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Picture Books and Early Chapters June 2026 |
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Hello, World! USA
by Jill McDonald
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with a board book to teach the littlest readers about the United States and its origins. From Hello, World , a bestselling nonfiction series for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Kids can learn all about the USA in this cheerful and informative board book--with super-simple facts about the history, geography, and government of our country. (The president's house is called the White House.) Told in easy-to-understand terms alongside bright illustrations of the flag, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, voting day, a US map, and a landscape of mountains, deserts, prairies, forests, and oceans, this sturdy book makes learning easy for little ones and offers useful prompts to help adults engage with the reader on each page. It's a perfect way to share America's past and present with your little ones during this important 250th anniversary year.
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Juneteenth (a We Celebrate Book): A Board Book
by Little Feminist
From the ALA Stonewall Award-winning team Little Feminist comes a gorgeous photographic board book celebrating Juneteenth. Freedom feels like hugs and kisses, unity, strength and pride.Freedom feels like a million steps forward-together with every stride.From award-winning indie publisher Little Feminist Press comes an engaging board book celebrating Juneteenth and its powerful history. Bursting with beautiful, community-sourced photographs, this board book features powerful images of Black joy, allyship from all demographics, and the many ways people can celebrate this important American holiday.Showcasing real families and communities, young readers will see festivities and merriment in action as kids, their adoring adult caretakers, and their neighbors share stories, prepare meals, listen, hug, dance, show kindness, demonstrate bravery, and step in to help their families and communities. The book also includes family discussion questions and a note for grown-ups on how to use this book with young children.
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Dad
by Christian Robinson
Dad is strong. Dad is sweet. Dad dreams of watching you grow… There are as many ways to be a dad as there are dads in the world. Dad is a big-hearted love letter to all of them, reflecting the range of relationships that dads, both animal and human, have with their little ones. Dad is destined to be a classic, an evergreen gift for new fathers, and one of those rare picture books that resonates with every reader at any age.
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Hot Dog!: The History of America's Favorite Sausage
by Christine Van Zandt
Get ready for a "frank" look at food culture! Did you know Americans devour a staggering 20 billion hot dogs every year? That’s enough to stretch to the moon and back! Author Christine Van Zandt masterfully blends humor and history, while Steven Salerno’s bold, playful illustrations bring the zany spirit of this tale to life on every page.
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If You Went to the Bottom of the Ocean
by Brooke McIntyre
Dive into this compelling, content‑rich nonfiction picture book and find yourself on an underwater adventure: a marine mission that takes you past reefs, beyond the near‑shore sea floor, down, down, down through the sunlight layer, the twilight layer, the midnight zone―all the way (as in seven miles!) down to the bottom of the ocean! Keep your eyes peeled―if you're lucky, you might see a 400-year-old shark, a dumbo octopus, or . . . a xenophyophore! Layer by layer, you will get to know all of the mysterious sea life that dwells in the deepest depths while finding out just how interconnected―and crucial―the ocean’s ecosystems really are.
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Start Your Engines!
by Katy S. Duffield
Frankie the ATV loves to zoom up rocky hills and down bumpy ramps with the other four-wheelers. Today Frankie's friend Pipsqueak is racing for the first time! The off-road course is mucky, but Frankie and Pip won't let a few squishy bogs stop them. Not far from the finish line, though, Pip gets bad-luck STUCK. Will Frankie stop to help a friend when victory is in sight? This high-energy rhyming read-aloud will bring values and VROOMS to any story time.
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We Are All Ears: Ready-To-Read Level 1
by Jonathan Fenske
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning author-illustrator Jonathan Fenske adds another hilarious early reader to his acclaimed and zany collection. Readers will love hearing what these ears have to say There are many kinds of ears. Some are round, some are pointy. Some are bare, some are furry. Did you know some ears can be bumpy and tasty?
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Biscuit Rides the Ferry
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Biscuit, the curious little puppy, and his Little Girl embark on a sweet summer adventure in this My First I Can Read in Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories's bestselling series! Biscuit's family ferry ride is full of fun surprises aboard a big boat--from seagulls, to dolphins, to meeting the captain, and more! Perfect for readers of Clifford and Spot! The gentle and appealing Biscuit books are a wonderful first introduction to reading for little pups, and this My First I Can Read friendship tale is perfect for shared reading in a classroom or at home. Books at this level feature basic language, word repetition and illustrations that support the text; ideal for sharing with emergent readers.
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What Is Ai?
by Wes Locher
Have you ever wondered how AI came to be? How did ChatGPT develop? Who is Siri? Find out everything you need to know about the rise of AI and advancing technology, including future applications and concerns, in this informative book that features 16 pages of photos. It all began in 1822 when an English mathematician created the Difference Engine, the world's first mechanical calculating machine. Fast-forward two hundred years, and cars are beginning to drive themselves! How did this technology advance? Over a series of trials and errors, steps forward and back, AI, or artificial intelligence, has most steadily developed since the 1950s. By the '90s, AI technology began interacting with people in laboratories and at conferences, dazzling the world with its impressive knowledge and capabilities. The simulation of human intelligence by machines continues to revolutionize healthcare, transportation, and efficiency across the world. Learn all about this problem-solving facet of the computer science industry and where it might take us in the future.
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Alana's Recipe for Kindness
by Coco Simon
With eye-catching glitter on the cover Alana shows what she's learned about kindness in this eighth book in the Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch chapter book series, the little sister series to the bestselling Cupcake Diaries. Includes black and white illustrations throughout When a new after school program starts taking up all of Alana's cupcake baking time, her Mini Cupcake Club friends feel neglected and worry she's repeating old mistakes. Alana doesn't want her friends to feel that way, but she knows she has learned from the past. Now it's time for her to teach her friends to learn from their pasts and remind the Mini Cupcake Club that the most important ingredient in any recipe is kindness.
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