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.)
In 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set off to tour the country in their tiny yellow car, with rallying shouts of “Votes For Women!”
In this story that incorporates Spanish words, Marta explores the world of opposites and animals.
A little boy can’t choose which instrument to play, so he decides to try them all.
A mother takes her son to the zoo to answer his science question.
A young inventor accidentally creates a group of tiny robots that employ their unique abilities and teamwork to become incredibly useful and maybe even change the world.
With dogs and cats, horses and chickens, hamsters and chinchillas–and many, many more–this book celebrates animal companions of all shapes and sizes.
It seems that giraffes will misbehave whether attending a birthday party, going to the movies, playing in the park, or just about anything else.
The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles has a job of the utmost importance, to open any bottle found at sea and make sure that the message found inside is delivered to its intended recipient.
Lauri Fortino's Frog On A (B)Log 