Around the world, schools, libraries, booksellers, and book lovers are coming together to celebrate the print picture book during the month of November. Now in its fifth year, the initiative is a viral phenomenon and was even featured on Oprah.com. Thousands joined the celebration creating Picture Book Month events across the United States as well as in Australia, Canada, Hungary, India, Jamaica, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
12 Picture Books for a Dozen Milestones in Kids’ Lives
One of the beauties of picture books is how they can meet a child right where she is. Learning to ride a bike? There’s a picture book for that. Anticipating a new family member? There’s a picture book for that too. Books let us know, adult and kid readers alike, that someone else has gone through the same thing. So if you’re celebrating one of these dozen milestones with a child, we hope one of these dozen books will come in handy.
My Early Works: Steve Light
Steve Light, author illustrator of HAVE YOU SEEN MY DRAGON? and PLANES GO , shows us some of the drawings he made as a kid and shares why, to him, it was crucial to draw every single detail.
Leo: A Ghost Story
This is Leo. He is a ghost, and he is the bow-tied-beau of this story. It’s a ghost story, but it’s a friendship story. A brave story and a bittersweet story.
Storytime: Aliens!
If there’s a kid out there who isn’t interested in what else is out there, I haven’t met him. Gather up this bunch of books about our favorite extraterrestrials, and round up your littles for some alien fun.
Then and Now: The Little House and Little Tree
The thing about picture books is that they can stick in your heart and your brain and become an actual memory, a feeling, and a true part of your childhood. In this series, we’ll take a look at picture books of the past and relive those memories through modern picture books. Let’s make connections between then and now.
12 Delightful Picture Books with Diverse Characters
These books aren’t focused on multicultural themes, rather they naturally feature diverse characters who reflect our world. We love that! Here are twelve picture books that are as diverse as they are delightful.
Then and Now: Frog & Toad and Ballet Cat
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Storytime: Pirates!
ARRR you ready to celebrate pirates? Walking the plank, singing sea shanties, marking the spot—here’s a bunch of fun around our favorite ruffians, just short of visiting the tattoo parlor with your tots.
Then and Now: Miss Rumphius and Miss Maple’s Seeds
The thing about picture books is that they can stick in your heart and your brain and become an actual memory, a feeling, and a true part of your childhood. In this series, we’ll take a look at picture books of the past and relive those memories through modern picture books. Let’s make connections between then and now.