

What does a dentist do? by Heather Miller
 
What to expect when you go to the dentist by Heidi Murkoff

The dentist & you by Diane Swanson

    Fiction -selected titles:

The Berenstain bears visit the dentist by Stan & Jan Berenstain j E-pb B

Going to the dentist by Anne Civardi j E-pb C

Danny goes to the dentist by Robert Robinson
  Danny and his sister go to the dentist to have their teeth checked.

My dentist by Harlow Rockwell

Going to the dentist by Fred Rogers

Vera goes to the dentist by Vera Rosenberry
  Vera has an unexpected reaction when the dentist tries to polish her teeth.

Harry and the dinosaurs say "Raahh!" by Ian Whybrow
  A young boy takes his toy dinosaurs with him to the dentist.

    Videos -selected titles:

A trip to the dentist through Pinatta's view j VC 617.6    

DOCTORS & NURSES

    Non-fiction - j 610.73 & 610.695 -selected titles:

Doctors by Marlene Targ Brill j 610.695 Bri 

Doctors help people by Amy Moses j 610.695 Gre 

What does a doctor do? by Felicia Lowenstein  j 610.695 Low 

A day in the life of a nurse by Connie Fluet  j 610.73 Flu 

What does a nurse do? by Lisa Trumbauer  j 610.73 Tru 

    Fiction -selected titles:

Mother Mother I feel sick, send for the doctor quick quick quick by Remy Charlip
  An stomachache is cured when a doctor removes some strange objects from a boy’s stomach.

Going to the doctor by Anne Civardi j E-pb C
 
My friend the doctor by Joanna Cole
  Hannah visits the doctor
.
Kevin and the school nurse by Martine Davison
  When Kevin visits the school nurse, he learns about good nutrition and sees her helping
  children with all kinds of problems.

Robby visits the doctor by Martine Davison
  Robby visits the doctor after he wakes up with an earache.

Dr. Duck by H.M. Ehrlich
  Who will take care of Dr. Duck when he gets sick?

Help! by Christopher Inns
  Doctor Hopper and Nurse Barker cure sick toys.

Froggy goes to the doctor by Jonathan London
  After Froggy’s visit to the doctor he is pronounced a very healthy frog by Dr. Mugwort.

Time to see the doctor by Heather Maisner
  Ben discovers that visiting the doctor isn’t scary after all.

My doctor by Harlow Rockwell
  A young child visits the doctor's office j E-pb R

Felix feels better by Rosemary Wells
  When Felix feels bad his mother takes him to Doctor Duck, who makes everything better.

Betsy and the doctor by Gunilla Wolde
  Betsy visits the hospital emergency room after she falls out of a tree.

    Videos -selected titles:

Don't be afraid of the doctor j VC 610.695 Shu 
The doctor, your friend j VC ROGERS
Elmo visits the doctor j DVD SESAME

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS

    Non-fiction - selected titles:

Emergency workers are on their way! by Bobbie Kalman j 363.34 Kal 

What does an EMT do? by Anna Louise Jordan  j 610.69 Jor 

    Fiction -selected titles:

I drive an ambulance by Sarah Bridges j Em BRIDGES

Emergency! by Gail Gibbons
  Emergency crews and their special equipment save people from danger. j Em GIBBONS

    Videos -selected titles:

To the hospital j VC 362.1 Tot 
Spend a Day with Rescue Workers j DVD 610.69 Spe

FARMERS

    Non-fiction - j 630 -selected titles:

At the farm by Sandy Francis j 630 Fra

If you were a farmer by Virginia Schomp j 630 Sch

Milk from cow to carton by Aliki j 637 Ali   

    Fiction -selected titles:

Oh, crumps! by Lee Bock j 468 Boc
  A sleepy farmer has a mixed-up list of his chores. How will he ever milk the fence and repair the
  cow? (Bilinqual)

1001 things to spot on the farm by Gillian Doherty
  Find and count things in these illustrations of farms from around the world.

Farmer Mack measures his pig by Tony Johnston
  When Farmer Mack tries to measure his fat pig, he create chaos on his farm

The little farm by Lois Lenski
  Farmer Small takes good care of his little farm.

Tremendous tractors by Tony Mitton j Em MITTON

This is the farmer by Nancy Tafuri
  A farmer's kiss causes an amusing chain of events.

Farmer duck by Martin Waddell
  A kind and hardworking duck takes care of a farm because the owner is too lazy.

Old MacDonald by Rosemary Wells j T WELLS

    Videos -j VC 630- selected titles:

Fantastic journey to the farm
Fresh from the family farm  
Let's go to the farm
Vrrrooommm!: farming for kids

FIREFIGHTERS

    Non-fiction - j 628.92 -selected titles:

Firefighters by Paulette Bourgeois

Firefighters to the rescue! by Bobbie Kalman
 
Smokejumpers one to ten by Chris L. Demarest

At the fire station by Carol Greene

    Fiction -selected titles:

Poinsettia and the firefighters by Felicia Bond
  Poinsettia Pig feels safer when she discovers that fire fighters keep watch during the night.

Firefighters A to Z by Chris L. Demarest  j Eac DEMAREST   

Firefighters fight fires by Carol Greene
  See what happens when a fire alarm goes off at a firehouse. j Em GREEN

Firefighters to the rescue! by Kersten Hamilton
  Follow fire fighters through an ordinary, adventure-filled day. j Em HAMILTON

Flying firefighters by Gary Hines
  Some firefighters use a helicopter to help put out forest fires. j Em HINES

I'm going to be a fire fighter by Edith Kunhardt j E-pb K

The little fire engine by Lois Lenski
  Fireman Small and his little fire engine race to the rescue. j Em LENSKI

A trip to the firehouse by Wendy Cheyette Lewison j Em LEWISON

Big Frank's fire truck by Leslie McGuire j E-pb M

The fire station by Robert Munsch j Em MUNSCH

At the firehouse by Anne Rockwell
  Jason visits the firehouse on Visitor's Day and learns all about being a firefighter. j Em ROCKWELL

Fireman Small by Wong Herbert Yee
  Everytime he goes to bed, Fireman Small is called to rescue an animal in trouble. j Em YEE

    Videos –j DVD 628.92 -selected titles:

A day in the life of a firefighter!
Firefighter George & fire engines
Spend a day with firefighters

LIBRARIANS

    Non-fiction - j 027 -selected titles:

Librarians help us find information by Carol Greene j 027 Gre   

    Fiction -selected titles:

Librarians A to Z by Jean Johnson
  Visit a librarian’s world with the letters of the alphabet. j Eac JOHNSON

Tomás and the library lady by Pat Mora
  Tomás finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.

Wild about books by Judy Sierra
  A librarian named drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.

Carlo and the really nice librarian by Jessica Spanyol
  Carlo the giraffe and Crackers the cat meet a very friendly librarian.

Beverly Billingsly can't catch by Alexander Stadler
  Beverly and Oliver get some pointers about softball from their favorite librarian.

Library Lil by Suzanne Williams
  A formidable librarian makes readers out of everyone, including a tough, television-loving
  motorcycle gang.

    Videos -selected titles:

Library j DVD 307.3 Myc 

NEWSPAPER WORKERS

    Non-fiction - selected titles:

Deadline! : from news to newspaper by Gail Gibbons j 070 Gib 

The furry news: how to make a newspaper by Loreen Leedy
  Big Bear, Rabbit, and the other animals work hard to write, edit, and print their newspaper.
  j 070.4 Lee
    
    Fiction -selected titles:

Headlines by Malcolm Hall
  Mysterious headlines are appearing in Theodore Cat’s newspaper. j Er HALL

Delivery by Anastasia Suen
  Many kinds of deliveries take place during a day, from newspaper deliveries to people flying in
  airplanes. j Em SUEN

Night city by Monica Wellington
  Some city workers stay up all night to work in their jobs.

    Videos -selected titles:

The big newspaper
  Go behind the scenes of USA Today.  j VC 070 Big   /  j DVD 070    

Extra, extra j VC 371.384    

POLICE

    Non-fiction - j 363.2 -selected titles:

Police officers by Paulette Bourgeois
 
At the police station by Carol Greene

What does a police officer do? by Felicia Lowenstein

What can she be? A police officer by Gloria and Esther Goldreich

    Fiction -selected titles:

Police officers, A to Z by Jean Johnson
  Learn about police officers in this alphabet book. j Eac JOHNSON 

Policeman Small by Lois Lenski
  Discover the daily duties of a corner traffic cop.

Make way for ducklings by Robert McCloskey
  A Boston policeman helps Mr. and Mrs. Mallard return to their home in the Boston Public
  Garden with their eight children.

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
  Gloria the police dog accompanies Officer Buckle on his trips to the elementary school where he
  gives safety speeches.

A day at the police station by Richard Scarry
  Bridget spends a day at work with her father, Sergeant Murphy. j Em SCARRY

    Videos -selected titles:

Officer Buckle and Gloria j VC OFFICER
I wanna be a police officer j VC 363.2 Iwa   
Spend a Day with Police Officers  j DVD 363.2 Spe
Awesome police vehicles j VC 629.225 
There goes a police car j VC 629.225 

POSTAL WORKERS

    Non-fiction - j 383.145 -selected titles:

What does a mail carrier do? by Lisa Trumbauer

Postal workers by Paulette Bourgeois
  Learn about the different jobs that contribute to mail delivery by following a letter on its way to
  its destination.

    Fiction -selected titles:

Send it by Don Carter
  Follow a package on its way across the country. j Em CARTER

The giant postman by Sally Grindley
  Billy takes a letter to the giant postman's house. j Er GRINDLEY

The giant hug by Sandra Horning
  Owen sends a real hug to his grandmother for her birthday that is passed on by the postal
  workers in its path.

Mr. Griggs' work by Cynthia Rylant
  Mr. Griggs loves his work at the post office.

Hi by Ann Herbert Scott
  At the post office, Margarita sees people carrying many different types of mail.

No mail for Mitchell by Catherine Siracusa
  When Mitchell the mailman becomes sick he is the one who finally receives some mail. j Er SIRACUSA

Mailing May by Michael O. Tunnell
  In 1914, May gets mailed and rides the mail car on the train to see her grandmother.

Harvey Hare, postman extraordinaire by Bernadette Watts
  The animals plan to give the postman the perfect present.

    Videos -selected titles:

There goes a mail truck j VC 629.225

RESTAURANT WORKERS

    Non-fiction -selected titles:

Pizza man by Marjorie Pillar
  Photographs show the pizza man, from when he starts mixing the dough until he serves a slice to
  a hungry customer.  j 641.824 Pil    

Cosmo's restaurant by Harriet Langsam Sobol  j 647.95 Sob 

    Fiction -selected titles:

Frank and Ernest by Alexandra Day
  Two friends take over a diner where they learn about responsibility and food talk.

Minnie’s Diner by Dayle Ann Dodds
  Five boys and their Dad forget about their chores on the farm to enjoy Minnie's good cooking.

Big Jimmy's Kum Kau Chinese take-out by Ted Lewin
  The life in a busy Chinese restaurant is seen through the eyes of the owner's young son.

Mel's Diner by Marissa Moss
  Mabel likes helping her father and mother run their diner.

The greatest potatoes by Penelope Stowell
  In 1853, a fry cook invents the potato chip.

Pizza at Sally's by Monica Wellington
  Sally bakes hot and bubbly pizzas for her customers to take home or eat in her pizzeria.

SANITATION WORKERS

    Non-fiction - j 363.72 -selected titles:

Garbage collectors by Paulette Bourgeois
 
What does a sanitation worker do? by Heather Miller

    Fiction -selected titles:

I drive a garbage truck by Sarah Bridgesj Em BRIDGES

Garbage trucks by Jean Eick j Em EICK 

Trash trucks! by Daniel Kirk
  Trash trucks eat up all the garbage. j Em KIRK

The garbage truck by Ruth Koeppel

I stink! by Kate & Jim McMullan
  A big city garbage truck picks up all the garbage. j Em MCMULLAN

Dear garbage man by Gene Zion
  Stan the garbage man would rather save the garbage than put it in the garbage truck.
  j Em ZION

Trashy town by Andrea Zimmerman
  Mr. Gillie, the trash man, cleans up his town. j Em ZIMMERMAN

    Videos -selected titles:

Garbage day j VC 363.72 Gar
There goes a garbage truck j VC 363.72 The   

STOREKEEPERS

    Non-fiction - j 381.148 -selected titles:

At the grocery store by Carol Greene

Grocers sell us food by Carol Greene

    Fiction -selected titles:

A day at the market by Sara Anderson
  Visit a busy Seattle market where residents buy their food and flowers at farmers' stalls and
  merchant shops.

Grandpa's corner store  by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan
  A grocer’s granddaughter and his neighbors convince Grandfather to keep his corner grocery
  business open even though a new supermarket is opening nearby.

A fruit & vegetable man by Roni Schotter
  After Sun Ho watches the fruit and vegetable man at work he begins helping in the store.

TEACHERS

     Non-fiction - j 371.1 -selected titles:

Teachers help us learn by Carol Greene

What is a teacher? by Barbara Lehn
  What does a teacher do? by Felicia Lowenstein
 
    Fiction -selected titles:

Miss Nelson is missing! by Harry Allard
  After a strict substitute teacher takes her place, Miss Nelson's students realize that they must find
  their cheery teacher and bring her back to school.

Arthur's teacher trouble by Marc Brown
  Arthur is chosen to be in the school spellathon.

Brand-new pencils, brand-new books by Diane De Groat
  Gilbert finds nice surprises in first grade instead of the things he was worried about.

Mrs. McBloom, clean up your classroom! by Kelly DiPucchio
  An entire town joins in to help their favorite teacher clean up her messy classroom.

Ms. Bitsy Bat's kindergarten by Pamela Edwards
  The new kindergarten teacher at Oak Tree School is a bat.

Miss Malarkey leaves no reader behind by Judy Finchler
  Miss Malarkey promises that she’ll find each of her students a book to love by the end of the year.

This is the teacher by Rhonda Gowler Greene
  A rhyming book about a teacher's hectic and funny day.

My teacher can teach--anyone! by W. Nikola-Lisa
  A rhyming alphabet story about a boy and his remarkable teacher.

Teacher Appreciation Day by Lynne Plourde
  Maybella cannot decide how to show her teacher how much she is appreciated.

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! by Dr. Seuss
  The students of Diffendoofer School celebrate their unusual teachers.

What teachers can't do by Douglas Wood
  There are some things that teachers cannot do, like going down the tube slide at recess.

    Videos -selected titles:

Going to school j VC ROGERS
  Mister Rogers talks about the many caring teachers who are at school to help children learn.

TRUCK DRIVERS

    Non-fiction -selected titles:

Truck drivers deliver goods by Carol Greene  j 305.9388 Gre 

I can be a truck driver by June Behrens   j 388.3 Beh 

A day in the life of a cross-country trucker by Mariam Anne Bourne j 388.3 Bou 

At the trucking company by Carol Greene  j 388.324 Gre

Tractor-trailer trucker : a powerful truck book by Joyce Slayton Mitchell j 629.224 Mit

What does a truck driver do? by Lisa Trumbauer j 629.224 Tru    

    Fiction -selected titles:

The neighborhood trucker by Louise Borden
  Elliot wants to be like Slim, his favorite trucker.  j Em BORDEN

I drive a dump truck by Sarah Bridges  j Em BRIDGES 

Frank and Ernest on the road by Alexandra Day
  Two friends become familiar with the experiences and CB slang of truck drivers.

The trucker by Brenda Weatherby
  Wesley dreams his toy truck grows big enough for him to have a trucking adventure.
  j Em WEATHERBY

    Videos -selected titles:

Truck adventures j DVD 629.224 

VETERINARIANS

    Non-fiction - j 636.089 -selected titles:

Say woof! : the day of a country veterinarian by Gail Gibbons

What does a veterinarian do? by Felicia Lowenstein

Animal hospital by Judith Walker-Hodge

    Fiction -selected titles:

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
  George the dog visits the vet when he loses his bark.

Sally goes to the vet by Stephen Huneck
  When Sally the dog is injured while playing in the yard she has to be rushed to the vet's office

Good dog, Paw! by Chinlun Lee
  April the veterinarian and her dog Paw treat patients together in April’s office.

ZOO KEEPERS

    Non-fiction - j 590.73 -selected titles:

Zookeepers care for animals by Amy Moses

Jungle Jack Hanna's what zookeepers do by Jack Hanna

Working at a zoo by Bertram Knight

Mother to tigers by George Ella Lyon
  The story of Helen Martini who founded the Bronx Zoo's animal nursery in 1944. j 92M MARTINI Lyo 

    Fiction -selected titles:

Be nice to spiders by Margaret Bloy Graham
  Helen, the spider, helps the zoo animals by catching flies.

Our class took a trip to the zoo by Shirley Neitzel
  A boy has a fun, adventure-filled day at the zoo.

Good night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
  All the zoo animals follow their zookeeper home.

Follow the zookeeper by Patricia Relf
  Follow zookeeper Mr. Scott during a busy day.

Sam who never forgets by Eve Rice
  Sam the zookeeper never forgets to feed the animals.

A lion named Shirley Williamson by Bernard Waber
  A lion with an unusual name is a favorite with Seymour the zookeeper.

ALL OCCUPATIONS

    Non-fiction -selected titles:

Jobs people do by Christopher Maynard  j 331.702 May

Community helpers from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman   j 331.772 Kal

Emergency workers are on their way! by Bobbie Kalman.   j 363.34 Kal

Rescue vehicles by Louisa Somerville  j 629.04 Som

Rescue-mania! by Caroline Bingham  j 629.225 Bin

Emergency vehicles by Chris Oxlade j 629.225 Oxl

All around town! : exploring your community through craft fun by Judy Press j 745.5 Pre

Crafts for kids who are learning about-- community workers by Kathy Ross  j 745.5 Ros

    Fiction -selected titles:

Girls A to Z by Eve Bunting j Ea BUNTING

Community helpers from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman  j Eac KALMAN

What am I? by Debbie MacKinnon j Ea MACKINNON

All about things people do by Melanie & Chris Rice j Ea RICE

Everybody works by Shelley Rotner j Ea ROTNER

Richard Scarry's busy workers    j E-pb S

The biggest job of all by Harriet Ziefert j Ea ZIEFERT

    Videos -selected titles:

Caillou : I want to grow up j VC CAILLOU

Richard Scarry's best busy people video ever! j VC SCARRY
 

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