New and Noteworthy Picture Books, July 2019
Posted on behalf of Margaret, Children's Selection Team
We are dedicated to bringing the best and brightest books to our library collections. Here are some picture books we are really excited about that will be hitting shelves soon.
How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Ages 4-7.
Award-winning author Kwame Alexander and illustrator Melissa Sweet team up to deliver a tour de force sensory experience on how you read a book. Find a comfy spot, open your book and let yourself get lost. Enjoy the moving poetry and vibrant art in this one of a kind picture book.
I Got Next by Daria Peoples-Riley. 2019. Ages 4-9.
Face it, Toronto is basketball crazy. Can’t get enough? Well, check out this action packed picture book featuring a young player getting ready for a game. Put your game face on, work hard and don’t give up!
Llama Destroys the World by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Heather Fox. 2019. Ages 3-8.
Llama eats a gigantic mountain of cake one day and puts on his dancing pants the next, but overeating has a horrible consequence. The rip in his pants is so thunderous it causes a black hole to form. Oops! Is this the end of the world?
Turtle and Tortoise are Not Friends by Mike Reiss, illustrated by Ashley Spires. 2019. Ages 4-7.
Turtle and Tortoise are sworn enemies, they always have been. Though they live together, they go their separate ways and have their own adventures. That is, until one day this curmudgeonly pair end up in a bit of a jam and might actually need each other’s help. Will they let bygones be bygones and help each other out? Might they actually become friends?
The Pigeon HAS to go to School by Mo Willems. 2019. Ages 3-6.
Pigeon HAS to go to school, but if you think Pigeon is going to go willingly, think again. Another hilarious gem from Mo Willems will have you laughing all the way to the classroom.
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