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Picture Books
May 2026
Recent Releases
102
by Matthew Cordell

Sick with a fever of 102, young George goes on a surreal adventure in a miniature world.
Miles Ahead
by Minh Lê; illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao

After piling into the car for a trip to visit a new baby, a family realizes that they've misplaced the baby's gift. The ensuing search turns up an array of cherished mementos in this warm-hearted tale.
The Whale's Tale and the Otter's Side of the Story
by Kate Messner; illustrated by Brian Biggs

Whales or otters: which animal is 'absolutely, positively cooler?' If you read this clever book front to back, whales are the clear winner, but otters triumph if you read from back to front. 
Hold
by Randy Ribay; illustrated by Zeke Peña

It's tough to get out the door with a toddler. Daddy's request for his child to briefly hold a water bottle gets increasingly outlandish as the child asks to hold more items, from toys to the family cat to the rain in the sky.
A Fish Like Me
by Jamie Sumner; illustrated by Devon Holzwarth

When using his wheelchair on land, the boy can zoom like a rocket, but in the pool, he experiences a different kind of freedom, swimming like a variety of sea creatures.
Dino Stories
Nighty Night, Dinos: A Bedtime Picture Book about Dinosaurs by Deborah Holt Williams
Nighty Night, Dinos
by Deborah Holt Williams

Yawn! These dinos need their sleep so now it's time for nighty night. T-Rex pulls his blankie tight, Velociraptor snuggles under a cozy fern, and Brontosaurus hugs his bear. Pretty soon, they all fall asleep until morning. But shh, don't wake them! They need sleep to stay healthy, big, and strong.
Penny & Pip
by Candace Fleming; illustrated by Eric Rohmann

Compassionate Penny is the only person in the natural history museum who notices the dinosaur egg hatching, which means that baby sauropod Pip immediately imprints on the girl.
Dinos That Drive
by Suzy Levinson; illustrated by Dustin Harbin

Combining two kid favorites -- dinosaurs and vehicles -- this picture book in verse boasts giggle-inducing wordplay alongside bustling, imaginative depictions of dinosaurs operating cars, trains, helicopters, and lots more.
Calm Your Roar Like a Dinosaur: How to Relax Muscle by Muscle by Colleen A. Patterson
Calm Your Roar Like a Dinosaur
by Colleen A. Patterson

With its playful rhyme, Calm Your Roar presents a super fun and easy-to-learn skill that benefits dinos of all ages, guaranteed to turn dinosaurs into relaxosaurs, even those with the biggest roars!
The Iguanodon's Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together...
by Sean Rubin

How do paleontologists use fossils to reconstruct what dinosaurs might have looked like? Readers get an insider's look at the process in this lively nonfiction picture book focused on the Iguanodon, whose appearance has been reimagined several times.
Contact your librarian for more great books!
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585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, Georgia 30040
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