⬇️ 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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⬇️ 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