By Marie Lamba, illustrated by Alea MarleyClarion, 2019Picture book, 32 pages, ages 4-7 Two friends – one glumly pessimistic and one emphatically optimistic – go outside on a winter day. “This …
The Tea Party in the Woods
By Akiko Miyakoshi Kids Can Press, 2015Picture book, 32 pages, ages 3-7 Kikko wakes to a winter wonderland and discovers that her father has forgotten to take a pie when visiting her grandmother. …
The Snow Knows
By Jennifer McGrath, illustrated by Josée BisaillonNimbus Publishing, 2016Picture book, 32 pages, ages 3-8 The snow knows…Where the rabbit goes.It knows the hush-shush of the owl’s wing. In the …
Only the Trees Know
By Jane Whittingham, illustrated by Cinyee ChiuKids Can Press, 2022Picture book, 32 pages, ages 3-7 Little Rabbit is tired of winter. When will it be spring? His parents tell him to be patient, but …
Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug
By Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Jay FleckChronicle Books, 2019Picture book, 48 pages, ages 2-5 Tiny wants to give his friend Pointy a hug to cheer him up. Turns out, it’s not easy to hug when …
The Night Gardener
By Terry and Eric FanSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016Picture Book, 48 Pages, Ages 3-5 The Night Gardener begins before the book actually begins. If you don’t stop on the end …
When The Sky Roars
By Katie WeaverA Little Offbeat Publishing, LLCPicture Book, 31 Pages, Ages 3-6 “Oh, my goddess! What’s that in the wide-open blue?It’s a ship that is filled with a LOUD pirate crew!A huge SHIP in …
This I Know
By Clay Anderson, Illustrated by Natalie MerhebSwing High, LLC, 2020Picture Book, 32 Pages, Ages 2-6 “What can our world tell us about God? More than you might think.” A family road trip …
The Gardener
By Sarah Stewart, Illustrated by David SmallMacmillan Publishing Group, LLC 1997, Square Fish reissue, 2007Picture Book, 40 Pages, ages 5-9 It’s 1935, and Lydia Grace is living in the country with …
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
By Kate Messner, Illustrated by Christopher Silas NealChronicle Books; Reprint Edition 2017Picture Book, 56 Pages, Ages 5 - 8 “Explore the secret realm beneath the dirt that brings the world of …
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Slow Down And Be Here Now
By Laura Brand, Illustrated by Freya HartasHarry N. Abrams, 2023Picture Book, 64 Pages, Ages 6-12 “All around us, nature’s tiniest treasures are performing miracles. Flower buds are opening up, …
The Someone New
By Jill Twiss, Illustrations By Eg KellerHarperCollins, 2019Picture Book, 32 pages, Ages 3-7 “What do you do when someone new comes knocking at your door? Do you turn them away? Or do you let them …