From Ernesto’s warm, happy house to the busy sidewalks, the neighborhood of Emergency Quarters is alive and full of energy, and its story will resonate with kids of all ages.
Within the conversational free verse of Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple, Liz Garton Scanlon and Dung Ho combine an exuberant, endearing protagonist with an empowering, STEM-focused plot.
The First Week of School is a sophisticated picture book that packs an amazing punch, brimming with atmosphere and personality
That Always Happens Sometimes is a delightful book guaranteed to bring on both laughs and greater understanding of the many Maxs in the world.
Ladybugs Do Not Go to Preschool overflows with imagination and humor, making it an excellent choice for young new students.
Wolfgang in the Meadow is full of heart and humor, and Wolfgang’s dilemma will speak to readers of any age trying to navigate clashes between joy and ambition.
Dare to Be Daring makes a sweetly supportive case for mustering up the courage to try new things—and remembering you don’t have to do it alone, perfectly or all at once.
A new laugh-out-loud book can be added to the read-aloud rotation: X. Fang’s We Are Definitely Human is a delightful, humorous romp about human kindness towards strange visitors.
Readers of all ages will enjoy watching Tiny Jenny learn the difference between playfulness and truly bad behavior in this tale of embracing differences and finding your family.
The Bedtime Boat is fanciful and beautiful, with art that is almost too visually appealing to send little ones off to sleep.
Quill the Forest Keeper delivers a playful and openhearted examination of the value of a life lived slowly, deliberately and with care for the natural world.
U.S. Poet Laureate and Guggenheim fellow Ada Limón is teaming up with fellow MacArthur award recipient and three-time Caldecott honoree Peter Sís to bring wonder to young readers with In Praise of Mystery, a picture book version of Limón’s poem of the same name. A celebration of human curiosity, “In Praise of Mystery” will be engraved on the Europa Clipper space probe before it journeys to Jupiter’s moon to determine whether Europa is capable of supporting life.
Art Spiegelman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of Maus, brings his charismatic illustration style to this wacky, metafictional picture book, which claims it’s not a book. Actually, it’s a dog, who has been transformed by an angry wizard’s curse. Kids are sure to delight in how much Kids are sure to delight in how much Open Me . . . I’m a Dog commits to the bit: It even features fuzzy pages and a leash.
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