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.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.

A greyhound and a groundhog work themselves into a frenzy as they whirl around one another.

An ox tries to convince a gazelle that he’s in love with her through a series of letters.

With a red rose in hand, Lazlo sets off for the theater to see the girl of his dreams starring in Alice in Wonderland.

Shake, tilt, and turn this book to help Bunny navigate the ski slope.

Monster-like characters tell the little ones in their lives everything they love about them.

Joshua James can fix anything, except for a broken egg.

Animal and human mamas, papas, and little ones express their love for one another in their own special ways.

All lemmings look alike, sound alike, and act alike. Except one.

Three little birds crack out of their eggs and fly away, leaving one small egg sitting all alone.

Bold messages and bright pictures encourage readers to embrace all of their unique qualities.

Far away, near the South Pole, a blue penguin is born.

A contemporary retelling of the classic tale, capturing life as a struggle between the inner spirit and fate.

A violent and strong Tyrannosaurus comes to realize the power of love.

Horace and Hattie watch a caterpillar become a butterfly and are inspired to attempt a transformation of their own. Sweet!

Did a comet kill all of the dinosaurs, or are they masters of disguise, hiding in plain sight? Super clever! 

All the farm animals want to be let into the house on a rainy day.

A boy from Haiti processes the grief of losing his parents by playing the drums.

A determined young girl sets out to track down an elusive red fox.

Pablo and his sister spend every day rummaging through garbage looking for items their mother can sell to put food on the table.

The different inhabitants of a city wake up and start their days.

In  a place called Hunger Mountain, there lives a lord who has everything imaginable, yet never has enough.

Join in the search for the missing bear while duck tries to convince you a duck story would be better.

Travel back in time to dance and sing with a prehistoric posse of dinosaurs and kids.

A young boy tries to imagine what has happened to his loved ones who have passed away.

A little boy pretending to be a dinosaur insists that dinosaurs do not have bedtimes.

Badger must wait and wait and wait for snow, but patience does not come easily for Badger.

The mice, hares, and deer settle down for the night, but Little Bear wants to stay awake a bit longer.

Picnicking penguins from the South Pole lose their way and find themselves at the wrong pole.

Bedtime is near, but from the end of dinner until lights are turned off, it is not time for sleeping, until a child receives a special good night wish.

Gary is a racing pigeon who dreams of adventure and travel to far off places, but Gary can’t fly.

Paul likes flower arranging, Antoinette likes mud, but could either really live without the other?

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.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.

This handy guide has everything you need to track, catch, and tame your very own pet truck.

It’s Nanette’s first trip to get the baguette. With all the distractions in her way, she just might forget.

When a fat cat arrives at Cornelius Van Ploof’s front door looking for a home, Cornelius’s perfect life gets turned upside down.

A boy and his grandmother host a gathering in their small cabin in the middle of winter, where everyone is welcome and the soup pot is bottomless.

Twin sisters take a bicycle ride through the forest, stopping for tea, sandwiches, and a woodland concert.

Pete the cat and his friends have fun baking cupcakes for a party until some of them go missing.

Little penguins dress up warm and have fun in the snow.

Little Miss Bear refuses to go to sleep when winter comes because she will miss the stars, the moon, and the rolling hills.

Each year, for as long as the forest has stood, a contest is held for the bears of the wood.

It is December, and there are many things for the family to do around the farm to get it ready for winter.

Mr. Panda is making something, and all of his animal friends are interested–but only Penguin is willing to wait to see what it is.

An alphabet book with tons of examples for each letter on each page.

The littlest family goes wandering in the woods and just when they think they are lost, they find their way home again.

Cat thinks Duck should stop meowing and act like a duck.

Ella’s afraid of the dark and misses the bright, sunny daytime.

Princess Cassandra wants a frog for a pet, but every frog she kisses turns into a prince.

Toddlers crawl, play and walk as they help the reader learn to count to ten.

Heidi always wants to play hide-and-seek because she is good at it, but sometimes her friends want to play something different.

Matisse is a little girl in a big world, until her baby brother is born and she discovers she is not so little, after all.

Boss Baby used to be in charge, but that was before he got an even bossier baby sister.

A group of happy green peas celebrates the special holidays of each month, and the passing seasons.

Five little ducks go out Monday, through the woods and far away.

Lots of black and white animals sport attire in various colors. Fun book of colors!

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.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.

Big Bob likes trucks and throwing balls, Little Bob prefers dolls and bracelets. Can they be friends?

Inspired by the true story of how the first international flight was in a balloon across the English Channel.

Sophia knits a special hat for her elderly neighbor Mrs. Goldman.

This book wants to be the happiest book ever, but what’s up with the frowny frog?

A reluctant mother to four young geese, grumpy Bruce the bear loses his temper when he migrates home in the spring to find three mice have turned his home into a hotel.

Fox really wants to win the jumping contest and take home the trophy, but he’s not a very good jumper. So he comes up with a clever scheme.

Real cowboys are gentle, patient, and creative as they move hundreds of cattle, make camp, and dream under the stars.

Grumpy Pug Man is having a terrible day. But when he’s offered three wishes by an overly eager fairy, what he wishes for is a bit unexpected.

Every story needs a character and that character needs a problem to solve, so why not an octopus who wants to build a spaceship.

A determined mouse makes his way up, up, up to the palace tower to find out if the cat is a friend or a foe.

An increasingly frustrated narrator tries to put a stop to all the silliness in what is supposed to be a serious book.

As a tiny shoot unfurls, two damselflies peer at it in wonder.

Nino’s little sisters get in on the wrestling action.

The little bears are ready to go sledding, but their sled is too small to carry them all.

A little girl named Lizzie meets an old man and his dog at the park, but she is afraid of dogs.

If you give a mouse a brownie, he’s going to ask for some ice cream, and then a spoon, and then…

With winter on the way and no money for new clothes, Mama stitches a coat for her little girl from a donated box of rags.

If snowflakes tasted like oatmeal, honey, cocoa, gingerbread, or fruitcake, would you do what this child does?

Mother and father trucks show their youngsters how to build in this variation on the classic “Over in the Meadow”.

An ode to snow–how it forms, how it changes, and how it transforms everything it covers. Simply lovely!