Picture Books

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Updated March 17, 2026
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Everybelly
Lam, Thao
Paper Book
Winner of the 2025 Kirkus Prize! A joyful celebration of an oft-maligned body part -- the belly! Maddie and her mom spend a sunny day at the local public pool where she meets and greets friends and neighbors. Maddie is waist-high on most of them, and she knows there's an interesting person...
Bannock in a hammock
Kelly, Masiana
Paper Book
Big or small, sweet or savoury, with stew or with sprinkles, there are tons of ways to enjoy bannock! This sweet and simple rhyming book explores a food that is a popular tradition with Inuit and other Indigenous people, and has some fun along the way. What's your favourite way to eat...
Little Blue Truck and Racer Red
Schertle, Alice.
Paper Book
The #1 bestselling Little Blue Truck meets a zippy red race car with a need for speed. Little Blue Truck and good friend Toad are out for a drive when a flash of red whizzes by--then whizzes back to stop and say hi. Sleek and low, Racer Red is made for speed and loves to go fast! When she...
New year
Mei, Zihan (Children's author)
Paper Book
A moving picture book to read when we're missing family far away, set during Lunar New Year. It's Lunar New Year, a time when families come together for a wonderful feast, and a father longs to be with his daughter--but she lives in another country. As he imagines how his...
What Fish Are Saying : Strange Sounds in the Ocean
Pendreigh, Kirsten
Paper Book
Perfect for curious kids ages 4-8, parents, and educators seeking fun and educational reads! Did you know that fish grunt, shellfish crackle, and some sea creatures even burp and boop to communicate? Dive into a fascinating underwater adventure as one little shellfish guides...
One tiny bubble : the story of our Last Universal Common Ancestor
Krossing, Karen
Paper Book
The wondrous true story of one tiny bubble that sparked all life on Earth--including yours Meet LUCA--our Last Universal Common Ancestor, the itty-bitty organism that every unique life-form on Earth can be traced back to. This sprinkle-sized blob was formed from the dust of exploded stars,...
Bounce!
Munsch, Robert N.
Paper Book
A new laugh-out-loud tale from Canada's #1 storytelling team -- Munsch and Martchenko! Ruth and Barbara are on their way home from school when Ruth falls and scrapes her knee. Luckily an ambulance is driving by, picks and takes them to the hospital. Once there, the girls are left to...
Grumpy monkey : mom for a day
Lang, Suzanne.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The Grumpy Monkey series returns with a celebration of relationships between mothers and their children. Grumpy Monkey offers to babysit the little animals in the jungle but when things go haywire, help comes from an unexpected source. Includes two bonus pages...
That's not funny, David!
Shannon, David
Paper Book
David is back and funnier than ever in this companion to the Caldecott Honor-winning classic No, David! by bestselling picture book creator David Shannon! David is determined to get laughs out of everyone -- even from those who might not find his antics amusing! From cannonballs...
The great dinosaur sleepover
Bailey, Linda
Paper Book
Jake loves dinosaurs, so with his birthday coming up, he knows just what kind of party he wants - a dinosaur sleepover! Dino games, dino balloons, dino cake. Dino everything! But when the big day arrives, his friends all come down with the flu, and the party seems to be on the edge of extinction....

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