New Picture Books

Christmas Wombat - Jackie French

"Christmas from a wombat's point of view, including competition for the carrots children have left out for Santa's reindeer, and guess who gets stuck in the chimney?"-- Provided by publisher

Archie - Domenica More Gordon
Archie, a fashion-loving dog with a faithful pet of his own, leads a quiet life until he gets a sewing machine and begins creating canine couture that captures attention all over town, even from a queen and her two royal corgis.


 Cat Tale - Michael Hall - These inquisitive cats set out to spend the afternoon snacking and reading, but wind up chasing words, including homophones and homonyms, on a silly tongue twister of an adventure!


This is Not My Hat - Jon Klassen
A tiny minnow wearing a pale blue bowler hat has a thing or two up his fins in this underwater light-on-dark chase scene.


Penguin's Hidden Talent - Alex Latimer
Penguin helps organize the annual talent show because he cannot identify his own gift, but when the show is over and the performers throw a party to show how much they appreciate Penguin's work, his aptitude becomes clear.



Sleep Like a Tiger - Mary Logue
At bedtime a young girl asks, "Does everything in the world go to sleep?"


Too Tall Houses - Gianna Marino
Owl and Rabbit are good friends and neighbors atop a hill, but when Rabbit's garden blocks Owl's view of the forest Owl builds a higher house, which prevents sunlight from reaching Rabbit's plants.


Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! - Wynton Marsalis  - "Takes readers (and listeners) on a rollicking, clanging, clapping tour through the many sounds that fill a neighborhood"-- Provided by publisher

Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller - Doreen Rappaport - An introduction to the life and legacy of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan.



Because Amelia Smiled - David Ezra Stein
A little girl's smile as she skips down the street in New York inspires a neighbor to send cookies to her grandson in Mexico, and the goodwill soon spreads around the world.

The Quiet Place - Sarah Stewart - A little girl moves to the United States from Mexico with her family and writes letters to her aunt in Mexico about her new life.


Let's Go for a Drive! - Mo Willems
Elephant Gerald and Piggie want to go for a drive, but as Gerald thinks of one thing after another that they will have to take along, they come to realize that they lack the most important thing of all.

Each Kindness - Jacqueline Woodson
When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.