__Updated July 2025__
Happy World Emoji Day! Since 2014, World Emoji Day has been celebrated on July 17th (the date featured on the calendar 📅 emoji) with people around the globe taking to their pictographic keyboards to communicate! Check out some of our staff’s favorite books and the emojis that describe their plots listed below. Try to guess the titles as you read and see how many you can guess correctly!
Corrie from the Scheben Branch suggests:
“The main character just can’t get enough to eat and there’s even a surprise at the end!”
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Cindy from the Main Library suggests:
“A teen, living through troubled times, acquires a mysterious school book which helps him with his lessons, but all is not good within the pages of the book.”
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
Candace from the Main Library suggests:
“Mass transit could be forever changed.”
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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
“You don’t want to sleep on this sale!”
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Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Cara from the Main Library suggests:
“This classic book features unlikely friendships that display universal truths about love and kindness.”
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Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Rich from the Main Library suggests:
“This book is written by
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat by Oliver Sacks
Emily from the Hebron Branch suggests:
“Gaining wisdom from a cephalopod was NOT on my 2025 bingo card!”
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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Becca from the Hebron Branch suggests:
“Sci-fi fairytale retelling”
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Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Adrianna from the Hebron Branch suggests:
“If you’re feeling confused, take a guess–the odds will be in your favor.”
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
“This little insect wants to fight!”
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The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
“It’s time for the first day of kindergarten in the first book of this popular series.”
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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbara Park
Kevin from the Florence Branch suggests:
“This book covers all the essential things in life, like how not to investigate strange noises at night after the power has been cut off, possibly due to a thunderstorm, when you had read an article earlier that day about an escaped cannibal lunatic who used to own your house after an individual with an unknown phone number called to helpfully point it out. Includes handy checklists and illustrations.”
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How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith
D. from the Scheben Branch suggests:
“My son loves reading this book over and over, even though it’s creepy!”
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Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds
Andrea from the Scheben Branch suggests:
“This is one of my favorite books because it tells the story of a girl, who was orphaned as a young child, but still has a wonderful outlook on life (just don’t call her Carrot Top). She’s not afraid to be herself and enjoys life, though she does stir up trouble wherever she seems to go. I first read this book as a pre-teen but still enjoy reading it as an adult!”
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Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Vicki from the Hebron Branch suggests:
“This book grabbed my hand and I ran back into history with a young woman fleeing occupied Paris in 1942 to a mountain village in the Free Zone. She forges I.D. documents to help Jewish children escape to neutral Switzerland. Inspired by real-life forgers that saved hundreds of people.”
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The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
Emily from the Main Library suggests:
“As a teenager, this book was everything and while I’m older now and don’t identify with the intense angst as much, the emotions within the story still feel honest. As you read, you follow the young character as he thinks about life and wanders about the city.”
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
“Now a Netflix Show!”
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The Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn
” He’s actually called the Creature!”
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Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Lacy from the Main Library suggests:
“This story follows an actress who reflects on her life and career, unveiling secrets through interviews.”
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Melissa from the Main Library suggests:
“Dinner party turns into a treasure hunt with a baker’s dozen.”
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The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Kaylee from the Main Library suggests:
“I LOVED this series when I was in middle school. A fantasy/romance book series which was later turned into a 5-part movie adaptation.”
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The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
How many did you guess correctly? Comment below with emojis only to tell us your favorite book!
