⬇️ 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

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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.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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📌 https://northsouth.com/books/haicuba-haikuba/

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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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📌 https://www.karenlatchanakenney.com

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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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📌 lauragehl.com

📌 @authorlauragehl (on X, Instagram, and Bluesky)

⬇️ 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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📌 www.kristentracy.com

⬇️ 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) 

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⬇️ Author Anita Yasuda shares about their picture book UP, UP, EVER UP! JUNKO TABEI: A LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for learning about inspiring women, shattering gender stereotypes, and reaching for your dreams."

📚 "This book can also be used by teachers, librarians, parents, educators, and homeschool, to craft lessons about: 

Language arts– Children can be encouraged to discuss the author's note on preserving mountain environments. 

Drama– Children can use puppets, mime particular scenes, or recite passages from the picture book aloud.

Social studies– Can be used to encourage children to investigate other trailblazing women and write a letter to their subject.

Science– Can be used to teach children about Everest's fragile ecosystem and how to calculate their carbon footprint.

Geography– Children can be encouraged to research Nepal, plan a virtual trip, and investigate current efforts to clean up Mount Everest."

Author: Anita Yasuda 

Illustrator: Yuko Shimizu 

Publisher: HarperCollins 

Date: September 24, 2024

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📌 instagram: @anita.yasuda

⬇️ Author Loni Tanner shares about their picture book THE MOUSE IN THE FLOWER HOUSE.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for friendship, nature and flowers, beautiful illustrations, and bedtime reading."

Author: Loni Tanner 

Illustrator: Tom Lymbery

Publisher: Kingsley Publishers 

Publication Date: October 2024

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⬇️ Author Rukhsana Khan shares about their picture book HONK HONK BEEP BEEP PUTTER PUTT.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for little children discovering the world!"

📚 "This book can also be used to teach road safety and the idea of what is a language."

Author: Rukhsana Khan

Illustrator Chaaya Prabhat

Publisher: Tundra 

Publication Date: Sept. 17th, 2024

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📌 Website: www.rukhsanakhan.com

📌 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MsRukhsanaKhan

📌 Instagram and X: @rukhsanabooks

⬇️ Author Claire Annette Noland shares about their picture book NANCY BESS HAD A DRESS.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for creative makers."

📚 "This book can also be used in schools for recycling enthusiasts, young historians, making do, reusing what you have, quilts, sewing, and flour sacks."

Author: Claire Annette Noland

Illustrator: Angela C. Hawkins

Publisher: Gnome Road Publishing

Publication Date: March 19, 2024

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📌 website: claireannettenoland.com 

📌 instagram: @claireannettenolandbooks

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⬇️ Author Laura Bower shares about their picture book EMILY SNOOK, THE WORLD'S SMALLEST COOK.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for aspiring young chefs!"

📚 "This book can also be used in schools for inspiration about dreaming BIG -- just because you are small, doesn't mean you can't do it all."

Author: Laura Bower

Illustrator: Rekha Salin

Publisher: Gnome Road Publishing

Publication Date/Year: October 8, 2024

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📌 IG: @laurabowerwrites

📌 X: @laurabower79