Each year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great gifts. These picture books were published and/or reviewed in 2022.
Browsing: ages 4 & up
A pangolin finds himself in a pickle when he breaks the queen’s swing in Tell the Truth, Pangolin, by Melinda Beatty and Paola Escobar.
A sloth struggles to find space for all his rainforest friends in Sloth’s Treehouse Inn, by Carrie Hasler and Christina Wald.
Celebrate the things that make you you in I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity, by Susan Verde and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.
A Bear Far from Home explores the life of a polar bear gifted to the king England by the kind of Norway in the 13th century.
Holding On, by Sophia N. Lee and Isabel Roxas, tells the story of a girl who shares her memories with her grandmother through music.
To Change A Planet, by Christina Soontornvat and Rahele Jomepour Bell, explores how humans, for better or worse, have changed the Earth.
A girl stays true to her heart and ends up smashing stereotypes in Maya and the Beast, by Maya Gabeira and Ramona Kaulitzki.
A robot learns about anxiety and how to manage it in A Case of the Zaps, by Alex Boniello and April Lavalle and illustrated by James Kwan.
Drew Brockington is the author behind Puppy Bus, a silly read that aims to take the fear out of starting at a new school.