Q. Are there books about glass for young children?

Hello! Thank you for your question! There are a number of children's information/nonfiction books about glass as well as picture books and chapter books. Check out our Pinterest board, Kids' Books about Glass, to view some examples, old and new! If you are interested in children's fiction, check out our research guide Popular Fiction, which includes titles for both children and adults.

At the Rakow Research LIbrary, we actively collect children's materials related to all aspects of glass and glassmaking. You can find additional titles in our Library Catalog.

Some of our recently published favorites include the following:

• Graham, Ian. You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Glass! New York: Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2017.

• Spilsbury, Richard. Stained Glass Windows. London: Wayland, 2015.

• Humphrey, Jeff. The Economic Growth of New York. New York: Rosen Classroom/PowerKids Press, 2012. (This includes a chapter entitled "City of Glass," which is about Corning, NY, where the Museum is located!)

• Gross, Sandra. Toast to Counting. Cincinnati, Ohio: Blue Manatee Press, 2012. (Objects made of art glass teach counting 1 to 5 -- because you're never to young to learn about glass art!)

• Stewart, Melissa. How Does Sand Become Glass? Chicago, Ill.: Raintree, 2010.

• Dailey, Dan. Glassigator. 1st ed. Toledo: Toledo Museum of Art, 2007.

• Emert, Phyllis Raybin. Art in Glass. Detroit: Lucent Books, 2007.

• Geeslin, Campbell. Elena’s Serenade. 1st ed. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004.

(Links are to WorldCat records so you can find these books at a library near you or request to borrow them via Interlibrary Loan.)

Please don't hesitate to contact us with your glass-related questions in the future!