Picture Books
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The blue bowl
Leung, Flo, author, illustrator
2024
"A young boy and his family discover a way to merge their Chinese and North American backgrounds by combining traditional foods from both cultures. Max loves his family's Cantonese meals, like steamed rice and gai lan greens with oyster sauce, homemade dumplings, and scallion bread. But sometimes he can't help thinking about French fries, tacos, and ice cream with rainbow sprinkles. For his birthday dinner, Max is really hoping for spaghetti and meatballs, but instead he and his family are headed to Maa Maa and Ye Ye's house for a celebration dinner - and Max is pretty sure that spaghetti won't be served in the familiar blue bowls that came all the way from Hong Kong with his grandparents. But Max is delighted to discover that his understanding family has discovered a way to bring two cultures together with delicious dishes that are a combination of all the foods he loves. This story shows the experience of a child living in between two cultures and how confusing that can sometimes be" -- Provided by publisher.
The book that can read your mind
Coppo, Marianna, author, illustrator
2024
In this interactive book Lady Rabbit the Magician offers to read your mind, if you pick a member from the magician's audience.
Brushy brush!
Posner-Sanchez, Andrea, author.
2024
"This lively board book shows kids the right way to brush with some help from Elmo and friends"-- Provided by publisher.
Do I have to go to the party?
Fenske, Jonathan, author, illustrator
2024
Poppy the puffer fish is invited to Baby Guppy's birthday party, but she is nervous imagining all the things that can go wrong--but at the party it is Poppy who saves the day.
I lived inside a whale
Li, Xin, 1979- author
2024
A young girl escapes from a too loud and busy world by living inside a whale, but when her retreat is disturbed by an intruder, she learns people will be quiet and listen whenever she tells a story.
The iguanodon's horn : how artists & scientists put a dinosaur back together again & again... & again!
Rubin, Sean, 1986- author, illustrator.
2024
Jam, too?
Brown-Wood, JaNay, author.
2024
"A jam session forms, instrument by instrument, and welcomes a child who loves dancing along"-- Provided by publisher.
My mother's tongues : a weaving of languages
Menon, Uma, 2003- author.
2024
Recounting her mother's migration from India and how she came to speak two languages--Malayalam and English--a young girl shows how the gift of multilingualism can transport people across borders and around the world.
Old to Joy
Clark, Anita Crawford, author, illustrator.
2023
"Joy visits her Grandmama, who lives in an old house with all kinds of old things. As the day passes, Grandmama patiently helps Joy discover how old things and old ways can bring joy to any heart."-- Provided by publisher.
The only lonely fairy
Button, Lana, 1968- author.
2024
"Young Leah waxes dramatic when several classmates reject her invitation to play fairies with her. "Lonely Leah" is so busy declaiming her sorrows that she almost misses the quiet overtures of friendship being made by Lunda. The two finally connect and a joyful fairy frolic begins--but they are not too caught up in each other to notice a third lonely classmate, whom they welcome right in."-- Provided by publisher.
Pirate plunder blunder
Behling, Steve, author.
2023
"Green Goblin turns Peter's beloved Aunt May and others into his own Pirate Army...It's up to Spidey and his friends to stop--and save--their family and friends. Only together can they send Gobby Pirate 'walking the plank'"-- Provided by publisher.
Pretty ugly
Sedaris, David, author
2024
In this hilarious illustrated fable, Anna Van Ogre loses her lovely monstrous looks and is turned into a sickeningly adorable, rosy-cheeked little girl. It starts her on a journey to learn an unforgettable lesson about true beauty.
The princess and the pee
Gleed, Effua, author.
2024
"Help children work through their worries and understand that everyone has accidents sometimes with this sensitive story about a little princess and her wet sheets. Once upon a bed, in a royal palace, there lived a little princess with a big imagination called Amma. Every day she was ready to battle knights with the queen, look for mermaids with the king and even hunt for dragons with Grandma Grace. But every bedtime brought with it a whole host of worries. Her blankets felt heavy and the shadows on the walls looked dark and scary. Every morning the palace is filled with fussing about the Princess and the Pee. But what will help her? Lemons under her pillow? Ridiculous! Dry toast before bed? Preposterous! Many suggestions are made but each one makes Princess Amma more worried than the next. While the royal household is running around for a solution, kind Grandma Grace calmly encourages the Princess to relax and use her imagination to help calm her worries. With magical artwork and a gentle rhyming story, this book is designed to reassure little ones that even royal princesses have accidents. It's the perfect way to softly introduce the subject and show them that you can find a solution together. Encourage them to share their worries and let them know they'll be heard with this sweet picture book that can be re-read whenever accidents happen."-- Amazon.com
Rainbowsaurus
Antony, Steve, author, illustrator.
2024
While on an adventure to find the Rainbowsaurus, two dads and their children are joined by a menagerie of rainbow-colored animals who want to find the Rainbowsaurus too.
Solar bear
Ferry, Beth, author
2024
"Journey with a solar bear who shines a light on the endangered species around the world, from 'ivory tusks and rhino's horn to tiny turtles not yet born' and 'pangolins with pinecone scales to orangutans and humpback whales.' Soon the reader is asked to join the cause with their own mighty roar in this hopeful love letter to planet Earth and those who inhabit it"-- Provided by publisher.
Sometimes I feel like an oak
Daniel, Danielle, author
2024
Twelve lyrical poems look at twelve different trees, from early spring to deep winter. In each poem, a child identifies with a feature of the tree - such as the smooth trunk of a birch whose bark has peeled away, the strong branches of a spruce that shelter small birds or the pink flowers of a cherry blossom that tumble like confetti. The poems provide an opportunity to learn about each tree, inspiring us to look afresh at the trees around us - whether in the schoolyard, neighborhood or park - and get to know them better.
When moon blooms
Salazar, Aida, author
2024
As a child admires the moon, their mother imparts Mexican Indigenous wisdom of the moon's phases as they relate to our bodies and lives.
Where is Poppy?
Pritchard, Caroline Kusin, author.
2024
Melvin Kusin (1926 - 2018), called "Poppy" by me and his other grandchildren, was a World War II veteran, Senior Olympics track star, and Texas chili mix entrepreneur. Poppy's life was bold and full of unexpected turns. But of his many adventures, Poppy was most proud of leading our family's Passover Seder for seventy-two years in a row. He taught us that traditions have the power to bring and keep families together. It's through these special moments that we can all discover ways our loved ones are still right here with us, just like Poppy is for me.