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A Pinecone!

Helen Yoon - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

While Daddy is busy wrangling a mud-happy dog, someone else is collecting lots and lots of pinecones. Helen Yoon brings back the parent-child duo from Off-Limits in a droll celebration of high enthusiasm.. Daddy is a bit distracted on their autumn walk, while his curious child only has eyes...
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Before the Ships: The Birth of Black Excellence

Maisha Oso - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Before the Ships is a powerful and poetic celebration of the early roots of Black history. The great achievements and accomplishments across Africa prior to the Transatlantic slave trade are told through melodious text and evocative illustrations, that culminate into the strength and resilience...
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Mr. Fox's Game of No!

David LaRochelle - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

In a hilarious interactive picture book, the Geisel Award-winning creators of See the Cat challenge kids to answer every question with "NO" - even when their brain keeps insisting "YES.". Can you beat Mr. Fox at his Game of No? The rules are simple: every time he asks...
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You Are Not Sleepy!

Mark Teague - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Mark Teague comes a funny bedtime picture book about a pig who can't go to sleep no matter how hard he tries!. Pig knows it's time for a nap, but he just can't fall asleep! He tries to catch that elusive shut-eye...
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Amu Nowruz and His Violets

Hadi Mohammadi - Elsewhere Editions
Format: Hardcover

A FOLKLORIC CELEBRATION OF THE SEASONS AND NEW BEGINNINGS. An enchanting story of the Persian New Year and moment when winter turns to spring, based on the Iranian folktale of Naneh Sarma and Amu Nowruz. In the land of Winter, queenly Naneh Sarma coats the mountains and valleys in ice and snow...
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A Real Lion Story

Krista Legge - Clavis
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring story about a stuffed animal with a lionheart. For brave children ages 5 years and up.Leroy's life with Addie is great. She brings him along almost everywhere and gives him a thousand hugs a day. But a movie about wild lions sparks his curiosity. Could there be more to life...
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Snack, Please!: A Cheery Street Story

Georgie Birkett - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Banana chips! Rice cakes! When Gertie wants to eat only snacks, her dad shares the joy of growing, making, and sharing your own food in this adorable picture book from the creator of Carry Me!. Gertie LOVES snacks! All kinds of snacks: sofa snacks, bath snacks, bedtime snacks . . . Isn't...
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Under the Table

Allan Ahlberg - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Nothing is what it seems - and anything can happen - when the hilarious team of Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman sneak a peek under the table.. What do you do when you're having an ordinary day, only to discover there's a big gray elephant (named Nathaniel) under the table? Why,...
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Challah for Shabbat Tonight

Sara Holly Ackerman - Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This sweet, rhyming, beautifully illustrated picture book celebrates Jewish joy and intergenerational love as it follows a girl and her grandmother preparing for Shabbat dinner by baking traditional challah from scratch. A little girl and her grandmother spend Friday afternoon preparing...
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How to Be a Witch

Gabrielle Balkan - Rise x Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

A witch-themed picture book unlike any other - it's nonfiction!. Most people, kids included, have very specific associations with "witch" - perhaps a scheming, warted, and/or green-faced woman in a pointy hat and heels, brewing a potion with gruesome ingredients intended for harm...
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The Band in Our Basement: A Picture Book

Kelly J. Baptist - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this rollicking, rhyming picture book, a pair of siblings who are supposed to be in bed discover a jazz band playing in their basement. The sounds downstairs are funkyand we start to wiggle toes.We flip-flop and we giggle with sheets up to the nose. The rhythm's steady, the trumpet's...
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Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites

Anthony Browne - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Anthony Browne lends his singular talent for rendering primates to a lovingly detailed concept book that will captivate readers both young and old. . What's the opposite of old? Young! What's the opposite of sad? Happy! Big or small, alone or together, the primates in this book...
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The Mightiest Bite

Howard Calvert - Andersen Press USA
Format: Hardcover

Discover who has the mightiest bite in this hilarious competition between some of the biggest - and the smallest! - animals on Earth.As a little girl munches on an apple, she thinks she must have the mightiest bite. Suddenly, along comes a parade of animals to compete for the title, including...
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When Love Is More Than Words

Jocelyn Chung - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

A beautiful story about a family who shows their love in a multitude of ways. There are so many ways to say "I love you" without saying a word! One little girl sees the love shown in her family by the way they nurture one another through stories, food, and spending time together....
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They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom

Lesa Cline-Ransome - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

In this stirring and powerfully illustrated story, an enslaved young man uses his ability to read and write to educate others in the pursuit of freedom.. Back inside the store I write up receipts for Master's deliveries for Master's orders In 'tweenI write up a receipt for her freedom....
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Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin

Julia Donaldson - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

From the creators of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, an unforgettable tale of a brave little penguin on the journey of a lifetime.Excited by his aunts' stories of the South Pole, plucky penguin Jonty Gentoo sneaks out of the zoo and sets off to find the land of the gentoo penguins....
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Bella Ballerina

Sharon M. Draper - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon M. Draper comes a debut picture book about a timid little ballerina who learns that the show must go on - and will - with a little help from her friends.. Bella loves ballet class and listens hard to the music so she can tippy-toe turn, point,...
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Quiet Karima

Nidhi Chanani - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Even if you're quiet, you can still be loud!. Without silence, there is no music.Karima is quiet. She'd prefer to listen to the world than to talk. In fact, she listens to the chirps, thuds, and squeaks all around her, and in everything she hears a melody or a beat. As she journeys...
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The Class with Wings: A Picture Book

Paul Fleischman - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this expertly crafted story from Newbery Medal-winning author Paul Fleischman, a fourth-grade class takes the journey of a lifetime from the comfort of their own classroom as they follow the flightpath of a small (but mighty) bird - with full-color illustrations by Hannah Salyer . Every...
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PictureFace Lizzy

Josh Gad - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From beloved actor Josh Gad - star of the animated hit movie FROZEN and the live-action movie BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - comes a hilarious picture book about a girl who won't rest until she gets the latest cool toy.. Eve knows she has all she needs. But what does she really WANT? Only the coolest...
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Umami

Jacob Grant - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Umami, sick of cold fish, travels the world trying different and delicious food to bring back home for the other penguins to try.. Umami is tired of eating cold fish.. But fish is what the penguins eat. Fish for every meal and birthdays too. To find new exciting foods, Umami adventures...
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Mad at Dad

Janie Hao - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

A one-of-a-kind, lift-the-flap picture book about some very big feelings.When a girl gets SO MAD at her dad, she starts to storm around and slam doors, but soon realizes she doesn't really like being mad. She tries everything she can think of to be less mad. Counting. Taking deep breaths....
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How We Share Cake

Kim Hyo-eun - Scribble US
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of multi-award-winning I Am the Subway. Making sure you get your rightful share in a family of five siblings is never easy. Everything must be carefully calculated and precisely measured to make sure no one misses out. How We Share Cake is a hilarious exploration of the timeless...
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What Can a Mess Make?

Bee Johnson - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

In this gorgeously illustrated rhyming picture book, two sisters spend their day playing at home and leaving joyful, cozy messes in their wake.Kitchen clatter.Milk and juice.Syrup splatter.Chocolate mousse.Bowl of berries -- Red and blue.A mess can make a meal for two.. From breakfast to bedtime,...
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Black Girl, Black Girl

Ali Kamanda - Sourcebooks Explore
Format: Hardcover

From the authors of Black Boy, Black Boy comes a new inspiring picture book about self-esteem for black girls, drawing on the history of role models who came before them!Dear girl, Black girl, rise up, it's time.It's a new day and a chance to shine.From the first black female Vice...
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Mauntie and Me

Rajani LaRocca - Candlewick Press
Format: Hardcover

What grows when you share it? A tender story of extended family, jealousy pangs, and above all love, from the Newbery Honor-winning author of I'll Go and Come Back.. Every Saturday, when Priya's aunties and uncles and cousins come over, the other kids run off to play together, leaving...
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Everyone Wants an Octopus Book!: We All Belong in Stories

Liz Ledden - Bright Light
Format: Hardcover

Everyone Wants an Octopus Book! is a thought-provoking picture book about how everyone deserves to see themselves in books.. Inky the octopus wants to read a book with a character that looks like them. With their best friend, Quack the duck, they scour every shelf, but all they seem to find...
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Eli and the Uncles

Jehan Madhani - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Say hello and good night to Uncle Hanif, Uncle Rashin, Uncle Nooru . . . and five more uncles, along with their spectacular beards!. Young Eli gets to spend a whole day with his eight adoring uncles - each one bigger and taller than the last, and each with an outsized personality to match,...
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Alpacas Make Terrible Librarians

Kristi Mahoney - Gnome Road Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The last thing you expect when you go to the library is to see your librarian replaced with an alpaca. BEWARE! Alpacas make terrible librarians! Prepare for laughs and learning in this humorous exploration of what might happen when an alpaca fills in for a librarian. You'll learn all sorts...
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Millie Fleur's Poison Garden

Christy Mandin - Cartwheel Books
Format: Hardcover

Wednesday Addams meets The Curious Garden in this delightfully peculiar story about finding joy in being wonderfully weird.Garden Glen is a very bland place. Every house and every garden looks exactly like the other. That is ... until Millie Fleur La Fae comes to town.Up on a scruffy hill,...
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Rainbow Bear

Bill Martin - Brown Books Kids
Format: Hardcover

Come Paint the World with Rainbow Bear - One Color at a TimeIn the latest addition to Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson's beloved children's collection, Rainbow Bear is sure to delight both old fans and new with its vivid illustrations and charming characters. Young readers can learn...
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The Helping Sweater

Rachel Más Davidson - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Follow along as Maya spreads joy through random acts of kindness in this vibrant and heartwarming book celebrating empathy and community. . It's finally cold enough for Maya to wear her favorite sweater! But when her cat pulls a thread loose, her beloved sweater quickly begins to unravel....
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America's Dreaming

Bob McKinnon - Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Bob McKinnon comes a story about seeking inspiration from our past to become our best selves in the future.. Have you ever felt alone? Have you ever desperately wanted to fit in? America understands how you feel.. America dreams of adventures, making...
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No More Señora Mimí

Meg Medina - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

From Newbery Medalist Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, comes a poignant salute to the caregivers who enter a child's tender world. . Ana cannot contain her excitement - her abuela is coming to stay with her and Mami for always! Abuela is sure to let Ana play...
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Griso: The One and Only

Roger Mello - Elsewhere Editions
Format: Hardcover

A unicorn searches for others just like him in this vibrant and shapeshifting tale by Batchelder-Honor author and illustrator, Roger Mello. The last of his kind, Griso travels the world searching for unicorn companions. He asks beetles, chameleons, and buffalos if they've seen any mythical...
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Pockets of Love

Yamile Saied Méndez - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Sweet or savory. Fried or baked. Little pockets filled with love and a taste from home.Grandma Monona always made the best empanadas for Mami's birthday. But this year Monona is in heaven and Mami is sad. Her birthday won't be the same without Monona.Star and Sebi know they need...
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The Last Tamale

Orlando Mendiola - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

*A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection*Three kids compete in an epic battle for the last tamale at their family's annual tamalada in this vibrant picture book by debut author Orlando Mendiola and celebrated illustrator Teresa Martinez.It's the best day of the year - tamale...
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The Duck With No Luck

Gemma Merino - Macmillan Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

What's a fed-up duck who feels all out of luck supposed to do? Go and ask a wise owl for help, of course! But watch out for the hungry Fox . . .. From the award-winning Gemma Merino, author of the The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water, The Duck With No Luck is a funny, uplifting and reassuring...
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A Face Is a Poem

Julie Morstad - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

Look through the one-of-a-kind eyes of acclaimed author/illustrator Julie Morstad and explore the beauty, diversity and wonder of faces all around.. A face is a poem with all the parts put together, adding up to someone you love.Have you ever stopped and looked, really looked, at a face?...
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A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child's Search for Home

Maysa Odeh - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A young Palestinian girl living in diaspora struggles to find her homeland on a map in this gentle and heartfelt picture book.. At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding their families' home countries on a map, but no matter how hard she looks, Falasteen can't...
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Bea's Bad Day (Big Bright Feelings)

Tom Percival - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

What can you do when everything goes wrong? From the creator of Ruby Finds a Worry and the Big Bright Feelings series comes a story about disappointment and having fun even when things don't go the way you hoped.. Bea is looking forward to her birthday-but what will happen when everything...
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Between My Hands (The "Between" Books)

Mitali Perkins - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

In this encouraging, reassuring picture book, National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins invokes the Indian custom of namaste, meaning "I bow to you," to show how little hands are capable of great love. . What's between your handswhen you namaste the world?. Maya is only three...
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All at Once Upon a Time: A Picture Book

Mara Rockliff - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An unexpected and wholly original fractured fairy tale by award-winning author Mara Rockliff, with a hilarious visual narrative from illustrator Gladys Jose - All at Once Upon a Time is a fantastic picture book read-aloud that will have listeners giggling ever after . Once upon a time(now,...
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Chooch Helped

Andrea L. Rogers - Levine Querido
Format: Hardcover

A Cherokee girl introduces her younger brother to their family's traditions - begrudgingly! - in this picture book written by Walter Award-winner Andrea L. Rogers and featuring gorgeous collage illustrations from debut artist Rebecca Lee Kunz.. Sissy's younger brother, Chooch,...
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Seven Samosas: Counting at the Market

Kabir Sehgal - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

From bestselling mother-son duo Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal comes an upbeat rhyming picture book counting backwards from twenty to one delicious Indian and South Asian treats.. Off to the market for a tasty bite, Dada and Sona shop for tonight! From twenty ladoos to sixteen mangoes...
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Cookie Time

Jessie Sima - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling creator of Not Quite Narwhal comes a tasty picture book about two kids who get into time travel shenanigans while trying to skip waiting for cookies to bake!. Kat and Ari love cookie time, their special tradition with Grandpa and his dog, Biscuit. It's...
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This Land Is a Lullaby

Tonya Simpson - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Hardcover

As daylight fades to dusk and slips into darkness, this gentle lullaby celebrates the sounds of the Prairies and the Plains on a stormy summer's night.From the hum of dragonflies to the drumming of thunder, with grasses swirling and the northern lights glimmering, This Land Is a Lullaby...
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Garland Of Lights: A Diwali Story

Chitra Soundar - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

One lamp welcomes the goddess of wealth.She blesses all with wisdom and health.Feasts. Fireworks. Fun with family and friends. Shine a light on the magical moments that make up Diwali, the Festival of Lights, in this warm and dazzling storybook. . During this very special time of the year,...
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My Name Is Long as a River

Suma Subramaniam - Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

In this sweeping picture book, an Indian girl discovers the power of her name as she travels along the river she was named after.. What's so special about your name? . Kaveri Thanjavur Jayalakshmi Ganesan doesn't think there is anything special about her very long name - in fact,...
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I Worked Hard on That!

Robyn Wall - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A spider sets out to make the most perfect, awe-inspiring web only to have her artistic efforts destroyed again and again in this delightful picture book about the creative process and perseverance.. As a spider, Kiara has always made webs to catch food, but one day, she discovers a web so beautiful...
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How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way

Rachel Michelle Wilson - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Don't miss this humorous and heartwarming picture book by debut creator Rachel Michelle Wilson about that embarrassing moment in life when you (gasp) pee your pants. . Well, it happened. You peed your pants.. You probably regret that second (okay, third) lemonade.. We've all been...
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Towed by Toad

Jashar Awan - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

Hop on a tow-truck ride with Toad as he learns that everyone needs help sometimes, even the helpers! The first in a new series for fans of Frog and Toad and Little Blue Truck!. "No time, Pop! Can't stop!". Toad and his tow truck are always on the move to lend a hand to anyone...
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Pasta! These Names Are Fun to Say

Felice Arena - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover

These pasta words are fun to say:SpaghettiniFagottiniDitaliniMore Grattini?ManicottiAgnolottiThat's a lot-ti!Pasta tastes delicious, but do you know that pasta names are also fun to say? Join a group of children (and a cat) as they discover thirty-six kinds of pasta. And lots of sauces...
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Emily Snook: The World's Smallest Cook

Laura Bower - Gnome Road Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Emily Snook is a whiz in the kitchen. But when she enters an international cooking contest and meets the competition, her hopes of winning deflate like a botched soufflé. Everyone is older, taller and in serious doubt of her cooking capabilities! A classic underdog story, Emily Snook:...
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Beat This Book: Over 40 Ridiculously Funny Challenges - 1 Extremely Determined Book

Howard Calvert - Happy Yak
Format: Hardcover

I am a book. And I want to beat you! Think you can beat me? First, you'll have to complete my ridiculous, ludicrous, yet absolutely hilarious challenges.. New Zealand has the longest place name in the word. Can you say: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaunga horonukupokaiwhenuakitnatahu...
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Slippery, Spicy, Tingly: A Kimchi Mystery

Yangsook Choi - Carolrhoda Books ®
Format: Hardcover

Keo loves kimchi! And he loves Halmoni, his grandmother!But when Halmoni unexpectedly comes to visit and digs a big hole in the backyard, he's not sure what's going on. Could Halmoni be planning to bury a secret treasure?! Yangsook Choi, author and illustrator of the beloved picture...
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A Moving Story

Beth Ferry - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Beth Ferry is theNew York Timesbestselling author of numerous picture books, includingStick and Stone, The Scarecrow,andThe Nice Dream Truck.She lives with her family by the beach in New Jersey, where she finds inspiration in the salty air.Tom Lichtenheld makes books for children and people...
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I Know How to Draw an Owl

Hilary Horder Hippely - Neal Porter Books
Format: Hardcover

Belle draws the best owl in class, but she doesn't say why: she sees them in the park, where she and her mother sleep.. Belle and her mother used to have a house, a table, and chairs, a home like any of Belle's classmates'. But things changed. Now, they curl up each night in a blanket...
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Brown Girl, Brown Girl

Leslé Honoré - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This powerful and hopeful picture book - inspired by the historic election of Vice President Kamala Harris - celebrates brown and Black girls and is magnificently illustrated by a Caldecott Honor-winning artist.. Brown girl, brown girl, what did you see? A world that sees my skin before...
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The Midnight Mitzvah

Ruth Horowitz - Barefoot Books
Format: Hardcover

"A wise, thought-provoking tale about the true meaning of charity."- Kirkus Reviews. "I know it's a mitzvah to help others," Hanina said. "And it's also a mitzvah to make sure you don't embarrass someone.". Hanina Chipmunk's favorite thing to do is gather...
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Mr. Santa

Jarvis - Candlewick Press
Format: Hardcover

With wit and affection, the inimitable Jarvis imagines the giddy wonder of a child who finds she has Santa all to herself - with free rein to ask all the questions that spring to mind.. Mr. Santa? Is it really you? Did you read my letter?And have you wiped your shoes?. When a little girl...
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My Father's House

Mina Javaherbin - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

In a warm, vibrantly illustrated story drawn from the author's childhood memories, the team behind My Grandma and Me follow a girl and her father as they explore the wondrous city of Isfahan, Iran - and his family home.. My father and I are explorers . . . He teaches me that there is no end to learning...
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Harper Becomes a Big Sister

Seamus Kirst - Magination Press
Format: Hardcover

Harper discovers that the addition of a new baby to the family does not mean there is less love to go around, but instead there is more to share.. When Dad and Daddy adopt a new baby, Harper is excited to be a big sister for the first time. She picks out a stuffed animal just for her baby...
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Beanie the Bansheenie

Eoin Colfer - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A best-selling author and an award-winning illustrator join forces in a long-form picture book that turns a familiar myth of Irish folklore into a universal story of love, perseverance, and friendship against all odds.. Banshees are well known to most of us as supernatural Irish harbingers...
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Frostfire

Elly MacKay - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

Follow dragon-expert Miriam and curious Celeste on a magical winter's day walk through their garden, where a snow dragon just might be hiding! Elly MacKay's luminous artwork and sweet sibling story will cast a spell over readers of all ages in this playfully imaginative picture...
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There's a Ghost in the Garden

Kyo Maclear - Enchanted Lion
Format: Hardcover

A gentle, probing picture book from award-winning author Kyo Maclear and celebrated illustrator Katty Maurey about the special relationship between a grandfather and his grandson, and the many traces, memories, and even ghosts with which we live . There's a ghost in Grandpa's garden....
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Mixed-Up Mooncakes

Christina Matula - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

This beautiful tribute to fall festivals - Mid-Autumn Festival and Sukkot - celebrates family, multicultural heritage, and the bounty of the season. Give this to readers who love Two New Years and The Very Best Sukkah. It's time for Ruby and her family to celebrate two extra-special...
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Papa's Butter Chicken: A celebration of family and community

Monica Saigal - Tiger Tales
Format: Hardcover

This picture book is a celebration of Indian heritage, father-daughter relationships, and sharing with community. Includes a foreword by renowned chef José Andrés, and one of the author's own recipes.. A young girl named Monica shares special time with her father as they prepare her favorite...
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A Cozy Winter Day

Eliza Wheeler - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Eliza Wheeler welcomes readers to Acorn Village, where a community of adorable forest animals celebrates all the wonder that winter offers.. The busy animals of Acorn Village love to spend winter days doing all sorts of cozy activities together,...
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Miles Comes Home (A Picture Book Adoption Story for Kids)

Sarah S. Brannen - little bee books
Format: Hardcover

Miles wakes up on his adoption day feeling excited, nervous, and even a little sad, but when his supportive new dads, pick him up from his foster home they bring warmth and understanding. This is a joyful and heartwarming celebration of LGBTQ families, adoption, kindness, and love.. Miles...
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The Chinese New Year Helper

Ying Chang Compestine - Rocky Pond Books
Format: Hardcover

A young girl finds an exciting role for herself at the Chinese New Year celebration in her family's restaurant. At last, she isn't being told that she's too young to help!. Jia's family is busy preparing for the Chinese New Year feast at their restaurant in Chinatown, and Jia wants...
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I Can Help

David Hyde Costello - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Now in a board book! A much beloved and timeless tale about showing kindness and the power of paying it forward, featuring a cast of animal characters -- perfect for toddlers, preschools, and as a baby shower gift.. "Uh-oh. I'm lost," a little duck says."I can help,"...
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So Cold!

John Coy - Minnesota Historical Society Press
Format: Hardcover

Embrace the cold with this engaging children's book about a father and son who practice science experiments using household objects outside on a snowy day! When the temperature drops far below freezing, many people plan to stay warm and cozy inside. But when it's "so cold"...
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Bert, the Bowerbird: The small bird with a big heart

Julia Donaldson - Boxer Books
Format: Hardcover

Bert the bowerbird is looking for love. He has made the most perfect bower, complete with a pretty purple flower, and he is hoping it will help him to meet the bird of his dreams. But when Nanette comes along, she is far from impressed. Poor Bert is hurt, and flies off to bring her presents...
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The House That She Built

Mollie Elkman - BuilderBooks
Format: Hardcover

The House that She Built educates young readers about the people and skills that go into building a home. One by one, we learn about the architect, framer, roofer and many more as they contribute their individual skills needed to complete the collective project - a new home. With illustrations...
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Snow Is...

Laura Gehl - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author Laura Gehl, a sparkling, lyrical picture book about the magic of an early snow.. It's dawn and there is snow all around. The wonder of winter's first snowfall brings the magic of changing seasons and sees a family sharing the perfect snow day with coziness...
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Girls on the Rise

Amanda Gorman - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An electrifying new picture book by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman. Who are we? We are a billion voices, bright and brave; we are light, standing together in the fight. Girls are strong and powerful alone, but even stronger when they work...
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Duck, Duck, Goose!

John Hare - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Duck, duck, goose! Moose? From acclaimed author-illustrator John Hare, this funny picture book follows two ducks, a goose, and their unexpected friend, Moose, on a surprising journey. For fans of Suzanne Lang's Grumpy Monkey and Kelly Bingham and Paul O. Zelinsky's Z Is for Moose....
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Dive, Dive into the Night Sea

Thea Lu - Candlewick Studio
Format: Hardcover

Follow award-winning illustrator Thea Lu on a stunning, dreamlike journey through the night sea.. Dive, dive! Dive into the night sea.I shine my light and waitto see who will come to me.Swooping manta rays. Vibrant coral reefs. Sleeping whales. And in the deepest darkness, a display of bioluminescence,...
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Meena's Saturday

Kusum Mepani - Kokila
Format: Hardcover

A slice-of-life story with a feminist message about a young Indian girl and her sisters managing a bustling house full of boisterous guests on a busy Saturday.. Saturday mornings start early for Meena. She and her sisters watch the sun rise while drinking chai before they clean the house...
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Rosie's Wild Ride: Chasing Big Rodeo Dreams

Paige Murray - Zonderkidz
Format: Hardcover

Meet Rosie, the big horse with even bigger dreams! In Rosie's Wild Ride, Clydesdale horse Rosie and her cowgirl friend Oakley want to be rodeo stars, but what happens when the competition doesn't quite go as planned? In this beautiful, inspiring picture book, readers will learn...
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When the Stammer Came to Stay

Maggie O'Farrell - Walker Books US
Format: Hardcover

The author of Hamnet explores sisterly affection and what it means to rediscover your voice - and yourself - in this illustrated storybook. . This is the tale of two sisters . . . who had no idea that everything was about to change. QuietBea keeps her shoes polished, folds her clothes every...
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The Duel: A Story about Peace

Inês Viegas Oliveira - Triangle Square
Format: Hardcover

An international award-winning picture book with increasingly detailed water-color art begins as a story about quarrels and conflicts, but is, above all, about making and finding peace.. Loosely based on the duel scene from War & Peace, this story will help spark conversations about what...
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What Lolo Wants

Cristina Oxtra - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

In this heartwarming and poignant story, a girl and her grandfather share a love beyond words, for fans of When Lola Visits and Holding On.Every night, Maria and Lolo draw together. Though she tries, Maria isn't nearly as good as her grandfather. Lolo can draw anything: Lola cooking,...
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A Hat for House: One Storm, Many Helpers

Audrey Perrott - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An uplifting picture book debut about community and hope.. One windy day, House's hat blows clean off his head!. His friends are happy to help, but nothing they try seems quite right. Then the wind gets even stronger and thunder rumbles, making House wonder how he can keep his family...
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Sari Sisters

Anitha Rao-Robinson - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Critically-acclaimed artist Anoosha Syed brings Anitha Rao-Robinson's stunning text to life in this story about getting dressed up and the enduring bonds between sisters.. Ruhi is ready for her weekend tradition: a dance party with her older sister, Kayra! Everything is ready to go--the...
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New House, New Home: A Picture Book About Building a House

Megan Saben - Familius
Format: Hardcover

A picture book for families building a home, with illustrations by Twinkle Tots illustrators Liz and Kate Pope. In rhyming text by Megan Saben, two eager children watch step-by-step as their new home is built over the course of a year. With an adorable puppy to find on each page and a collection...
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Pavlo Gets the Grumps

Natalia Shaloshvili - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

For those days when everything feels blah, a picture-book-shaped hug offered with humor and tenderness by a gifted Ukrainian artist.. Pavlo does not feel like going to the park. Not today. He does not want to go swimming. He even says no to the movies. What's going on, Pavlo?Pavlo has the grumps....
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Dot! Scribble! Go! (Herve Tullet)

Herve Tullet - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

From Hervé Tullet, author of the New York Times bestseller Press Here, a picture book to unleash children's creativity: Using only a finger and a great deal of imagination, Hervé empowers readers to create a simple flower . . . an entire garden . . . and even whole new worlds!. Once...
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The Top Spot

Frank Weber - Disney Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

For fans of MR. TIGER GOES WILD and I WANT MY HAT BACK, author-illustrator Frank Weber presents style, stunning illustrations, and sly humor in THE TOP SPOT, which explores themes of happiness and the why of competing in the rat race called life.. A little ibex is challenged to compete...
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Bobby and the Big Valentine

Timmy Woitas - Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

In this charming debut picture book, a young boy makes the biggest, most sparkly valentine that he can for his crush. But how will his grand gesture be received?. Fall in love with Bobby and Eddie in this sweet story about Valentine's Day and sharing how much you care!. "From the day they'd...
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Dancing Dumplings for My One and Only

Eva Wong Nava - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

When her grandmother falls ill, a young girl pours her love, memories, and worry into the dumplings her grandmother taught her to make in this heartwarming - and mouthwatering - picture book. . Dumplings dance in water like Grandma moves through tai chi beats: slow, firm, focused. When...
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