⬇️ 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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📌 Website: dazzleng.com
📌 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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📌 www.drfranksileo.com
📌 Instagram: @drfranksileo
⬇️ 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
📌 Twitter: @RyanTahmaseb
📌 Instagram: @ryanbanitahmaseb
⬇️ 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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📌 https://www.carriefinison.com
📌 @carriefinison
📌 @brianbiggsstudio
📌 @penguinkids
⬇️ 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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📌 IG: @ellenlramseybooks
📌 Facebook: @ellen.l.ramsey.5
📌 X/Twitter: @ellenlramsey1
⬇️ 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
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⬇️ Author Jenny Lynn Pease shares about their picture book I LOVE HARRIET KIPPLEY.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for encouraging self-love and self esteem in young children, helping children work through their frustrations, and anyone who thinks motorcycle riding grandmas are cool!"
Author: Jenny Lynn Pease
Illustrator: Alessia Girasole
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Publication Date: April 2024
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📌 twitter/x: @kidlitjenny
📌 Instagram: @jennylynnpease
⬇️ Author Debra Kempf Shumaker shares about their picture book WIND IS A DANCE.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for budding weather enthusiasts and anyone who likes to play with language."
📚 "This book can also be used to learn about metaphors."
Author: Debra Kempf Shumaker
Illustrator: Josée Bisaillon
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Publication Date: October 1, 2024
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Photo Credit: Janka Photography
⬇️ Author Beth Anderson shares about their picture book THOMAS JEFFERSON'S BATTLE FOR SCIENCE: BIAS, TRUTH, AND A MIGHTY MOOSE!
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for encouraging critical thinking."
📚 "This book can also be used for connecting science and history."
Author: Beth Anderson
Illustrator: Jeremy Holmes
Publisher: Calkins Creek/Astra BFYR
Publication Date: May 2024
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📌 https://bethandersonwriter.com
📌 @BAndersonWriter (twitter, IG, Blue Sky)
⬇️ Author/illustrator Molly Cranch shares about their picture book HIDE-AND-SEEK.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for young readers interested in animals and science."
📚 "This book can also be used to reinforce counting skills and to explore fun animal sounds within the context of a hide and seek game."
Author/Illustrator: Molly Cranch
Publisher: Clavis Publishers
Publication Date: July 23, 2024
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📌 www.mollycranch.com
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⬇️ Author Lisa Rogers shares about their picture book BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE MUSIC OF JOHN CAGE.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for inspiring creativity, thinking differently, and staying true to yourself."
📚 "This book can also be used to inspire readers to create their own images of sounds, to notice the sounds around them, and to compose music with those everyday sounds."
Author: Lisa Rogers
Illustrator: Il Sung Na
Publisher: Random House/Anne Schwartz Books
Publication date: October 2023
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📌 Website: http://www.lisarogerswrites.com/
⬇️ Author Ronni Diamondstein shares about their picture book JACKIE AND THE BOOKS SHE LOVED.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for Women's History Month."
📚 "This book can also be used for launching Writers' Workshop and Readers' Workshop."
Author: Ronni Diamondstein
Illustrator: Bats Langley
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Publication Date: November 7, 2023
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📌 www.ronnidiamondstein.com
📌 Twitter: @MaggieMae10514
📌 Instagram:@maggiemaepupreporter
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⬇️ Author K. Marcus shares about their picture book FRANKENSTEIN'S MATZAH: A PASSOVER PARODY.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for future scientists, creative thinkers, and nonbinary representation that isn't plot driven."
📚 "This book can also be used for doing science experiments, exploring ethical questions about freedom and identity (questioning), and seeing a loving family during their Passover seder."
Author: K. Marcus
Illustrator: Sam Loman
Publisher: Intergalactic Afikoman
Pub. Date: 1/16/24
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📌 Website: www.kmarcuswrites.com
📌 Instagram: @kmarcuswrites or https://www.instagram.com/kmarcuswrites/
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⬇️ Author Pamela Morgan shares about their picture book SIMPLY SKYE.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for families, teachers, and therapists who hope to encourage exploration of gender identity."
📚 "This book can also be used to open a conversation about non-binary people and gender identity."
Author: Pamela Morgan
Illustrator: Heather Bell
Publisher: Amicus Ink
Publication Date: July 2023
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⬇️ Author CK Malone shares about their picture book POPI'S ALL SOULS SONG.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for those who celebrate All Soul's Day and honoring the dead."
📚 "This book can also be used to educate on the differences regarding All Soul's Day, All Saint's Day, and Dia de los Muertos by sharing this version of honoring the dead."
Author: CK Malone
Illustrator: Shelly Swann
Publisher: Beaming Books
Publication Date: September 10th, 2024
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📌 My Website: carlislemalonebooks.com
📌 My X: @CKMalone2
📌 My Illustrator's Website: www.fairywulf.com
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⬇️ Author Gabriella Aldeman shares about their picture book SQUAWK OF SPANISH.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for bilingual families and classrooms."
📚 "This book can also be used for building confidence, for read alouds, and for parrot lovers."
Author: Gabriella Aldeman
Illustrator: Romina Galotta
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Publication Date: August 13, 2024
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📌 website: https://www.writebetween.com/
📌 IG and Twitter: @write_between