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Kasano, Yuichi. Fluffy Futon, The. Yuichi Kasano, Illus. Translated from the Japanese by Cathy Hirano. Gecko, 05/2026. [26]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 979-8-3480-2420-8. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Grandma spreads out a futon in the sun [continue reading]

Griffin, Molly Beth. Everything Grandma Needs. Anait Semirdzhyan, Illus. Charlesbridge, 07/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-652-6. GRADES Kindergarten–2. ADDITIONAL.            It is time for Grandma to move from her big house into a little condo, [continue reading]

Krossing, Karen. Cloud That Stuck, The. Dorothy Leung, Illus. Charlesbridge, 04/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-572-7. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.           Tansy is frustrated and annoyed with the cloud that hangs over her head and [continue reading]

Agostini, Alliah L. Love That Baby Hair! Sawyer Cloud, Illus. Charlesbridge, 03/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-668-7. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Kindergarten. HIGH ADDITIONAL. This celebration of baby hair uses a jaunty rhyme and repetitive text to [continue reading]

America As It Happened: A Moment-by-Moment Journey through Time, from Prehistory to the Present Day. Matthew Taylor Wilson, Illus. Addl. Creator The Washington Post. What on Earth!, 03/2026. 191pp. Nonfiction. Trade $30.00. 978-1-80466-167-3. GRADES 4–8. [continue reading]

Singer, Marilyn. Whose Tree Is This? Poems About the Mighty Oak and Its Companions. Julian Plum, Illus. Millbrook, 04/2026. [36]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 979-8-7656-7083-5. GRADES Kindergarten–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL.   Twelve animals and one human each narrate [continue reading]

Reeves, Howard W. We the People Is All the People. Duncan Tonatiuh, Illus. Abrams, 04/2026. [36]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4197-7649-6. GRADES Kindergarten–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL.    This unusual free verse poetic essay offers a modern interpretation of [continue reading]

Schmidt, Gary D. Styx and Stones. Addl. Creator Ron Koertge. Clarion, 05/2026. 231pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-06-338097-4. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Simon has spent more than 2,000 years in the underworld after his entire family [continue reading]