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 Community, Emotions, Friendship

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 Community, Emotions, 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 Community, Emotions, Love

School's First Day of School

Adam Rex

Christian Robinson

The school building itself narrates a first day full of nerves, confusion, and growing confidence.

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By Adam Rex · ages 4-8 · fits Community, Love, School

We Don't Eat Our Classmates

Ryan T. Higgins

Ryan T. Higgins

A dinosaur has a rough first day of school until she learns what kindness feels like from the other side.

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By Ryan T. Higgins · ages 4-8 · fits Community, Love, School

A Map into the World

Kao Kalia Yang

Seo Kim

A Hmong American girl learns about change, grief, and tenderness in a neighborhood shaped by gardens, seasons, and care.

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By Kao Kalia Yang · ages 5-9 · fits Community, Emotions

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 Community, Emotions

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 Community, 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 Community, Emotions

Curious George

H. A. Rey

H. A. Rey

George's curiosity carries him into trouble and delight in a classic that still works for children who love mischief and cause-and-effect.

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By H. A. Rey · ages 3-7 · fits Community, Love

Daddy Speaks Love

Leah Henderson

E. B. Lewis

A loving father shows through words and actions how care, pride, truth, and joy can shape a child's world.

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By Leah Henderson · ages 2-6 · fits Community, Love

Dreamers

Yuyi Morales

Yuyi Morales

A luminous immigration story about a mother and child building a new life through language, books, and imagination.

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By Yuyi Morales · ages 4-8 · fits Community, Love

Enemy Pie

Derek Munson

Tara Calahan King

A father's strange recipe for dealing with an enemy turns out to be a lesson in friendship instead.

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By Derek Munson · ages 5-8 · fits Community, Friendship

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 Community, Friendship

Everywhere Babies

Susan Meyers

Marla Frazee

Families of many kinds love, soothe, feed, and delight in babies in this affectionate everyday classic.

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By Susan Meyers · ages 0-3 · fits Community, Love

Leo Loves Baby Time

Anna McQuinn

Ruth Hearson

Leo and his dad head to a baby program where songs, books, and play build routine and joy.

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By Anna McQuinn · ages 1-4 · fits Community, Love