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Picture Books October/November 2025 |
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The Memory Cake
by Caroline L. Perry
A little girl and her grandmother bake a cake together for the feast of Santa Marija, while her grandmother tells her about what it was like to be a child living in Malta during World War II.
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Dropbear
by Philip Bunting
All the woodland creatures are scared of Dropbear, but it turns out what they fear is all a bunch of wild rumors.
Hold your breath and count to three as woodland creatures share spooky stories about Dropbear, the rumored meanie who lives way up in an old gum tree. But when one little birdie decides to investigate the truth, it turns out that maybe Dropbear just wants . . . something special.
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Make New Friends
by Joshua David Stein
Tomasso doesn’t know anyone at his new school and has no one to play with at recess. So, knowing his dad will ask, he resolves to make a few new friends. Each day his crew grows; there’s Roland (a foam ball), Coco (a milk carton), and Karen (a very pink eraser). But when his dad insists on having his friends over for pizza, Tomasso knows that soon his secret will be out. Will his dad welcome his new friends, even if they’re not who he expects?
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Archibald and the Furry Dinosaurs
by Suzanne Lang
Long ago, in the time of prehistoric preening, all dinosaurs have fur. All except for one. Meet Archibald. When Archibald embarks on a dangerous quest to find his lost locks, he encounters danger at every turn. Along the way, he outwits the clever Woollyciraptors, rescues two dinosaurs from getting eaten, and even encounters the dreaded Furannosaurus Rex! While he may not end this story with even a strand of hair on his head, he does begin to see that his life is wonderful as it is. As he discovers, it’s better to focus on what you do have, not on what you don’t.
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Together, United
by Tami Charles
A lyrical affirmation that together, we are all part of something much greater.
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