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February 3, 2026

Our Lake by Angie Kang

Two brothers process their grief over their father’s death in Our Lake, a recent Caldecott-honor picture book.

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February 3, 2026

*Picking Tea with Baba by Xu Bin 

Picking tea with Baba is a special treat for a young boy and his brother in this beautifully-illustrated picture book translated into English.

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February 3, 2026

Rose Weaves a Garden by Rashin Kheiriyeh

Rose Weaves a Garden is a picture book about the love between generations, sharing an art, and caring for one another.

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February 3, 2026

*The Word in the Wilderness by Malcolm Guite

The Word in the Wilderness is a lovely, thoughtful anthology of poetry from classical and contemporary poets accompanied by reflections by Guite on the poem’s relevance to the season.

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February 2, 2026

National Park Mysteries (Books 1-3) by Aaron Johnson

Travel to the National Parks, solve mysteries, and enjoy a taste of history in the fun National Park Mystery Series.

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January 31, 2026

A Sea of Lemon Trees by María Dolores Águila

A Sea of Lemon Trees imagines an actual 1931 school segregation case from the perspective of its 12-year-old Latino plaintiff.

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January 30, 2026

Picture Book Biographies of Beloved Children’s Book Creators

These picture book biographies are worth reading because the books written or illustrated by their subject are worth reading and admiring! We’ve organized them by…

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January 29, 2026

Extreme Places by Giles Laroche

Extreme Places takes readers on a tour of some of Earth’s most challenging places to live.

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January 28, 2026

*God’s Great Love by Glenys Nellist

A sweet bedtime story reassuring young listeners of God’s Great Love.

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