⬇️ Illustrator Stevie Lewis shares about their picture book MAMA HUG.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for mothers to read to their little ones again and again. A wonderful baby shower gift and just right as a bedtime read, this sweet treat is a hug in book form."
Author: Emma Straub
Illustrator: Stevie Lewis
Publisher: Rocky Pond
Publication Date: January 7th 2025
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⬇️ Illustrator Tamisha Anthony shares about their picture book ON OUR WAY! WHAT A DAY!
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for celebrating birthdays with family and recognizing the magic in sibling friendships."
📚 "This book can also be used for celebrating music and finding joy in the little things."
Author: JaNay Brown-Wood
Illustrator: Tamisha Anthony
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Publication Date: January 7, 2025
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⬇️ Author/illustrator Lala Watkins shares about their picture book HELLO, SUN!
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for getting rid of the winter blues! If you could play with the sun, what would you do? Inspired by never-before-seen sketches by Dr. Seuss, creator Lala Watkins builds a bright and playful story about a worm in this brand-new beginning reader that is the first in the Seuss Studios line of Beginner Books."
📚 "This book can also be used for solo readers, fun group read-alouds, and interactive activities (at home or the classroom) to follow along with the book."
Author/illustrator: Lala Watkins
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication Date/Year: January 7th, 2025
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⬇️ Author Suhasini Gupta shares about their picture book KAI PO CHE: MINI'S PERFECT KITE.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids navigating rejections and failures while exploring new adventures. It inspires persistence, courage, creativity, and the power of sibling bonds!"
📚 "This book can also be used …
* to explore diversity, cultural traditions, and family celebrations.
* to encourage outdoor/new activities.
* to learn STEAM concepts, such as the science behind flying kites and fun math facts about the kite design.
* to experience the importance of sibling relationships and empathy."
Author: Suhasini Gupta
Illustrator: Devika Oza
Publisher: Gnome Road Publishing
Publication Date/Year: March 25, 2025
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⬇️ Illustrator Myo Yim shares about their picture book WILDER CHILD.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for whoever wants to be connected with nature and grow from the nature."
📚 "This book can also be used for celebrating life with our nature and boosting parents to be wilder with their children."
Author: Nicolette Sowder
Illustrator: Myo Yim
Publisher: Random House Studio
Pub Date: Dec 24
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📌 www.instagram.com/myo.yim.drawing
⬇️ Author Judy Campbell-Smith shares about their picture book ICE CREAM EVERYWHERE: SWEET STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for ice cream lovers who like to learn about other cultures and geography."
📚 "This book can also be used to talk about shared emotions and experiences across cultures, specifically JOY."
Author: Judy Campbell-Smith
Illustrator: Lucy Semple
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Publication Date/Year: March 15, 2024
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⬇️ Illustrator Lena Podesta shares about their picture book THE WORRY MONSTER: CALMING ANXIETY WITH MINDFULNESS.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids (or even grown-ups) who struggle with anxiety."
📚 "This book can also be used to learn to identify big emotions and practice taming them."
Author: Dr. Catherine Cook-Cottone
Illustrator: Lena podesta
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: December 2024
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📌 ig: @land_of_lena
⬇️ Author Kristi Mahoney shares about their picture book ALPACAS MAKE TERRIBLE LIBRARIANS.
"This is the perfect picture book for …
✨ library fans,
✨ animal lovers,
✨ and readers who like humor."
Author: Kristi Mahoney
Illustrator: Chantelle and Burgen Thorne
Publisher: Gnome Road Publishing
Publication Date/Year: October 1, 2024
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📌 Website: www.kristimahoneybooks.com
📌 Instagram: @kristimahoneybooks
📌 Twitter: @kristi_mahoney
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⬇️ Author Kelly J. Baptist shares about their picture book THE BAND IN OUR BASEMENT.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for music and bedtime lovers!"
📚 "This book can also be used to get kids excited about bedtime...or to forgo sleep for an impromptu jam session!"
Author: Kelly J. Baptist
Illustrator: Jenin Mohamed
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication Date/Year: November 12, 2024
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📌 @kellyiswrite
⬇️ Author Cynthia Mackey shares about their picture book IF A BUMBLEBEE LANDS ON YOUR TOE.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for connecting children with the natural world."
📚 "This book can also be used for coping with anxiety."
Author: Cynthia Mackey
Illustrator: Vikki Zhang
Publisher: Yeehoo Press
Publication Date: March 4, 2025
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📌 https://www.booksbycindy.com/
⬇️ Authors Adam Ryan Chang & Stephanie Wildman share about their picture book MIRI'S MOVING DAY.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for anyone facing a big change or challenge in their life, like moving."
📚 "This book can also be used by anyone with multiple identities or anyone with an interest in intergenerational, multicultural families."
Authors: Adam Ryan Chang & Stephanie Wildman
Illustrator: Dream Chen
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing
Publication Date: November 5, 2024
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📌 www.stephaniewildman.com
📌 www.adamryanchang.com
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📌 Instagram: stephanie_wildmansf and adamryanchang
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⬇️ Author Lawrence Schimel shares about their picture book HAICUBA/HAIKUBA.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for fans of haikus and/or Cuba."
📚 "This book can also be used for learning Spanish or English."
Authors: Carlos Pintado & Lawrence Schimel
Illustrator: Juan José Colsa
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
Publication Date: September 2024
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⬇️ Author Karen Latchana Kenney shares about their picture book SNOW STEPS.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids experiencing big changes, like those that come with immigration or other big moves."
📚 "This book can also be used to help kids understand what it's like to be a new immigrant in a new culture and environment."
Author: Karen Latchana Kenney
Illustrator: Irina Avgustinovich
Publisher: WorthyKids, Hachette Book Group
Pub date/year: November 5, 2024
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⬇️ Author Joyce P. Uglow shares about their picture book STUCK! THE STORY OF LA BREA TAR PITS.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for readers ages 7 to 10 and beyond. STUCK! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits offers lyrical intrigue for curious kids who 'dig' fossils."
📚 "This book can also be used to unearth fun facts about an ice age ecosystem of insects, plants, and animals that got mired in mysterious muck 50, 000 years ago. This nonfiction picture book holds crossover appeal for families, museums, and science educators."
Author: Joyce P. Uglow
Illustrator: Valerya Milovanova
Publisher: Bushel & Peck Books
Publication Date: March 4, 2025
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⬇️ Author Laura Gehl shares about their picture book SNOW IS…
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for getting excited about winter, or cuddling up on a winter day (snowy or not!)"
"This book can also be used
📚 to talk about rhyme (How many words can you think of that rhyme with snow?),
📚 to think about sounds (How many sounds can you find in the book?),
📚 to jumpstart a winter bucket list, or to read before bed."
Author: Laura Gehl
Illustrator: Sonia Sanchez
Publisher: Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
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⬇️ Author Marcie Rendon shares about their picture book STITCHES OF TRADITION.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for families who celebrate milestones in family life with a particular tradition."
📚 "This book can also be used by grandmothers to read to grandchildren."
Author: Marcie Rendon
Illustrator: Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
Publisher: Heartdrum
Pub Date: October 22, 2024
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📌 https://www.marcierendon.com/
⬇️ Author Kristen Tracy shares about their picture book I QUIT.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for readers who like funny stories with layers of humor in the art . . and CATS!"
📚 "This book can also be used to talk about rules and family and also perspective because the story is told from the cat's point of view."
Author: Kristen Tracy
Illustrator: Federico Fabiani
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication Date: October 22, 2024
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⬇️ Author/illustrator Sarah Kurpiel shares about their picture book A LITTLE LIKE MAGIC.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for discussing how memories help us hold on to impermanent experiences."
📚 "This book can also be used to discuss the power of ephemeral art and the value of venturing outside your comfort zone."
Author/Illustrator: Sarah Kurpiel
Published by Rocky Pond Books / Penguin Random House
Publication Date: October 15, 2024
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📌 Instagram: @sarah.kurpiel
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⬇️ Author/illustrator Chuck Groenink shares about their picture book BOY HERE BOY THERE.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids and anyone else who wishes they could meet a cave man/person."
📚 "This book can also be used to wonder about what makes us human, what separates us from the world around us, and what we see when meet something or someone new."
Author/Illustrator: Chuck Groenink
Publisher: Tundra Books
Publication Date: 2024
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📌 @c.groenink on instagram
⬇️ Author Stephanie Ellen Sy shares about their picture book A ROOF!
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for children to explore:
Community resilience
Natural disasters
Filipino culture
Neighbor cooperation
The power of helping others"
📚 "This book can also be used for learning about:
Natural disasters
Community service and mutual aid
Filipino culture and bayanihan tradition
Problem-solving and teamwork
Diversity and representation"
Author: Stephanie Ellen Sy
Illustrator: Daniel Tingcungco
Publisher: Kokila
Publication Date/Year: September 17, 2024
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📌 www.stephanieellensy.com
📌 @steph_steph_sy (instagram)
📌 @stephsywrites (X/Twitter)