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2022 Finalist for Picture Books
2022 Finalist for Picture Books
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Book Review
The Invitation
Fern, an anthropomorphized plant, gets an invitation to a surprise exhibition at the local museum, but her anxiety almost prevents her from going. Her friend Fawn, a deer, arrives just in time, encouraging her to go and offering to...
Book Review
When Little Owl Met Little Rabbit
Two baby creatures on quite different sleep schedules hear stories of each other long before they’re able to meet. When they finally encounter each other beneath a moonlit sky, their connection is instant. Their nocturnal and diurnal...
Book Review
Ruby the Rambunctious
The cast’s exaggerated facial expressions amp up the silly factor in the empathetic picture book introducing Ruby, a little girl who’s more than a little clumsy. Personally, she’s delighted to learn that there’s a medical...
Book Review
Gertie, the Darling Duck of WWII
Inspired by a true story that brought light in a dark time, this picture book shows how even a spark of hope can make all the difference. In 1945, Gertie the duck built her nest on a precarious post in the Milwaukee River. The local...
Book Review
If I Were President
A child with outsized ambitions imagines what he would do if given the powerful position of the president. There are bestowals of freedom on animals and children, and grumpy people are relegated to towns far, far away. The rules are...
Book Review
My Grandpa, My Tree, and Me
A young girl’s grandfather plants a pecan tree when she is born and teaches her to care for it in this story that is at once an education on pecan farming and a reminder of the importance of family histories and legacies. The royal...