Picture Books
March 2023
Recent Releases
Baddies
by Julia Donaldson

The Baddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch and troll in the land. They just adore being bad, and fight over who is the worst. When a little girl moves into a nearby cottage, the Baddies can't wait to scare her out of her wits. But the little girl quickly shows them that you don't have to be big to be brave, and baddies don't always win.
I Am Picky : Confessions Of A Fussy Eater
by Kristen Tracy

Sifting through both disgusting and delicious trash, a picky raccoon searches for the tastiest of treats, which can be a challenge, but sometimes she finds yummy tidbits where she least expects! 35,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Just Like Grandma
by Kim Rogers

Wanting to be just like Grandma, with whom she loves spending time, Becca discovers something surprising about Grandma that makes her love her even more! 
The Kindest Red : A Story of Hijab and Friendship
by Ibtihaj Muhammad

On picture day, Faizah wears her special red dress with matching hair ribbons, then realizes that she and her older sister, Asiya, don’t match like her classmates and their siblings do, until a random act of kindness fixes all that. 
There's No Such Thing As Unicorns
by Lucy Rowland

When her brother tells her that there is no such thing as unicorns, a little girl sets out to find out the truth and hopefully prove him wrong.
Retro Reads
Check out these awesome books from the not-so-distant past. 
 
Big Truck Little Island
by Chris Van Dusen

What it's about: When a huge tractor trailer gets stuck on a twisting, narrow road across a tiny island, no cars can get past in either direction. While the adults in the cars "stew and steam," the kids come up with an elegant solution.

Read it for: snappy rhymes, cool vehicles, arresting illustrations of the idyllic island, and a sweet tale of cooperation.

Did you know? This book is based on a true story.
In Our Garden
by Pat Zietlow Miller

Missing her home and the garden where her family used to grow food, Millie notices that her new school’s flat roof would be perfect for a garden and soon has the whole school and community coming together to help. 
Mud!
by Annie Bailey

Rhyming text follows a brother and sister as they go outside on a rainy day to play in the mud.
Perfectly Pegasus
by Jessie Sima

Feeling a little lonely, Pegasus Nimbus searches for friends who are just like her, and, along the way, meets a host of other creatures who might just open her eyes to something other than what's up in the sky. 
Sweetgrass
by Theresa Meuse

It's early July, and for Matthew and his Auntie that means one thing: time to go sweetgrass picking. This year, Matthew's younger cousin Warren is coming along, and it will be his first time visiting the shoreline where the sweetgrass grows. With Auntie's traditional Mi'kmaw knowledge and Matthew's gentle guidance, Warren learns about the many uses for sweetgrass--as traditional medicine, a sacred offering, a smudging ingredient--and the importance of not picking more than he needs. Once the trio is back at Auntie's house, she shows the boys how to clean and braid the grass.
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