Humera Malik & Ravan Sader Saif’s Special Patches Saif is “just shy,” or at least that’s what everyone tells him. When his mom comforts him with a patchwork quilt made of his special memories, he remembers that he’s so much more. He was brave when he went down the biggest slide at the Eid picnic….
Picture Books
Beth Mills No More Gnomes Herbert is the politest kid in town! But when Ms. Goat, his neighbour and after-school babysitter, starts collecting creepy garden gnomes, he freaks out. How can he tell Ms. Goat how he feels without being rude? Carolrhoda Books Picture Book Age 5+ 32 pp | US$ 18.99 hc | 229…
Lisa Wheeler and Barry Gott Dino-School Welcome to the school year dino-style! Dino-kids have fun all through the year, from the fall fling and the spelling bee to the 100th day of school and track-and-field day! Carolrhoda Books Picture Book Age 5+ 32 pp hc | 274 x 229 mm Publication: August 2025 Author: Lisa…
Lisa Wheeler and Barry Gott Dino-Birthday Playful rhyming verse from Lisa Wheeler and action-packed illustrations from Barry Gott highlight four dino birthday parties in four different seasons. Each party has a kid-friendly theme, and there are presents, cake, and lots of games for everyone! Carolrhoda Books Picture Book Age 5+ 32 pp hc | 274…
Sandra Nickel & Il Sung Na Big Bear and Little Fish Friendship comes in all sizes Bear loves being big! At the carnival, Bear wants to win a teddy bear as big as she is. Instead, she gets a fish. A very little fish. Bear is so very big and Fish is so very small…
Sandra Nickel & Il Sung Na Bear’s Big Idea Every day that Bear and Fish spend together is a good day. Fish always has the perfect idea for what to do! One day, it’s Bear’s turn to make a plan. She promises Fish something BIG! But when Bear goes looking for her brand-new big idea,…
Chris Monroe String Ball A crafty child, a string ball, a curious kitten, an unforgettable adventure When a curious kitten encounters its young owner’s string ball craft project, an amazing adventure ensues! The kitten squeezes inside the ball and begins to roll . . . right out the open front door. Yikes! Kitten and ball…
Kao Kalia Yang & Jiemei Lin The Rock in My Throat At first, no one noticed when I stopped talking at school. In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a young Hmong refugee navigating life at home and at school. Having seen the poor treatment her parents received when making…
Bob Raczka & Simone Shin Niko Draws a Feeling Niko loves to draw his world: the ring-a-ling of the ice cream truck, the warmth of sun on his face. But no one appreciates his art. Until one day, Niko meets Iris . . . This imaginative and tender story explores the creative process, abstract art,…
Laura Purdie Salas & Jaime Kim If You Were the Moon What would you do if you were the moon?Do you think you would rest quietly in the night sky? Oh, no. The moon does so much more than you might imagine! It spins like a twilight ballerina, plays tug-of-war with the ocean, and lights a…
Laura Purdie Salas & Violeta Dabija Water Can Be … Water is water, puddle, pond, sea. But now can you guess what else it can be? Water can be a . . .thirst quencher, kid drencher, cloud fluffer, fire snuffer. Find out about the many roles water plays in this poetic exploration of water throughout…
Chris Monroe Monkey with a Tool Belt Inspiration for the Netflix series Chico Bon Bon! Whether you need a beebersaw or a chisel, Chico Bon Bon’s your monkey. He can build or fix just about anything—from a dock for the ducks to a clock for the Clucks, even a small roller coaster for local chipmunks….
Rebecca Mönch Mina Plans to Find a Friend A sun shines in everyone Mina is 5 years old and new to kindergarten because her family has moved house. Now she has her own room, but no one to play with. So Mina comes up with a plan: she wants to meet up with a different…
Joy Cowley & Miho Satake The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate This enduring tale of independence and family is an unconventional love story with a strong female lead and a pirate with a sensitive side, written by New Zealand’s leading children’s writer and illustrated by one of Japan’s foremost children’s illustrators. The fierce…
Clara Thomasset Dream Days Self-empowerment between time and dreams The picture book Dream Days was created in collaboration with the young Belgian artist Clara Thomasset – an artistic and philosophical, yet wonderfully light and luminous story for children about time as an inner space and wealth and the great power of dreams. Little Milla glides…
Marta Azcona & Anna Font Misadventures of a Giant Pig at the National Library On a cold and stormy day, Doña Socorro, the librarian, is forced to leave the library because of a headache. She leaves the books in the care of a pig. But, suddenly, a troup of animals coming from a wine tasting…
Ulrike Möltgen I Was the Whole World A girl dreams of her own body as a landscape: the jungle lies in her hand, a lion sits in her hair with a flowing mane. A circus tent stands on her leg. The director is a rough man, greedy for success and sensation, he captures the proud…
Doris Lecher Hocus Pocus Octopus The octopus children Octa, Pi and Puss make a lot of noise when their parents go out and leave them in the care of Klaas, the turtle babysitter. But Klaas immediately has the right idea for a game: they are allowed to hide and Klaas has to find them again….
Jörg Bernardy & Katja Spitzer The World’s Longest Picnic Three snails – Otto, Anna and Izzy – are planning a picnic. At a snail’s pace, they pack a thousand delicacies into their baskets and set off. Six months have passed: the three are still on the road, their stomachs growling loudly. But they will only…
Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop Twigs and Stones A funny, warm and wise picture book by world-renowned Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop that captures the essence of friendship and nudges us to notice the power of the words we choose. Snake and Lizard live together in a hole under a rock. They are such good…