Picture Book Recommendations

❤️ I love that this book shows that "I love you" goes beyond words. It gently shows that love is in our actions and the small in between moments and isn`t only something that we say. ⁠
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In this sweet book we see a young girl who speaks english and her Nani who speaks Urdu navigating their language barrier and finding ways to express their love for one another through their actions. The grandmother oil`s her grandaughter`s hair until it shines and the young girl takes a turn making breakfast. ⁠
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A lovely reminder of the universal language of love. ❤️⁠
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📚 LOVE IN EVERY LANGUAGE⁠
✍️🎨 @anooshadraws⁠
@penguinkids ⁠
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❤️ This huggable book centers around a young girl who misses her beloved grandmother. We see her thinking of her while baking, singing, and even telling jokes. With rhythmic rhyming text, we see the imprint her grandmother has made on her heart and the comfort she takes from attending her grandmother`s unveiling ceremony and holding her memories close.⁠
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I love that this tender and comforting book gently reminds readers that our loved ones live on with us in the many moments we think and remember them. I also love how this book introduces readers to a Jewish unveiling ceremony and shows the comfort we take from family and remembering. 🌷⁠
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A heartfelt and reassuring book for children navigating loss.⁠
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📚 I WISH THAT YOU KNEW⁠
✍️ @rebeccagardynlevington⁠
🎨 @alyssarussellillustrates⁠
@littlebeebooks⁠
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🐋💙 I adore this book!!⁠
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If you have a curious kiddo at home, I highly recommend checking out IN ONE WHALE’S BREATH. This fascinating and brilliant read-aloud follows all that can happen in the span of one whale’s breath!⁠
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This lyrical read takes readers beneath the waves alongside a humpback whale and shows all the fascinating creatures along the way. I love that the text flows as one sentence/poem, mirroring the whale’s breath from inhale to exhale. ⁠
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There are fascinating sidebars throughout and back matter at the end so that readers can go beyond the story to learn about everything from sharks and sardines to crabs and kelp.⁠
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A perfect blend of poetry, science, and stunning underwater art that makes nonfiction feel magical. 🐋✨⁠
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📚 IN ONE WHALE’S BREATH⁠
✍️ @jessicakulekjian⁠
🎨 @cinyee⁠
@kidscanpress⁠
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❤️ I became a citizen when I was in college and remember studying with my now-husband for the very same citizenship exam this story centers around. ⁠
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In this sweet book, a granddaughter helps her Abuela study to become a U.S. citizen. The book details all the information that Abuela needs to learn, shows her going into the exam and attending the citizenship ceremony with her family. ⁠
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I love how this story shows the work, dedication, and meaning behind becoming a citizen and getting to vote. ⁠
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📚 SO MANY QUESTIONS: ABUELA BECOMES A US CITIZEN⁠
✍️ @belenmedinawords⁠
🎨 @heidiroo_art⁠
@harperkids⁠
@quilltreebooks⁠
@lasmusasbooks⁠
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🦖💚 DINOSAUR FANS, THIS ONE`S FOR YOU!⁠
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Whether your young reader loves fascinating dinosaur facts or can`t stop giggling at prehistoric potty humor, these two upcoming releases deliver BIG dino fun.⁠
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🦕 My Grandparents Were Dinosaurs⁠
A fascinating and hilarious look at evolution—told through the story of a chicken trying to avoid being eaten— that helps children understand how all living things—including us!—are connected to the age of dinosaurs.⁠
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🍑🦖 101 Dinosaur Butts: A Roaring, Ridiculous, Rump-Filled Dino Countdown⁠
A laugh-out-loud countdown packed with dinosaur backsides and prehistoric humor that kids will absolutely adore.⁠
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Together, these books prove that dinosaurs can be educational, hilarious, and endlessly captivating!⁠
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📚 My Grandparents Were Dinosaurs⁠
✍️ @stevebrusatte & @annebrusatte⁠
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📚 101 Dinosaur Butts: A Roaring, Ridiculous, Rump-Filled Dino Countdown⁠
✍️ @samharperauthor⁠
🎨 @chrisjevonsillustration⁠
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🏠 Published by @sourcebookskids⁠
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Are the dinosaur lovers in your house more interested in fascinating facts or funny butts? 🦖😂 Let me know below!⁠
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🧠🎉 This fantastic new book celebrates the way ALL amazing brains work.⁠
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It is a joyful celebration of neurodiversity that shows there are many different and wonderful ways for people to think, learn, communicate, and experience the world.⁠
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I love that the story is structured around a classroom "brain party" and each spread features a child who introduces the reader to the unique and wonderful ways that their individual brains work. From DHD, autism, dyslexia, Down syndrome, and more, the children explain what makes their brains unique and helps readers become familiar with the differences that exist in our world. ⁠
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I particularly love how the book shows that the world NEEDS all kinds of thinkers. 🧠❤️⁠
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📚 ALL BRAINS WELCOME⁠
✍️ @johannapeytonauthor⁠
🎨 @pop.ova.o⁠
@sourcebookskids⁠
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💛📬 A joyful book that reframes the conversation around food insecurity. ⁠
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THE YELLOW POSTCARD features a young girl who is delighted to get her yellow postcard in the mail, after all it means it is time to gather with her community and pick up their food boxes. The girl dreams of what will be inside and wishes for macaroni in fancy shapes gently reminding me as a reader of how much I take for granted. ⁠
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I love how this book was uplifting and shows the girl excited to get her box and then to come together with her community to cook delicious food from it. It shows the community sharing and caring for one another while also opening important conversations around how many in our world are going hungry. ⁠
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A beautiful uplifting conversation opener and call to action. ❤️⁠
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📚 THE YELLOW POSTCARD: A STORY ABOUT FOOD AND COMMUNITY⁠
✍️🎨 @savannahleeallen⁠
@penguinkids⁠
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🐸😠 This rain frog is NOT grumpy. ⁠
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So why does everyone think she is? 😂 Apparently, our little frog has what can only be described as a serious case of…⁠
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RESTING FROG FACE. 🐸😑😂⁠
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I AM NOT GRUMPY! is a laugh-out-loud new picture book about a PERFECTLY HAPPY and seriously adorable rain frog. It playfully shows that we should never judge a book by its cover or in this case, a "critter by its cover." 😂⁠
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I love the playful reminder that things aren`t always as they first appear. The book encourages empathy and asking questions rather than making assumptions. ❤️⁠
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📚 I AM NOT GRUMPY!⁠
✍️ @carolinelperry⁠
🎨 @sydwiki⁠
@simonkids⁠
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🌳🚲🐕 Wow, this book is a perfect illustration of perspective. ⁠
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THE PATH shows people of all ages enjoying an outdoor space and each character`s unique viewpoints as they get in one another`s way. A shared moment brings them together, though, and helps shift their assumptions about one another. ⁠
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A fantastic conversation opener around community and perspective! ⁠
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📚 THE PATH⁠
✍️ @pamela_paul_⁠
🎨 @qinillustrations⁠
@penguinkids⁠
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🎨❤️ It can be hard to be the younger sibling, particularly when you and your sibling love the same thing but they appear to be better at it.⁠
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This sweet, humorous and relatable new book shows a young girl who loves to draw but constantly feels outshined by her older and artistically talented sister. ⁠
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I love that the book embraces the younger sibling`s emotions while also showing that just because someone appears talented doesn`t mean that they don`t have their own struggles too. It gently encourages readers to embrace what makes them happy and shows that there is enough light for everyone to shine. ⁠
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📚 SISTER SCRIBBLES⁠
✍️🎨 @lennywen⁠
@penguinkids⁠
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🍂🐶 Okay, this one is adorable. It revolves around a puppy who panics when the leaves just keep falling…and falling…and FALLING?!⁠
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This is the sweetest story of a young puppy`s search for answers about why the trees are losing all their leaves. 😂❤️⁠
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I love that Parker doesn`t just accept the answers to his question that don`t make sense, he keeps searching until he finds the just right friend to help him understand.⁠
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An adorably humorous search for answers and a perfect book to welcome fall!⁠
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📚 THE LAST LEAF⁠
✍️🎨 @alipyeillo⁠
@penguinkids⁠
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