Picture Books

A child spends the day building a castle with wooden blocks—all by himself! But was it really only his work that made his masterpiece possible? What does it take to create something new? A whole lot of work—and a whole lot of people! The child may be the one to stack the building blocks. But someone had …

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Fall in love with a modern fairy tale inspired by a Jewish family memory in this magical picture book by award-winning picture book creators Elana K. Arnold and Magdalena Mora. Once, there was a girl named Kiki, who found a fish on the asphalt. The fish was very hot and very dry. But when Kiki …

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A family finds two abandoned duck eggs and are in for a big (and very cute) surprise in this story that is reminiscent of LeUyen Pham’s Outside Inside, from award-winning author Elana K. Arnold and charmingly illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner Doug Salati. Once, when we all had to stay home for the whole long springtime, …

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An ordinary day in an ordinary neighborhood turns out to be quite extraordinary in this moving story about the circle of life. It’s an average day in the neighborhood—children play, roses are watered, and a crow watches over it all. But then two visitors arrive at two houses, one to help a family say hello …

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Gender-creative Riley knows just what to wear for every occasion during a busy week with family and friends in this sweet and timely picture book from Elana K. Arnold and Linda Davick. Riley wears whatever clothes feel right each day. On Monday, Riley feels shy and wears a bunny costume to school. On Tuesday, a …

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