Picture Books
April 2025
Recent Releases
The not-so-sleepy Little Panda
by David Walker

It's bedtime but Little Panda wants to stay awake as her bed is too lumpy, lullabies don't work and the dark is scary, but with the help of parents and twinkling friends, Little Panda faces her fears and falls asleep. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
One day at a time : a story about healing from divorce
by Rachel Ip

When Poppy and Robin's parents separate, everything transforms around them, and as their new everyday lives take shape, the two discover that even the biggest changes get easier with time. Illustrations.
Papilio
by Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor, and Andy Chou Musser

In this charming, fact-filled story, three creators take turns showing readers the stages of a black swallowtail's life, from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. Each stage has its own style, but sweetness, humor, and solid information persist throughout. "Move aside, Very Hungry Caterpillar," declares Kirkus Reviews.
Home
by Matt de la Peäna

Celebrate the beauty and love found in every home, no matter its size, and see how people can be a kind of home, in a meditation on the places we feel most comfortable, loved and protected. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
Números/ Numbers
by Esther Van Den Berg

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The teeny-weeny unicorn
by Shawn Harris

Tired of being small in a family of extra-large unicorns, Teeny-Weeny Unicorn runs away from home, but a chance encounter with an opinionated gnome makes him wonder if he's teeny weeny?—?or just the right size. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
Spider in the Well
by Jess Hannigan

In the town of Bad Göodsburg, an exhausted young jack-of-all-trades naively accepts his neighbors' claims of altruism. When he meets the spider who lives in the local wishing well, however, the boy discovers the not-so-pure truth. For fans of: the long format, darkly droll humor, and justice-oriented plot of Jon Klassen's The Skull.
Exactly as planned
by Tao Nyeu

In a reversible book told in two perspectives, Fox and Moose get together for a picnic but things go awry when the brownies Fox made and a scarf Moose knit go missing
No cats in the library
by Lauren Emmons

Clever stray cat Clarisse, who LOVES books, stumbles upon a library and, sneaking inside, finds exciting new stories and even helps a little girl practice reading, but when the librarian finds her, she hopes she'll be allowed to stay. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
The last stand
by Antwan Eady

"Selling eggs, plums, peppers and pumpkins at Papa's stand in the farmer's market, one little boy learns the importance of family, community and hope when his Papa can't make it to the stand, in this moving intergenerational story inspired by the author's childhood in the rural south. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations."
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