Award Winning Titles
January 2026
The duck never blinks by Alex Latimer
The duck never blinks
by Alex Latimer

Can you make a duck blink? Probably not. But you can try, in this irreverent and hilarious staring contest between you and a duck that never, ever blinks.
Big by Vashti Harrison
Big
by Vashti Harrison

Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.
The Yawns are coming! by Chris Eliopoulos
The Yawns are coming!
by Chris Eliopoulos

The story of two best friends whose ambition to stay up all night becomes complicated by an encroaching case of the yawns, sleepies and snores.
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
Hello Lighthouse
by Sophie Blackall

Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper.
Chez Bob by Bob Shea
Chez Bob
by Bob Shea

Welcome to Chez Bob, which seems like a real restaurant, until you realize - it's on an alligator's nose! 
Chooch helped by Andrea L. Rogers
Chooch helped
by Andrea L. Rogers

A Cherokee girl introduces her younger brother, Chooch, to their family's traditions -- begrudgingly! No matter what Chooch does, their parents say he's just 'helping.' 
Can I be your dog? / Troy Cummings. by Troy Cummings
Can I be your dog? 
by Troy Cummings

A dog looking for a home sends letters to prospective owners on Butternut Street, with surprising results.
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