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2023 Finalist for Picture Books
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The Horizon
by Isaac Randel
"The Horizon" is a brisk collection of poems that address loss and hope in traditional formats. The poems collected in A. O. Odimayo’s "The Horizon" are narrative-driven takes on human loss and triumph. The book’s four sections trace...
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When Dad's Hair Took Off
by Karen Rigby
A father’s balding inspires far-flung, humorous adventures in Jörg Mϋhle’s winsome chapter book When Dad’s Hair Took Off. A child narrates this vibrant story about the fate of their father’s hair: wanting “a life of its...
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Emma Just Medium
by Karen Rigby
Emma, a middle sibling whose summer vacation takes a turn when she’s in too much of a hurry to stand out, learns to relish her own age in Laura Wiltse Prior’s breezy chapter book "Emma Just Medium". Emma has just finished the first...
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The Hawaiian Lion
"The Hawaiian Lion" is a lighthearted chapter book in which animal friends overcome their fears and surmount unforeseen obstacles. In Jason Louis’s early reader "The Hawaiian Lion", a group of animals confront their fears and make a...
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Yellow Butterfly
Stark images in black and white lead this sympathetic wordless picture book about a girl who’s enduring the war in Ukraine. Her days are harsh and limited; she feels trapped, and danger exists everywhere. But her fear and despair are...
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Grandpa’s lonely, isn’t he?
by Aimee Jodoin
"Grandpa’s lonely, isn’t he?" is a vibrant picture book about social distancing and family love. In Joseph Howard Cooper’s picture book "Grandpa’s lonely, isn’t he?", a lonely child reflects on changes brought about by...
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Bedtime for Bo
Deep into twilight, imaginative Bo is enjoying himself too much to want to wind down and get ready for sleep. His mother makes him dinner and draws a bath; they exchange thoughts about all the ways that other animals doze. Oh-oh!: here...