In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

Grandpa Tu is famous for his special noodles, and as the emperor’s birthday approaches, he encourages his granddaughter, Mei, to find her own noodle magic.

🙂 A cat finds the courage to climb again after a frightening fall from his owner’s apartment balcony.

🙂 An exploration of the four seasons, told through each season’s distinct sounds.

Through a fishing trip with her grandfather, a young girl discovers that she can conquer her deepest fears: of the dark, of scary movies, and of trying new things.

🙂 A pirate and a Viking fight to become the very best friend of a kid scientist, who meanwhile devises the perfect formula for all three friends to play happily together.

When silent movie director Larry Trimble decides to put Strongheart, a police dog, into his movies as the lead actor, he must first train him to play with toys and walk like a regular dog, but Strongheart becomes a sensation until his military training leads to trouble, and possibly the end of his career.

{Bow-Wow’s Nightmare Neighbors} 🙂 Bow-Wow, an expressive dog, tangles with some unruly neighbors in this wordless, spooky picture book.

Join Herman as he embarks on one epic journey to deliver a very special letter and to make sure his friendship with Henry really is forever.