Book Wish List

Where Is Baby's Belly Button?

By Karen Katz

"The playful text and vibrant, patterned illustrations are sure to keep little ones mesmerized as they search for Baby’s hands, eyes, feet, and much more!"

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Board Book)

By by Bill Martin Jr. (Author), John Archambault (Author), Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)

"In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no; Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!"

The Going to Bed Book

By Sandra Boyton

"This classic bedtime story is just right for winding down the day as a joyful, silly group of animals scrub scrub scrub in the tub, brush and brush and brush their teeth, and finally rock and rock and rock to sleep."

Guess How Much I Love You (Board Book)

By Sam McBratney (Author), Anita Jeram (Illustrator)

"Sometimes, when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing how much you treasure them. But, as Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discover, love is not an easy thing to measure!"

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus 

By Mo Willems

"When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place - a pigeon!"

Knuffle Bunny

By Mo Willems

"Trixie, Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. But the exciting adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes somebunny was left behind..."

A Moon for Moe and Mo

By Jane Breskin Zalben, Illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini

“An interfaith friendship develops when Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, overlaps with the Muslim holiday of Ramadan–an occurrence that happens only once every thirty years or so.”

The Neighbor

by Einat Tsarfati (Author), Annette Appel (Translator)

“As a young girl climbs the seven stories to her own (very boring!) apartment, she imagines what’s behind each of the doors she passes.”

Farmhouse

by Sophie Blackall (Author)

“Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like real glass on this lavish book’s cover, and explore the dollhouse-like world of a beloved farmhouse where twelve children were born and raised.”

Harold and the Purple Crayon 

by Crockett Johnson

“One evening Harold decides to go for a walk in the moonlight. Armed only with an oversize purple crayon, young Harold draws himself a landscape full of wonder and excitement.”

I Want My Hat Back

by Jon Klassen

“The bear’s hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others…”

Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

“The adventures of a little boy in the city on a snowy day.”

Last Stop on Market Street

by Matt de la Peña (Author), Christian Robinson (Illustrator)

“This energetic ride through a bustling city highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share.”

Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist

by Linda Skeers (Author), Marta Álvarez Miguéns (Illustrator)

“Mary Anning loved scouring the beach near her home in England for shells and fossils. She fearlessly climbed over crumbling cliffs and rocky peaks, searching for new specimens. One day, something caught Mary's eye. Bones. Dinosaur Bones.”

A Chair for My Mother

by Vera B Williams (Author, Illustrator)

“Vera Williams tells of a young girl who, along with her waitress mother, saves coins in a big jar in hopes that they can someday buy a new chair for their apartment, the kind of chair her mother deserves after being on her feet all day in the Blue Tile Diner.”

Hidden Figures 

by by Margot Lee Shetterly (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator) 

“In this beautifully illustrated picture book edition, we explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA, known as "colored computers," and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career.”

Creepy Crayon!

by Aaron Reynolds (Author), Peter Brown (Illustrator)

“Jasper Rabbit has a problem: he is NOT doing well in school. His spelling tests? Disasters. His math quizzes? Frightening to behold. But one day, he finds a crayon lying in the gutter. Purple. Pointy. Perfect. Somehow…it looked happy to see him. And it wants to help.”

The Days The Crayons Quit

by Drew Daywalt (Author), Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator)

“Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They quit!”

The Proudest Blue 

By Ibtihaj Muhammad (Author), S. K. Ali Hatem Aly (Illustrator) 

“A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s first day of hijab–by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad.”

Flotsam

by David Wiesner (Author)

“A young boy comes to the beach eager to collect and examine flotsam—anything floating that has been washed ashore. But nothing among his usual finds compares with the discovery of a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera with its own secrets to share...and to keep.”

Wolfie the Bunny

by Ame Dyckman (Author), Zachariah OHora (Illustrator)

“The Bunny family has adopted a wolf son, and daughter Dot is the only one who realizes Wolfie can--and might--eat them all up! Dot tries to get through to her parents, but they are too smitten to listen.”

*Book descriptions are from publishers' sites.