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Last Stop on Market Street
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena; illustrations by Christian Robinson This simple story follows CJ and his Nana as they ride the bus across town after church. CJ has many questions to be...
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My Grandma’s a Ninja
My Grandma’s a Ninja By Todd Tarpley Illustrated by Danny Chatzikonstantinou Ethan’s grandmother is far from normal. She takes him on a zip line to school, jumps down from the ceiling during...
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The Forget-Me-Not Summer
The Forget-Me-Not Summer By Leila Howland The Silver sisters (Marigold, Zinnia and Lily) are California girls living in LA with their screenwriter father and their film editor mother. 12-year-old...
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Small Elephant’s Bathtime
Small Elephant’s Bathtime By Tatyana Feeney Small elephant doesn’t want to take a bath. He loves water, just not when it’s in a tub. Mommy elephant does everything she can to make bathtime more...
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26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie DePaola
26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie DePaola. Once and awhile I come across a book that I term “lost in the stacks.” This is a book that is cataloged in a place that is not usually browsed by parents and...
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Knit Together
Knit Together By Angela Dominguez This charming mother and daughter are both very creative. The mother likes to knit and the daughter draws all kinds of things. Despite her own talent, the daughter...
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Día de los Muertos
The Day of the Dead/El Día de los Muertos: A Bilingual Celebration By Bob Barner; Translated by Teresa Mlawer This brightly illustrated picture book follows a family as they prepare for the...
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Seaver the Weaver
Seaver the Weaver By Paul Czajak Illustrated by The Brothers Hilts Seaver isn’t like his brothers and sisters. They’re orb spiders and they only spin in perfect circles. All of the little spiders spin...
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Rodeo Red
Rodeo Red By Maripat Perkins Illustrated by Molly Idle Yeehaw! Get your cowboy boots on, because Rodeo Red is one fast ropin’, hound dog lovin’ gal. She and her dog Rusty have been closer than two...
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Sona and the Wedding Game
Sona and the Wedding Game By Kashmira Sheth Illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi Sona’s big sister is getting married and there is a tradition in Indian weddings that the bride’s younger sibling should steal...
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When Mischief Came to Town
When Mischief Came to Town By: Katrina Nannestad I was immediately drawn into this well told story about Inge Maria, a young girl who leaves Copenhagen after the death of her mother, to live with her...
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Emma Dodd’s Love You Books
The Love You Books Emma Dodd excels at sweet, simple books for babies and toddlers. Her ‘Love You’ series focuses on the relationship between parents and children. The gentle, rhyming text is great for...
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Loud Lula
Loud Lula By Katy S. Duffield Illustrated by Mike Boldt Lula was born during the biggest, loudest tornado the county had ever seen. When Lula let out her first cry, that tornado “sounded like nothing...
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My Dog’s a Chicken
My Dog’s a Chicken by Susan McElroy Montanari, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf Lula Mae wants a puppy. You might think that this is a theme you’ve read before, but I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised!...
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The Best Sweater
The Best Sweater by Lynne Garner illustrated by Sarah Gill Spindle the mouse gets a handmade sweater from his grandmother and decides that it is the BEST sweater ever. It fits so perfectly that he...
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My New Mom and Me
My New Mom and Me by Renata Galindo While it might not be a conversation you think about often, children should understand adoption. They might encounter adopted children in their school, or happen to...
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The Sound of All Things
The Sound of All Things By Myron Uhlberg Illustrated by Ted Papoulas Have you ever tried to describe the sounds of a clacking, rushing roller coaster? Or how about the sounds a wave makes as it crashes...
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Hammer and Nails
Hammer and Nails By Josh Bledsoe Illustrated by Jessica Warrick I’m a daddy’s girl and nothing excites me more than seeing great daddy/daughter stories that show a dad can have an amazing relationship...
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Unidentified Suburban Object
Unidentified Suburban Object By Mike Jung Chloe Cho is tired of everyone assuming that all Asians are the same. As the only Korean American as well as the only Asian American in her school, she’s...
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Art Time With Lois Ehlert
Looking for something to do on a lazy weekday? It’s time for some fall crafts! You could start off your craft day reading books like Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf and Leaf Man, which are artfully illustrated...
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