It’s the first book birthday of May, and boy, do we have an embarrassment of riches for you!

This week’s bounty of new releases has something for every reader: true tales of science and history, loving odes to family and identity, powerful stories about finding one’s power, and playful adventures that bring the laughs.

If You Went to the Bottom of the Ocean by Brooke McIntyre, illus. by Gordy Wright

My Little Golden Book About Me!: A Fill-in Keepsake by Little Golden Books, illus. by Anni Betts

Notre-Dame: The World’s Cathedral by Lynn Curlee

Brume, Volume 2: The Forest of Lost Souls by Jérôme Pélissier & Carine Hinder

I Love You Like a River by Nancy Tillman

The Most Magnificent Me by Chitra Soundar, illus. by Sophie Bass

Bad Kitty Gets a Job by Nick Bruel

Stories Are the Heart of the World by Laurel Goodluck, illus. by Nicole Neidhardt

Elmo’s Day with Rocco by Jeneanne DeBois, illus. by Jason Angelone

Ups and Downs: A Book of Emotions by Mike Wohnoutka

Taking Care of You: A Kid’s Guide to Personal Hygiene by Lizzy Rockwell

Listen to the Girls by Chrystal D. Giles

Biscuit Rides the Ferry by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Color Me Country: A Celebration of Black Women Who Shaped Country Music, ed. by Kelly McCartney and Rissi Palmer, illus. by Rhiannon Giddens

Black Girl, Bloom Bright by Mahogany L. Browne, illus. by Sawyer Cloud

Black Boy, Take Flight by Mahogany L. Browne, illus. by Sawyer Cloud

The Story of Everything: The Story of You! by Kara Newhouse, illus. by Kate Cosgrove

Unicorn Boy and the Slumber Party of Doom! by Dave Roman

Is This a Plum? A Peek-Through Picture Book by Dan & Finn Ojari

Big thanks to Chronicle Kids, Sesame Workshop, Random House Children’s Books, SimonKIDS, Hippo Park Books, Astra BFYR, First Second Books, MacKids Books, Candlewick, Christy Ottaviano Books, Little, Brown BFYR, Harper Kids, TvS Media Group, and Holiday House for copies of these, and happy book birthday to their creators!