I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all, but I can share them. Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Rating System: 🙂 Good, 🙂 🙂 Great, 🙂 🙂 🙂 Excellent. Don’t let my ratings keep you from reading a title just because I didn’t give it a smile. You may absolutely love it!

🙂 When Ben’s best friend moves away, he decides he will move, too–under the table, where he lives as Caveman Ben.

🙂 When Meg’s jar of happiness goes missing, she must find other ways to be happy.

🙂 The seasons change and a little tree learns the joy of sharing. First published in Italy in 2004.

All the tools show what they can do. But what can Drew the Screw do?

🙂 Mr. McGinty and his dog Sophie love observing Monarch caterpillars and butterflies on their morning walk, so when they discover that the milkweed they need to survive has been mowed down, Mr. McGinty comes to the rescue.

Andrew has joined so many clubs and signed up for so many lessons, he doesn’t have time for his best friend Edie anymore.

When Beatrix brings home her neighbor’s pet guinea pig so that she can practice painting it, well..it dies! Now what?

🙂 Little Card is going to school to become a birthday card. But there’s been a mix-up. Maybe he’s meant to be a different sort of card.

🙂 🙂 A young bear spotter ventures into bear country. What will he do when he actually spots a real live bear or two?!

🙂 Sworn enemies Space Dog, Astrocat, and Mousetronaut team up to save the Spooniverse.