⬇️ Author Thelia Hutchinson shares about their picture book MORE THAN YOU IMAGINE. 

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for families and loved ones. This book expresses and showcases parental love and embraces different family dynamics. The love for a child is universal and parents will always be there to support their children."

📚 "This book can also be used to teach about love, hope, encouragement, and support."

Author: Thelia Hutchinson

Illustrator: Adriana Predoi

Publisher: Soaring Kite Books

Publication Date/Year: April 2, 2024

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📌 Website: www.theliahutchinson.com 

📌 Instagram: @thelia341

📌 X (Twitter): @TheliaHutchins1

📌 Instagram for Adriana Predoi: @adriillustration

📌 Soaring Kite Books: www.soaringkitebooks.com 

📌 Soaring Kite Books Instagram: @soaringkitebooks

⬇️ Author Megan Woodward shares about their picture book THIS BOOK IS DEFINITELY NOT CURSED. 

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for silly interactive read alouds."

📚 "This book can also be used for tricking people into making fools of themselves."

Author: Megan Woodward

Illustrator: Risa Rodil

Publisher: Simon and Schuster (Aladdin)

Publication Date: June 25, 2024

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📌 www.meganwoodward.com 

📌 Insta: @womeganwo

📌 Twitter: @womeganwo

📌 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authormeganwoodward

⬇️ Author Andrew Hacket shares about their picture book OLLIE, THE ACORN, AND THE MIGHTY IDEA.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for exploring self-acceptance, friendship, and jealousy/bullying."

📚 "This book can also be used to discuss the needs of plants and for a good dose of humor."

Author: Andrew Hacket

Illustrator: Kaz Windness

Publisher: PageStreet Kids

Publication: 4/9/24

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📌 www.andrewhacket.com

📌 @AndrewCHacket (all social media)

📌 linktree: https://linktr.ee/andrewchacket

⬇️ Author Kirsten Larson shares about their picture book THE FIRE OF STARS.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for star-gazing kids."

📚 "This book can also be used to inspire young scientists and to encourage girls to reach for the stars."

Author: Kirsten W. Larson

Illustrator: Katherine Roy

Publisher: Chronicle Kids

Publication Date: Feb. 7, 2023

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📌 KirstenWLarson.com 

📌 @kirstenwlarson

⬇️ Author/illustrator Hannah Salyer shares about their picture book ANCESTORY: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for students of all ages to learn about our ancient ancestors and pieces of our collective past."

📚 "This book can also be used to help frame the context of early human life on our planet, and delve into early art history."

Author: Hannah Salyer

Illustrator: Hannah Salyer

Publisher: Harper Collins (Clarion)

Publication Date: April 11th, 2023

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📌 instagram: @h.salyer

📌 website: hannahsalyer.com 

📌 twitter: @hansalyer

⬇️ Author Rina Singh shares about their picture book THE LION QUEEN:

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for animal lovers, social crusaders, and anyone who is bold enough to follow their dreams, no matter what."

📚 "This book can also be used for teaching about Asiatic lions and wildlife conservation."

Author: Rina Singh 

Illustrator: Tara Anand 

Publisher: Cameron Kids/Abrams

Published on October 3rd, 2023

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📌 www.rinasingh.com 

📌 Instagram:@storiesbysingh   

📌 X: @storiesbysingh

⬇️ Author Rasha Hamid shares about their picture book HOW TO BIRD:

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for inspiring kids and grownups to get outside and bird, anywhere!"

📚 "This book can also be used as a mentor text to teach instructional writing in classrooms."

Author: Rasha Hamid

Illustrations: Final photo collages were created by a page designer, based on my designs, and using my photos of birds, children and NYC.

Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Publication Date: October 2023

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📌 https://www.rashahamid.com 

📌 Instagram: @RashaHamidAuthor

⬇️ Author Kimberly Wilson shares about their picture book A DOLLAR'S GRAND DREAM:

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for teaching financial literacy."

This book can also be used for:

📚 learning the grass isn't always greener

📚 reading aloud

📚 laughing at punny humor

Author: Kimberly Wilson

Illustrator: Mark Hoffmann

Publisher: Page Street Kids

Publication Date: July 11, 2023

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📌 www.kimberlywilsonwrites.com

📌 @kimberlywilsonwrites

📌 @studiohoffmann

📌 @pagestreetkids

⬇️ Author Kelly Bennett shares about their picture book THE HOUSE THAT RUTH BUILT:

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for baseball fans of all ages."

This book can also be used for:

📚 lyrical text & realistic illustrations for T-Ballers

📚 more than 100 years of  baseball history

📚 trivia & vintage photos for Fast-ballers

📚 Yankee Stadium and Babe Ruth! 

Author: Kelly Bennett

Illustrator: Susanna Covelli

Publisher: Familius

Publication Date/Year: March 2023

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📌 www.kellybennett.com 

📌 @kellybennettbooks

📌 @familius

📌 @susannacovelliart

⬇️ Author Melissa Trempe shares about their picture book LADYBUG LAUNCH: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY OF CHINITAS IN SPACE: 

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for all kids, especially girls and Latinx readers, who have interests in science, insects, or fascinating true stories."

📚 "This book can also be used by teachers and librarians seeking multicultural stories featuring characters who persist and overcome the odds."

📚 "This is also perfect for science students studying insects or classrooms learning how to ask scientific questions and conduct experiments."

Author: Melissa Trempe & Dr. Natalia Ojeda

Illustrator: Manuela Montoya

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (S&S)

Publication Date/Year: April 16, 2024

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📌 melissatrempe.com

📌 Instagram: @melissatrempe.author

📌 X: @melissa_trempe

📌 Note- Natalia and Manuela are not on Twitter. They are on Instagram @manumontoyae and @natitaojeda

⬇️ Author Kelsey E. Gross shares about their picture book WINTER: A SOLSTICE STORY:

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for kids who love animals and the magic of winter. It's a cozy winter read!"

📚 "This book can also be used to teach about hope, friendship, and kindness, as well as introduce the winter solstice."

Author: Kelsey E. Gross

Illustrator: Renata Liwska

Publisher: Paula Wiseman/ Simon & Schuster

Publication: October 10, 2023

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📌 Website: kelseyegross.com 

📌 Instagram and X: @kelseyegross

⬇️ Author Laura Resau shares about their picture book STAND AS TALL AS THE TREES: HOW AN AMAZONIAN COMMUNITY PROTECTED THE RAIN FOREST. 

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for elementary schoolers and their families and teachers to learn about how we can work together to protect natural places we care about."

📚 "This book can also be used to understand how Indigenous people are defending their sacred lands against oil drilling and other kinds of exploitation."

Authors: Patricia Gualinga and Laura Resau

Illustrator: Vanessa Jaramillo

Publisher: Charlesbridge

Publication date: July 2023

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📌 https://www.LauraResau.com/standastallasthetrees 

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

⬇️ Author Tara Lazar shares about their picture book FLAT CAT:

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for funny families."

📚 "This book can also be used to warn silly kids about flat felines."

Author: Tara Lazar

Illustrator: Pete Oswald

Publisher: Flamingo Books (PRH)

Publication Date: September 19, 2023

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📌 https://linktr.ee/taralazar

⬇️ Author Erin Dealey shares about their picture book CHRISTMAS AHOY!

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for boat lovers of all ages."

📚 "This book can also be used to celebrate with a lighted boat parade."

Author: Erin Dealey

Illustrator: Kayla Stark

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Publication Date: July 2023 

Follow Erin Dealey:

📌 erindealey.com ; https://twitter.com/ErinDealey

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

Follow: Kayla Stark (Illustrator)

📌 https://twitter.com/StarkKayla 

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

Follow: Sleeping Bear Press (Publisher)

📌 https://twitter.com/SleepingBearBks

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

⬇️ Author Sylvia Chen shares about their picture book TRICKY CHOPSTICKS:

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for those who struggle with chopsticks, those who have mastered the skill, and those who enjoy humor and clever STEAM-thinking."

This book can also be used . . .

📚 to help kids facing frustrating challenges

📚 to encourage problem-solving with persistence

📚 to share a fun craft activity tied to the story

Author: Sylvia Chen

Illustrator: Fanny Liem

Publisher: Atheneum/Simon & Schuster

Publication Date/Year: March 19, 2024

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📌 Author Website: www.sylviaichen.com

📌 Book Website: www.trickychopsticks.com

📌 @SylviaiChen on Twitter/Instagram/Bluesky/Threads

⬇️ Author Christine Evans shares about their picture book DEAR MR. G:

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for teaching letter-writing and discussing friendship across generations."

📚 "This book can also be used to help kids who are missing a loved one."

Author: Christine Evans

Illustrator: Gracey Zhang 

Publisher: Union Square Kids 

Pub date: April 4, 2023

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📌 http://christinenancyevans.com

📌 @ChristineNEvans (everywhere on social media)

⬇️ Author Lindsay H. Metcalf shares about their picture book NO WORLD TOO BIG: YOUNG PEOPLE FIGHTING GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. 

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for combatting climate anxiety by providing inspiring stories of young people working in the climate space today."

This book can also be used for . . .

📚 learning to read and write poetry

📚 discovering the many ways climate change affects people around the world

📚 understanding how to move from "me to we" in fighting climate change

Anthology Editors: Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley

Illustrator: Jeanette Bradley

Publisher: Charlesbridge

Publication date: March 14, 2023

Follow:

📌 lindsayhmetcalf.com 

📌 @lindsayhmetcalf

📌 @jea_bradley

📌 @keilavdawson

📌 @charlesbridgepublishing

⬇️ Author Sarah Hovorka shares about their picture book SAME LOVE, DIFFERENT HUG:

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for showing kids how to empathize with others."

📚 "This book can also be used for teaching about diversity and disability."

Author: Sarah Hovorka
Illustrator: Abbey Bryant
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date/Year: June 2023

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📌 https://www.sarahhovorka.com
📌 @HovorkaSarah Twitter

⬇️ Author/illustrator Marie Boyd shares about their picture book JUST A WORM:

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for anyone who has ever compared themselves to others and felt like they have fallen short."

"This book can also be used . . .

📚 to teach young scientists and gardeners about the natural world,

📚 to encourage young helpers to look for ways that they can contribute to their communities, and

📚 to inspire young artists to make their own quilled paper art."

Author/illustrator: Marie Boyd

Publisher: Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins)

Publication Date: March 2023

Follow Marie Boyd:

📌 www.marieboyd.com 

📌 @artistscholar

⬇️ Author Laurie Wallmark shares about their picture book JOURNEY TO THE STARS: KALPANA CHAWLA, ASTRONAUT:

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for any child who has dreams."

📚 "This book can also be used to encourage an interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)."

Authors: Laurie Wallmark and Raakhee Mirchandani
Illustrator: Maitreyi Ghosh
Publisher: Beaming Books
Pub date: 2/13/24

Follow Laurie Wallmark:
📌 lauriewallmark.com
📌 @lauriewallmark