Take a moment to unplug and curl up with a great book!This year, Screen-Free Week and Children’s Book Week, the annual celebration of books and reading, take place from May 3-9, 2021! Enjoy these books any time of the year as a reminder that kids of all ages benefit from time to play, be bored, get outside, connect with family and friends, and, of course, read.

Couch Potatoby John Jory and Pete Oswald (HarperCollins)Feeling fried? Peel yourself on the couch and meet your new pal-tato! The Couch Potato has everything within reach and doesn’t have to move from the sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel away from the comforts of the living room and venture outside. Could fresh air and sunshine possibly be better than the views on screen? (AGES 4-8)

Bruno Has One Hundred Friendsby Francesca Pirrone (Clavis Publishing)Bruno is very happy when he finds a mobile phone. Suddenly, he has many friends, all over the world! But he spends so much time with his “magic box,” he forgets all about Renzo & Rico. (AGES 5-11)

Unpluggedby Gordon Korman (HarperCollins)As the son of the world’s most famous tech billionaire, spoiled Jett Baranov has always gotten what he wanted. So when his father’s private jet drops him in the middle of a place called the Oasis, Jett can’t believe it. He’s forced to hand over his cell phone, eat grainy veggie patties, and participate in wholesome activities with the other kids whom he has absolutely no interest in hanging out with. (AGES 8-12)

Braver Stronger Smarter: A Fun and Easy Guide to Being More Mindful, More Confident, and More YOU!by Vincent Vincent (Sourcebooks)This guided journal encourages kids to take a break from their screens in order to recharge their creativity, confidence, and self-esteem. With 75 mindful journal prompts and activities, this pocket-sized pick-me-up empowers kids to unplug, find their inner calm, and improvetheir relationship with themselves—online and off. (AGES 8-12)

NEW FOR 2021!

Bad Kitty Does Not Like Video Gamesby Nick Bruel

Last Stop on Market Streetby Matt de la Peña

You’re Missing It!by Brady Smith and Tiffani Thiessen

Boris and Bettyby Lee Harris

hello! hello!by Matthew Cordell

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TVby Stan & Jan Berenstain

Unpluggedby Steve Antony

The Liking Tree: An Anti-Social Media Fableby John Allen Wooden

CLASSIC FAVORITES!

Me, Myselfie & I: A Cautionary Taleby Jamie Lee Curtis

On a Magical Do-Nothing Dayby Beatrice Alemagna

Blackoutby John Rocco

Mario and the Aliensby Carolina Zanotti

Tek: The Modern Cave Boyby Patrick McDonnell

The Kingdom of Nothingby Ronald Wohlman

Chloeby Peter McCarty

Unplugged: Ella Gets Her Family Backby Laura Pederson

Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affairby Patricia Polacco

Sadie Sees Troubleby Linda Jarkey and Julie Jarkey-Kozlowski

Doug Unpluggedby Dan Yaccarino

Mia and Zola, Adventure One: Up and Out (A Night Without the TV)by Connie-Vee Hawkins

Unplugged and Unpopularby Mat Heagerty

If You Give a Mouse an iPhone: A Cautionary Tailby Ann Droyd

Katie Friedman Gives Up Texting!by Tommy Greenwald

Unpluggedby Donna Freitas

Goodnight iPadby Ann Droyd

Queen of Likesby Hillary Homzie