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Picture Books November 2025 |
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Daisy rewilds
by Margaret McNamara
Nature-loving Daisy's passion for rewilding illustrates the importance of conservation to her community.
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Dream for the land
by Laekan Zea Kemp
Encouraged by her father, a young girl living on a drought-stricken Texas farm, wishes for rain as she thinks of her family who lived on the farm before them.
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The gathering table
by Antwan Eady
A Southern family gathers in their backyard around a special table to celebrate important moments throughout the year, from anniversaries to new births, as they share food, traditions, and love.
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Home
by Matt de la Pena
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.
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Iris shines
by Stacy Ebert
Aspiring star Iris believes she is destined for fame, but when her unexpectedly talented younger brother steals some of the spotlight, Iris learns to share the stage.
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Snarky Sharky
by Bethan Clarke
Snarky Sharky rules in an ocean filled with fish who are small fry, but his life in his underwater home is annoying him so he strikes out on his own, wondering if he will find something bigger and better.
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Squash, the cat : stuck in the middle
by Sasha Mayer
Squash the cat and super-friend Maggie are always together and the best of friends, until a new pirate toy captures Maggie's attention and her affection, leaving Squash jealous, in a story about accountability and forgiveness.
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This book is dangerous!
by Ben Clanton
While everything seems to come sunny-side up for Narwhal on their adventures, Jelly has more than a few worries about the many dangers out there in the ocean: sea serpents, pirate crabs, circus cannons, lost porcupines, and spiky things of any kind could be lurking around each turn of the page!
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month |
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Rock your mocs
by Laurel Goodluck
In this happy, vibrant tribute to Rock Your Mocs Day, observed yearly on November 15, author Laurel Goodluck (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Tsimshian) and artist Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw) celebrate the joy and power of wearing moccasins--and the Native pride that comes with them. A perfect book for Native American Heritage Month, and all year round!
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Being home
by Traci Sorell
Moving back to their ancestral land, a joy-filled Cherokee girl draws the changing landscape as they travel along, looking forward to the end of the journey where she'll be with family and settle into the new rhythm of home.
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Keepunumuk : Weeãachumun's Thanksgiving story
by Danielle Greendeer
Told in a Native tradition, this Wampanoag story of Weeâchumun (corn) and the first Thanksgiving shows how the Native people, who already lived on the land where the pilgrims settled, helped the pilgrims survive their first winter.
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Powwow day
by Traci Sorell
Unable to dance at the powwow this year due to illness, River feels isolated and alone until she discovers the healing power of community, in this uplifting, contemporary Native American story.
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Nibi's water song
by Sunshine Tenasco
Nibi, a Native American girl, cannot get clean water from her tap or the river, so she goes on a journey to connect with fellow water protectors and get clean water for all.
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Loaf the cat goes to the powwow
by Nicholas DeShaw
When her boy disappears one day, Loaf the cat decides to find him by following his scent to a place where there are drums, colors and lots of people and, after he's done dancing, greets him in her special way, making the powwow one he'll never forget.
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Josie dances
by Denise K. Lajimodiere
As she prepares for her first powwow, an Ojibwa girl practices her dance steps, gets help from her family, and is inspired by the soaring flight of Migizi, the eagle.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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