⬇️ Author/illustrator Molly Cranch shares about their picture book HIDE-AND-SEEK.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for young readers interested in animals and science."
📚 "This book can also be used to reinforce counting skills and to explore fun animal sounds within the context of a hide and seek game."
Author/Illustrator: Molly Cranch
Publisher: Clavis Publishers
Publication Date: July 23, 2024
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📌 Instagram:@MollyCranch
📌 www.mollycranch.com
📌 Twitter: @mollycranch
⬇️ Author Lisa Rogers shares about their picture book BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE MUSIC OF JOHN CAGE.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for inspiring creativity, thinking differently, and staying true to yourself."
📚 "This book can also be used to inspire readers to create their own images of sounds, to notice the sounds around them, and to compose music with those everyday sounds."
Author: Lisa Rogers
Illustrator: Il Sung Na
Publisher: Random House/Anne Schwartz Books
Publication date: October 2023
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📌 @LisaLJRogers (Twitter and Instagram)
📌 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lisaljrogers.bsky.social
📌 Website: http://www.lisarogerswrites.com/
⬇️ Author Ronni Diamondstein shares about their picture book JACKIE AND THE BOOKS SHE LOVED.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for Women's History Month."
📚 "This book can also be used for launching Writers' Workshop and Readers' Workshop."
Author: Ronni Diamondstein
Illustrator: Bats Langley
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Publication Date: November 7, 2023
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📌 www.ronnidiamondstein.com
📌 Twitter: @MaggieMae10514
📌 Instagram:@maggiemaepupreporter
📌 Bluesky: @ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social
📌 Threads::@maggiemaepupreporter
⬇️ Author K. Marcus shares about their picture book FRANKENSTEIN'S MATZAH: A PASSOVER PARODY.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for future scientists, creative thinkers, and nonbinary representation that isn't plot driven."
📚 "This book can also be used for doing science experiments, exploring ethical questions about freedom and identity (questioning), and seeing a loving family during their Passover seder."
Author: K. Marcus
Illustrator: Sam Loman
Publisher: Intergalactic Afikoman
Pub. Date: 1/16/24
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📌 Website: www.kmarcuswrites.com
📌 Instagram: @kmarcuswrites or https://www.instagram.com/kmarcuswrites/
📌 Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/kmarcuswrites
📌 FB: https://www.facebook.com/kmarcuswrites/
⬇️ Author Pamela Morgan shares about their picture book SIMPLY SKYE.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for families, teachers, and therapists who hope to encourage exploration of gender identity."
📚 "This book can also be used to open a conversation about non-binary people and gender identity."
Author: Pamela Morgan
Illustrator: Heather Bell
Publisher: Amicus Ink
Publication Date: July 2023
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📌 Pamelamorganwrites.com
📌 @affirmedmom on Twitter
📌 @pamelamorganwrites on all others
⬇️ Author CK Malone shares about their picture book POPI'S ALL SOULS SONG.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for those who celebrate All Soul's Day and honoring the dead."
📚 "This book can also be used to educate on the differences regarding All Soul's Day, All Saint's Day, and Dia de los Muertos by sharing this version of honoring the dead."
Author: CK Malone
Illustrator: Shelly Swann
Publisher: Beaming Books
Publication Date: September 10th, 2024
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📌 My Website: carlislemalonebooks.com
📌 My X: @CKMalone2
📌 My Illustrator's Website: www.fairywulf.com
📌 My Illustrator's Insta: @fairywulf
📌 My Illustrator's X: @_fairywulf
⬇️ Author Gabriella Aldeman shares about their picture book SQUAWK OF SPANISH.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for bilingual families and classrooms."
📚 "This book can also be used for building confidence, for read alouds, and for parrot lovers."
Author: Gabriella Aldeman
Illustrator: Romina Galotta
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Publication Date: August 13, 2024
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📌 website: https://www.writebetween.com/
📌 IG and Twitter: @write_between
⬇️ Author/illustrator Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom shares about their picture book TUMBLE.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for our youngest or emerging readers who want to know about tumbleweeds."
📚 "This book can also be used for learning about ecosystems, desert animals, and life cycles."
Author/Illustrator: Adriana Hernández Bergstrom
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Publication Date: June 2023
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📌 www.adrianabergstrom.com
📌 https://www.facebook.com/AdriprintsPress
📌 https://www.instagram.com/adriprints/
⬇️ Author Stephanie Henson shares about their picture book NO SCHOOL, MY RULES!
"This is the perfect picture book for
✨ School Refusal,
✨ Coping Skills,
✨ and Lyrical Book Lovers!"
📚 "This book can also be used as a tool to emphasize the importance of education."
Author: Stephanie Henson
Illustrator: Mai Tran
Publisher: Tielmour Press
Publication Date/Year: August 2024
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📌 @stepha_henson Twitter
📌 @stephahenson Instagram
📌 Stephanie-henson.weebly.com
⬇️ Author/illustrator Cherry Mo shares about their picture book HOME IN A LUNCHBOX.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for immigrant families and anyone who appreciates the warmth of home!"
📚 "This book can also be used for understanding the immigrant experience and for educating on SEL topics such as dealing with loneliness, stepping out of one's shell, and developing empathy."
Author-Illustrator: Cherry Mo
Publisher: Penguin Workshop (Penguin Young Readers)
Pub date: June 11, 2024
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📌 www.cherrymo.com
📌 X and Instagram: @hellocherrymo
⬇️ Author Danielle Sharkan shares about their picture book SHARING SHALOM.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for children and parents exploring prejudice, racism, and building empathy towards others."
📚 "This book can also be used to discuss the topic of hate crimes and antisemitism."
Author: Danielle Sharkan
Illustrator: Selina Alko
Publisher: Holiday House
Publication Date: September 2024
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📌 Daniraes @dsharkan
⬇️ Author Brooke Hartman shares about their picture book ALL ABOARD THE ALASKA TRAIN.
"This is the perfect picture book for
✨ kids who love trains,
✨ kids who love animals,
✨ and anyone who loves learning about new, exciting places!"
📚 "This book can also be used to teach kids about animals of the arctic. Thorough back matter and a detailed train diagram also provide rich educational material for any train enthusiast!"
Author: Brooke Hartman
Illustrator: John Joseph
Publisher: Red Comet Press
Publication Date: March 2024
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📌 www.BrookeAHartman.com
⬇️ Author Nadia Ali shares about their picture book RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for exploring the themes of nature, family, and duty."
📚 "This book can also be used to show young curious readers that the sea is a gift to mankind and all living things. Parents and educators can use it to talk about diversity and belief."
Author: Nadia Ali
Illustrator: Fatma Zehra Köprülü
Publisher: Kube Publishing
Publication Date: September 12, 2023
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📌 Website: https://nadia-ali.weebly.com
📌 Twitter/X: @NadiaAwriter
📌 Instagram: @NadiaAwriter
📌 FaceBook: @NadiaAwriter
⬇️ Author Karyn Friedman-Everham shares about their picture book OTTER OUGHTA KNOW.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for edge-of-seat suspense, interactive storytelling, and making friends."
Author: Karyn Friedman-Everham
Illustrator: Michael Robertson
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication Date: 04/02/2024
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📌 www.KarynFriedmanEverham.com
⬇️ Author Valorie Bridges Fant shares about their picture book THE GREAT HOWLER IN THE SKY.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for children who adore dogs and dog lovers everywhere."
📚 "This book can also be used as a read-aloud with the kids or grandchildren or an early reader."
Author: Valorie Bridges Fant
Illustrator: Juliette Miron
Publisher: Pen It Publications
Publication Date: August 9, 2023
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📌 ValorieBridgesFant.com
📌 X/Twitter: @valoriefant12
⬇️ Author Lynn Becker shares about their picture book JUNE MOON.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for toddlers and parents looking to snuggle up with a whimsical, rhyming bedtime book."
📚 "This book can also be used to encourage little ones to dream and play."
Author: Lynn Becker
Illustrator: Nate Carvalho
Publisher: Familius
Publication Date: May 2024
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📌 Twitter @LynnBBooks
📌 IG: lynnbecker196
📌 Bluesky: @lynnbbooks.bsky.social
⬇️ Author Carol Gordon Ekster shares about their picture book TRUCKER KID.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for all elementary students, but especially for those who are part of a trucking family or know of one. The book setting is a classroom and Athena is made fun of because of her love for all things trucking because she loves her trucker-dad so much and misses him when he's on the job."
📚 "This book can also be used to show how attitudes can be changed through education. Athena explains about trucking to her class and they listen and understand, rather than making fun of her. At the end of the story is a list of some effects of what would happen within just a few days if trucks stopped service, and I also wrote an author's note about the trucking family who inspired this story."
Author: Carol Gordon Ekster
Illustrator: Russ Cox
Publisher: Capstone
Publication Date: Jan 2023
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📌 https://carolgordonekster.com (lots of activities listed for each of my books)
📌 https://linktr.ee/carolgordonekster (all my social links)
⬇️ Author Shannon Anderson shares about their picture book B IS FOR BELONGING.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for helping kids accept and appreciate who they are."
📚 "This book can also be used to distinguish between belonging and fitting in and to boost self worth."
Author: Shannon Anderson
Illustrator: John Joven
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Publication Date: August 2024
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📌 www.shannonisteaching.com
📌 Facebook: authorshannonanderson
📌 Instagram: @shannonisteaching
📌 Twitter: @shannonteaches
⬇️ Author Lauren H. Kerstein shares about their picture book REMEMBERING SUNDAYS WITH GRANDPA.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for exploring the fact that love lives on forever."
📚 "This book can also be used to help children identify and hold onto fond memories during times of grief. "
Author: Lauren H. Kerstein
Illustrator: Nanette Regan
Publisher: Beaming Books
Publication Date: Nov 2023
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📌 www.LaurenKerstein.net
📌 @LaurenKerstein
⬇️ Author Laura Roettiger shares about their picture book AN ACCIDENTAL HERO: A MOSTLY TRUE WOMBAT STORY.
✨ "This is the perfect picture book for children to see the devastation of forest fires but also the kindness of helping those in need with moments of humor and lightness as Wombat shares her burrow with other animal species."
📚 "This book can also be used to feature STEM and Climate Change themes with extensive information about Australian animals and fire safety. "
Author: Laura Roettiger
Illustrator: Debbie Palen
Publisher: Eifrig Publishing
Publication Date: 2/13/2024
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📌 LauraRoettigerBooks.com
📌 @ljrwritenow on IG, Twitter, and Bluesky