This beautiful autobiographical picture book about a boy who spends the day with his father at his landscaping business is a love letter to those who “make the world more beautiful,” no matter what tools they use to do so.
By John Parra
This beautiful autobiographical picture book about a boy who spends the day with his father at his landscaping business is a love letter to those who “make the world more beautiful,” no matter what tools they use to do so.
By Carlie Sorosiak, Illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
Carlie Sorosiak and Devon Holzwarth’s flawless picture book rings with a tender truth: When you are with the ones you love, everywhere you go is home.
Carlie Sorosiak and Devon Holzwarth's flawless picture book rings with a tender truth: When you are with the ones you love, everywhere you go is home.
By Gary D. Schmidt, By Phyllis Root, Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
This picture book biography of 19th-century poet, painter and gardener Celia Thaxter, evokes the magic of summers in Maine and the joy of tending flowers.
This picture book biography of 19th-century poet, painter and gardener Celia Thaxter, evokes the magic of summers in Maine and the joy of tending flowers.
By Nina LaCour, Illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle is a reassuring, inclusive look at what it feels like to be separated from and reunited with a parent.
Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle is a reassuring, inclusive look at what it feels like to be separated from and reunited with a parent.
By E.B. Goodale
E.B. Goodale’s Also is a lovely picture book about the power of memory and intergenerational connections, told with accessible sophistication.
E.B. Goodale’s Also is a lovely picture book about the power of memory and intergenerational connections, told with accessible sophistication.
By Laura Ruby, Illustrated by Dung Ho
A spunky girl has a bumpy transition after her father marries a children’s librarian in Laura Ruby and Dung Ho’s fresh and funny Me and Ms. Too.
A spunky girl has a bumpy transition after her father marries a children’s librarian in Laura Ruby and Dung Ho’s fresh and funny Me and Ms. Too.
By Julia Kuo
Let’s Do Everything and Nothing is a simple but moving salute to mothers and daughters and the time they spend together.
Let’s Do Everything and Nothing is a simple but moving salute to mothers and daughters and the time they spend together.
By Mary Robinette Kowal, Illustrated by Diana Mayo
When Molly moves to the moon with her family, she learns a lesson about ingenuity and compassion in this sweet and slightly mysterious picture book.
When Molly moves to the moon with her family, she learns a lesson about ingenuity and compassion in this sweet and slightly mysterious picture book.
In Jonathan D. Voss’ The Wishing Balloons, Dot wonders why the new boy doesn’t want to play—until she finds a note tied to a balloon outside her bedroom window.
In Jonathan D. Voss’ The Wishing Balloons, Dot wonders why the new boy doesn’t want to play—until she finds a note tied to a balloon outside her bedroom window.
By Jacqueline Woodson, Illustrated by Leo Espinosa
Jacqueline Woodson offers a joyful vision of a time when the future seemed bright and full of possibility in this nostalgic ode to summer.
Jacqueline Woodson offers a joyful vision of a time when the future seemed bright and full of possibility in this nostalgic ode to summer.
In Christopher Denise’s Knight Owl, the titular hero cleverly transforms a menacing foe into a memorable friend using bravery, perseverance and kindness.
In Christopher Denise’s Knight Owl, the titular hero cleverly transforms a menacing foe into a memorable friend using bravery, perseverance and kindness.
By Kevin Young, Illustrated by Chioma Ebinama
Kevin Young and Chioma Ebinama’s Emile and the Field is a love letter to nature that highlights the importance of having a special place to relax, roam and just be yourself.
Kevin Young and Chioma Ebinama’s Emile and the Field is a love letter to nature that highlights the importance of having a special place to relax, roam and just be yourself.