Picture Books
November 2025

Recent Releases
There's a Dinosaur in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
There's a Dinosaur in Your Book
by Tom Fletcher

ROARRR! A bored little dinosaur is stomping around in your book... and she's making lots of noise! Can you help her find some friends to play with? But make sure to keep everyone quiet or we might wake up... the BIG DINOSAUR! 
Embarrassed Ferret by Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
Embarrassed Ferret
by Lisa Frenkel Riddiough

Ferret trips while getting off the bus, makes a gigantic glitter mess at craft time, urgently has to pee at recess, and gets toilet paper on her shoe. But when others in the classroom goof up in equally embarrassing ways, Ferret is relieved to discover that nobody's perfect.
Oh No, Ojó! by Àlàbá Ònájìn
Oh No, Ojó!
by Àlàbá Ònájìn

Ojâo's love for drawing leads to trouble when he draws everywhere he should not, but with his family's support and a big pad of paper, he learns to create art in the right places.
Fluffy McWhiskers Crunchazaur Kaboom by Stephen W. Martin
Fluffy McWhiskers Crunchazaur Kaboom
by Stephen W. Martin

When a 189,037-picture-book-high kaiju monster starts eating everyone and everything in its sight, Fluffy McWhiskers and her friend Potato must come out of hiding to save the world ... if only they can figure out a way to keep everyone from exploding at the sight of their cuteness first!
Ceecee: Underground Railroad Cinderella by Shana Keller
Ceecee: Underground Railroad Cinderella
by Shana Keller

In this retelling of Cinderella, enslaved girl CeeCee is helped by the house cook to make her way to escape via the Underground Railroad where she encounters Harriet Tubman; includes a note about Harriet Tubman and names during slavery.
Gratitude
We Give Thanks
by Cynthia Rylant; illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier

In this sweet story told in rhyme, a rabbit and a frog journey through their community of animal friends, offering up gratitude for everything from mittens to roses to the "nice warm soup" they eventually share with everyone in a joyful closing feast. Pastel-shaded watercolors with pops of neon ensure that this cozy read is eye-catching, too.
 
This Is a Moment by Micah Player
This Is a Moment
by Micah Player

A celebration of all the big and little, happy and stressful moments that make up a full life.
At Our Table
by Patrick Hulse; illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight

"At our table there is room," declares this inclusive picture book. Featuring diverse groups of loved ones gathered for shared meals, this lyrical story invites readers to linger on delicious sensory details as well as opportunities for gratitude -- including gratitude for the farm labor and Indigenous knowledge that puts food on tables. Read-alike: Pie Is For Sharing by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard.
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell

The Cherokee community is grateful for the blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by best-selling Cherokee author Traci Sorell. The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. 
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