Picture Books

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Updated April 25, 2024
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Big
Harrison, Vashti
Once there was a girl with a big laugh and a big heart and very big dreams. She grew and grew and grew. And it was good... until it wasn't. When the girl grows big, the world begins to make her feel small. She feels out of place and invisible, and soon she isn't...
Woo hoo! You're doing great!
Boynton, Sandra
A New York Times bestseller! Beloved author Sandra Boynton--and a very exuberant chicken!--have an important message to share in this inspiring and highly giftable all-ages picture book for every life milestone.   Whether you are learning to skate, baking...
Our pool
Cummins, Lucy Ruth
On a hot day, people come from all over the city to spend the day at the pool in this joyful picture book that's a love song to summer, the city, community, and staying cool! Today is a pool day in the city! The sun is shining, so what are you waiting for? Friends and family....
A book for bear
Ramsey, Ellen L.
"An endearing picture book that showcases the lengths readers will go to find the perfect book . . . this lovely book is one to seek out."-- School Library Journal In this charming and heartfelt story, a book-loving bear and a book-loving girl hatch a plan to find the perfect...
If I was a horse
Blackall, Sophie
If I was a horse, I would gallop all day. I could go anywhere I want . . .If you were a horse, what would you do? Could you fit in your clothes? Would you give your little sister a ride? Would your brother even notice?Gallop along through this riotous day in the life of a child who imagines their...
Good books for bad children
Kephart, Beth
In this lively, lyrical picture book biography, meet the groundbreaking, outspoken, legendary editor of the best-loved books for children, and see how she inspired Maurice Sendak, Margaret Wise Brown, and others to create Where the Wild Things Are, Good Night Moon, and many more classics.<...
The Glow show : can this squid shine even when he's not the star?
Schaefer, Susi
In this delightful undersea story, kids will boost their social emotional learning and explore the importance of cooperation and friendship-and discover incredible true facts about sea creatures. Perfect for fans of The Rainbow Fish! Glow is a bioluminescent squid who loves to dance and...
Before, now
Salmieri, Daniel
Follow the story of a child from babyhood to parenthood in this moving book about family connections, time, and opposites-a lyrical classic in the making from the acclaimed illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dragons Love Tacos. Ava's world is full of...
Weather together
Sima, Jessie
Nimbus learns how to weather her cloudy moods and accept help from her best friend, Kelp, in this charming and gently encouraging picture book companion to the New York Times bestselling Not Quite Narwhal and Perfectly Pegasus. Nimbus has so much fun being...
Nothing Ever Happens on a Gray Day
Snider, Grant
With fantastic bursts of color and lyricism, Grant Snider explores the extraordinary within the ordinary in this ode to seemingly boring days and the wonders that emerge for anyone open to seeing them.  The sky is gloomy and the world feels like it''s...
On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide
Ho, Joanna.
2023 CA Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award Silver Medal 2024 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended Title Starred Review from Kirkus Reviews Starred Review from Publishers Weekly Starred Review from School Library Journal ...
How this book got red
Greanias, Margaret Chiu
None of the panda books are ever about red pandas! Red wants to change that. When Red discovers a new book about pandas, she can't wait to read it! Except it's about only one kind of panda, and red pandas are completely left out. Red never gets to read stories about pandas like...
Sonny Says, NO!
Hart, Caryl.
Meet Sonny and his friends Honey, Meemo and Boo!Sonny is having a great time playing with his new paints. In fact, he's having SUCH a good time that he doesn't want them to help. Sonny says, 'NO!' And once he starts saying 'NO', it's hard to stop . . . When the others get upset, can Sonny...

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