⬇️ Author Lindsay H. Metcalf shares about their picture book OUTDOOR FARM, INDOOR FARM.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for discovering how both outdoor and indoor farms sustainably grow the food we eat throughout the year."

"This book can also be used …

📚 to discuss how science and technology are used on farms,

📚 to learn how climate change affects farms,

📚 to study the seasons, 

📚 and to understand rhyme."

Author: Lindsay H. Metcalf

Illustrator: Xin Li

Publisher: Astra Young Readers

Publication date: April 9, 2024

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📌 lindsayhmetcalf.com 

📌 @lindsayhmetcalf 

📌 @lixin.illustration 

📌 @astrakidsbooks

⬇️ Author Anna Lazowski shares about their picture book DARK CLOUD.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for opening up a discussion about depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues."

📚 "This book can also be used to help kids and adults see their own experiences with sadness or depression reflected in the pages."

Author: Anna Lazowski

Illustrator: Penny Neville-Lee

Publisher: Kids Can Press

Publication Date: May 2, 2023

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📌 https://www.annalazowskibooks.com/ 

📌 https://www.instagram.com/annalazowski/ 

📌 https://twitter.com/anna_lazowski

⬇️ Author Brenna Jeanneret shares about their picture book THE LAW OF BIRTHDAYS.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for starting the discussion around choice and body autonomy."

📚 "This book can also be used to discuss social emotional learning (and cake!)"

Author: Brenna Jeanneret

Illustrator: Marina Kondra

Publisher: Cardinal Rule Press

Publication Date/Year: May 1st 2024

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📌 https://brennajeanneret.com/ 

📌 @brennajeanneret (on Twitter, IG, Blue Sky and Threads)

⬇️ Author Jamie Ofelia shares about their picture book MIGUEL MUST FIGHT!

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids who love art and action-packed adventures!"

📚 "This book can also be used to improve Spanish vocabulary."

Author: Jamie Ofelia

Illustrator: Sara Palacios

Publisher: Little, Brown For Young Readers

Publication date: April 30th, 2024

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📌 Website: JamieOfelia.com

📌 Twitter: @JamieOfelia

📌 Instagram: @JamieOfeliaWrites

⬇️ Author Leah Moser shares about their picture book I AM A THUNDERCLOUD.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for BIG feelers, people who sometimes feel angry, and metaphor lovers."

📚 "This book can also be used by children, parents, and educators to discuss the BIG feeling of anger. With beautiful illustrations by Marie Hermansson, the visuals complement the words of this SEL picture book."

Author: Leah Moser

Illustrator: Marie Hermansson

Publisher: Running Press Kids / Hachette

Publication Date: April 2, 2024

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📌 https://www.leahmoserwrites.com/ 

📌 Twitter/Instagram/Bluesky/Threads: @LeahMoserWrites 

📌 Facebook: Leah Moser - Author

⬇️ Author Steena Hernandez shares about their picture book LUPITA'S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for any reader who loves dance."

📚 "This book can also be used to inspire children to ask big questions of belonging and inclusion in any activity they may be involved in."

Author: Steena Hernandez

Illustrator: Melissa Castillo

Publisher: Beaming Books

Publication Date: October 15, 2024

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📌 www.steenahernandez.com 

📌 Twitter @HernandezSteena 

 📌 IG: @SteenaHernandez

⬇️ Author Kalee Gwarjanski shares about their picture book MISS MACDONALD HAS A FARM.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for reading (singing!) aloud, farm fans, and veggie lovers."

📚 "This book can also be used to learn about gardening tasks, seasonality, and a variety of vegetables."

Author: Kalee Gwarjanski

Illustrator: Elizabet Vukovic

Publisher: Doubleday, Random House Children's Books

Publication Date: March 12, 2024

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📌 www.kaleegwarjanski.com 

📌 twitter: @kaleegwar 

📌 linktree.com/kaleegwarjanski

⬇️ Author/illustrator Meg Auchenbach shares about their picture book IF YOU ARE AN ARTIST.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for children who daydream, doodle, and ask...what if?"

📚 "This book can also be used as a supplement to an elementary visual arts curriculum, homeschool art classes, or as a creative conversation starter for any artsy child!"

Author/Illustrator: Meg Auchenbach

Publisher: Peter Pauper Press

Publication Date: February 1, 2024

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📌 www.megauchenbach.com

📌 www.instagram.com/megauchenbachart

📌 www.twitter.com/megauchenbach

⬇️ Author Erin Dealey shares about their picture book JUST FLOWERS.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for budding botanists and gardeners of all ages."

📚 "This book can also be used for STEM discoveries, to celebrate spring, and to encourage random acts of kindness."

Author: Erin Dealey

Illustrator: Kate Cosgrove

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Publication Date: March 2024

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📌 erindealey.com   

📌 https://twitter.com/ErinDealey

📌 https://www.instagram.com/erindealey/ 

📌 https://www.katecosgrove.com/ 

📌 https://www.instagram.com/k8cosgrove/ 

📌 https://twitter.com/K8_Cosgrove 

📌 https://twitter.com/SleepingBearBks 

📌 https://www.instagram.com/sleepingbearpress/

⬇️ Author Sara Levine shares about their picture book SENSITIVE.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for showing that sensitivity is also a strength."

📚 "This book can also be used to celebrate diversity and compassion."

Author: Sara Levine

Illustrator: Mehrdokht Amini

Publisher: Carolrhoda/Lerner

Publication Date: October 2023

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📌 https://www.saralevinebooks.com/ 

📌 @saralevinebook (insta and fb)

📌 @saraclevine (X/Twitter)

⬇️ Author Jan Lower shares about their picture book THE BRILLIANT CALCULATOR: HOW MATHEMATICIAN EDITH CLARKE HELPED ELECTRIFY AMERICA.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids who are excited about puzzles, math, or inventions."

📚 "This book can also be used to learn about curiosity, determination . . . and electricity!"

Author: Jan Lower

Illustrator: Susan Reagan

Publisher: Calkins Creek/Astra Books for Young Readers

Pub Date: March 13, 2023

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📌 www.janlower.com

⬇️ Author Amanda Davis shares about their picture book MOONLIGHT MEMORIES.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for offering children a pathway to acknowledge and process their grief over the loss of a loved one. Written from a place of personal experience, this story strives to bring comfort to children hurting after loss."

📚 "This book can also be used as a guide for parents and caregivers by utilizing the end note, which features a message from a licensed children's counselor about how to use the book and where to find additional resources."

Author: Amanda Davis

Illustrator: Michelle Jing Chan 

Publisher: WorthyKids/Hachette Book Group

Publication Date/Year: June 2023

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📌 www.amandadavisart.com  

📌 insta: amandadavis_art 

📌 X: @amandadavisart

⬇️ Author Kris Tarantino shares about their picture book BE MY VALENSLIME.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for Valentine's Day!"

"This book can also be used everyday! 

📚 The story is a laugh-out-loud celebration of love that's full of monster mayhem! 

📚 The book brings together the definition of everyday love on a kid-to-kid friendship level that reminds kids that love is patient, kind, and forgiving and that they can show love to others every day of the year!"

Author: Kris Tarantino

Illustrator: NYT best-selling Cori Doerrfeld

Publisher: WaterBrook, an imprint of Penguin Random House

Publication Date/Year: 12/19/23

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📌 www.kristarantino.com 

📌 Twitter/X: kris_tarantino | CoriDoerrfeld | WaterBrookPress

📌 LinkedIn: Kris Tarantino | Waterbrook & Multnomah

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📌 Instagram: WaterBrookMultnomahKids | WaterBrookMultnomah

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⬇️ Author Moni Ritchie Hadley shares about their picture book ANZU AND THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for the first day at a new school."

📚 "This book can also be used to recognize children's emotions and feelings in new experiences."

Author: Moni Ritchie Hadley 

Illustrator: Nathalia Takeyama 

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co.

Published: June 22, 2023

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📌 www.moniritchie.com  

📌 @bookthreader

⬇️ Author Jennifer Raudenbush shares about their picture book IN THE PALM OF MY HAND.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for exploring nature."

📚 "This book can also be used to increase self-esteem and to appreciate poetry."

Author: Jennifer Raudenbush

Illustrator: Isabella Conti

Publisher: Running Press Kids

Publication Date: March 14, 2023

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📌 www.jenraudenbush.com 

📌 X: @jenraudenbush 

📌 Instagram: @jenraudenbush1

⬇️ Author/illustrator Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson shares about their picture book THE MOCHI MAKERS.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids who love sweet, cozy stories about family, food, and love."

📚 "This book can also be used for learning about Japanese American culture and traditions and for learning to make mochi at home."

Author/Illustrator: Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

Publisher: S&S/Beach Lane Books

Publication Date: March 19, 2024

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📌 website: sharonfj.com

📌 instagram: @sharonfjart 

📌 Twitter/X: @sharonffj

⬇️ Author Brooke Hartman shares about their picture book WATCH OUT FOR THE LION.

"This is the perfect picture book for 

✨ kids who love a fun, engaging read-aloud,

✨ kids who are sometimes wary of new situations,

✨ and anyone who loves animals!"

📚 "This book can also be used for teaching kids about assumptions and that jumping to them too quickly without knowing all the facts can sometimes lead to embarrassing situations."

Author: Brooke Hartman

Illustrator: Anna Sussbauer

Publisher: Page Street Kids

Publication Date: February 2023

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📌 www.BrookeAHartman.com

⬇️ Author Meghana Narayan shares about their picture book A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for any child who is discovering who they are."

📚 "This book can also be used to encourage children to celebrate their unique narrative and history, while embracing the different identities of their peers. While we often ask children to share "where they come from," we sometimes forget to encourage them to share "where they are" and "where they hope to go." The story is a collection of memories from a young girl, who carries these moments tightly with her as she grows. These memories become a map of who she is. Children reading this story can think about their individual maps, and who they are becoming. While the main character comes from an Asian family, this book was written in a way so that all children, from whatever background or family structure, could find a special connection to the story."

Author: Meghana Narayan

Illustrator: Michelle Carlos

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Date: March 15, 2024

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📌 IG: @teachforthechange  

📌 meghananarayan.com

⬇️ Author Jesus Trejo shares about their picture book PAPÁ'S MAGICAL WATER-JUG CLOCK.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for anyone looking for a portrait of a working-class Mexican American family. It showcases family, love, and work ethic. A heartwarming story told through the lens of little Jesus Trejo who is excited to be able to help with the family landscaping business."

📚 "This book can also be used to point to a story that is all too common in our communities but rarely explored in kids' books. Especially through this upbeat and funny story."

Author: Jesus Trejo

Illustrator: Eliza Kinkz

Publisher: Astra Kids Books / Minerva

Publication Date/Year: June 6th, 2023

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📌 Instagram: @jesustrejo1

⬇️ Author Lori Keating shares about their picture book THE MEMORY QUILT.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for every family to start an important conversation about the death of a loved one."

This book can also be used …

📚 to be aware of other people's feelings

📚 for the importance of friendship

📚 for healing through memories

📚 for crafting memories for a special gift

Author: Lori Keating 

Illustrator: Alyssa Grizenko 

Publisher: Monarch Educational Services 

Publication Date/Year: January 9, 2024

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📌 @LoriMKeating on both Instagram & X 

📌 www.lorikeating.com