Ready, Set, Read: Our Picture Book Round-Up

Have You Seen Dinosaur?

Interest Level: Grades PreK-1

Play hide and seek in the city with a boy, his animal friends, and a dinosaur that’s surprisingly hard to spot in the brilliantly interactive follow-up to international bestselling picture book Have You Seen Elephant?

Eye Spy

Interest Level: Grades PreK-3

Come on a playful journey in the countryside from dawn to dusk! Solve a riddle to guess which animal is hiding, then search for it in the beautifully detailed illustrations.

Knight of Little Import

Interest Level: Grades K-3

Charlie is a young knight who can’t find a single beast to slay. Until . . . she discovers there are monsters all around, and only she knows what to do to help her town of Little Import!

“Every page, down to the endpapers, is textured, rich, layered, and lovely. Batsel’s second book as author-illustrator is quite the achievement.” — starred, Booklist

The Bookshop Mice

Interest Level: Grades K-3

Astrid is a bookshop mouse. She has the most incredible adventures, but when her new friends don’t believe her, she invites them to The Book Nook to find out for themselves . . .

“A delightful homage to the inspirational power of books that also asks readers to be kind to new friends.” — Kirkus Reviews

I Ship

Interest Level: Grades K-3

Engines ahead! Come aboard a container ship and voyage across oceans to deliver goods to people who need them. Highly engaging text and delightfully detailed illustrations will appeal to a wide range of readers!

“This is bliss for any child who loves boats, for units on global transportation, or for anyone who has ever asked how this all works.” — School Library Journal

The Lunar New Year Surprise

Interest Level: Grades K-3

“It’s the first day of the Lunar New Year—the biggest, yummiest, NOISIEST celebration of the year!” During the festivities, can Gege find the perfect moment to present his handcrafted surprise to his little sister?

“Recommended for larger collections or those that need books about Lunar New Year.” — School Library Journal

Letters in Charcoal

Interest Level: Grades K-3

In the pueblo of Palenque in Colombia, hardly anybody can read. When her sister Gina begins to receive letters from a young doctor that surely contain promises of love, one young girl makes a decision that will change her life forever.

“A quietly empowering ode to literacy.” —The Horn Book Magazine

Sensitive

Interest Level: Grades K-4

A young girl hears messages that she’s too sensitive and needs to change. The messages travel into her body, and she ultimately changes the negative comments into an affirmation that being sensitive is her strength.

“The emotionally resonant text and striking illustrations capture the healing one can find in art and creativity.” — The Horn Book Magazine

Piece by Piece

Interest Level: Grades K-4

During the Great Depression, Ernestine Guerrero’s family didn’t have much. This is the true story of a resourceful Mexican American teen who made a remarkable gift to thank President Roosevelt for the food aid that helped them survive!

“Sensitive, soft-hued illustrations complement the engaging text, which outlines the arduous step-by-step tasks involved in transforming dirty, thrown-away crates into a work of art.” — Booklist

Small Shoes, Great Strides

Interest Level: Grades 2-5

A powerful true story about three Black girls—Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost—who courageously integrated a New Orleans school on November 14, 1960. Award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson brings this little-known event in the Civil Rights Movement to light.

“An unmissable story about everyday courage whose notes about the importance of overcoming discrimination remain timely.” — starred, Foreword Reviews