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December 2018
The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds |
They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki |
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall |
Drawn Together by Minh Lê & Dan Santat |
Sesame Street Christmas Treasury by Sesame Workshop |
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore |
Love, Z by Jessie Sima |
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld |
Penguin Flies Home by Lita Judge |
Petra by Marianna Coppo |
Lulu Is A Rhinoceros by Jason Flom with Allison Flom |
The 12 Days Of Christmas by Jill Howarth |
Deep Underwater by Irene Luxbacher |
Rain by Anders Holmer |
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales |
No Boring Stories! by Julie Falatko |
Wendell The Narwhal by Emily Dove |
Over The River And Through The Wood by Emma Randall |
Merry Christmas, Little Elliot by Mike Curato |
Queen Of The Hanukkah Dosas by Pamela Ehrenberg |
The Tail Of Max The Mindless Dog, Barry Bear’s Very Best, & Welcome Home Daddy: Love, Lexi by Florenza Lee |
Santa Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins |
November 2018
A Unicorn Named Sparkle’s First Christmas by Amy Young |
Polar Bear Island by Lindsay Bonilla |
Mrs. Claus Takes The Reins by Sue Fliess |
Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story by Edward Hemingway |
The Saint Nicholas Day Snow by Charlotte Riggle |
Duck And Hippo Give Thanks by Jonathan London |
I Am Not A Chair! by Ross Burach |
Larry’s Letters From The Zoo by Grace McCourt |
Even Superheroes Make Mistakes by Shelly Becker |
Ahmed’s Journey: A Story Of Self-Discovery by Jill Apperson Manly |
Snow Beast Comes To Play by Phil Gosier |
Duck And Hippo Give Thanks by Jonathan London |
I Am Not A Chair! by Ross Burach |
Larry’s Letters From The Zoo by Grace McCourt |
Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing Boys Who Changed the World without Killing Dragons by Ben Brooks |
First Snow by Nancy Viau |
Truck Full Of Ducks by Ross Burach |
Duck On A Disco Ball by Jeff Mack |
Good Night, Little Monsters by Kara LaReau |
The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright |
Eleanor Wyatt, Princess And Pirate by Rachael MacFarlane |
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henke |
The Good For Nothing Button by Charise Mericle Harper |
October 2018
Halloween Trick Or Treat: A Colors Book by Lydia Nichols |
Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey |
The Magician’s Hat by Malcolm Mitchell |
Little Brown by Marla Frazee |
Jacob’s Toys by Claudia Woods |
Maximillian Villainous by Margaret Chiu Greanias |
Roar & Sparkles Go To School by Sarah Beth Durst |
The Little Unicorn by Sheri Fink |
The Great Latke Cook Off by Lauren Muskovitz Ranalli |
Follow The Moon Home: A Tale Of One Idea, Twenty Kids, And A Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe Cousteau & Deborah Hopkinson |
Skelly’s Halloween by David Martin |
Stop That Yawn! by Caron Levis |
Porcupine’s Pie by Laura Renauld |
Try A Little Kindness by Henry Cole |
Fire Truck Dreams by Sharon Chriscoe |
Little Otter Learns To Swim by Artie Knapp |
Vivid: Poems & Notes About Color by Julie Paschkis |
Bone Soup by Alyssa Satin Capucilli |
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson |
Potato Pants! by Laurie Keller |
Nonni’s Moon by Julia Inserro & Lucy Smith |
September 2018
Be Thankful For What You Have by Miranda Mittleman |
When You Grow Up To Vote by Eleanor Roosevelt with Michelle Markel |
May I Come In? by Marsha Diane Arnold |
If I Had A Horse by Gianna Marino |
Penguins Don’t Wear Sweaters by Marikka Tamura |
May I Come In? by Marsha Diane Arnold |
Marie Curie by Demi |
The Snuggly by Glen Huser |
I Need All Of It by Petra Postert |
Pride: The Story Of Harvey Milk And The Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders |
The Little School Bus by Margery Cuyler |
Look At Me: Wild Animal Show-Offs by Jim Arnosky |
Z Goes First by Sean Lamb |
The Lying King by Alex Beard |
Eraser by Anna Kang |
Never Too Young!: 50 Unstoppable Kids Who Made A Difference by Aileen Weintraub |
In Winter…/En Invierno… by Susana Madinabeitia Manson |
Stegothesaurus by Bridget Heos |
Ears, Nose, Eyes… Surprise! by Sarah Jones |
Business Pig by Andrea Zuill |
The Thank You Book by Mary Lyn Ray |
Me, Myselfie & I: A Cautionary Tale by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell |
L Is For Law by Veronica Goodman |
Zzzookeeper by Dr. John Hutton |
August 2018
Delivery Bear by Laura Gehl |
Share This Book by Dr. John Hutton |
My Papa Is A Princess by Doug Cenko |
Fiona’s Friends by Dr. John Hutton |
Inky’s Great Escape: The Incredible And (Mostly) True Story Of An Octopus Escape by Casey Lyall |
It’s Show And Tell, Dexter by Lindsay Ward |
Pretty Kitty by Karen Beaumont |
Mighty Tug by Alyssa Satin Capucilli |
Tim’s Goodbye by Steven Salerno |
Pet Dad by Elanna Allen |
Princess For Hire by Kimberley M. |
The Pink Hat by Andrew Joyner |
Who Eats Orange? by Dianne White & Robin Page |
Allie All Along by Sarah Lynne Reul |
Touch The Earth by Julian Lennon |
If You’re Going To A March by Martha Freeman |
Dad By My Side by Soosh |
How To Feed Your Parents by Ryan Miller |
I Am A Cat by Galia Bernstein |
No Frogs In School by A. LaFaye |
Franny’s Father Is A Feminist by Rhonda Leet |
How To Code A Sandcastle by Josh Funk |
A Day In The Life Of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss |
What If Everybody Said That? by Ellen Javernick |
July 2018
My First Book Of Quantum Physics by Sheddad Kaid-Sala Ferrón & Eduard Altarriba |
Festival Of Colors by Kabir Sehgal & Surishtha Sehgal |
World At Your Feet by Rob Parker |
A Stone For Sascha by Aaron Becker |
Yo Soy Muslim: A Father’s Letter To His Daughter by Mark Gonzales |
A Most Unusual Day by Sydra Mallery |
Mae Among The Stars by Roda Ahmed |
Skyfishing by Gideon Sterer |
Dino Duckling by Alison Murray |
George The Hero Hound by Jeffrey Ebbeler |
Nothing Can Frighten A Bear by Elizabeth Dale |
Sea Rex by Molly Idle |
Xander’s Panda Party by Linda Sue Park |
A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano |
Yoga Frog by Nora Carpenter |
A Storytelling Of Ravens by Kyle Lukoff |
My Old Pal, Oscar by Amy Hest |
Crash! Boom!: A Math Tale by Robie H. Harris |
Vincent Can’t Sleep: Van Gogh Paints The Night Sky by Barb Rosenstock |
Hello, Door by Alastair Heim |
My Hair Is A Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera |
The Red Prince by Charlie Roscoe |
Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung |
A Home For Leo by Vin Vogel |
Whale In A Fishbowl by Troy Howell & Richard Jones |
June 2018
Happy Birthday, Cupcake! by Terry Border |
Sparkle Boy by Lesléa Newman |
Neymar: A Soccer Dream Come True by Mina Javaherbin |
Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color by Julia Denos |
Goodbye Brings Hello by Dianne White |
Julián Is A Mermaid by Jessica Love |
Moon by Britta Teckentrup |
Curiosity: The Story Of A Mars Rover by Markus Motum |
Dude! by Aaron Reynolds & Dan Santat |
Huggy The Python Hugs Too Hard & Roary The Lion Roars Too Loud by Ame Dyckman |
10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert |
What Do They Do With All That Poo? by Jane Kurtz |
Hooked by Tommy Greenwald |
I Wonder: Celebrating Daddies Doin’ Work by Doyin Richards |
Yayoi Kusama: From Here To Infinity by Sarah Suzuki |
Hide Seek Stinky Sweet / Happy Grumpy Loved / Wiggle Jump Tickle by Ruth Austin & Kanae Sato |
Donovan’s Big Day by Lesléa Newman |
Oceans Meets Sky by The Fan Brothers |
Brave Enough For Two by Jonathan D. Voss |
100 Bugs!: A Counting Book by Kate Narita |
Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah & Ian Hoffman |
Olivia The Spy by Ian Falconer |
Don’t Wake Up The Tiger by Britta Teckentrup |
Ava And The Rainbow (Who Stayed) by Ged Adamson |
Bloom: A Story Of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli by Kyo Maclear |
Pink Is For Boys by Robb Pearlman |
Don’t Tell! by Tom Booth |
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman |
May 2018
Sesame Street: Let’s Cook! by Susan McQuillan, RD & Sesame Workshop |
We Are Family by Patricia Hegarty |
The Things I Love About Trees by Chris Butterworth |
Yellow Kayak by Nina Laden & Melissa Castrillon |
Square by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen |
Alma And How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal |
Daddies Do by Lezlie Evans |
Letters To A Prisoner by Jacques Goldstyn |
This Is How We Do It: One Day In The Life Of Seven Kids From Around The World by Matt Lamothe |
Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann |
I Walk With Vanessa: A Story About A Simple Act Of Kindness by Kerascoët |
Islandborn by Junot Díaz |
Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima |
Stay: A Girl, A Dog, A Bucket List by Kate Klise |
Pie Is For Sharing by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard |
Everything Is Mama by Jimmy Fallon |
E Is For Economics by Veronica Goodman |
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed The World by Susan Hood |
Moana And The Ocean by Heather Knowles |
Do Doodlebug Doodle?: Amazing Insect Facts by Corinne Demas & Artemis Roehrig |
Don’t Blink! by Tom Booth |
The True Adventures Of Esther The Wonder Pig by Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter & Caprice Crane |
Snook Alone by Marilyn Nelson |
Danza!: Amalia Hernández And El Ballet Folklórico de México by Duncan Tonatiuh |
Big Words For Little Geniuses by Susan & James Patterson |
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles by Patricia Valdez |
Where Oliver Fits by Cale Atkinson |
Albie Newton by Josh Funk |
April 2018
How To Trick The Tooth Fairy by Erin Danielle Russell |
Snail Mail by Samantha Berger |
Shelter by Céline Claire & Qin Leng |
Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb And The Boston Marathon by Annette Bay Pimentel |
Race Car Dreams & Bulldozer Dreams by Sharon Chriscoe |
Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel |
Earth!: My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty |
Here We Are: Notes For Living On Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers |
Jameon’s Closet by Shauna Havlina & Leanne Richter |
Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow by Michelle Cuevas |
Now by Antoinette Portis |
I Am Enough by Grace Byers |
Mama’s Belly by Kate Hosford |
Little People, Big Dreams: Marie Curie by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara |
The Lumberjack’s Beard by Duncan Beedie |
I’ve Loved You Since Forever by Hoda Kotb |
Imogene’s Last Stand by Candance Fleming & Nancy Carpenter |
What Happens Next by Susan Hughes |
Let’s Hatch Chicks!: Explore The Wonderful World Of Chickens And Eggs by Lisa Steele |
Life by Cynthia Rylant |
Frida Kahlo And Her Animalitos by Monica Brown |
Click! by Frank W. Dormer |
The New Arrival by Vanya Nastanlieva |
Little Ant And The Butterfly by S.M.R. Saia |
But The Bear Came Back by Tammi Sauer |
Tiny The Easter Bunny by Eric James |
March 2018
Little Leaders: Bold Women In Black History by Vashti Harrison |
What Is Soft? by Susan Kantor |
What’s On Your Plate?: Exploring The World Of Food by Whitney Stewart |
Teatime by Tiffany Stone |
Radiant Child: The Story Of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe |
The Golden Girls Of Rio by Nikkolas Smith |
I Am Famous by Tara Luebbe & Becky Cattie |
Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel by Lisa Pliscou |
The Secret Life Of Squirrels: A Love Story by Nancy Rose |
The Wolf, The Duck & The Mouse by Mac Barnett |
If I Had A Dinosaur by Alex Barrow & Gabby Dawnay |
Where The Heart Is by Satoe Tone |
Grace Hopper: Queen Of Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark |
Adventures Of Oscar The Beagle: The Little Yellow Ball by Dinko Kadi |
Hortense And The Shadow by Natalia & Lauren O’Hara |
Who Says Women Can’t Be Computer Programmers?: |
Up In The Leaves: The True Story Of The Central Park Treehouses by Shira Boss |
Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen by Marissa Moss |
Love by Matt de la Peña |
Gloria’s Voice: The Story Of Gloria Steinem – |
Wolf In The Snow by Matthew Cordell |
The Girl Who Thought In Pictures: The Story Of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca |
Dear Girl, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & |
Pocket Full Of Colors: The Magical World Of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire by Amy Guglielmo & Jacqueline Tourville |
Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing by Kay A. Haring |
I Am The Boss Of This Chair by Carolyn Crimi |
Dreaming Of You by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater |
When You Were Small by Sara O’Leary |
Now I Know My Avocados (Among Other Things) by Stephanie Wykoff |
The Day I Ran Away by Holly L. Niner |
February 2018
Freedom In Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford |
Miguel And The Grand Harmony by Matt de la Peña |
Gordon Parks: How The Photographer Captured Black And White America by Carole Boston Weatherford |
Hidden Figures: The True Story Of Four Black Women And The Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly & Winifred Conkling |
Rocco The Buffalo And The Lost Toothbrush by Liz Somerville |
Hey Black Child by Useni Eugene Perkins |
Tip & Lulu: A Tale Of Two Friends by Lauren Isabelle Pierre |
I Love You For Miles And Miles by Alison Goldberg |
Ella, Queen Of Jazz by Helen Hancocks |
Where’s Your Hat, Abe Lincoln? by Misti Kenison |
Trombone Shorty by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews |
No Hugs For Porcupine by Zoe Waring |
Black Girl Magic: A Poem by Mahogany L. Browne & Jess X. Snow |
1-2-3, You Love Me by Jill Howarth |
This Is NOT A Valentine by Carter Higgins |
Love, Mama by Jeanette Bradley |
The Boo-Boos That Changed The World: A True Story About An Accidental Invention (Really!) by Barry Wittenstein |
Ellington Was Not A Street by Ntozake Shange |
Bruce’s Big Move by Ryan T. Higgins |
Crown: An Ode To The Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes |
Nature’s Lullaby Fills The Night by Dee Leone |
The Red Shoes by Eleri Glass |
A Couch For Llama by Leah Gilbert |
Hey-Ho, To Mars We’ll Go!: A Space-Age Version Of “The Farmer In The Dell” by Susan Lendroth |
Marigold & Daisy by Andrea Zuill |
La La La by Kate DiCamillo |
Yawning Yoga by Laurie Jordan |
January 2018
The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater |
Windows by Julia Denos |
A Lady Has The Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out For Women’s Rights by Kate Hannigan |
Picture Day by Frances F. Jones |
How To by Julie Morstad |
Snappsy The Alligator And His Best Friend Forever! (Probably) by Julie Falatko |
Happy Face / Sad Face & Little Face / Big Face by Bill Cotter |
The Storybook Prince by Doug Keith |
Read The Book, Lemmings! by Ame Dyckman |
The Good Morning Book by Lori Joy Smith |
Goodnight Lab by Chris Ferrie |
Little Sid: The Tiny Prince Who Became Buddha by Ian Lendler |
We Are All Different & I Am Important by Miranda Mittleman |
When I Was A Dinosaur by Tatsuhide Matsuoka |
Be Brave Little One by Marianne Richmond |
I’m NOT Just A Scribble! by Diane Alber |
Nerdy Birdy Tweets by Aaron Reynolds |
Piggy And Plants by Allison Remy Hall |
Shooting Star Rider by Nayoung Jin |
All Around Us by Xelena Gonzalez |
Don’t Forget Dexter! by Lindsay Ward |
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak, Ph.D. |
A Place To Start A Family: Poems About Creatures That Build by David L. Harrison |
Makayla Unique And The Yellow Tie Dyed Shirt by LaDonna Hollis, Ed.D |
So Far Up & So Light, So Heavy by Susanne Strasser |
The Wedding Portrait by Innosanto Nagara |
Baby University Board Book Series by Chris Ferrie |
Write To Me: Letters From Japanese American Children To The Librarian They Left Behind by Sandra Magsamen |
Bagel In Love by Natasha Wing |
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