One of the best things is introducing early readers to some fantastic picture books. So today, I’m sharing a list of 47 picture books to read in September 2020!
I absolutely love reading picture books. As a teacher, I’m always on the hunt for new books to introduce to students. Plus, it’s quite the search for those perfect read-aloud books!
There are so many amazing picture books releasing in the last four months of the year. But September 2020 is particularly amazing for new picture books.
Whether you’re looking for your child or adding to your classroom library, I hope you love this list of 47 picture books to read in September 2020!
And in case you missed it, I shared a list of 35 middle grade books for September 2020 and 45+ young adult and adult books for September 2020!
September 1st
Politics • Albert Whitman & Company
Callie knows there’s a presidential election coming up. Her class is having an election, too, about an issue that affects them all — the class field trip! She’s about to witness first-hand what a difference a vote can make — even a single vote — and along the way will find out about the election process and why people have fought for the right to vote throughout history. A great kids’-eye look at the power of the vote.
Emotions • Sourcebooks Wonderland
A delightfully amusing interactive book that proves there’s always a way to turn a grumpy mood into a positive attitude
For readers of Grumpy Monkey and Press Here comes an all new interactive story about grumpiness to pair with the adorable Always More Love. This playful and sweet story is about a darling, squishable hedgehog who can, on occasion, much like toddlers, be a little grumpy!
Can you cheer up the hedgehog and make him feel better? Go ahead and tickle, hug, shake, and spin the book! With a little love, you just might turn the hedgehog’s day around!
This illustrated storybook captures the unforgettable fashions, vocabulary, and characters of the iconic 1995 film Clueless with an adorable kid-friendly adaptation about making friends.
Cher and Dionne are the coolest kids at Bronson Alcott Elementary School in Beverly Hills. When a new — very unique, grunge-chic, and possibly clueless — girl named Tai comes along, Cher and Dionne take her under their wings. They tell her how to dress and what hobbies to take up to be a part of their friend group. But Tai really likes skateboarding, baggy clothes, and wants to hang out more with the group of skateboarders. Cher and Dionne try a variety of ways to change Tai, alongside a cast of characters including Murray, Amber, Travis, Summer, Elton, and Miss Geist. But in the end, they realize that people are different and that’s what makes them so cool!
Imagination • Page Street Kids
With quotes and sly references to the famous works of William Shakespeare and the words he invented, this adventurous ode to language will delight readers young and old.
It all starts one morning when words fly into William’s window. He wants to catch them, but they are flibbertigibbety and quick and slip right through his fingers. Soon whole lines of verse are leading him on a wild goose chase as they tumble, dip, flip and skip all through town, past a host of colorful characters the observant reader may find as familiar as the quotes. William remains persistent, and with time and the proper tools he finds a way to keep the words with him.
How many hugs is too many? This girl’s had enough! This humorous picture book explores compassion and the importance of setting boundaries.
After coughing up a hairball, a girl’s cat doesn’t feel well. So the girl offers to give her cat a hug, which makes the cat — and the girl — feel better. A dog notices and asks for a hug, too. Then some ducks come along asking for hugs. And a skunk … and a bear — and a porcupine! One animal after another comes asking the girl for a hug until she’s simply had enough. How much more of this can she take?
With spare text and wonderfully expressive illustrations, Charlene Chua has created a playful, funny picture book with an original premise. The story shows how important hugs can be to our happiness — even the most unlikely of creatures sometimes need one! — but that doesn’t mean they’re always welcome. The book is full of laugh-out-loud moments, most of which are found in illustrations that vividly portray the girl’s emotions as she grows more worn out with every encounter, encouraging visual literacy. Each spread also shows a hint of the animal that will appear next, building anticipation for what’s to come. There are character education connections here to compassion, tolerance and empathy, and a terrific opportunity for discussions about boundaries.
Nature • Albert Whitman & Company
It’s big. It’s orange. But what is it?
When Field Mouse and Squirrel find something big, round, and orange in the middle of the road, it looks kind of familiar. Skunk is positive it’s a lamp, and Rabbit thinks it looks like a snack, but no one knows for sure. Luckily, there’s one thing they can all agree on: it’s the life of the party! Discover all of the ways you can use a pumpkin in this adorable fall adventure.
Marvel’s other Spider-Man — Miles Morales — swings into his first ever Little Golden Book!
Meet Marvel’s Spider-Man from another universe — Miles Morales. Boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will love this action-packed Little Golden Book as they learn about the web-slinger’s amazing powers as well as his faithful friends and fiercest foes!
Olaf has learned to read, and it is one of his favorite things to do. He is a frequent visitor to the Arendelle library. When he and Anna discover that the librarian is going out of town for a few days and the library will be closed, they can’t think of anything sadder.
But Anna has a brilliant idea for a substitue librarian … Olaf!
The lovable snowman shares his joy for books with the children of Arendelle and leaves the library in a state different than that in which he found it.
Will Odvaar the librarian mind when he sees it? Or will a warm hug from everyone’s favorite snowman fix everything?
Pete uses his groovy crayons to draw lots of things, and for the first time ever, he’s drawing his pals. But when Pete shows his artwork to his friends, they don’t react the way he expected them to.
Will Pete put his favorite crayons down or find a way to turn it all around?
Get artsy with everyone’s favorite blue cat in this groovy picture book that adds a creative touch to the importance of great friends and never giving up. Fans of Pete the Cat will love watching him take his positive outlook and transform something ordinary into an awesome masterpiece!
New York Times bestselling creators James and Kimberly Dean show us all the wonderful things about autumn. A great book to share with the family at Thanksgiving or anytime — complete with 12 cards, a poster, and stickers!
Pete the Cat isn’t sure about the changing of the seasons from summer to autumn. But when he discovers corn mazes, hay rides, and apple picking, Pete realizes there’s so much to enjoy and be thankful for about autumn.
Pete the Cat: Falling for Autumn includes 12 Thanksgiving cards, a fold-out poster, and fun stickers!
Celebrate music, family, and childhood with this sweet illustrated adaptation of the classic Guns N’ Roses song.
She’s got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories …
Iconic band Guns N’ Roses gives new meaning to the beloved lyrics from “Sweet Child O’ Mine” in this vivid, heartfelt picture book. Follow a child’s wondrous discovery that music is everywhere around us — from the gentle wind blowing through the bluest skies, to the fearful crash of the thunder and the rain.
With Jennifer Zivoin’s evocative, sweeping paintings, Sweet Child O’ Mine celebrates love and music, and how they bring us together in the sweetest ways.
Counting • Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Count down from ten like never before with this uniquely interactive and beautiful picture book! Perfect for young readers who are learning how to count.
Ten on a twig, just passing time … One falls off, and then there are nine.
Watch the birds fall as the pages turn! In this charming, deceptively simple counting book, ten birds sit on a twig. As each falls off, they take a piece of the twig with them, and in the end, they have a new home — just in time to say goodnight. This delightful, fun read is great for bedtime or playtime, and the clever die-cuts will charm young readers.
Children learning how to count will be mesmerized by the actions that happen with the page turns. It encourages repetition and rereads, and is sure to help many kids remember their numbers as they laugh along the way.
In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan.
Deep underground beneath Perfect Pets, where children can buy genetically engineered “perfect” creatures, there is a secret lab. Barnabus and his friends live in this lab, but none of them is perfect. They are all Failed Projects. Barnabus has never been outside his tiny bell jar, yet he dreams of one day seeing the world above ground that his pal Pip the cockroach has told him about: a world with green hills and trees, and buildings that reach all the way to the sky, lit with their own stars. But Barnabus may have to reach the outside world sooner than he thought, because the Green Rubber Suits are about to recycle all Failed Projects … and Barnabus doesn’t want to be made into a fluffier pet with bigger eyes. He just wants to be himself. So he decides it’s time for he and the others to escape. With his little trunk and a lot of cooperation and courage, Barnabus sets out to find freedom — and a place where he and his friends can finally be accepted for who they are.
This suspenseful, poignant and magical story about following your dreams and finding where you truly belong will draw readers into a surreal, lushly detailed world in which perfection really means being true to yourself and your friends.
When you’re a quilt instead of a sheet, being a ghost is hard! An adorable picture book for fans of Stumpkin and How to Make Friends with a Ghost.
Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air and able to whirl and twirl and float and soar. But the little ghost who is a quilt can’t whirl or twirl at all, and when he flies, he gets very hot.
He doesn’t know why he’s a quilt. His parents are both sheets, and so are all of his friends. (His great-grandmother was a lace curtain, but that doesn’t really help cheer him up.) He feels sad and left out when his friends are zooming around and he can’t keep up.
But one Halloween, everything changes. The little ghost who was a quilt has an experience that no other ghost could have, an experience that only happens because he’s a quilt … and he realizes that it’s OK to be different.
The classic tale of the Three Billy Goats Gruff gets a cheeky twist in this picture book retelling.
Trip trap, trip trap.
“ACH! Who is that tap-tap-tapping on my bridge?”
The story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff and the way they outwitted a hungry bridge troll is one of our most well-known fairy tales … but how exactly did it become so? It turns out, the cleverness of the Brothers Gruff isn’t limited to tricking trolls — they are also genius self-promoters! (Keep those goats away from Instagram!)
Find out the rest of the story in this wily retelling.
With crisp illustration and intriguing science, Your Place in the Universe introduces readers to the mind-boggling scale of the known Universe.
Most eight-year-olds are about five times as tall as this book … but only half as tall as an ostrich, which is half as tall as a giraffe … twenty times smaller than a California Redwood! How do they compare to the tallest buildings? To Mt. Everest? To stars, galaxy clusters, and … the universe?
Jason Chin, the award-winning author and illustrator of Grand Canyon has once again found a way to make a complex subject (size, scale and almost unimaginable distance) accessible and understandable to readers of all ages. Meticulously researched and featuring the highly detailed artwork for which he is renowned, this book will be an immediate hit with kids looking for an engaging way to delve into perspective, astronomy, and astrophysics. Curious readers will love the extensive supplementary material included in the back of the book.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Dan Brown makes his picture book debut with this mindful, humorous musical, and uniquely entertaining book.
Travel through the trees and across the seas with Maestro Mouse and his musical friends Young readers will meet a big blue whale and speedy cheetahs, tiny beetles and graceful swans. Each has a special secret to share.
Along the way, you might spot the surprises Maestro Mouse has left for you- a hiding buzzy bee, jumbled letters that spell out clues, and even a coded message to solve
Children and adults can enjoy this timeless picture book as a traditional read-along, or can choose to listen to original musical compositions as they read — one for each animal — with a free interactive smartphone app, which uses augmented reality to play the appropriate song for each page when a phone’s camera is held over it.
A modern Wemberly Worried-featuring dinosaurs!-for today’s young readers, with reassuring, lighthearted text and charming illustrations sure to calm the anxious butterflies in any child’s tummy.
It’s a beautiful day and Worrysaurus has planned a special picnic. But it isn’t long before a small butterfly of worry starts fluttering in his tummy…
What if he hasn’t brought enough to eat?
What if he gets lost in the jungle?
What if it rains?!
With a little help from his mom, Worrysaurus finds a way to soothe the anxious butterflies, chase his fears away, and find peace and happiness in the moment at hand.
Discover the perfect book to help every little anxious Worrysaurus let go of their fears, and feel happy in the moment at hand! The Worrysaurus strikes just the right balance of positive, lighthearted, and kid-friendly, with reassuring, rhyming text from Rachel Bright, the bestselling author of The Lion Inside and Love Monster, and charming illustrations from Chris Chatterton. Perfect for any reader who might feel the flutter of an anxious butterfly in their tummy, The Worrysaurus is sure to become a storytime favorite!
September 8th
Emmigration & Immigration • Charlesbridge
A warm and welcoming introduction to immigration, refugees, and inclusivity as children count from one to ten with one boat, two helping hands, and the generosity and kindness of many.
More than half of the world’s refugees are children, with millions of kids fleeing wars, floods, and other scary situations in search of a safe place to live.
Arriving in a new place is stressful for both newcomers and their new communities, especially when the newcomers are little ones. But this beautiful counting book captures the joy of finding a home and the power of a welcoming community. From playing to sleeping, eating to reading, leisure to learning, Counting Kindness proves we can lift the heaviest hearts when we come together. Commended by Amnesty International.
Transportation • Margaret Ferguson
Come join the fun as students take a submarine bus on a field trip to explore the ocean deep, in this wordless picture book from the creator of Field Trip to the Moon!
Students dressed in deep sea helmets travel to the ocean deep in a yellow school-bus submarine. When they get there, they frolic with fish, chase luminescent squid, and discover an old shipwreck.
But when it’s time to return to the submarine bus, one student lingers to take a photo of a treasure chest and falls into a deep ravine. Luckily, the child makes an unexpected friend — a maybe-not-so-extinct sea creature called a Pleiosaur — that’s happy to entertain the young explorer until the teacher returns.
In his follow-up to Field Trip to the Moon, John Hare’s rich, atmospheric art in this wordless picture book invites all children to imagine themselves in the story- a tale full of mysteries, surprises, and adorable aquatic friends.
This new Little Golden Book is all about Olaf, the lovable snowman from Disney Frozen and Frozen 2!
This new Little Golden Book celebrates everything that is special about Olaf, the optimistic, adorable snowman from Disney Frozen and Frozen 2. Olaf’s best friends Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Sven are all featured as well in gorgeous retro-style illustrations. This book is a must-have for children ages 2 to 5, plus Disney Frozen fans — and collectors — of all ages!
A little girl carries a big message — and finds it thrillingly amplified by the rallying crowd around her — in an empowering story for the youngest of activists.
Mari raised her sign for everyone to see.
Even though she was small and the crowd was very big,
and she didn’t think anyone would hear,
she yelled out.
Mari is getting ready to make a sign with crayon as the streets below her fill up with people. “What are we making, Mama?” she asks. “A message for the world,” Mama says. “How will the whole world hear?” Mari wonders. “They’ll hear,” says Mama, “because love is powerful.” Inspired by a girl who participated in the January 2017 Women’s March in New York City, Heather Dean Brewer’s simple and uplifting story, delightfully illustrated by LeUyen Pham, is a reminder of what young people can do to promote change and equality at a time when our country is divided by politics, race, gender, and religion.
Malina the hedgehog loves to tend to her raspberry bushes and loves to make delicious raspberry jam, but when winter comes, she realizes that a caring community is sweeter than any sweet treat.
While Mom works the night shift at NASA, Dad helps an intrepid girl get ready for sleep as she imagines she’s exploring Mars.
In this rhyming bedtime book, a girl whose mother works at NASA imagines that she’s exploring Mars with the Curiosity rover as she gets ready for bed. She describes taking off, observing Mars, communicating with mission control, and operating the rover. Young space explorers everywhere will want to head for Mars, too!
The third book in the hit Rocket and Groot picture book series, following up to Night Night, Groot and First Day of Groot!
Arrive in New York on the first day of snow. As the sun hits the city, it practically glows.
Best pals Rocket and Groot have the day off from guarding the galaxy, so they’re heading to the Big Apple! Spider-Man is waiting to show them the city — which just so happens to be covered in glittering snow. The three pals swing through the boroughs enjoying famous NYC winter activities, from sledding in Central Park to ice skating at Rockefeller Center. This is one snowy adventure you don’t want to miss!
Fantasy • Crown Books for Young Readers
Esther the fairy is back, to investigate the water cycle! From the award-winning author of The Most Magnificent Thing, for fans of Ada Twist, Scientist and Hidden Figures.
Esther the fairy doesn’t believe in magic. But fairies are all about magic, despite Esther’s best efforts to reveal the science of their world. This time around, though, she’s got her fairy pals Clover and Fig, along with trusty sidekick Albert the bird, to help create a more science-oriented entry for their school’s “Magic Fair” — Pixieville’s magical answer to a science fair, which has never gone well for Esther before. When the local pond disappears, Esther realizes this might be the perfect opportunity for a real experiment! It’s up to Esther and her fairymates to ask questions, make hypotheses, do research and show their conclusions — this time, all about the water cycle. But when everyone Esther knows believes that Jack Frost is responsible for ice and that moon sneezes cause evaporation, she’ll have to learn that sometimes discovery is its own reward.
Solid, Liquid, Gassy (A Fairy Science Story) is the second book in Ashley Spires’ hilarious picture book series about a charming, determined heroine who celebrates the joys of curiosity and wonder.
Bullying • G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
The beloved modern classic character, Molly Lou Melon, is tackling the timely topic of speaking up for yourself and others.
Molly Lou Melon’s mother taught her to use her big voice for good — to speak up for what’s right, for those who can’t, and even when it’s hard. So she does.
When school starts and a bully begins teasing everyone, including a new student, Molly Lou knows just what to do. From standing up for a friend to admitting when you’ve made a mistake, Molly Lou shows us how speaking up is always the right choice.
The beloved classic character has another important message to share, and David Catrow’s vibrant and spunky illustrations continue to expand Molly Lou’s larger-than-life personality.
The creator of King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson and Green Pants switches gears with a slyly silly introduction to shapes — just watch out for the emus!
First comes the circle. Then the square and the triangle. Then the … emu pushing a pancake wagon down a hill? What begins as a concept book about everyone’s geometric favorites soon defies expectations with a series of funny and imaginative twists. Award-winning author-illustrator Kenneth Kraegel pairs a deadpan text with simple wood-grained shapes, interspersed with vibrant illustrations of animals engaged in hilariously absurd pastimes. Each page turn builds on the delicious anticipation the contrast creates to make this a unique and rollicking story-time hit.
Kevin the Unicorn learns that you can’t force a friendship in this companion to Kevin The Unicorn: It’s Not All Rainbows
When a new unicorn moves in next door, Kevin is certain he’s about to make a new magically awesome best friend. After all, everyone loves unicorns (especially other unicorns)! But it turns out Eric loves scary movies (eek!) and clam juice (blech!) and he doesn’t like camping or skateboarding or any of the activities Kevin adores. In fact, apart from his sparkly mane and radiant horn, Eric doesn’t have all that much in common with Kevin. Could it be that Eric and Kevin aren’t destined to be the best of buds?
September 15th
From the creator of Nickelodeon’s hit series Shimmer and Shine comes a sweet and funny tale of a young lion who never, ever gives up!
As Little Leo and his mother walk along the riverbank in the African grasslands, he watches all the animals playing and leaping around and gets an idea … what if he jumped to the top of that mountain in the distance?
The young lion cub leaps again and again. But he trips over his paws, falls into mud, and never makes the top of the ledge. He assures Mama he only missed because of the way the wind was blowing or maybe the bugs that flew in his face — next time, he’ll get there for sure! With Mama’s encouragement and his own determination, can the proud young lion make his leap?
Pluto wants to help Mickey with his chores, but he’s too tired to do anything right!
Mickey and Pluto have been doing chores all day, and there are still a few more to do. But it’s naptime for Pluto. He’s tired, but Pluto still wants to help and have fun. Unfortunately, he just makes a mess of things. Will Pluto learn that we should all stop and take a rest when we feel sleepy? Read to the end and find out. This book includes more than 40 stickers of your favorite Mickey and Friends characters.
Pirates • Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
From the author/illustrator team behind The Snatchabook comes a book-filled adventure on the high seas!
Nell is finally a pirate!
And she has her trusty Pirate’s Almanac to help her sail the seas, even if Captain Gnash doesn’t like books on his ship. But when the journey gets rough and the captain is in trouble, it’s Nell and all her pirate knowledge that saves the day and leads them to the greatest buried treasure of all …
Two popular storybook titans, princesses and dinosaurs, battle to determine who should star in this laugh-out-loud picture book for fans of Shark vs Train and The Book With No Pictures.
This is a princess book!
No, it’s a dinosaur book!
No, it’s . . . a T. rex book? A dragon book? A rubber ducky book?!
From Linda Bailey, award-winning and critically acclaimed author, and Joy Ang, Adventure Time-artist and illustrator of the Mustache Baby series, comes an irresistibly irreverent picture book in which plucky princesses and determined dinosaurs have a battle royale over whose book this is. When they start calling in the big guns — or rather, the big carnivores — and decide to build a wall to resolve their differences, princesses and dinosaurs alike learn a thing or two about open-mindedness and sharing.
September 22nd
Teach your toddler how to count with the characters from A Christmas Carol in this STEAM-based board book for literature and book lovers who are learning basic math skills.
A Counting Christmas Carol is the second book in the Classic Concepts board book series that teaches STEAM skills through characters and stories from classic literature. In this take on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, learn to count up to 10 alongside Dickens’s classic characters.
Even hockey legends start with hand-me-downs. A beautifully illustrated true childhood story about hockey great Bobby Orr.
Bobby eats, sleeps and breathes hockey. So when his birthday is coming up, he only wants one thing: new skates. He’s seen the exact pair he wants in the shop window: sparkling blades, shiny leather, clean new laces tied in perfect bows. But when Bobby opens his gift, he’s dismayed to find hand-me-down skates: scuffed leather, nicked blades, floppy laces.
Once Bobby breaks them in, though, he and the hand-me-down skates become inseparable, and he can’t imagine life without them … until the brand-new skates come into his life. How can he leave his hand-me-down skates behind?
Log Driver’s Waltz illustrator Jennifer Phelan brings this classic story to life with timeless, gorgeous art, and Kara Kootsra’s words evoke the joy and dedication that Bobby Orr brought to his favorite sport. A perfect gift for readers and fans big and small, this book is destined to be a classic that is reached for time and time again.
Animals • Margaret K McElderry Books
One plucky pigeon dares to fly against the flock in this brightly illustrated, laugh-out-loud picture book about embracing the things that make us different.
A colorful flock of pigeons pride themselves on their perfect unity. All except one: a bespectacled pigeon who is happiest doing its own thing.
While the flock all looks the same, this pigeon enjoys wearing cowboy boots. While the flock flies in perfect formation, this pigeon soars like a superhero. When the flock finally confronts their contrary friend, they learn a thing or two about true perfection — and that we don’t all have to be the same to belong together.
Teach your toddler how to count with the protagonists of Pride and Prejudice in this STEAM-based board book for literature and book lovers who are learning basic math skills.
Pride & Prejudice & Math is the first in the Classic Concepts board books series that teaches STEAM skills through characters and stories from classic literature. Join the cast of Jane Austen’s timeless novel as your little one learns basic math skills, such as addition, subtraction, geometry, and spatial recognition.
September 29th
Awesome Man, our favorite superhero, is back, and in this fantastic sequel from New York Times bestselling author Michael Chabon, he must prepare for his greatest threat yet!
Awesome Man’s secret identity has stayed safe, and he’s still the coolest superhero around. He loves protecting the people of Awesome City from evildoers, like the giant Plutonian octolizard, with his trusty sidekick, Moskowitz. But there have been reports that a new hero is coming to town soon. What if the people of Awesome City no longer need Awesome Man?
With 40 pages of awesome text and illustrations, this book is a great gift for the superhero-obsessed and any kid adjusting to life with a new sibling!
Bestselling author/artist Nancy Tillman celebrates the lifelong bond between parent and child. Not just about newborns, Because You’re Mine stands as a testament to a parent’s protection and support of their child through all ages and stages.
The clouds can blow, the wind can call,
the snow can come, the rain can fall-
but they’ll just have to wait in line …
Because you’re mine. Because you’re mine.
Like Love You Forever, this is sure to be an evergreen gift and a new classic.
Dance • G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
The first in a series of picture books inspired by premier ballerina and author Misty Copeland’s own early experiences in ballet.
From prima ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland comes the story of a young Misty, who discovers her love of dance through the ballet Coppélia — a story about a toymaker who devises a villainous plan to bring a doll to life.
Misty is so captivated by the tale and its heroine, Swanilda, she decides to audition for the role. But she’s never danced ballet before; in fact, this is the very first day of her very first dance class!
Though Misty is excited, she’s also nervous. But as she learns from her fellow bunheads, she makes wonderful friends who encourage her to do her very best. Misty’s nerves quickly fall away, and with a little teamwork, the bunheads put on a show to remember.
Featuring the stunning artwork of newcomer Setor Fiadzigbey, Bunheads is an inspiring tale for anyone looking for the courage to try something new.
New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this board book edition of Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History.
This beautifully illustrated board book highlights true stories of black men in history. The exceptional men featured include artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, lawman Bass Reeves, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and writer James Baldwin.
The legends in this book span centuries and continents, but what they have in common is that each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.
In this sequel to Hello, Ninja, one imaginative ninja has to decide whether his magical world is big enough for a friend — his next-door neighbor, Georgie. Perfect for fans of Ten Little Ninjas — and now a Netflix series!
What’s better than ONE ninja?
TWO ninjas!
Especially flying
on a dragon
with a cat …
Adventure (and more sandwiches) await in this romp of a friendship story from Hello, Ninja creators N. D. Wilson and Forrest Dickison.
Animals • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
This winning tribute to the enduring love between dog and child celebrates animal adoption — from the dog’s point of view!
In a pitch-perfect debut, animator Michael Relth channels the voice — and artwork! — of a loyal pup sharing the simple, sweet, and funny rhyming story of finding a forever family. It’s a clever take on a dog’s journey from being lost to found — from shelter to home. Ideal for pet owners, animal enthusiasts and growing families, Picture Book by Dog is brimming with heart and highlights the power of belonging.
Humour • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
For fans of P is for Pterodactyl comes this groundbreaking spin on the ABC’s from an acclaimed, bestselling author and artist pairing!
Here’s a totally twisted take on the alphabet that invites readers to look at it in a whole new way: An A is an H that just won’t stand up right, a B is a D with its belt on too tight, and a Z is an L in a tug-of-war fight! Twenty-six letters, unique from each other — and yet, every letter looks just like one another! Kind of like … one big family.
From two bestselling masters of wordplay and visual high jinks comes a mind-bending riddle of delightful doppelgängers and surprising disguises that reveal we’re more alike than we may think. You’ll never look at the alphabet the same way again!
School • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Filled with fan-favorite characters and hilarious references to the acclaimed TV show, this storybook is an age-appropriate way for fans of The Office to share their love with the whole family, just in time for the series’ 15th anniversary!
Michael Scott is Line Leader at Dunder Mifflin Elementary! It’s a very big job, but Michael is sure he can live up to the “World’s Best Line Leader” title printed on his water bottle. There’s just one problem — Michael doesn’t know how to lead the line. Filled with colorful, detailed illustrations and brimming with Easter eggs and nods to iconic moments from the show, this hilarious reimagining features a pint-sized cast.
The story will introduce The Office to a whole new generation and will teach them that everyone needs to ask for help sometimes. Even Line Leaders.
Unicorns • Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos and Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great, this wildly funny and imaginative picture book celebrates the value of differences as a grumpy goblin gets to know his new unicorn neighbors.
It’s an undeniable fact that unicorns are the worst!
Magic is serious business, but all unicorns do is frolic around, have tea parties, and leave glitter all over the place! They’re nothing like goblins — practical and hard-working, who can put magic to good use! Unicorns aren’t helpful at all.
Or are they?
From legendary author and illustrator duo Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram comes the delightful sequel to the heartwarming picture book classic Guess How Much I Love You.
Little Nutbrown Hare is out exploring on his own. Off he hops along the path and through the grass until he reaches Cloudy Mountain, where something extraordinary happens: he discovers a new friend! Now the fun can really begin.
Twenty-five years after we met the Nutbrown Hares, this enchanting new tale about friendship is bound to capture the hearts of Guess How Much I Love You fans — and everyone else — the world over.
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