A little courage can fit inside a hug. In We Can Do Hard Things, Melissa Dupuis tells the story of a young child whose mother becomes seriously ill and needs to spend time in the hospital. Both are scared, but Mama reminds her they can...

Working Boats: Ferry by Tom Crestodina invites young readers aboard a car ferry for a day. The crew boards before dawn, passengers arrive in the morning, and by night, the boat rests quietly at its dock beneath the stars. Using a continuous cross-section illustration, the...

My First Alaska Words: Fun, written by The Salmon Sisters, is an adorable book that takes young readers on a year-round tour of life in Alaska. In every spread, toddlers and preschoolers meet a new outdoor adventure in a short, sweet story and four matching...

In My First Alaska Words: Food, The Salmon Sisters offer a charming book that introduces young readers to Alaska’s tastes and traditions. Each page pairs a simple food word with a cozy, personal Alaskan story and four related vocabulary words. The food words are simple:...

What can you find during a magical walk in the forest? Some colorful fungi, of course. Counting with Colorful Mushrooms: Learning to Count with Colors by Mara Mae starts with just one red mushroom. Next come two blue, then three yellow, and so on until...

Hadley is hungry, and her rumbling tummy won't let her rest until she finds something to fill it. Hadley the Hippo Is What She Eats by Kayla E. Green follows her through the jungle as she munches her way from one snack to the next,...

With The Robe Squad: A Charlestown Tail, Arthur Russell Smith brings us right into his cozy neighborhood along Boston Harbor. There are no wild action sequences here; instead, the picture book centers on simple, comforting routines, like going for a cool evening walk wrapped up...

The Long, Lazy Summer by Michele L. Sayre is a story of life and death, told through the eyes of a young boy. Ray’s mother plans to spend what will be her last summer at home with her husband and son. Through physically and emotionally...

C.T. Moody has written a parental guide for children growing up in an AI world. Which Way to Smart? is not about whether AI is good or bad. It’s more about how children can flourish in an AI-driven environment. The same skills that are used...

In A.V. Harlow’s Ellie Harlow and the Secret Light of Yosemite, we meet Ellie, a character who experiences everyday sights and sounds with an intensity that can easily get overwhelming. While hanging out at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Max, her fast-talking best friend,...