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.)

Join this little Adelie penguin chick, as she leaves the nesting ground and sets out across the vast Antarctic ocean.

Dump Truck Duck and his friends Dozer Duck and Digger Duck are breaking ground to build a new playground.

The forest animals are planning a party and everyone is invited, even the Wicked Witch.

Follow two children as they trek through trees, climb over sand dunes, cross a river, bushwhack through blackberry bushes, hop on clouds, and even descend into a dark cave on their way to the playground.

As she takes in the beauty of her canyon home, a tiny wren discovers what was waiting inside her all along–her own beautiful gift.

On the farm, workers pick vegetables, collect eggs, and make cheese. At the market the next day, the workers set up their stands and prepare for shoppers to arrive.

A young boy must figure out how to entertain his large elephant friend.

Jim the cat describes his favorite places inside and outside his house.

On the way to grandmother’s house, a young child’s constant refrain of “Are we there yet?” turns a boring car trip into an imaginative adventure.

Through puns and poetry, Chicken Lily overcomes her fears and reads a poem onstage at her school poetry jam.

A girl named Ruby tries everything she can think of to help her dog Oscar get rid of his hiccups.

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.)

On his first day of work, Maxi the little taxi zooms around town splashing in puddles and getting very dirty. Soon, no one wants to ride in him–until a little boy convinces Maxi to go to the car wash.

Pig siblings Henry and Henrietta love their blanket. As much as they each love playing with the blanket, they don’t love sharing it. Will ripping it in two solve all their problems?

Poco loves birthdays, and he loves inventing things. He invites his amigos over and fires up a new invention, the Cake-Baking Bunk Bed. But things don’t go quite as planned.

Getting George to sleep is a nightmare. But getting a monster to sleep? That’s an adventure.

A young boy tries to win a goldfish at the carnival and ends up with a far bigger prize.

From playtime to naptime, a dog and his girl do everything together as they spend the day exploring their neighborhood with the girl’s mother and father.

A young bear accompanies his father on a long walk to the river to cool down on a hot day.

A book invites its readers to explore fluffy, furry, or squishy objects and creatures, both real and imaginary, that are found within its pages.

A cranky hippo and an overzealous bird become unlikely friends.

Corky tries to live each day to the fullest. As the end of her days draws near, Old Bear urges her to use the key he gave her at her birth to open the door to wonder.

The bunny family is searching for the perfect burrow to call home.

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.)

Owl takes drastic measures to have a good night’s sleep.

Everyone on Grimloch Lane enjoys the trees and shrubs clipped into animal masterpieces after dark by the Night Gardener, but William, a lonely boy, spots the artist, follows him, and helps with his special work.

A boy goes on a long car ride to visit his grandmother and discovers time moves faster or slower depending on how bored he is.

While waiting with family members for high tide to come in, a youngster who is very knowledgeable about the seashore and what lives there helps to build a raft.

It’s time to get dressed and go to the park, but Alfie is still in his pajamas. Putting on clothes seems like the least appealing thing to do for this energetic and curious little alligator, especially when there are so many amusing distractions.

Quackers is a duck. Everyone he knows is a duck. And then he meets…Mittens. Maybe Quackers isn’t a duck after all.

When the old zookeeper moved the monkeys to a cage beside the picnic area, she didn’t know the trouble it would cause.

In this wordless picture book, a cat named Spot ventures out an open window and through a city on a journey, while his owner tries to find him.

When a young boy decides to get a pet, he discovers it’s not as simple as ABC. Every animal he brings home makes his poor sister sneeze.

A child plays outside in the snow until the cold wind forces him back inside for hot chocolate with Mommy.

A little boy carries a parachute around with him everywhere he goes, just like a security blanket. Will he ever have the courage to leave it behind?

Join Mary and Max as they visit their Aunt Helen’s farm and discover where many things we eat, drink, and wear come from.

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.)

Press only a finger to the page to embark on a journey of color, motion, shape, and imagination.

Count along as the pages meet and part and the pictures come to life with movement and sound.

Jonah loves Shabbat. But this week, as he and his family get ready to celebrate, Jonah begins to hiccup.

As her mom reads a bedtime story, Lucy drifts off. But later she awakens in a dark, still room, and everything looks mysterious.

When a powerful storm begins to rage one summer evening, a young boy holds little hope for the next day’s promised trip to the beach.

In this story, told in the form of a television broadcast, the bears and their cub catch two escaping prisoners who are hiding at the carnival.

When the lights flicker out one evening, Maya is afraid. Papa used to light candles to soothe her. Now that he’s gone, Maya feels helpless against the dark.

Two young explorers set out to prove that the Great Spotted Whale is real.

Clarence was just an ordinary truck until one fateful day when an unplanned trip through a strange truck wash changed him.

Hoot the owl is excited to teach his younger sister all of his wisdom, but much to his annoyance, Peep is more interested in capturing the magic of the world around her than in listening to his advice.

Early one spring, a little duck arrives at her pond and finds it still frozen, but not for long.

When a bear breaks a little girl’s kite, she thinks he is a horrible bear, until she makes a mistake of her own and learns the power of saying “I’m sorry.”