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Picture This! February 2026 |
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The Humble Pie
by Jory John; illustrated by Pete Oswald
The Humble Pie likes to give others the spotlight. They deserve it! But when he's paired with his best friend, Jake the Cake, for a school project, he soon realizes that staying in the shadows isn't always as sweet as pie.
Series alert: If you have not yet read the rest of Jory John's Food Groups series, you can find the series list here.
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Kitty vs. Kindergarten
by Martha Freeman; illustrated by Eda Kaban
Kitty fights tooth and claw against any kind of change, but when he goes to kindergarten, he finds that new experiences can be a positive thing.
Also available as: e-book on Libby
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| Because of a Shoe by Julie Fogliano; illustrated by Marla FrazeeIt's a familiar scenario: a parent wants a child to put on shoes, prompting an epic tantrum. Even as patience frays on both sides, unwavering love remains beneath the conflict.
Art alert: Pay attention to the colors throughout the story -- the illustrations turn more gray as the conflict intensifies, but things become more colorful as the two make their peace.
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Punch!: A Story about Kindness
by Michael Hall
When Badger bullies his friends Frog, Moose, Elephant, and Bear, they teach him an unforgettable lesson about empathy, kindness, and forgiveness.
Reviewers say: "Visually appealing for the intended audience, with a message centered on acceptance and repaying hurtful actions with kindness, this work is full of warmth and sensitivity toward its audience." (School Library Journal)
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Rumpelstiltskin
by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Carson Ellis
The traditional fairy tale about a magical trickster and the woman who outwits him gets a fresh take in this retelling.
Also available as: digital audiobook on Hoopla
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Beautifully Me
by Nabela Noor; illustrated by Nabi H. Ali
Zubi, a happy Bangladeshi girl, is excited about her first day of school, but at breakfast she is puzzled by her mother and older sister worrying about being too big. Even at school she hears other people criticizing each other's bodies, and she starts to worry that maybe something is wrong with how she looks -- until her declaration at dinner that she is on a diet makes her family realize what they have been doing wrong.
Described as: "A spunky and sincere picture book about body positivity." (Kirkus)
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Be You!
by Peter H. Reynolds
Discover a joyful reminder of the ways that every child is unique and special. The reader is encouraged to 'be your own work of art." To be patient, persistent, and true. Because there is one, and only one, YOU.
Also available as: digital audiobook on Hoopla
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That's Not My Name!
by Anoosha Syed
Mirha questions her name after her classmates continually pronounce it wrong on the first day of school, so her mother helps her to learn the significance of her name and to be proud of it.
Try this next: For more books about the importance of our names, check out Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and My Name is Saajin Singh by Kuljinder Kaur Brar.
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Like
by Annie Barrows; illustrated by Leo Espinosa
In a series of amusing comparisons, a boy shows how humans are much more like each other than we are like any other thing on Earth.
Also available as: e-book on Hoopla and e-book on Libby
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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