Picture books

  • When You Have to Wait

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    A mindful, gentle picture book about patience and learning to find beauty in the act of waiting.

    Sometimes, you have to wait.

    For the line at the public pool on a hot summer day.
    For mom to come home a

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    • Author: Conklin, Melanie
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: January 09 2024
    • ISBN10: 1250816548
    • Language: English
  • Lunar New Year

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    Lunar New Year captures the magic of the celebration by exploring how Ling and her family enjoy the biggest Chinese festival of the year.

    The new year festival lasts for 15 days full of preparation,

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    • Series: Celebrations & Festivals
    • Author: Yim, Natasha
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 48
    • Publish Date: November 07 2023
    • ISBN10: 0711287139
    • Language: English
  • Ancient Night

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    Publishers Weekly Best of the Year
    BookPage Best of the Year
    Junior Library Guild Gold Standard
    Evanston Library Best of the Year
    Horn Book 2023 Summer Reading List

    “Vivid and vibrant.” –NPR Wee

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    • Author: Alvarez, David
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: March 14 2023
    • ISBN10: 1646142519
    • Language: English
  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration

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    This beautiful, informative, Indigenous picture book offers both an homage to Secretary Deb Haaland’s achievements, and a celebration of urban Indigenous community through the eyes of a little girl.

    • Author: Bunten, Alexis
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: July 25, 2023
    • ISBN10: 031643003X
    • Language: English
  • Everybody Has a Body

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    In this body neutral picture book, debut author Molli Jackson Ehlert and illustrator Lorian Tu show us all of the different ways bodies can look and all of the things they can do – now with three star

    • Author: Ehlert, Molli Jackson
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: August 15, 2023
    • ISBN10: 125085444X
    • Language: English
  • Remembering

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    Three starred reviews!
    A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book
    A Chicago Public Library Best Book

    A family remembers their beloved pet dog through the traditions of Día de Muertos in this “gorgeous, deep

    • Author: González, Xelena
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: August 29, 2023
    • ISBN10: 1534499636
    • Language: English
  • Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

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    From critically acclaimed illustrator of The Lost Package comes a bold nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider – meticulously researched and utterly charming.

    What if

    • Author: Lanan, Jessica
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 48
    • Publish Date: April 11, 2023
    • ISBN10: 1250810361
    • Language: English
  • Twenty Questions

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    Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a mind-tickling ode to the open-ended.

    Not all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer.

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    • Author: Barnett, Mac
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: March 14, 2023
    • ISBN10: 1536215139
    • Language: English
  • The Planets (Fifth Edition)

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    A new edition of a nonfiction favorite for more than 20 years from science writer Gail Gibbons, updated with the latest discoveries in space exploration.

    From the burning surface of Venus to the freez

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    • Author: Gibbons, Gail
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: December 12 2023
    • ISBN10: 0823455785
    • Language: English
  • Everyone Poops

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    The beloved, bestselling potty-training classic by internationally bestselling author Taro Gomi!

    An elephant makes a big poop. A mouse makes a tiny poop. Everyone eats, so of course: everyone poops!

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    • Series: Taro Gomi
    • Author: Gomi, Taro
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 36
    • Publish Date: September 01, 2020
    • ISBN10: 1797202642
    • Language: English
  • When I Wrap My Hair

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    In the vein of I Am Enough and Hold Them Close, this inspiring and beautiful picture book celebrates how hair wrapping ties together past and present.

    When I wrap,

    my roots run deep.

    As deep as an Afri

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    • Author: Grant, Shauntay
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: January 02, 2024
    • ISBN10: 006309391X
    • Language: English
  • I Want to Be Spaghetti!

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    A funny debut picture book about how one little ramen packet finds self-love and belonging in a spaghetti-obsessed world.

    Even from Ramen’s small shelf in the supermarket, they see spaghetti propagand

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    • Author: Wright-Ruiz, Kiera
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 56
    • Publish Date: July 11, 2023
    • ISBN10: 0593529871
    • Language: English
  • The World and Everything in It

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    There are big things and little things in the world, and everything in between. Caldecott Medal winner and #1 New York Times bestseller Kevin Henkes encourages young readers to be curious about the wo

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    • Author: Henkes, Kevin
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: March 28, 2023
    • ISBN10: 0063245647
    • Language: English
  • Very Good Hats

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    The first picture book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, author of This Time Tomorrow, this is a joyous, inventive, adorably illustrated read-aloud that will inspire kids to see ordinary objects i[more below]

    • Author: Straub, Emma
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: January 10, 2023
    • ISBN10: 059352943X
    • Language: English
  • Fungi Grow

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    Discover when, how, where, and why fungi grow in this poetic and illuminating nonfiction picture book in the vein of When the Sky Glows and Animal Architects.

    Above ground, below ground, all around, f

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    • Author: Gianferrari, Maria
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 48
    • Publish Date: October 17 2023
    • ISBN10: 1665903651
    • Language: English
  • Our Pool

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    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 th

    • Author: Cummins, Lucy Ruth
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 48
    • Publish Date: June 13, 2023
    • ISBN10: 1534499237
    • Language: English
  • Pinkalicious and the Pinkamazing Little Library

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    Pinkalicious loves reading so much, she can’t stop. The perfect Level One I Can Read to share with your book-loving beginning reader!

    An homage to reading from the #1 New York Times bestselling author

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    • Series: I Can Read Level 1
    • Author: Kann, Victoria
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: June 27, 2023
    • ISBN10: 0063257319
    • Language: English
  • Kenny’s Bright Red Scooter

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    Based on a true story, Kenny’s Bright Red Scooter shares the story of a senior citizen veteran who receives unexpected kindness after his mobility scooter breaks down. With the help of his neighbors (… [more below]

    • Author: Kline, Amanda
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 36
    • Publish Date: November 07, 2023
    • ISBN10: 1636981356
    • Language: English
  • Elmo’s Best Thanksgiving Ever! (Sesame Street)

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    Celebrate Thanksgiving together on Sesame Street with this Little Golden Book starring Elmo and his family and friends–including Oscar, Abby, Cookie Monster, and Julia!

    Elmo and his parents have invi

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    • Series: Little Golden Book
    • Author: Shepherd, Jodie
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 24
    • Publish Date: September 06, 2022
    • ISBN10: 0593483111
    • Language: English
  • Halloween in the Orchard

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    From the author of Thanksgiving in the Woods and A Simple Christmas on the Farm comes another fall holiday story.

    The apples are ready for harvest and Halloween is here! What better way to celebrate t

    • Series: Countryside Holidays
    • Author: Alsdurf, Phyllis
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: September 12, 2023
    • ISBN10: 1506487688
    • Language: English
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