• Will You Be My Friend?
  • Author: Sam McBratney
  • Publisher: Candlewick
  • From legendary author and illustrator duo Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram comes the delightful sequel to the heartwarming picture book classic Guess How Much I Love You. Little Nutbrown Hare is out exploring on his own. Off he hops along the path and through the grass until he reaches Cloudy Mountain, where something extraordinary...
  • Looking for Smile
  • Author: Ellen Tarlow
  • Publisher: Beach Lane Books
  • Bear and Smile are always together. They wake up together, swim by the waterfall together, and eat honey together. But one day, Bear wakes up and Smile is nowhere to be found. With the help of his woodland friends, will Bear be able to find his Smile again? This tender and special debut picture book explores sadness with...
  • Probably a Narwhal
  • Author: Shelley Moore Thomas
  • Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
  • This girl's room is an amazing mess between the pies, the paints, and the giant rainbow splashed across the wall. She swears that she didn't make the mess--in fact, it was probably a narwhal. They make pies all the time, don't they? But when a real narwhal magically appears, the girl finds herself in a battle...
  • Bakers and What they Do
  • Author: Liesbet Slegers
  • Publisher:
  • Do you love fresh bread and sweet treats? Well, do you know who makes them? A baker! Bakers wake up in the middle of the night to start work each day. There is so much to do to get the delicious baked goods ready for when the shop opens in the morning. A delicious informative picture book about the baker....
  • The Most Beautiful Thing
  • Author: Kao Kalia Yang
  • Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
  • A warmhearted and tender true story about a young girl finding beauty where she never thought to look. Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this moving picture book portrays a family with a great deal of love and little money. Weaving together Kalia's story with that of her beloved...
  • A Real Friend
  • Author: Jennifer Wolfthal
  • Publisher:
  • Benny and Max are best friends. They often play together, until Max annoys Benny and the two friends get into a fight. Then, Benny decides to build a new best friend ... A recognizable story about playing together, quarreling and patching up a quarrel. For playful children ages 4 and up....
  • Lia & Luís: Who Has More?
  • Author: Ana Crespo
  • Publisher: Charlesbridge
  • Twins Lia and Luís argue over who has more of their favorite Brazilian snacks. The siblings compare amounts using measurement, counting, estimation, and finally weight to pick the winner. The solution involves clever math--and a little sharing.The Storytelling Math series shows that all children can be mathematical thinkers....
  • The Animals Would Not Sleep!
  • Author: Sara Levine
  • Publisher: Charlesbridge
  • Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!With bedtime fast approaching, young Latinx scientist Marco wants to sort his stuffed animals into categories that will help them comfortably settle down. He observes, compares, and groups, but the animals refuse every classification. Finally Marco combines math with...
  • Max & Ruby and the Babysitting...
  • Author: Rosemary Wells
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula...
  • From beloved author-illustrator Rosemary Wells comes the next installment in the adventures of the inimitable brother and sister bunnies, Max and Ruby. When Louise and Ruby open up their new babysitting business they are delighted when Mrs. Warddropper hires them right away. But then they meet Percy, who wants to have everything...
  • Dinosong
  • Author: Tim McCanna
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula...
  • The Land Before Time meets Eric Carle in this delightful read-aloud featuring "melodious and spare" (USA TODAY) language by master storyteller Tim McCanna.Follow a triceratops, a sauropod, and an ankylosaur on a prehistoric adventure filled with sights and sounds identified by playful onomatopoeia. Chip. Chop....
  • ABC Animals
  • Author: Christopher Evans
  • Publisher:
  • Not your typical ABC book! Book measures 10'' square.52 pages.Grades: PreK to 2. Reading Level: 3 to 8.Author/illustrator attended Cooper Union in New York City and is currently an illustrator and graphic designer based in France.
  • Bigger Than a Dream
  • Author: Jef Aerts
  • Publisher: Levine Querido
  • People fear death (apparently just a tiny bit less than public speaking) . We don't know how to talk about it, especially to children, and we're afraid to bring it up for fear of making people sadder.Yet children, especially, have questions, and this incredibly gentle and surprisingly light story is full of both...
  • The Bear and the Moon
  • Author: Matthew Burgess
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books
  • The Bear and the Moon is a picture book that follows what happens when the gift of a balloon floats into Bear's life.The two companions embark on a journey - a magical tale that encompasses the joys of friendship and discovery.This is a gentle book filled with humor, while tackling complex topics like the transcendence...
  • Miss Mingo and the 100th Day of School
  • Author: Jamie Harper
  • Publisher: Candlewick
  • It's the hundredth day of school, and Miss Mingo the Flamingo has quite a day planned for her diverse class of animals. First, the students share projects that celebrate the number one hundred: Centipede does one hundred jumping jacks, Panda shows off two bundles of fifty bamboo stalks, and other students share five...
  • Ellie's Dragon
  • Author: Bob Graham
  • Publisher: Candlewick
  • From master storyteller Bob Graham comes an adorable and affecting tale about imaginary friends and the bittersweet nature of growing up.When Ellie is very small, she finds a lovable newborn dragon on a carton of eggs in the grocery store. Ellie calls him Scratch, takes him home, and moves him into her dollhouse. Her mother...
  • Bear Is Not Sleepy
  • Author: Jelleke Rijken
  • Publisher:
  • It's almost winter. Bear is getting ready to go to sleep. But when he sees birds flying south, Bear decides he wants to go too! Bear isn't sleepy . . . yet . . . A warm story about adventure, and friendship, and being yourself. For sleepy bears ages 3 and up. ...
  • Glory on Ice: A Vampire Hockey...
  • Author: Maureen Fergus
  • Publisher: Knopf Books for Young...
  • After centuries alone in his old castle, Vlad is ready to try something new. When he hears the local hockey team gushing about how they'll crush and destroy their opponents in the next game, he knows he's found the activity for him! Vlad immediately gives the game his all, but he soon realizes that super-human powers...
  • Hamish Takes the Train
  • Author: Daisy Hirst
  • Publisher: Candlewick
  • Hamish the bear and Noreen the goose live in the country, where they like to watch the trains whoosh by. While Noreen is happy to stay in the country, Hamish can't help but wonder what it would be like to ride the train into the city. So one day he says goodbye to Noreen and sets off along the tracks. Hamish's ride...
  • Construction Site Mission: Demolition!
  • Author: Sherri Duskey Rinker
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books
  • The newest adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series!In Construction Site Mission: Demolition!, the construction team we all know and love has an exciting job to do - smashing, crushing, sorting, hauling.Ultimately, this picture book is about working together, breaking...
  • There Must Be More Than That!
  • Author: Shinsuke Yoshitake
  • Publisher:
  • From the creator of The Boring Book, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's BookShinsuke Yoshitake is back with a witty, thought-provoking picture book for our times.There Must Be More Than That! is all about perspective, and wading past the bad to embrace the possibility of good.* A thoughtful and laugh-out-loud...
  • Hot Pot Night!
  • Author: Vincent Chen
  • Publisher: Charlesbridge
  • Hot pot, hot pot!Hits the right spot!What's for dinner? A Taiwanese American child brings his diverse neighbors together to make a tasty communal meal. Together, they cook up a steaming family dinner that celebrates community, cooperation, and culture. Includes a family recipe for hot pot!
  • Little Wise Wolf
  • Author: Gijs van der Hammen
  • Publisher: Kids Can Press
  • Books have taught Little Wise Wolf many things. But perhaps he's not quite as wise as he thinks he is.A small wolf spends all his time reading big books and discovering new stars. Because he knows so much, everyone calls him Little Wise Wolf, and many of his neighbors come to him with questions. However, with so many...
  • Some Dinosaurs Are Small
  • Author: Charlotte Voake
  • Publisher: Candlewick
  • The concept of size is relative - and takes on prehistoric proportions - in a funny and reassuring tale from a maven of children's books.Some dinosaurs are small and slow. They take their time in the prehistoric jungle, collecting fruits and leaves and using their tiny teeth to munch them. Some dinosaurs are big and fast....
  • Can Bears Ski?
  • Author: Raymond Antrobus
  • Publisher: Candlewick

  • Big Wishes for Little Feat
  • Author: Cheryl Olsten
  • Publisher: Fleecydale Press; Illustrated...
  • Cheryl Olsten tells the fanciful and delightful tale of a young horse in Belgium and a little girl living in America who are brought together by a bit of fate and a shooting star. When Ella's parents send her to live with her great-aunt in the beautiful Kingdom of Belgium, she becomes lonely and lost. Not far away lives...