Be Kind

Pat Zietlow Miller

Jen Hill

One spilled juice accident opens a bigger question for a girl trying to understand what kindness really means.

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By Pat Zietlow Miller · ages 4-8 · fits Emotions, Kindergarten, Pre-K

Love, Violet

Charlotte Sullivan Wild

Charlene Chua

A gentle queer picture book about crushes, friendship, and finding the courage to share your feelings.

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By Charlotte Sullivan Wild · ages 4-8 · fits Emotions, Friendship, Kindergarten

Meesha Makes Friends

Tom Percival

Tom Percival

A shy girl who struggles with words discovers a way to connect when she can finally share what she makes with her hands.

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By Tom Percival · ages 4-8 · fits Friendship, Kindergarten, Pre-K

Our Pebbles

Jarvis

Jarvis

A shared object becomes the center of a tender story about friendship, attachment, and what it means to care for something together.

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By Jarvis · ages 3-7 · fits Emotions, Friendship, Kindergarten

A Sled for Gabo

Emma Otheguy

Ana Ramirez Gonzalez

A newcomer from Venezuela learns that snow and friendship can open a new kind of joy.

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By Emma Otheguy · ages 4-8 · fits Friendship, Kindergarten, Pre-K

Abuelo, the Sea, and Me

Ismée Williams

Tatiana Gardel

A seasonal, sensory picture book about a child's bond with an abuelo and the bittersweet memory of Cuba.

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By Ismée Williams · ages 4-8 · fits Emotions, Kindergarten, Pre-K

All Are Welcome

Alexandra Penfold

Suzanne Kaufman

A school day unfolds as a broad, warm invitation to children of many backgrounds, abilities, and families.

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By Alexandra Penfold · ages 4-8 · fits Kindergarten, Pre-K, School

At the Window

Hope Lim

Qin Leng

Looking out from home becomes a way of observing change, neighborhood life, and the quiet emotional weather of family transition.

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By Hope Lim · ages 4-8 · fits Emotions, Kindergarten, Pre-K

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Bill Martin Jr.; John Archambault

Lois Ehlert

Alphabet letters race up a coconut tree in one of the most durable, rhythmic alphabet read-alouds ever made.

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By Bill Martin Jr.; John Archambault · ages 2-5 · fits Kindergarten, Pre-K, School

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Judi Barrett

Ron Barrett

A town where food falls from the sky keeps getting stranger and funnier as the weather forecast worsens.

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By Judi Barrett · ages 4-8 · fits Emotions, Kindergarten, Pre-K

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

Meg Medina

Sonia Sanchez

Two best friends spend one last day together before a move changes the shape of their block and their routines.

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By Meg Medina · ages 4-8 · fits Friendship, Kindergarten, Pre-K

Finding Papa

Angela Pham Krans

Thi Bui

A child holds on to memory and hope while waiting for a father to reunite with the family after war and displacement.

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By Angela Pham Krans · ages 4-8 · fits Emotions, Kindergarten, Pre-K

Forts

Katie Venit

Kenard Pak

Blankets, cardboard, and close attention turn a homemade fort into a world of shelter, play, and quiet emotional meaning.

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By Katie Venit · ages 3-7 · fits Emotions, Kindergarten, Pre-K

Grace for President

Kelly DiPucchio

LeUyen Pham

Grace launches a school election campaign and discovers how persuasion, fairness, and systems work together.

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By Kelly DiPucchio · ages 4-8 · fits Kindergarten, Pre-K, School

How to Solve a Problem

Ashima Shiraishi

Yao Xiao

A young climber reflects on how persistence, experimentation, and calm attention can help with any difficult problem.

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By Ashima Shiraishi · ages 4-8 · fits Kindergarten, Pre-K, School

Kitten's First Full Moon

Kevin Henkes

Kevin Henkes

A determined kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk and chases it into one misadventure after another.

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By Kevin Henkes · ages 2-6 · fits Emotions, Kindergarten, Pre-K