KPL's Early Literacy Librarian and official card-carrying member of the Picture Book Fan Club shares some of her favorite new picture books that came out this year.
A poignant and uplifting exploration of the stories behind tattoos, skillfully narrated by a young boy. This book beautifully captures the essence of honoring the individuality woven into the inked canvases of the characters' lives. As a tattooed…
In this powerful and inspiring picture book, a deaf girl stands up for herself and takes off her shoes while dancing at her Carnival performance so she can feel the music through her bare feet. No one seems to understand … That is, until all the…
The power of children's imaginations takes center stage in this gorgeous, playful rhyming picture book about a group of kids who build a make-believe world in their homes. Just look at what you can build out of ordinary stuff when you follow your…
Through a series of amusing and soothing exchanges, this deceptively simple and profound picture book depicts different pairings to celebrate interconnectedness and underlines the importance of caring for every living organism to ensure a strong and…
A family is excited to go camping, but they really don't know what they're doing, and it does NOT go well. Then they see "Campingland," a perfect indoor camping theme park! Perfect temperature. Perfect 'fishing.' Perfect 'animals.' But also —…
When three mysterious visitors from "Europe" crash-land in Mr. Li's field, he does what any good host would. He invites them back to his farmhouse and offers to help fix up their "car." No, there's nothing strange about these guests at all. Just…
From breakfast to bedtime, and pillow fort to pillow fight, these sisters make all kinds of messes. Imaginative, playful, forgiving, delicious messes — and their messes make a day full of possibilities. With bouncy rhyming language and warm…
Handling death and grief in a gentle and tender manner, Lukoff's newest picture book explores the innate need many of us have to fix the problems of the ones we love the most. The protagonist, a young child, tries many different things to cheer up…
Children watch in amazement as the bicycle food deliverers of Tokyo stack their noodle bowls like architects, zip through the city like acrobats, and deliver delicious noodles to students, office workers, and families. A captivating ode to Japan's…
A face is a poem with all the parts put together, adding up to a someone you love. Have you ever stopped and looked, really looked, at a face? Do faces stay the same forever, or do they change? Where do our faces come from? Embracing commonalities…
Picture books about grown-ups introducing a new romantic partner to their child(ren) are far and few between — let alone ones that feature the adults working hard at positive relationship-building between both biological parents and a new partner.…
From sunrise to sunset, a group of young Black boys joyously spend the day together freely in their community. With confidence and a touch of swag, these friends do everything with one another: build a time machine, tend to the community garden,…
