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Inclusion and play seem to be the watchwords for this roundup. Disabilities are no longer a spotlight feature in dozens of board books we combed through, but simply part of […]

* TABOR, Corey R. Ursula Upside Down. illus. by Corey R. Tabor. 4fip. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray. May 2024. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780063275560. PreS-Gr 2--Tabor realh does a number on readers [...]

TONI MORRISON WROTE, 'Efforts to censor, starve, regulate, and annihilate us are clear signs that something important has taken place. The thought that leads me to contemplate with dread the [...]

* HENKES, Kevin. Finding Things. illus. by Laura Dronzek. 32p. Greenwillow. May 2024. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780063245662. PreS-Gr 2--In a carefully worded script that reads like a sunny morning on [...]

* FRAWLEY, Katie. Lighthouse and the Little Boat. illus. by Ben Mantle. 32p. Harper Collins/Quill Tree. May 2024. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780063114234. PreS-Gr 2--In a book that in art style [...]

BOLLING, Valerie & Kailei Pew. I See Color: An Affirmation and Celebration of Our Diverse World. illus. by Laylie Frazier. 40p. HarperCollins. May 2024. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780063234260. K-Gr 4--This [...]

CHAM, Jorge. Elinor Wonders Why: Backyard Soup. adapt. by Genie MacLeod. illus. by Daniel Whiteson. 32p. (Elinor Wonders Why). Kids Can. May 2024. pap. $7.99. ISBN 9781525306266. Gr 1-3--Based on [...]

* ADUSEI, Denise Rosario. Cesaria Feels the Beat. illus. by Priscila Soares. 40p. Roaring Brook. Jun. 2024. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9781250824967. Gr 1-5--Cesaria, a child with brown skin and a [...]

* CATCH POLE, James & Lucy Catchpole. You're SO Amazing! illus. by Karen George. 40p. (What Happened to You?: Bk. 2). Little, Brown. Apr. 2024. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780316506571. PreS-Gr [...]

KHAN, Sara. Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. illus. by Nadiyah Suyatna. 48p. (Celebrations & Festivals), words & pictures. Feb. 2024. Tr $14.99. ISBN 9780711287167. K-Gr 2--A heartfelt tribute to the month [...]

DUNREA, Olivier. Pearl's Lost Pearls. illus. by Olivier Dunrea. 32p. (Gossie & Friends). HarperCollins/Clarion. Jun. 2024. Tr $12.99. ISBN 9780547867588. PreS-Gr 1--In the 'Gossie & Friends' books for toddlers and [...]

BILDNER, Phil. Glenn Burke, Game Changer: The Man Who Invented the High Five. illus. by Daniel J. O'Brien. 40p. Farrar. Feb. 2024. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780374391225. Gr 1-5--The opening pages [...]

FONG, Petti. Alone Together: A Curious Exploration of Loneliness. illus. by Jonathan Dyck. 88p. (Orca Think). Orca. Mar. 2024. Tr $26.95. ISBN 9781459837232. Gr 3-7--With no tropes to lean on, [...]

Bullies, the bane of children everywhere. This perennial troublemaking type shows up outside of childhood as well. That's when the labels change. We say 'dictators' when they may have WMDs, [...]

BROWNE, Meghan P. The Bees of Notre-Dame. illus. by E.B. Goodale. 40p. Random House Studio. Oct. 2023. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780593374566. Gr 1-3--An overhead view of Notre-Dame before the blaze [...]

* NELSON, Vaunda Micheaux. Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality. illus. by Alex Bostic. 40p. Carolrhoda. Nov. 2023. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9781728419237. Gr [...]

* HOYT, Megan. A Grand Idea: How William J. Wilgus Created Grand Central Terminal. illus. by David Szalay. 48p. HarperCollins/Quill Tree. Jan. 2024. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780063064744. K-Gr 4--Hoyt and [...]

* THURMAN, Brittany J. Forever and Always. illus. by Shamar Knight-Justice. 40p. Greenwillow. Jan. 2024. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780063140783. K-Gr 3--At first Thurman's book is ordinary. Even in the blocky, [...]

MARKLE, Sandra. Could You Ever Waddle with Penguins!? illus. by Vanessa Morales. 32p. Scholastic. Dec. 2023. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781338858792. PreS-Gr 2--Well-loved science writer Markle poses a question for children: [...]

* BROYLES, Anne. I'm Gonna Paint: Ralph Fasanella, Artist of the People. illus. by Victoria Tentler-Krylov. 48p. Holiday House. Nov. 2023. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780823450060. K-Gr 4--If children today could [...]

JOHNSON, Dinah. Ida B. Wells Marches for the Vote. illus. by Jerry Jordan. 48p. Little, Brown/Christy Ottaviano. Jan. 2024. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780316322478. Gr 2-4--Johnson writes with the conviction of [...]

MURPHY, Al. A Duck Called Brian. illus. by A1 Murphy. 32p. Scholastic. Nov. 2023. pap. $6.99. ISBN 9781338848113. Gr 2-4--The puns are coming fast and hard from the end papers [...]

MORGAN, Angie. Small Stanley's Big List of Scary Stuff. illus. by Angie Morgan. 40p. Interlink/Crocodile. Nov. 2023. Tr $18.95. ISBN 9781623717209. PreS-Gr 2--Small Stanley has light brown skin, black hair, [...]

DOHERTY, Kathleen. The Twist-a-Roo. illus. by Kristyna Litten. 32p. Peachtree. Nov. 2023. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781682634974. PreS-Gr 2--Badger has the shiny-object problem of a crow--and worse, the attention span of [...]

* ADEFRIS, Fasika & Sara Holly Ackerman. The Gabi That Girma Wore. illus. by Netsanet Tesfay. 40p. Little, Brown. Feb. 2024. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780316470773. PreS-Gr 3--With the cumulative rhyme [...]

WILSON, Karma. I Love Your Face! illus. by AG Ford. 40p. Scholastic/Orchard. Nov. 2023. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781338722741. Toddler-PreS--A blondish newborn, then a toddler with black curls and deep brown [...]

MACK, Jeff. Scaredy Cats. illus. by Jeff Mack. 32p. Holiday House/Neal Porter. Oct. 2023. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780823452071. PreS-K--An orange cat and a white cat, confronted by a pink and [...]

JOHNSON, Angela. Julius. illus. by Dav Pilkey. 32p. Scholastic. Nov. 2023. Tr $14.99. ISBN 9781338898330. PreS-K--Jeff Mack, Mo Willems, and others have gone this route: presenting a story that makes [...]

FREEMAN-HASKIN, Leah. The Last Two Crayons. illus. by Shantala Robinson. 32p. Groundwood. Apr. 2023. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781773066233. PreS-Gr 2--Freeman-Haskin debuts with this story of Sienna, a Black child who [...]

* ASTERPLUME, Z.B. Sometimes, a Tiger. illus. by Z.B. Asterplume. 32p. Feiwel & Friends. Jul. 2023. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781250823441. K-Gr 3--If George Bailey, facing ruin in It's A Wonderful [...]

VANDERLEE, Lana. I'll Be a Chicken Too. illus. by Mike Deas. 22p. Orea. May 2023. Board $10.95. ISBN 9781459835559. PreS-K--In the best 'I'll always love you' fashion, a parade of [...]

* SMITH, Danna. Peek-A-Boo Haiku: A Lift-the-Flap Book. illus. by Teagan White. 18p. Little Simon. Feb. 2023. Board $8.99. ISBN 9781665926461. PreS-Gr 2--Flaps reveal hares, fox, otter, and more, as [...]

* GUILLAIN, Charlotte. The River That Flows Beside Me. illus. by Jo Empson. 20p. (Look Closer), words & pictures. Oct. 2023. Tr $26. ISBN 9780711283497. PreS-Gr 4--Guillain has devised a [...]

STEAD, Philip C. The North Wind and the Sun. illus. by Philip C. Stead. 48p. Holiday House/Neal Porter. Oct. 2023. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780823455836. PreS-Gr 3--Do we really need another [...]

PAPR Lisa. Madeline Finn and the Blessing of the Animals. illus. by Lisa Papp. 32p. Peachtree. Sept. 2023. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781682634868. Gr 1-3--The fourth adventure in this decidedly old-fashioned [...]

BAILEY, Linda. The Three Little Mittens. illus. by Natalia Shaloshvili. 32p. Tundra. Oct. 2023. Tr $ 17.99. ISBN 9781774880111. PreS-K--A fabulous story built on the premise that all hell will [...]

* HAHN, Sabina. I Am a Dragon!: A Squabble & a Quibble. illus. by Sabina Hahn. 32p. HarperCollins. Jul. 2023. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780063253995. K-Gr 2--Hahn (Pineapple Princess) brings Sandra [...]