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With activities
                                                                                    and crafts
                                                                                    perfect for
                                                                                   story-times!
Copyright © 2020 Tom Fletcher. Illustration by Greg Abbott.

                                                               Spring & Summer 2021

                                                              Picture Books
Picture Books Spring & Summer 2021 - With activities and crafts perfect for story-times! - Penguin Random House
Dream big and
                    be bold!

                                                                        Illustrations © 2021 by Floyd Cooper; © 2021 by Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien; © 2020 by Hilary Duff, Illustration by Kelsey Garrity Riley; © 2021 by April Harrison; and © 2021 by Luisa Uribe.

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along with crafts and activities for interactive storytimes that kids
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Picture Books Spring & Summer 2021 - With activities and crafts perfect for story-times! - Penguin Random House
Interactive Storytimes with Crafts!

                                                                                                                                              THE WORM FAMILY HAS ITS PICTURE TAKEN
The Worm Family                   A Caldecott Honor illustrator and a debut author team up for a
Has Its Picture Taken             hilarious picture book about a young worm who dresses up her
Jennifer Frank                    family for a photo and comes to appreciate them for who they
Illustrated by David Ezra Stein   truly are.
On Sale: 5/11/2021
HC: 9780593124789                 Emma is excited for her worm family to have their picture
GLB: 9780593124796                taken. But when she sees her other friends’ photos, she gets
EL: 9780593124802                 discouraged. “We had the most beautiful smiles,” Ellie the
Ages: 4–8
                                  Chipmunk squeals. Abigail the Cat meows, “I looked gorgeous
Theme: Family
                                  with my big poufy hair.” The worms don’t have teeth. . . . How
                                  will they show their beautiful smiles? They don’t have hair
                                  either. . . . How can it look big and poufy?! So, Emma gathers
                                  poufy wigs, fake teeth, and colorful clothing for her parents
                                  and sisters. But it’s only after taking off their costumes that
                                  the worm family is able to wriggle and squiggle and squeeze
                                  into a delightful pose that only a worm family could make. And
                                  Emma? She thinks it’s perfect.

                                  Picture Day Frame
                                   What you’ll need: four Popsicle sticks, markers and
                                   decorations, glue, a magnet

                                   1   Have your child decorate the Popsicle sticks with whatever
                                       you have on hand.
                                   2 Lay the sticks out in a square and glue the ends together.
                                   3 Glue a picture into the frame.

                                   4 Glue a magnet to the back of the picture and display.

                                                                      Read-Alike
                                                                                                    Illustration © 2021 by David Ezra Stein

                                                                      The Littlest Family’s
                                                                      Big Day
                                                                      Emily Winfield Martin
                                                                      Hardcover: 9780553511017
                                                                      Ages: 3–7
Picture Books Spring & Summer 2021 - With activities and crafts perfect for story-times! - Penguin Random House
THERE’S A SUPERHERO IN YOUR BOOK

                                                      There’s a Superhero          Whoosh! A superhero has landed in your book! A new interactive
                                                      in Your Book                 adventure from the team that brought you There’s a Monster in
                                                      Tom Fletcher                 Your Book and its companions.
                                                      Illustrated by Greg Abbott
                                                      On Sale: 1/5/2021            Use the power of your imagination to unlock Superhero’s
                                                      HC: 9780593304624            superpowers. But you’d better act fast, or the Scribbler will
                                                      EL: 9780593304631            completely ruin your book! Readers will enjoy tapping, stretching,
                                                      Ages: 3–7                    and whizzing this book around as they help Superhero defeat the
                                                      Theme: Imagination
                                                                                   villain and save the day! As he did in all of the companion books,
                                                                                   Tom Fletcher invites interactive fun while delivering a satisfying
                                                                                   twist that celebrates the power of kindness and the true meaning
                                                                                   of being a hero and a friend.

                                                                WHO’S IN
                                                               YOURBOOK?

                                                                                   Superhero Cape
                                                                                    What you’ll need: T-shirt, scissors, hot-glue gun, Velcro
                                                                                    (optional), felt or foam paper

                                                                                    1   Cut off the shirt sleeves.
                                                                                    2 Remove the front panel of the T-shirt, leaving the collar.
                                                                                    3 For added safety, cut the collar in half and add Velcro
                                                                                      to each side.
                                                                                    4 Help your child cut a shape or a letter from the foam
                                                                                      or paper.
                                                                                    5 Glue it to the cape.

                                                                                                                        Read-Alike
                                   Copyright © 2020 Tom Fletcher.

                                                                                                                        Don’t Blink!
                                   llustration by Greg Abbott.

                                                                                                                        Amy Krouse Rosenthal
                                                                                                                        Illustrated by David Roberts
                                                                                                                        Hardcover: 9780385391870
                                                                                                                        Ages: 3–7
Picture Books Spring & Summer 2021 - With activities and crafts perfect for story-times! - Penguin Random House
BECOMING VANESSA
Becoming Vanessa          On Vanessa’s first day of school, her parents tell her it will
Vanessa Brantley-Newton   be easy to make friends. Vanessa isn’t so sure. She wears
On Sale: 6/15/2021        her fanciest outfit so her new classmates will notice her right
HC: 9780525582120

                                                                                              Illustration © 2021 by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
                          away. Her classmates notice, but the attention isn’t what she’d
GLB: 9780525582137
                          hoped it would be; as the day goes on, Vanessa feels more
EL: 9780525582144
Ages: 3–6
                          self-conscious. Her clothes are too bright, her feather boa has
Theme: Identity           way too many feathers, and her name is too hard to write.

                          The next day, Vanessa picks a plain outfit and tells her mom
                          that her name is too long. She just wants to blend in with
                          a simple name, like the other girls have—why couldn’t her
                          parents have named her Megan or Bella? But when her
                          mother tells her the meaning behind her name, it gives her
                          the confidence she needs to introduce her classmates to
                          the real Vanessa.

                          Caterpillar to Butterfly
                           What you’ll need: coffee filter, washable markers, spray bottle
                           with water, clothes pin, green pom-poms, googly eyes, glue,
                           toilet paper roll

                           1   Have your child color the coffee filter with the washable
                               markers.
                           2 Spray the coffee filter with water so the colors blend
                             together.
                           3 While it dries, help glue the green pom-poms to the clothes
                             pin.
                           4 Help the child glue two googly eyes on the pom-pom closest
                             to the clothes pin opening.
                           5 When everything is dry, have the child place the coffee filter
                             into the clothespin clip.
                           6 Have the child fold the coffee filter into wings around the
                             caterpillar and place it inside the toilet paper roll.

                                                             Read-Alike
                                                             The Invisible Boy
                                                             Trudy Ludwig
                                                             Illustrated by Patrice Barton
                                                             HC: 9781582464503
                                                             Ages: 6–9
Picture Books Spring & Summer 2021 - With activities and crafts perfect for story-times! - Penguin Random House
REGINA IS NOT A LITTLE DINOSAUR

                                  Regina Is NOT        Meet a young dinosaur seeking her independence in
                                  a Little Dinosaur    this hilarious picture book from the author of Wolf Camp
                                  Andrea Zuill         and Sweety.
                                  On Sale: 4/13/2021
                                  HC: 9780593127285    When Regina’s mother heads off to hunt, she tells her: stay in
                                  GLB: 9780593127292   the nest and be Mama’s good little carnivore. But just who is
                                  EL: 9780593127308    she calling little?! Regina is BIG! And she has all the tools to

                                                                                                                             Illustration © 2021 by Andrea Zuill
                                  Ages: 3–7            hunt for herself: a fear-inducing predator stare, a terrifying
                                  Theme: Animals
                                                       roar, and an uncanny ability to camouflage. And so, Regina
                                                       sets off on her first real hunt, all alone. ROAR! Along the way,
                                                       she meets some truly huge dinosaurs and hilariously and
                                                       miserably fails to catch anything. What if she has to live her
                                                       life as a . . . herbivore?! Little kids everywhere will recognize
                                                       themselves in Andrea Zuill’s intrepid young dino—eager for
                                                       independence but still very much in need of the safety and
                                                       comfort of home.

                                                       Dino Handprint Card
                                                         What you’ll need: bright colored construction paper, googly
                                                         eyes, pencils or markers, glue stick, glue, colorful cotton balls

                                                        1 Fold construction paper in half and trace the child’s hand
                                                          with the base of the palm overlapping with the crease.
                                                        2   Cut out the hand shape. The palm will be the body of the
                                                            dinosaur, and the fingers will be the legs and tail.
                                                        3 On the same color construction paper, draw a neck and head
                                                          shape and cut out.
                                                        4 Apply a line of glue using the glue stick at the bottom of the
                                                          neck and paste to the inside of the hand near the palm.
                                                        5 Glue two googly eyes to the head and draw a smile.

                                                        6 Add several drops of glue to the body and apply cotton balls.

                                                        7 Write your message on the inside!

                                                                                              Read-Alike
                                                                                              Wordy Birdy
                                                                                              Tammi Sauer
                                                                                              Illustrated by Dave Mottram
                                                                                              HC: 9781524719296
                                                                                              Ages: 3–7
Picture Books Spring & Summer 2021 - With activities and crafts perfect for story-times! - Penguin Random House
Celebrate You!

Avocado Asks               A House for Every Bird       Big Feelings                Let’s Taco About
Momoko Abe                 Megan Maynor                 Alexandra Penfold           How Great You Are
On Sale: 1/26/2021         Illustrated by               Illustrated by              Bob Holt
HC: 9780593177938          Kaylani Juanita              Suzanne Kaufman             On Sale: 3/9/2021
EL: 9780593177945          On Sale: 2/16/2021           On Sale: 3/2/2021           HC: 9780593182017
Ages: 3–7                  HC: 9781984896483            HC: 9780525579748           GLB: 9780593182024
Theme: Self-Esteem         GLB: 9781984896490           GLB: 9780525579755          EL: 9780593182031
                           EL: 9781984896506            EL: 9780525579762           Ages: 3–7
A deliciously funny
                           Ages: 3–6                    Ages: 4–8                   Theme: Celebration
book about identity and
                           Theme: Colors                Theme: Emotions
being confident in your                                                             A pun-filled, fun-filled,
own skin, featuring the    A young artist’s drawings    This newest picture book    food-filled gift book that
world’s most popular       rebel against her when       from the creators of All    celebrates YOU! Ideal for
superfood!                 she tries to put her         Are Welcome will help       graduation or any time a
                           sketched birds in houses     children navigate BIG       kid is celebrated.
                           that match how they look     FEELINGS!
                           but not how they feel.

Communities Coming Together—
Community Reads

My First Day               The Tale of the              Born Ready                  All Hands on Deck!
Phung Nguyen Quang         Mandarin Duck                Jodie Patterson and         Robert Neubecker
and Huynh Kim Lien         Bette Midler                 Charnelle Pinkney Barlow    On Sale: 5/18/2021
On Sale: 2/16/2021         Photographs and              On Sale: 4/13/2021          HC: 9780593176894
HC: 9780593306260          afterword by                 HC: 9780593123638           GLB: 9780593176900
GLB: 9780593306277         Michiko Kakutani             GLB: 9780593123652          EL: 9780593176917
EL: 9780593306284          On Sale: 2/16/2021           EL: 9780593123645           Ages: 3–6
Ages: 4–8                  HC: 9780593176764            Ages: 4–8                   Theme: History
Theme: Resilience          GLB: 9780593176771           Theme: LGBTQIA+
                                                                                    A heroic tale of boats,
A visually stunning        EL: 9780593176788            Jodie Patterson, activist   large and small, teaming
                           Ages: 3–7
story of a resilient and                                and chair of the Human      up and lending a hand
                           Theme: Connection
determined young boy                                    Rights Campaign             in a time of need, based
making the journey to      Inspired by the real-life    Foundation board,           on the true story of a
his first day of school    Mandarin Duck who            shares her transgender      community that came
by an award-winning        appeared in New York’s       son’s experience in         together to rescue
author-illustrator team.   Central Park in 2018, this   this important picture      survivors of Hurricane
                           modern fable by Bette        book about identity and     Katrina.
                           Midler celebrates human      acceptance.
                           connections.
Picture Books Spring & Summer 2021 - With activities and crafts perfect for story-times! - Penguin Random House
Family & Friends

                                                  You Are Always Loved        Always by My Side            My Little Brave Girl         Nosotros Means Us
                                                  Madeleine Dean              Jennifer Black Reinhardt     Hilary Duff                  Paloma Valdivia
                                                  and Harry Cunnane           On Sale: 3/16/2021           Illustrated by               On Sale: 5/11/2021
                                                  Illustrated by              HC: 9780593173824            Kelsey Garrity-Riley         HC: 9780593305140
                                                  Holly Clifton-Brown         GLB: 9780593173831           On Sale: 3/23/2021           GLB: 9780593305157
                                                  On Sale: 2/16/2021          EL: 9780593173848            HC: 9780593300725            EL: 9780593305164
                                                  HC: 9780593309261           Ages: 3–7                    Ages: 3–7                    Ages: 3–5
                                                  GLB: 9780593309254          Theme: Imagination           Theme: Dreams                Theme: Family
                                                  EL: 9780593309261           A celebration of the                                      A moving bilingual ode
                                                                                                           Mother, actress, and
                                                  Ages: 4–8
                                                                              special connection that      singer Hilary Duff           to the unshakable bond
                                                  Theme: Separation
                                                                              exists between a             encourages and               between a parent and
                                                  This deeply felt            young child and their        empowers mothers and         child in the tradition of
                                                  picture book from           stuffed animal.              daughters to be brave        Runaway Bunny and
                                                  Congresswoman                                            and dream without            The Wonderful Things
                                                  Madeleine Dean and                                       borders!                     You Will Be.
                                                  her son Harry reassures
                                                  children that, even when
                                                  the grown-ups in their
                                                  life are absent, they are
                                                  worthy and loved just as
                                                  they are.

                                                                                                Milo Is Missing Something          How to Spot a Best Friend
Illustration © 2021 by Jennifer Black Reinhardt

                                                                                                Vern Kousky                        Bea Birdsong
                                                                                                On Sale: 5/25/2021                 Illustrated by Lucy Fleming
                                                                                                HC: 9780593173428                  On Sale: 6/1/2021
                                                                                                GLB: 9780593173435                 HC: 9780593179277
                                                                                                EL: 9780593173442                  GLB: 9780593382097
                                                                                                Ages: 3–7                          EL: 9780593179284
                                                                                                Theme: Family                      Ages: 3–7
                                                                                                                                   Theme: Friendship
                                                                                                In this rhythmic, lively read-
                                                                                                aloud, a little octopus named      What’s the difference
                                                                                                Milo is searching the ocean for    between a friend and a
                                                                                                something he’s missing—what        best friend? Find out in this
                                                                                                could it be?                       wonderful celebration of
                                                                                                                                   kindness and friendship!
Picture Books Spring & Summer 2021 - With activities and crafts perfect for story-times! - Penguin Random House
Nonfiction

                                                                                                                                    Illustration © 2021 by April Harrison
Sprouting Wings                 Goodnight, Astronaut          Mornings with Monet                       The Water Lady
Louisa Jaggar and               Scott Kelly                   Barb Rosenstock                           Alice B. McGinty
Shari Becker                    Illustrated by                Illustrated by                            Illustrated by
Illustrated by                  Izzy Burton                   Mary GrandPré                             Shonto Begay
Floyd Cooper                    On Sale: 2/2/2021             On Sale: 3/2/2021                         On Sale: 3/30/2021
On Sale: 1/5/2021               HC: 9780735263451             HC: 9780525708179                         HC: 9780525645009
HC: 9781984847621               EL: 9780735263468             GLB: 9780525708186                        GLB: 9780525645016
GLB: 9781984847638              Ages: 3–7                     EL: 9780525708193                         EL: 9780525645023
EL: 9781984847645               Theme: Biography              Ages: 4–8                                 Ages: 4–8
Ages: 5–7                                                     Theme: Biography                          Theme: Biography
                                The second picture book
Theme: Biography
                                from astronaut Scott          A new picture book                        This inspiring picture
The inspirational and           Kelly follows him through     about the iconic artist                   book tells the true story
true story of James             some of the wild places       Claude Monet, from                        of a woman who brings
Herman Banning, the             he’s slept!                   the Caldecott Award–                      desperately needed
first African American                                        winning team who                          water to families on the
pilot to fly across                                           created The Noisy                         Navajo reservation
the country.                                                  Paint Box.                                every day.

                                                       Also
                                                                                           COVER NOT FINAL

                                                    available in
                                                     Spanish!

Shirley Chisholm          Areli Is a Dreamer     Areli Es Una             Unbound:                            Indelible Ann
Dared                     Areli Morales          Dreamer                  The Life and Art                    Meghan P. Browne
Alicia D. Williams        Illustrated by         (Areli Is a Dreamer      of Judith Scott                     Illustrated by
Illustrated by            Luisa Uribe            Spanish Edition)         Joyce Scott and                     Carlynn Whitt
April Harrison            On Sale: 6/8/2021      Areli Morales            Brie Spangler                       On Sale; 6/22/2021
On Sale: 6/1/2021         HC: 9781984893994      Illustrated by           Illustrated by                      HC: 9780593173275
HC: 9780593123683         GLB: 9781984894007     Luisa Uribe              Melissa Sweet                       GLB: 9780593173282
GLB: 9780593123690        EL: 9781984894014      On Sale: 6/8/2021        On Sale: 6/8/2021                   EL: 9780593173299
EL: 9780593123706         Ages: 4–8              HC: 9780593380086        HC: 9780525648116                   Ages: 4–8
Ages: 4–8                 Theme: Biography       GLB: 9780593380123       GLB: 9780525648123                  Theme: Biography
Theme: Biography                                 EL: 9780593380130        EL: 9780525648130
                          The first picture                                                                   A folksy, larger-
                                                 Ages: 4–8                Ages: 4–8
A Newbery                 book written by                                                                     than-life picture-
                                                 Theme: Biography         Theme: Biography
Honor–winning             a DACA Dreamer,                                                                     book biography
author teams up           Areli Morales tells    Areli Morales            A moving                            about the late
with a Coretta            her own powerful       cuenta su propia         and powerful                        governor of Texas
Scott King–John           and vibrant            historia poderosa        introduction to                     Ann Richards,
Steptoe New Talent        immigration story.     en la primera            the life and art of                 who has inspired
Award–winning                                    álbum escrito por        renowned artist                     countless women in
illustrator to tell the                          una Dreamer de           Judith Scott, told                  politics today.
remarkable story of                              DACA.                    by her twin sister,
Shirley Chisholm,                                                         Joyce Scott, and
the first black                                                           illustrated by
woman elected to                                                          Caldecott Honor
Congress and to                                                           winner Melissa
run for president.                                                        Sweet.
Picture Books Spring & Summer 2021 - With activities and crafts perfect for story-times! - Penguin Random House
A Garden of
Picture Books

Welcome                What’s Inside         Treemendous               Toot & Puddle:        We Are a Garden
Flower Child           a Flower?             Bridget Heos              How Does Your         Lisa Westberg Peters
Brigette Barrager      Rachel Ignotofsky     Illustrated by            Garden Grow?          Illustrated by
On Sale: 1/5/2021      On Sale: 2/2/2021     Mike Ciccotello           Holly Hobbie          Victoria
HC: 9781984830395      HC: 9780593176474     On Sale: 3/9/2021         On Sale: 3/30/2021    Tentler-Krylov
GLB: 9781984830401     GLB: 9780593176511    HC: 9780525579366         HC: 9780593124666     On Sale: 4/6/2021
EL: 9781984830418      EL: 9780593176504     GLB: 9780525579373        GLB: 9780593124673    HC: 9780593123133
Ages: 3–7              Ages: 4–7             EL: 9780525579380         EL: 9780593124680     GLB: 9780593123140
Theme: Celebrations    Theme: Nature         Ages: 3–7                 Ages: 3–7             EL: 9780593123157
                                             Theme: Nature             Theme: Friendship     Ages: 4–8
A beautiful gift       From the creator of
                                                                                             Theme: Immigration
book that reveals      the New York Times    This adorable             Bestselling and
the meaning of birth   bestseller Women      picture book              beloved characters    This lyrical and
flowers for each       in Science comes      illustrates the life of   Toot and Puddle       extremely timely
month of the year.     a new nonfiction      a tiny acorn growing      return twenty-five    picture book
                       picture book series   up to be a tall oak       years after their     illuminates the many
                       ready to grow         tree. A wonderful         debut with a brand-   different migrants
                       young scientists      introduction to           new story full of     who have made
                       by nurturing their    nonfiction for            the same charm        their homes in North
                       curiosity about the   curious, nature-          and whimsy that       America through the
                       natural world.        loving kids!              originally made       centuries.
                                                                       them so popular.

STEAM and Makers Stories

Carpenter’s Helper           The Little Library          Isobel Adds It Up
Sybil Rosen                  Margaret McNamara           Kristy Everington
Illustrated by               Illustrated by              Illustrated by
Camille Garoche              G. Brian Karas              AG Ford
On Sale: 3/16/2021           On Sale: 3/23/2021          On Sale: 6/29/2021
HC: 9780593123201            HC: 9780525578338           HC: 9780593178102
GLB: 9780593123218           GLB: 9780525578345          GLB: 9780593178119
EL: 9780593123225            EL: 9780525578352           EL: 9780593178126
Ages: 3–7                    Ages: 4–8                   Ages: 3–7
Theme: Birds                 Theme: Books                Theme: Math
A warm, wonderful            Mr. Tiffin and his          Math-loving kids,
                                                                                                                  Victoria Tentler-Krylov
                                                                                                                  Illustration © 2021 by

picture book that            students are back in this   especially those who
gently reminds us of the     picture book about a        are often bothered by
importance of respecting     woodworking project that    noisy neighbors, will
our natural world and        helps a young student       relate to Isobel’s
highlights the joys and      become a booklover.         predicament.
rewards of helping others.
Learn US Geography with
the Welcome To Series!

Welcome to Arizona              Welcome to California         Welcome to Florida           Welcome to Texas
Asa Gilland                     Asa Gilland                   Asa Gilland                  Asa Gilland
On Sale: 1/5/2021               On Sale: 1/5/2021             On Sale: 1/5/2021            On Sale: 1/5/2021
HC: 9780593178218               HC: 9780593178232             HC: 9780593178256            HC: 9780593178270
EL: 9780593178225               EL: 9780593178249             EL: 9780593178263            EL: 9780593178287
Ages: 3–7                       Ages: 3–7                     Ages: 3–7                    Ages: 3–7
Theme: Geography                Theme: Geography              Theme: Geography             Theme: Geography
Children from Arizona           Children from California      Children from Florida        Children from Texas
and those who’d like to         and those who’d like to       and those who’d like         and those who’d like
visit Arizona will love         visit California will love    to visit Florida will love   to visit Texas will love
this bright, cheerful,          this bright, cheerful,        this bright, cheerful,       this bright, cheerful,
fact-filled picture book        fact-filled picture book      fact-filled picture book     fact-filled picture book
celebration of the Grand        celebration of the            celebration of the           celebration of the Lone
Canyon State.                   Golden State.                 Sunshine State.              Star State.

                                                                                                                      Illustration © 2021 by Asa Gilland

Welcome to Colorado             Welcome to Maine
Asa Gilland                     Asa Gilland
On Sale: 6/1/2021               On Sale: 6/1/2021
HC: 9780593308127               HC: 9780593308103
EL: 9780593308134               EL: 9780593308110
Ages: 3–7                       Ages: 3–7
Theme: Geography                Theme: Humor
Children from Colorado          Children from Maine and
and those visiting              those visiting Maine will
Colorado will love this         love this bright, cheerful,
bright, cheerful, fact-filled   fact-filled picture book
picture book celebration        celebration of the Pine
of the Centennial State.        Tree State.
New from Dr. Seuss—
plus Beginner Books!

                                                                                                               TM & © 2020 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.
                                                                                                               All Rights Reserved.
¡Hoy no me voy a             Y todo porque un             A Ticket for Cricket        Dr. Seuss’s Thank You
levantar! (I Am Not          insecto hizo ¡achís!         Molly Coxe                  for Being Green and
Going to Get Up Today!       (Because a Little            On Sale: 1/5/2021           Speaking for the Trees
Spanish Edition)             Bug Went Ka-Choo!            HC: 9780525645467           Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss                    Spanish Edition)             GLB: 9780525645474          On Sale: 1/5/2021
Illustrated by               Rosetta Stone                EL: 9780525645481           HC: 9780593123294
James Stevenson              Illustrated by               Ages: 3–7                   Ages: 7 and up
On Sale: 1/5/2021            Michael Frith                Theme: Insects              Theme: Environment
HC: 9781984831095            On Sale: 1/5/2021            A funny Beginner Book       Celebrate the fiftieth
GLB: 9780593126592           HC: 9781984831040            about the difficulties of   anniversary of The Lorax
Ages: 3–7                    EL: 9780593172445            being a big brother—        and thank someone who
Theme: Beginning Readers     Ages: 3–7                    perfect for kids who love   cares for the earth with
                             Theme: Insects
¡Edición en español y                                     bugs and space!             this small hardcover gift
rimada del divertido         ¡Edición rimada del                                      book featuring art by
Beginner Book acerca de      clásico Beginner Book                                    Dr. Seuss!
un niño que se niega a       (Libro para principiantes)
levantarse de la cama!       acerca de la relación
                             causa-efecto, escrito
                             por Rosetta Stone,
                             seudónimo de Dr. Seuss,
                             en colaboración con
                             Michael Frith!

Oh, the Lavas                I Can Be Anything!
That Flow!                   Bob Staake
Todd Tarpley                 On Sale: 6/28/2021
Illustrated by Aristides     HC: 9780593119785
Ruiz and Joe Mathieu         GL; 9780593119792
On Sale: 3/9/2021            EL: 9780593119808
HC: 9781984829719            Ages: 5–9
GLB: 9781984829726           Theme: Reptiles
Ages: 5–8                    A shape-shifting lizard
Theme: Nature
                             becomes anything he
An introduction to one of    wants in this funny—
the most awe-inspiring       and empowering—
spectacles on Earth—         Beginner Book by
with the Cat in the Hat as   award-winning
your guide!                  illustrator Bob Staake!
More Picture Books!

The End Is Just the Beginning           Star of the Party:              All About Mermaids
Mike Bender                             The Solar System Celebrates!    Izzy Quinn
Illustrated by Diana Mayo               Jan Carr                        Illustrated by Vlad Stankovic
On Sale: 4/20/2021                      Illustrated by                  On Sale: 5/4/2021
HC: 9781984896933                       Juana Medina Rosas              HC: 9780593307151
GLB: 9781984896940                      On Sale: 4/27/2021              GLB: 9780593307168
EL: 9781984896957                       HC: 9781524773120               EL: 9780593307175
Ages: 3–7                               GLB: 9781524773137              Ages: 3–7
Theme: Opposites                        EL: 9781524773144               Theme: Mermaids
                                        Ages: 4–8
The end of one thing is just the                                        Mermaid lovers of all ages will
                                        Theme: Space
beginning of something new in this                                      delight in this stunning book,
innovative picture book—                Help throw Sun a birthday       which dives deep to share the
and in life!                            celebration in this hilarious   “truths” about these enchanting
                                        picture book, complete with     underwater creatures.
                                        nonfiction facts.

                                                                                                          Copyright © 2020 Tom Fletcher. Illustration by Greg Abbott.

Those Are Not My Underpants!
Melissa Martin
Illustrated by Troy Cummings
On Sale: 5/11/2021
HC: 9781984831897
GLB: 9781984831903
EL: 9781984831910
Ages: 3–7
Theme: Humor
Someone lost their underpants!
Are they YOURS? A gentle but
hilarious read-aloud, filled with
silliness and gleeful anticipation of
THE END.
Board Books!

                                                                                                                      Copyright © 2020 Tom Fletcher.
Even the very youngest readers

                                                                                                                      Illustration by Greg Abbott.
can join in the reading fun!

January

Cool Cuts           Hello, World!       Hello, World!        My Purrfect          Unicorn’s            A Busy Year
Mechal Renee Roe    Cars and Trucks     Music                Kittycorn            Birthday             Leo Lionni
BR: 9780593177976   Jill McDonald       Jill McDonald        Danielle McLean      Lucy Golden          BR: 9780593301883
Ages: 0–3           BR: 9780593303832   BR: 9780593303856    Illustrated by       BR: 9780593180303    Ages: 0–3
Theme: The Black    Ages: 0–3           Ages: 0–3            Prisca Le Tande      Ages: 2–4            Theme: Seasons
Experience          Theme:              Theme: Music         BR: 9780593308349    Theme: Imagination
                    Transportation                           Ages: 0–3
                                                             Theme: Mythical
                                                             Creatures

                                        I Want to Be . . .   I Want to Be . . .   We Say Good          We Say Hello
                                        a Firefighter        an Astronaut         Night                Salina Yoon
                                        Becky Davies,        Becky Davies         Salina Yoon          BR: 9780593175033
                                        Richard Merritt      Illustrated by       BR: 9780593175040    Ages: 0–3
                                        BR: 9780593304099    Richard Merritt      Ages: 0–3            Theme: Languages
                                        Ages: 0–3            BR: 9780593304105    Theme: Languages
                                        Theme:               Ages: 0–3
                                        Occupations          Theme:
                                                             Occupations

February

Happiness               Let’s Go to the          The Montessori           The Montessori          Uni Paints a Rainbow
Is a Rainbow            Garden! With             Method: My First         Method: My First        (Uni the Unicorn)
Patricia Hegarty        Dr. Seuss’s Lorax        Book of Feelings         Book of Numbers         Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Illustrated by Summer   Todd Tarpley             The Montessori           The Montessori          BR: 9781984850263
Macon                   BR: 9780593308370        Method                   Method                  Ages: 0–3
BR: 9780593303801       Ages: 0–3                BR: 9780593173152        BR: 9780593173138       Theme: Colors
Ages: 0–3               Theme: Environment       Ages: 0–3                Ages: 0–3
Theme: Feelings                                  Theme: Feelings          Theme: Counting
March

Can You See         Can You See          Find Out About:                     Rocket’s Puppy                     Diggersaurs
My Daddy?           My Mommy?            Saving Our Planet                   Friends                            Explore
Becky Davies        Becky Davies         Mandy Archer                        Tad Hills and                      Michael Whaite
Illustrated by      Illustrated by       BR: 9780593304075                   Alan Batson                        BR: 9781984896131
Mel Armstrong       Mel Armstrong        Ages: 0–3                           BR: 9780593181317                  Ages: 0–3
BR: 9780593304129   BR: 9780593304112    Theme:                              Ages: 0–3                          Theme: Trucks
Ages: 0–3           Ages: 0–3            Environment                         Theme: Friendship
Theme: Family       Theme: Family

April                                    May

                                                           TM & © 2020 DSE

                                                                                              TM & © 2020 DSE
Dr. Seuss’s         Everything           Dr. Seuss                           Dr. Seuss                          Let’s Go to the       Mrs. Peanuckle’s
Summer Things       Grows                Discovers: Bugs                     Discovers: Space                   Beach! With           Hiking Alphabet
Dr. Seuss           Raffi                Dr. Seuss                           Dr. Seuss                          Dr. Seuss’s Lorax     Maria Rodale
BR: 9780593303290   Illustrated by       BR: 9781984829887                   BR: 9781984829870                  Todd Tarpley          BR: 9780593178171
Ages: 0–3           Nina Mata            Ages: 0–3                           Ages: 0–3                          BR: 9780593308387     Ages: 0–3
Theme: Seasons      BR: 9780593172650    Theme: Insects                      Theme: Space                       Ages: 0–3             Theme: Alphabet
                    Ages: 0–3                                                                                   Theme:
                    Theme: Nature                                                                               Environment

May                                                                                      June

                                                                                                                                                           Copyright © 2020 Tom Fletcher.
Rise and Shine          Touch & Learn:           Welcome, Baby:                          Pequeño azul y                          Vamos a jugar

                                                                                                                                                           Illustration by Greg Abbott.
Raffi                   Ocean                    Baby’s Blanket                          pequeño amarillo                        (Let’s Play
Illustrated by          Becky Davies             Dubravka Kolanovic                      (Little Blue and                        Spanish-English
Sydney Hanson           Illustrated by           BR: 9780593180181                       Little Yellow                           Bilingual Edition)
BR: 9780593172643       Mei Stoyva               Ages: 0–3                               Spanish-English                         Leo Lionni
Ages: 0–3               BR: 9780593310076        Theme: New Baby                         Bilingual Edition)                      BR: 9780593309995
Theme: Nature           Ages: 2–4                                                        Leo Lionni                              Ages: 0–3
                        Theme: Ocean                                                     BR: 9780593309988                       Theme:
                                                                                         Ages: 0–3                               Imaginative Play
                                                                                         Theme: Colors

Women in Science    Women in Sports      The Montessori                      The Montessori                     Crunch the            I Want to Be . . .
Rachel Ignotofsky   Rachel Ignotofsky    Method: My First                    Method: My First                   Shy Dinosaur          a Teacher
BR: 9780593377642   BR: 9780593377659    Book of Farm                        Book of Shapes                     Cirocco Dunlap        Becky Davies
Ages: 0–3           Ages: 0–3            Animals                             Rodale                             Illustrated by Greg   Illustrated by
Theme: Biography    Theme: Biography     Rodale                              BR: 9780593309339                  Pizzoli               Richard Merritt
                                         BR: 9780593309353                   Ages: 0–3                          BR: 9780525707646     BR: 9780593310397
                                         Ages: 0–3                           Theme: Shapes                      Ages: 0–3             Ages: 0–3
                                         Theme: Animals                                                         Theme: Friendship     Theme:
                                                                                                                                      Occupations
Tails and Tales:
Books to Stock Your Shelves for
the 2021 Summer Reading Theme!

                                   I Am Not a Penguin:                 I Am Not a Dog Toy           I Am the Shark
                                   A Pangolin’s Lament                 Ethan T. Berlin              Joan Holub
                                   Liz Wong                            Illustrated by               Illustrated by
                                   On Sale: 1/19/2021                  Jared Chapman                Laurie Keller
                                   HC: 9780593127407                   On Sale: 3/23/2021           On Sale: 5/4/2021
                                   GLB: 9780593127414                  HC: 9780593119013            HC: 9780525645283
                                   EL: 9780593127421                   GLB: 9780593119020           GLB: 9780525645290
                                   Ages: 3–7                           EL: 9780593119037            EL: 9780525645306
                                                                       Ages: 3–7                    Ages: 4–8

More Than Fluff                    Brave as a Mouse                    Scaredy Squirrel             Dino-Gro
Madeline Valentine                 Nicolo Carozzi                      Goes Camping                 Matt Myers
On Sale: 3/9/2021                  On Sale: 5/25/2021                  Melanie Watt                 On Sale: 6/15/2021
HC: 9780593179055                  HC: 9780593181836                   On Sale: 5/11/2021           HC: 9780593179871
GLB: 9780593179062                 GLB: 9780593181843                  TR: 9780593307465            EL: 9780593179895

                                                                                                                               Illustration © 2021 by Jared Chapman
EL: 9780593179079                  EL: 9780593181850                   GLB: 9780593307472           Ages: 3–7
Ages: 3–7                          Ages: 3–7                           EL: 9780593307489
                                                                       Ages: 4–8

T. Rexes Can’t                     On Sleepy Hill                      100 Dogs
Tie Their Shoes                    Patricia Hegarty                    Michael Whaite
Anna Lazowski                      On Sale: 1/5/2021                   On Sale: 6/1/2021
Illustrated by                     HC: 9780593181768                   HC: 9780593308301
Steph Laberis                      Ages: 0–3                           EL: 9780593119778
On Sale: 6/29/2021                                                     Ages: 2–5
HC: 9780593181386
GLB: 9780593181393
EL: 9780593181409
Ages: 3–6

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