One of the most incredible powers of picture books is their ability to spark young readers’ imaginations!

While certain technologies may attempt to automate or simulate the creative potential of the human mind, books like these encourage kids to think for themselves, exercise their curiosity, and use their miraculous capacity for imagination!

How to Train Your Evil Robot by Joy McCullough, illus. by Eduardo Medeiros

The Greatest Bedtime Story Ever by Jessie Sima

A Day Off School by Oliver Jeffers & Kevin Waldron

Mysterious Things by Andy J. Pizza & Sophie Miller

Huge thanks to Sourcebooks, SimonKIDS, Philomel, Penguin Young Readers, and Chronicle Kids for copies of these books!