Its illustrations vibrant and cartoonish, this story begins in a forest area that’s gone quiet at summer’s end. The woodland creatures, who miss their human “friends” and the fun chaos that they bring, decide to return the favor... Read More

Wildflowers don’t just happen, as is revealed in this bright, delight-filled board book about the interconnectedness, and interdependency, of nature’s tiniest features. Indeed, a field blanketed with poppies and daisies and heather... Read More

Bright, collage-like illustrations add whimsy to this rhyming picture book about a night in the life of an armadillo. The armadillo awakens at the howl of a wolf, heralding that night has begun. Throughout the evening, it feasts on... Read More

A shipwreck is usually a disaster, but Arnold is a resourceful elephant calf, with a built-in snorkel-slash-horn. He makes it safely to an island the size of his feet and signals for help. The one impediment to his rescue? He’s not... Read More

Available in English and Spanish, the sketched illustrations and washes of watercolor in "Pumpkin and Me" follow a young girl as she grieves the loss of a beloved pet. After her dog, Pumpkin, dies, a dark cloud starts following the girl,... Read More

A young boy carves a path through grief in this moving picture book. The color scheme is simple to complement the complex subject matter: grayscale with mindful touches of red. The cloak of loss over the house is made clear in subtle... Read More

Watercolors and digital paints in every hue under the stormy sky are used to tell the story of an underappreciated forest dweller: mushrooms. Dreamy illustrations portray a variety of mushrooms with an eye for detail, and the titular... Read More

Daryl loves Dinosaurs, but his copy of the book truly belongs to the library, and his cycle of perpetually renewing it hits a snag when someone else places the book on hold. Though he summons all of the dinosaur tricks that the book... Read More