Utter boredom leads one imaginative girl to inspiration in Bored, a picture book by Felicita Sala.
Browsing: ages 4 & up
Troubled Waters: A River’s Journey Toward Justice, by Carole Boston Weatherford and Bryan Collier, is the story of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, as witnessed by the Alabama River.
Small-Girl Zora and the Shower of Stories is a tale inspired by the life and works of American writer, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston.
Clifford the Big Red Dog and his best friend, Emily Elizabeth, inspire readers to keep growing in Dream Big, by Norman Bridwell, Meredith Rusu and Jo Anne Davies.
Celebrate the richness of the African heritage behind braids, locs, cornrows, and more in Hairstory, by Sope Martins and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu.
Every year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great additions to your holiday library. These Christmas Books were released in 2025.
Every year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great additions to your home library. The following picture books were published in 2025.
Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of the Blue Train is adapted for young readers in Marci Kay Monson and Greg Paprocki’s new book by the same title.
Discover the story of a pioneering geologist in Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites, by Sandra Neil Wallace and Nancy Carpenter.
Dive into design and architecture in What’s That Building?: An Architectural Guessing Game, by Rebecca Donnelly and Jocelyn Cho.