Picture Books
April 2026

Recent Releases
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
Every Monday Mabel
by Jashar Awan

Every Monday Mabel takes her breakfast outside and waits for her favorite part of the week: the garbage truck.
Good Night, Escargot by Dashka Slater
Good Night, Escargot
by Dashka Slater

In this perfect bedtime read, a cute French snail hosts a pajama party in this laugh-out-loud fifth picture book in the bestselling Escargot series.
Freight Train: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner by Donald Crews
Freight Train: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
by Donald Crews

Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse: The Classic Picture Book, Reimagined by Charlotte Zolotow
A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse: The Classic Picture Book, Reimagined
by Charlotte Zolotow

A girl declares all the things she will do for her mother when she is all grown up, ending with the friend she will bring her mother to keep her company while she travels the world.
Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast by Josh Funk
Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast
by Josh Funk

A thoroughly delicious rhyming story about the funniest food fight ever--perfect for fans of The Food Group series--now in paperback edition. Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast have a beautiful friendship--until they discover that there's only one drop of maple syrup left! The race is ON! Off they go, racing past the Orange Juice Fountain, skiing through Sauerkraut Peak, and reeling down the linguini. But who will enjoy the sweet taste of victory? And could working together be better than tearing each other apart? Praise for the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast Series: [R]eaders will giggle their way through this refrigerated fantasyland.--Publishers Weekly A must purchase.--School Library Journal, starred review Don't miss the other books in the series: The Case of the Stinky Stench Mission Defrostable Short & Sweet The Great Caper Caper Attack of the Scones
Oops!
Everything's Wrong! A Bear, a Hare, and Trouble Everywhere
by Jory John; illustrated by Erin Kraan

From lost socks and head-on collisions to bees, burrs, and spilled breakfasts, Jeff the bear and Anders the hare are having a morning full of misadventure. But maybe, with a bit of space to manage their reactions, they can salvage the day? For fans of: the previous funny and heartfelt Bear and Hare books, Something's Wrong! and Nothing's Wrong!.
Accident!
by Andrea Tsurumi

Mortified that she spilled juice on the couch, Lola the armadillo flees to the library, but her escape is hampered by an epic, ongoing pile-up of mishaps and mayhem. This uproarious read is ultimately reassuring, and Booklist declares that "poring over the riotous illustrations is pure joy."
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