⬇️ 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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⬇️ 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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⬇️ 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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⬇️ 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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⬇️ 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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⬇️ 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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⬇️ Author Cassie Silva shares about their picture book LISTENING TO THE QUIET.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for children who are curious about deafness and sign language."

📚 "This book can also be used to build more inclusive classrooms and discuss different ways of communication, as well as the role music and rhythm can play in communication."

Author: Cassie Silva

Illustrator: Frances Ives

Publisher: Lantana

Publication Date/Year: September 2023

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⬇️ Author Katie Lee Reinert shares about their picture book READY TO SMILE AGAIN.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for talking about loss and moving on in an approachable way with a touch of humor to make it more accessible for kids."

📚 "This book can also be used to highlight the power of friendship, community, and coming together to support one another."

Author: Katie Lee Reinert

Illustrator: Sara Aziz

Publisher: Gnome Road Publishing

Publication Date: March 11, 2025

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⬇️ Author Dana Marie Miroballi shares about their picture book IF MY HAIR HAD A VOICE.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for encouraging children to embrace their cultural identity."

📚 "This book can also be used to learn about the origins of Black hairstyles."

Author: Dana Marie Miroballi 

Illustrator: Patricia Grannum

Publisher: Beaming Books

Publication Date: 5/28/24

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⬇️ Author Dazzle Ng shares about their picture book WHEN AN ELEPHANT HEARS NO.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for BIG feelings."

📚 "This book can also be used for thinking widely."

Author: Dazzle Ng

Illustrator: Estrela Lourenço

Publisher: Page Street Kids

Publication Date/Year: January 23, 2024

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📌 IG: @dazzleng.books

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⬇️ Author Teresa Robeson shares about their picture book CLOUDS IN SPACE: NEBULAE, STARDUST, AND US.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for curious kids and kids-at-heart who want to learn more about the universe."

📚 "This book can also be used as a bedtime story."

Author: Teresa Robeson

Illustrator: Diāna Režina

Publisher: MIT Kids

Publication Date: August 2024

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⬇️ Author Keila V. Dawson shares about their picture book YUMBO GUMBO.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids who enjoy searching for clever and considerate solutions to sibling conflicts."

📚 "This book can also be used to learn about mathematical reasoning and how to collect and use data to make decisions."

Author: Keila V. Dawson

Illustrator: Katie Crumpton

Publisher: Charlesbridge (part of the Charlesbridge Storytelling Math series)

Publication Date: February 20, 2024

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⬇️ Author Nancy Churnin shares about their picture book RAINBOW ALLIES: THE TRUE STORY OF KIDS WHO STOOD AGAINST HATE.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for showing kids they have the power to be allies and upstanders against hate."

📚 "This book can also be used to show that love is greater than hate and that we are stronger together."

Author: Nancy Churnin

Illustrator: Izzy Evans

Publisher: Beaming Books

Publication Date: July 9, 2024

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⬇️ Author Frank J. Sileo, PhD shares about their picture book ZENSATIONS.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids who want to learn a simple mindfulness exercise to relax their whole bodies."

📚 "This book can also be used by parents and teachers to be read before bedtime."

Author: Frank J. Sileo, PhD and Christopher Willard, PsyD

Illustrator: Lily Fossett

Publisher: Singing Dragon

Publication Date: 2023

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⬇️ Author Ryan Bani Tahmaseb shares about their picture book ROSTAM'S PICTURE-DAY PUSTEEN.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids who sometimes worry about being different."

📚 "This book can also be used in classrooms studying immigration."

Author: Ryan Bani Tahmaseb

Illustrator: Fateme Mokhles

Publisher: Charlesbridge

Publication Date: July 2024

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📌 Website: http://www.ryantahmaseb.com 

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⬇️ Author Carrie Finison shares about their picture book PIGS DIG A ROAD.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids who love big trucks, construction sites, and pigs! All the basic steps involved in building a road are shown throughout the story, along with the construction vehicles that workers use to get the job done."

📚 "This book can also be used to teach teamwork and the basic principles of working together and taking responsibility."

Author: Carrie Finison

Illustrator: Brian Biggs

Publisher: Putnam

Publication Date: September 10, 2024

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⬇️ Author Ellen Ramsey shares about their picture book A BOOK FOR BEAR.

"This is the perfect picture book for 

✨ love of reading, 

✨ fun & friendship, 

✨ and creativity."

📚 "This book can also be used as a perfect fun-filled picture book to encourage kids to love reading—and to create books of their very own! Activity handouts (drawing activities, word searches and scrambles, puzzles and mazes, and instructions for making a book) available on Ellen's website (see Author Visit tab)."

Author: Ellen L. Ramsey

Illustrator: MacKenzie Haley

Publisher: Flamingo Books/Penguin Random House

Publication Date: July 18, 2023

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⬇️ Author Rina Singh shares about their picture book BAREFOOT SKATEBOARDERS.

"This is the perfect picture book for 

✨children and young readers who enjoy engaging and uplifting stories; 

✨educators and librarians who are looking to introduce children to stories of cultural diversity, social change, and the power of sports; 

✨parents who want to expose their children to inspiring real-life stories that promote inclusivity; 

✨and skateboarding enthusiasts who will find it fascinating that their favorite sport transformed a remote village in India."

"This book can also be used for 

📚classroom discussions on no matter how humble our beginnings, we all have the capacity to create positive change in our communities; 

📚cultural awareness- to introduce students to the cultural and social dynamics of rural India and fostering an understanding of different lifestyles; 

📚creative writing- encourage children to write their own stories about overcoming obstacles or sportsmanship;

📚physical education and sports- teachers can organize a skateboarding workshop or demonstration to introduce students to the sport; 

📚and the story can be used to discuss global issues like poverty and inequality and how little acts of activism can bring about significant changes. Students can think about how they can make their communities better..."

Author: Rina Singh 

Illustrator: Sophie Casson 

Publisher: Orca Books 

Publication date: September 17th, 2024

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📌 https://www.rinasingh.com/

⬇️ Author Norene Paulson shares about their picture book NILA'S PERFECT COAT.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for those who love thrift shopping and are empathetic toward others who are less fortunate."

📚 "This book can also be used to spark discussions about 'wants vs. needs'."

Author: Norene Paulson

Illustrator: Maria Mola 

Publisher: Beaming Books

Publication date: Feb. 7, 2023

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📌 Website:  www.norenepaulson.com 

📌 Instagram: @nrpaulson

📌 X: @NorenePaulson

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