Picture Books We Recommend
Filled with wonder and sorrow and happiness.
--Alison McGhee, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Someday
A heartfelt story of a young girl seeking beauty and connection in a busy world.
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In this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mother and daughter on an up-and-down journey that reminds them of what's best about Saturdays: precious time together.
Today would be special. Today would be splendid. It was Saturday! But sometimes, the best plans don't work out exactly the way you expect....
$17.99ISBN: 9781328866820Availability: This book is backordered at the warehouse. When you order, we'll contact you with more info about availability.Published: HMH Books for Young Readers - April 14th, 2020★★★★★ FIVE STARRED REVIEWS!$17.99ISBN: 9780399162909Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - October 1st, 2019This stunningly beautiful picture book from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Eliza Wheeler is based on her grandmother's childhood and pays homage to a family's fortitude as they discover the meaning of home.
$17.99ISBN: 9780763665296Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Candlewick - February 24th, 2015Influential artist Carson Ellis makes her solo picture-book debut with a whimsical tribute to the many possibilities of home.
$18.99ISBN: 9780316362382Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - April 10th, 2018A beloved picture book from two-time Caldecott Medal award-winner Sophie Blackall that transports readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor! Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around.
$18.99ISBN: 9781419744822Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Harry N. Abrams - March 24th, 2020$17.99ISBN: 9781534427228Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - March 3rd, 2020New York Times bestselling author Julie Fogliano and Caldecott Honor winner Jillian Tamaki come together to tell a delightful story of first friendship.
she is my best friend i think
i never had a best friend so i’m not sure
but i think she is a really good best friend
because when we were drawing
she drew me
and i drew her.
What is a b$17.99ISBN: 9780451474988Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - April 2nd, 2019From the often Caldecott-buzzed Deborah Freedman, a sweet and funny story about finding your place in the world.
$18.99ISBN: 9780823443208Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Neal Porter Books - March 24th, 2020Welcome the outdoors inside for story time with this classic tale of a garden changing through the seasons.
A young girl and her older companion watch birds, fly a kite, plant flowers, and play in the snow, watching flowers bloom and leaves fall as the year passes.$16.99ISBN: 9780763674991Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Candlewick - March 14th, 2017For any anywhere farm, here's all that you need: soil and sunshine, some water, a seed.
$17.99ISBN: 9780451480071Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - April 7th, 2020Everyone needs hugs and love in this offbeat, upbeat ode to the not-so-cuddly--and yet still sweet and beloved!
Despite their lumpy, bumpy hide,
toothy mouths stretched open wide,
just like me and just like you,
crocodiles need kisses too.$17.99ISBN: 9780544959002Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: HMH Books for Young Readers - February 5th, 2019Kirkus Best Book / Publishers Weekly Best Book
★ "Readers come away with the idea that nourishing and supporting one another is the only way to change the world."–Kirkus, STARRED review
★ " [A] wholly original and moving affirmation of one crab’s power to bring a community together.&q$15.99ISBN: 9781452180380Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Chronicle Books - April 14th, 2020A laugh-out-loud guessing game bedtime book!
It's time for bed, but Natsumi has a brilliant idea, even better than going to sleep: She'll pretend to be something and Mom will guess what she is! Ready?
Is she a caterpillar?
An arrow sign?
An upside-down bug?$17.99ISBN: 9781576879092Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Pow! Kids Books - April 16th, 2019A moving, funny, elegant meditation on love, childhood, and one's place in a family.
Gilbert spends a sunny summer afternoon obediently keeping watch over his napping grandpa to shoo the pesky flies away.$17.95ISBN: 9781909263987Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Flying Eye Books - October 11th, 2016It's granny's birthday, but her little granddaughter wonders why, because of the lines on her face, she looks so worried! But they are simply wrinkles, and grandma is very fond of her lines because they are where she keeps her memories.
$17.95ISBN: 9781838660161Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Phaidon Press - September 25th, 2019A lyrical, poignant ode to wrinkles and the stories they tell, by the world renowned photographer and public artist JR
$17.99ISBN: 9781452178059Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Chronicle Books - March 3rd, 2020A silly and sublime bedtime book from the New York Times bestselling children's book author Colin Meloy.
$17.99ISBN: 9781626724419Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Roaring Brook Press - September 13th, 2016A 2017 Caldecott Honor Book that The New York Times calls “both classic and ultracontemporary,” Leave Me Alone! is an epic tale about one grandmother, a giant sack of yarn, and her ultimate quest to finish her knitting.
$17.95ISBN: 9781849766630Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Tate - March 24th, 2020$17.99ISBN: 9780735229358Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Dial Books - February 20th, 2018A moving and universal picture book about empathy and kindness, sure to soothe heartaches big and small.
$17.99ISBN: 9781368000833Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - April 9th, 2019When the humans head out to go camping, the animals settle in for a relaxing holiday of their own! Teen bear takes over the bathroom with her curling iron, the beavers prepare their fanciest recipes, and the deer kick up their feet for a dance party. What starts as a little unwinding soon escalates to a big mess, just in time for everyone to head home. . . .
$17.99ISBN: 9780763677541Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Candlewick - October 10th, 2017This is a story about a duck and mouse who get swallowed by a wolf, and then decide to live in his belly.
Early one morning a mouse met a wolf
and was quickly gobbled up.$17.99ISBN: 9780062368430Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Greenwillow Books - September 1st, 2015What are you waiting for? An owl, a puppy, a bear, a rabbit, and a pig wait for marvelous things to happen in this irresistible and resonant picture book by the New York Times–bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.
$7.99ISBN: 9780399555527Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Dragonfly Books - January 17th, 2017Leo Lionni’s Caldecott Honor–winning story about a little mouse who gathers something unusual for the long winter is turning fifty! Celebrate this beloved favorite, which now includes a special introduction from noted children’s book historian Leonard Marcus.
$17.99ISBN: 9781481472623Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Beach Lane Books - March 10th, 2020An ordinary day in an ordinary neighborhood turns out to be quite extraordinary in this moving story about the circle of life.
It’s an average day in the neighborhood—children play, roses are watered, and a crow watches over it all.$7.99ISBN: 9780698117877Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Puffin Books - April 5th, 1999All Mrs. Large wants is five minutes' peace from her energetic children, but chaos follows her all the way from the kitchen to the bath and back again.
$17.99ISBN: 9781576878743Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: POW! - May 1st, 2018In spare, poignant, direct prose, I Hate Everyone paints a nuanced and honest portrait of the complex emotional lives of children.
$17.99ISBN: 9780399538520Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Dial Books - February 28th, 2017In this sneaky, silly picture book for fans of Oliver Jeffers and Jon Klassen, an intrepid—but not so clever—space explorer is certain he’s found the only living thing on Mars
$17.99ISBN: 9781984836274Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Philomel Books - January 28th, 2020In this beautiful story of kindness and empathy, loneliness and love, one creature finds that the help he needs is just a song and a sigh away.
$17.99ISBN: 9781524787042Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Penguin Workshop - January 14th, 2020In a follow-up to Tomorrow I'll Be Brave, award-winning illustrator Jessica Hische brings to life another series of inspirational words and scenes with her lovely hand-lettering and adorable illustrations. This uplifting and positive book encourages kids to promise that tomorrow, they will be grateful, helpful, and kind.
Tomorrow I'll be everything$17.99ISBN: 9781534416642Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - July 9th, 2019An NPR Favorite Book of 2019
A New York Times Best Children’s book of 2019
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019
A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019
"An enchanting tale of bravery, heroism, and undying devotion." —The New York Times Book Review
After his best frien$16.95ISBN: 9781592701872Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Enchanted Lion Books - February 16th, 2016Aware their grandmother is gravely ill, four siblings make a pact to keep death from taking her away. But Death does arrive all the same, as it must. He comes gently, naturally. And he comes with enough time to share a story with the children that helps them to realize the value of loss to life and the importance of being able to say goodbye.
$17.99ISBN: 9780399168093Availability: This book is in stock at the warehouse so we can get it for you within a few days.Published: Philomel Books - February 16th, 2016A lyrically told, beautifully illustrated book that brings comfort to children--and adults--who have lost someone they love
$17.95ISBN: 9781771644730Availability: This book is backordered at the warehouse. When you order, we'll contact you with more info about availability.Published: Greystone Kids - October 8th, 2019An American Indian Youth Literature Honor Title
A Best Book of the Year in Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Horn Book
A 2020 Boston Globe--Horn Book Award Honor Title
