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Aquarium

Cynthia Alonso · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A girl ventures to the water's edge, dreaming of a new friend. And, just like that, a beguiling red fish leaps into her life. But is friendship a sea these two can navigate together? From debut Argentinian author-illustrator Cynthia Alonso comes a wordless picture book about the timeless...
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A House That Once Was

JULIE FOGLIANO · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

The dynamic duo of Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning author Julie Fogliano and Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Lane Smith team up to tell a delightful story about a boy and a girl who explore an abandoned house and imagine who might have lived there in A House That Once Was.Deep in the woodsis...
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Prince George Goes to School

Caryl Hart · Orchard Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Prince George is starting school! There will be new faces, new friends, lots of new things to learn ... as well as new challenges, like taking turns. Will the young royal enjoy his latest epic adventure?!This hilarious, fun-packed royal story is the perfect book to reassure your own little...
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Grumpy Monkey

Suzanne Lang · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings...and the danger in suppressing them!Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can't understand it--how can he be in a bad mood when it's SUCH a beautiful day? They encourage him not to hunch,...
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A Big Mooncake for Little Star

Grace Lin · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin Pat, pat, pat...Little Star's soft feet tiptoed to the Big Mooncake.Little Star loves the delicious Mooncake that she bakes with her mama....
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Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses

SUSAN PATTERSON · jimmy patterson
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Axolotes, chinchillas, and sugar gliders--oh my!In this charmingly illustrated follow-up to their first bestselling collaboration, Big Words for Little Geniuses, Susan and James Patterson create a collection of the world's oddest and cutest animals that only little geniuses would know!...
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Harriet Gets Carried Away

Jessie Sima · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From the author and illustrator of the bestselling Not Quite Narwhal comes a sweet and funny story about remembering where you belong, no matter how far you roam, or what you're wearing when you get there.Harriet loves costumes. She wears them to the dentist, to the supermarket, and most...
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Cool Cat versus Top Dog: Who will win in the ultimate pet quest?

Mike Yamada · Frances Lincoln Children's Bks
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The annual midnight race around the block, Pet Quest, is upon the neightbourhood. The rivalry between the two fastest kids on the block, Cool Cat and Top Dog, is reaching fever pitch, and to make matters worse, the two challengers live in the same household. Their competitiveness looks...
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