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Oh, summer! It means so many different things to children and their families: Traveling, playing in the park, swimming, looking at clouds, and, of course, reading and listening to books, books and more books. Here are a few suggested books that explore the big and small joys of summer.

“Let’s Do Nothing” by Tony Fucile

When all else fails, “Let’s Do Nothing,” a wonderfully funny picture book by Tony Fucile, invites the reader to join Frankie and Sal in their pursuit of doing absolutely nothing. It is much harder than it sounds. At the end, the boys realize even doing nothing is doing something. So get out there and “Let’s Do Nothing.”

“Duck, Duck Moose” by Dave Horowitz

This book shares the story of Duck and Duck, who are heading to Florida for the winter and invite Moose along for the ride. Now Moose is a bit of a homebody, but he reluctantly agrees to hop in the backseat of the ducks’ convertible while whining the whole way. Once in Florida, though, the beaches and the U-picks quickly win Moose over. Summer is now approaching and Moose cries the whole way home, but it all works out in the end as Moose brings a little bit of Florida with him.

“A Mighty Fine Time Machine” by Suzanne Bloom

Travel doesn’t always have to be mean going from place to place, but maybe instead, delightful flights of imagination. Grant and Antoine, an aardvark and armadillo, have traded all their candy for a time machine, but as their friend Samantha tells them, “Boys, you’ve been bamboozled.” It’s only a box, but after a lot of hard work, disappointments and readjustments, it becomes the best bookmobile ever. “A Mighty Fine Time Machine” is a mighty fine picture book.

“Larry Gets Lost” by John Skewes

If you are heading off to the big cities of San Francisco, New York or Seattle (or just wish you were), you might want to join Larry, who stars in his own nonfiction travel series entitled “Larry Gets Lost.” These wonderful, easy-reading books for children of all ages highlights many of the wonderful things to do and see while travelling to these cities. Both armchair and actual travelers will relish getting lost with Larry.

— Recommendations from Cheryl Weems, collection development librarian, youth services, Deschutes Public Library system