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Grandmas Are Magic
Timed for Mother’s Day, this touching, inclusive picture book celebrates the beautiful grandmother and grandchild relationships from iconic Disney and Pixar films. From Pura Belpré winning author Yamile Saeid Méndez comes a beautiful and inclusive picture book that celebrates the special relationships between Disney kids and their grandmas.
Disney/Pixar Inside Out 2: Go to Sleep, Anxiety!
Bedtime has never been more fun in this charming picture book inspired by Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2! After a long and fun day, Riley Andersen falls asleep for the night. But Riley isn’t the only one who needs her rest—her Emotions do, too! Joy and the other Emotions prepare to go to bed. Each one drops off into a deep slumber until all is peaceful in Headquarters. But there’s one Emotion who’s still wide awake: Anxiety! Anxiety paces, worries, and just can’t seem to quiet her thoughts.
For You, I Will
ESPN SportsCenter anchor Elle Duncan and Corretta Scott King Illustrator Honoree Laura Freeman team up in this moving ode to Duncan’s daughter that will resonate with mothers and daughters everywhere. I will wrap my arms around you, so you will know comfort. And when you’re ready to leave, I’ll be brave enough to let you go. I will stand steady while you find your footing. I’ll walk tall while you find your stride. For you, I will.
Beach Bummer
#1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins celebrates the delights of summer in this bite-sized Little Bruce Book perfect for fans of Mother Bruce. It’s beach day in Soggy Hollow! Everyone is enjoying fun in the sun – everyone, that is, except for Bruce. It’s too hot, too sandy, and too windy! Bruce’s favorite thing about summer? Doing nothing. In the shade. Where it’s cool. Bruce’s second favorite thing about summer? When it turns to fall.
The Light She Feels Inside
How will Maya create a brighter world? By learning to honor her glowing feelings, just like Black women have done throughout history! Maya feels a warm glow when she picks strawberries in the community garden, hears music in her neighborhood, or spends time with the people she loves. She feels a different kind of glow when she gets pushed down on the playground, overhears her family worrying about bills, and sees her favorite cousin stopped by police.
MORE DUNG!
For fans of Jon Klassen and Peter Brown comes MORE DUNG!, a slyly funny and stunningly illustrated picture book about a greedy dung beetle by debut author-illustrator Frank Weber. The dung beetle thinks he has everything he needs: the warmth of the sun, a gurgling river, and as much dung as he could ever want. But when a leopard tells him of a farm with even MORE dung, the beetle’s world suddenly looks small.
Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets
Pet care isn’t all purring and snuggles—especially when your pet is a saber tooth tiger. While Mittens likes Penelope Rex and her parents, he doesn’t like the mail carrier, the vet, the neighbors, or really any other humans at all. But above all, Mittens doesn’t like being left alone. When Penelope comes home from school to a house that’s been destroyed, she starts to wonder if she’s cut out for pet ownership.
Hair Twins By Raakhee Mirchandani & Illustrated By Holly Hatam
Back of Book: Every morning Papa combs through his daughter’s waves like he does his own—parting it down the middle, using coconut oil to get all the tangles out. Some days he braids her hair in two twists down the side of her face. Other days he weaves it into one long braid hanging down her back, just like a unicorn tail. But her favorite style is when he combs her hair in a tight bun on the top of her head, just like the joora he wears every day under his turban.
HELLO THERE, SUNSHINE
Being kind and helpful lights up the day from within in this inspiring and idyllic slice-of-life tale. Actor, social media star, and entrepreneur Brown pens a joyful paean to positive thinking in her children’s debut. Brown-skinned Tab rides a strawberry-themed bike, accompanied by a curly-haired black dog, Grady.
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