New & Coming Soon
Picture Books
June 2023
 
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Picture Books
When Summer Comes : Exploring Nature in Our Warmest Season
by Aimâee M. Bissonette

Summer is the perfect season for families to embrace the outdoors. When Summer Comes celebrates playing and exploring in the wilderness during the summer months.
Summer Vacation, Here I Come!
by David Steinberg

Follows a group of children on summer vacation, from splashing around at the local pool to heading on a family road trip.
Big Bad Bubble
by Adam Rubin

With gentle prodding from the narrator and help from the reader, four monsters are led to face their greatest fear---bubbles!
Oops!
by Julie Massy

What happens when you knock on an egg? Flip a plate of sloppy spaghetti? Clap your hands near a tree full of birds?...OOPS!
When children might otherwise be encouraged to be careful or quiet, in 
Oops! they are invited to explore cause and effect in mischievous scenarios without the real-life consequences. The results are often surprising and always fun!
A Day for Sandcastles
by JonArno Lawson

A busload of beachgoers spills out onto the sand for a day of fun and frolic. Three siblings begin work on a castle, patting and shaping the sand as the sun arcs over the sky. Time and again, their progress is halted: a windswept hat topples their creation; a toddler ambles through it; the tide creeps close, and then too close. Meeting each demolition with fresh determination, the builders outdo themselves time and again, until the moment arrives to pile back into the bus for home.
Granny's Kitchen:
A Jamaican Story of Food and Family

by Sadâe Smith

Shelly-Ann lives with her Granny on the beautiful island of Jamaica. When Shelly-Ann becomes hungry, she asks her Granny for something to eat. Granny tells her 'Gyal, you betta can cook!' and teaches Shelly-Ann how to get in touch with her Jamaican roots through the process of cooking. As Shelly-Ann tries each recipe, everything goes wrong. But when Granny is too tired to cook one morning, Shelly-Ann will have to find the courage to try one more time and prepare the perfect Jamaican breakfast.
Ode to a Bad Day
by Chelsea Lin Wallace

Told in a series of hilariously dramatic odes to a day's annoyances, this picture book encourages readers to look forward to a better day ... tomorrow.
Board Books
Home : My First Pull-the-Tab Eco Book
by Pintachan

Little ones can get an early start on making their home more
Earth-friendly by pushing, pulling and sliding the tabs to reveal
simple actions that can help protect our planet.
Nonsense!
by Edward Lear

One of Lear's most famous five-line poems receives full illustrative treatment to whet young readers' appetites for adventures in rhyme.
Some Dogs
by Lydia Nichols

The dogs in this bright, playful board book come in all shapes, colors, and sizes―but they don’t let their differences keep them from having fun together. Every page turn reveals a new layer to Lydia Nichol’s adorable depiction of a busy dog park. A gentle introduction to diversity and acceptance, this rhyming story helps young children recognize that differences are often only skin deep.

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