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Jan 9, 2025 | 
childrenstheatre.org | Mo Willems
Monsters have one job and it’s to be SCARY! “Booga booga booga!” But as hard as he tries, Leonardo can’t scare even a mouse. When the other monsters laugh and make fun of him, Leonardo goes in search of the most scaredy-cat kid in the whole world to try and scare the tuna salad out of him! Nationally acclaimed theatre company Manual Cinema breathes innovative life into this beloved story (and its doubly charming sequel), using hundreds of puppets to magically create a movie before your very eyes.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Mo Willems
Mo Willems is a three-time Caldecott Honor recipient and the inaugural Education Artist-in-Residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. His debut book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, was inducted into the Picture Book Hall of Fame. Willems began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street. Dan Santat is the author-illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, for which he won the Caldecott Medal.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Mo Willems |Andrea Tsurumi |Jerome Pumphrey |Jarrett Pumphrey
Me and Other BunniesVia anthropomorphized rabbits who represent the words me, you, we, them, and us, Willems (Are You Big?) movingly explores themes of individuality and belonging. Throughout the visually straightforward work, what distinguishes the terms is a willingness to bridge a divide—here, the gutter of the book itself. “I am ME,” begins one bunny, standing solo against a solid-colored background.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Josh Sippie |X. Y. Fang |Mo Willems |Isabelle McConville
Picture Books That Encourage Mindfulness The world is a weird place, doubly so when you’re experiencing it for the first time. As such, kids facing the daily dose of discovery are tasked with new emotions and responses to all kinds of new things — everything from lost teddy bears, to sleepless nights, to couches and conspiracies. What better way to prepare young minds for the world around them than by letting them experience it on the page first?
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Camille Garoche |Mo Willems
A stellar story of pals weathering ups and downs with aplomb. Opposites attract when Goat and Bunny strike up a friendship. When Goat discovers that he’s run out of his favorite canned grass, he heads to the supermarket to buy more and walks right into a meet-cute with Bunny, who also enjoys this delicacy. Though they have little else in common, they become fast friends. While both frequent the same coffee shop, Goat, who takes his coffee black, thinks Bunny adds too much sugar.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Travis Jonker |Matthew Cordell |Mo Willems
Arrr, ’tis a seaworthy tale, so set your compass toward fulfilling your dreams, and she’ll not steer you wrong. A simple ship yields a (relatively) big adventure in this classically told tale. In a little cabin on a little lake, there lives a mouse named Mabel, a boy, and a man. The man constructs a very special model ship. “He wouldn’t even let the boy help.” Every night when she looks at it, Mabel wonders if the ship is seaworthy.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Craig Smith |Mo Willems
A melodic tale with a clear message: Let your own voice ring out like a bell and let everyone hear. Make your own kind of music. Bell, a solitary, music-loving mouse, has no one to make music with. She sings to the “music” she hears at home—her teapot, rainfall, snow falling. Bell hears music everywhere. Her favorite song is the “bustling melody of life” beneath her window. Determined to join in, she grabs her “loudest noisemakers” and heads downstairs.
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May 17, 2024 | 
parentmagazinesflorida.com | Mo Willems |John Green |Ernesto Cisneros |Christina Soontornvat
by Marilyn Singer (Author) Leah Nixon (Illustrator)Reading Level: K − 1st GradeA sweet dog-loves-kid/kid-loves-dog story, in which the kid uses a wheelchair, from an award-winning children’s poet and talented debut illustrator. This playful puppy thinks she’s having the best day ever! She’s so happy to be out with her friend, she doesn’t even realize that she’s being a little naughty. But then he scolds her, and suddenly–Worst. Day. Ever.
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May 17, 2024 | 
parentmagazinesflorida.com | Mo Willems |Danielle Krysa |Danielle Davis |F Sehnaz Bac
by Danielle Davis (Author) Mags Deroma (Illustrator)Reading Level: K − 1st GradeA stunning picture book ode to the joys of the creative process and the spirit of collaboration. This lyrical story from Danielle Davis and Mags DeRoma is perfect for fans of Kevin Henkes, Gyo Fujikawa and Julie Fogliano. To make . . . a cake, a garden, a song, you first gather, then make–and wait. To make a story (like this one), you gather, make, wait. To make anything–big or small–it will take some time.
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May 15, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Mo Willems |Pari Thomson |Chris Colfer
The kiddos are officially home for the summer and these new releases are the perfect companions for breaks between all the water parks, playgrounds, and playdates. From the return of a few of our favorite picture book authors and characters, to the introduction of new ones we can’t wait to spend more time with, these books will kick off summer reading on a high note. Please enable javascript to add items to the cart. Please enable javascript to add items to the cart.
