Alma and How She Got Her Name, by Juana Martinez-Neal, is about girl who isn’t pleased with the name she’s been given until she knows its full story.
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Are picture books only for children? No! Drawn From Nature, by Helen Ahpornsiri, is one of those books you’ll buy for your kids but want to display on your coffee table.
Sigrid Schmalzer and Melanie Chan’s Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean is a fascinating picture book that will appeal to adults as well as children.
As with all Jacky Davis and David Soman’s Ladybug Girl books, Ladybug Girl and the Rescue Dogs features charming illustrations that draw you in.
Ami Shin’s Mice in the City series is like a mashup between the Babar and Where’s Waldo? books. This time around, though, it’s mice that are the stars.
Oh how I wanted to love Tough Tug. The cover is so cute. The illustrations truly are the star of this book. The text, not so much.
George the Hero Hound is a cute book told from George’s point of view. The story is simple but sweet, and the illustrations are bright and inviting.
Botley the Coding Robot is a simple robot that teaches programming basics through play rather than screen time, and at $60, it’s a great value.
G. Neri & David Litchfield’s When Paul Met Artie is not your typical picture book. This one is clearly intended for middle-graders, and they will love it.
Sylvia Rose and the Cherry Tree, by Sandy Shapiro-Hurt and Xindi Yan, follows a young girl and her animal friends as they realize how delicate an ecosystem can be.