New arrivals added to our Children's Picture Books Collection in the last 7 days
Even though clues point to the contrary, a dragon reassures the reader that there are no actual dragons in the book.
Friends Max and Kenji love wrestling, but Max loves lucha libre and Kenji loves sumo, so they come together to create something spectacular.
"The Just Chillin' ice cream truck is coming today and Pete the Cat can't wait. He runs as fast as he can to find the truck. It's getting late, but his friends need his help. Will Pete take a little time out of his day to help his friends? Follow Pete theCat as he learns that it's always cool to be kind"--
A young boy named Henry has a hard time at school and feels different from everyone else, but with the help of his gay uncle, Henry learns the importance of staying true to yourself.
A tribute to the joy that books and reading bring to every child.
"A family sings and plays music on a desert evening, in harmony with the nearby wildlife and the ancestors above."--
Everywhere Kai and his father go, Kai builds a little stack of wishing stones--but when they finally decide to stay in one place, Kai finds it difficult to communicate and make friends.
"A charming old man is searching everywhere for his pet chameleon. His dog tries to help... but the man just can't see his colorful pet! The clever chameleon camouflages himself as a flower, a banana, a sock, and much more. When the man finds some pet care instructions stuck to the bottom of his slippers, he realizes that all he needs to do is shout 'Come out, come out, chameleon,' to make the chameleon appear"--
"There is a cat. A cat that couldn't be bothered to do anything... anything at all. His friends ask him if he wants to play but he doesn't feel like it. They invite him on adventures to far-off places, but he would rather stay at home. Until one day, a friend asks how he is doing, and the true reason why he'd rather do nothing is revealed. He is feeling sad"--Provided by publisher.
Written from a child's perspective, this beautifully illustrated story follows a little girl whose anxiety is preventing her from doing the things she loves, and shows how she learns to ask for help and finds small ways to feel better.
"In 1945, against the backdrop of WWII, a soon-to-be-mama duck builds a nest in a precarious spot in the city of Milwaukee. Soon, news outlets around the world are carrying the hopeful story of the plucky duck"--
"Invites careful observation of light and shadow in the natural world, as well as in our own emotional landscape"--
"Everyone knows the rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." We know about the climb up the waterspout, the washout, the return of the sun, and the determined climb back up the spout-again. Generations of children have sung this beloved verse and mastered its accompanying twisty finger play. But what sent the tiny spider on his upward trek to begin with? What happened along the way-and where is Itsy now? Steve Light-with his meticulously rendered, highly detailed pen, ink, and watercolour illustrations an