Picture Books

Award-winning author/illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings to life the legend of Quetzalcóatl, the Feathered Serpent.

In this modern twist on The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Ruby wants to pick berries on the other side of the stream for a pie, but her brothers leave her behind saying she's too small to cross over. When the three boys reach the water, Santiago does not...

This book captures the sights and sounds of carnival in Brazil as a young girl celebrates with her great grandmother.

Based on the author's life, this picture book presents a little girl who must deal with her beloved older brother's incarceration. She feels a wide range of emotions, including sadness, anger, worry, and shame. When the family visits him in prison, the...

The morning after a big snowstorm, Lina heads to her grandmother's house to prepare warak enab, which are Lebanese stuffed grape leaves. Along the way, she discovers that there are ten ways to hear the snow.

Prince Bertram behaves terribly. One day, he throws a rock out of the window and hits a witch. Furious, she turns him into a dragon. This experience changes the boy for the better.

An octopus is caught by a diver and placed in an aquarium. Missing his freedom and life in the ocean, the octopus makes a daring escape.

This stunning, poetic picture books conveys the danger to both flora and fauna caused by forest fires. It will inspire both adults and children to support organizations that protect the forests, which are the Earth’s lungs.

All the animals saw it. Some were frightened; some were just surprised. What could it be? Children will love the photographs used in place of illustrations.

Noa thinks Teddy is the worst ever. He's always too tired to play. Little does Noa know that Teddy is tired because he stays up all night keeping the boy safe from monsters.

Stanley fills up his bookmobile and heads to the park. Children will love seeing the titles his friends choose to read.

Blue is so much more than a color. It's fragrant, subtle, happy, melodic, glacial, and so much more.

A girl asks her mother to describe what green is. The answer is poetic. It will have children thinking about colors in a much more profound way.

Mutant potatoes love mud and Rot is no exception. When he finds a giant mud pit, there is just one little problem; his older brother tells him that the horrible Squirm lives in it. Rot will have to transform himself into a superhero in order to...

Have you ever thought about where dreams come from? Who decides what we dream? Meet Erik the dream builder. One night, a little boy accompanies him and discovers what he does while we are all sleeping.

Every Wednesday at noon, the narrator and his classmates get to use their imagination and play with masks from all over the world. Readers will gain an understanding of their significance for different cultures.

E.T.A Hoffmann's classic story has been adapted into a striking picture book format.

While gazing up at the sky, Fish realizes he is bored and needs a change. He decides to leave the water for dry land. After some time in the city, while gazing up at the sky, he sees a flock of birds. If you are lucky, maybe you will see a fish flying...

This book celebrates differences. Some of the characters include a three-legged elephant, a turtle that doesn't have a shell, and router with no Wi-Fi. It teaches children to accept everyone.

In this cumulative story, a bee falls into the water and asks for help. Each creature that comes to its aid ends up in the water. How will they all get out?

Mr. Martin loves peace and quiet. He even constructs a bubble around his home. After a few days, though, he begins to feel lonely and realizes he made a mistake. Will anyone be able to break the silence?

With sparse text, this picture book captures the dreams of a little girl and an old truck that live on a farm. It conveys the message that with a little determination, anything is possible.

Ideal for reading aloud, in this rhyming story, a cow wakes up and believes she's a butterfly. Although the town folk want to cure her of this idea, in the end, she remains true to herself.

The monster takes up way too much space in the closet so it's time for him to find a new place to live. This turns out to be much harder than expected.

Long, long ago, the Sun posed a challenge to all the birds. Whoever could fly the closest to him would be named king. This book, which introduces children to the kinglet bird, proves that size does not matter.

In this rhyming picture book, an elderly lady, in her role of grandmother, takes care of 10 naughty children. Counting down as each one escapes, what's going to happen when their mother arrives to an empty house?

One day, the pigeons start bringing messages to the people in the park. These simple notes end up brightening everyone's mood. Who could be behind it and why?

Mateo has two homes. While staying at his father's house, Mateo sees a bird outside the window. He cannot understand its language at first but begins to ask it questions. Eventually the boy learns a very important message from the bird.

A family decides to go on a picnic one Sunday in spring. With everyone busy doing their own things, only the son sees the picnic basket moving and then disappearing. After he investigates, he realizes his family will never believe what happened.

We all know picture day at school can be a little chaotic. Try doing it with a class of different animals! Readers will love seeing what happens in this hilarious, rhyming picture book.

RamTamTam is a stray dog that comes in a child's life. They become the best of friends. When the dog passes away, the boy realizes that RamTamTam will live forever in his memories and his heart.

In this tender picture book, a boy feeds his baby sister. He is happy when she becomes big enough to play with him.

Why is there such a long line of animals? What is happening at the front of it? Children will laugh when they discover why.

All of Elephant's friends try to cheer him up, but nothing works. When a little mouse who is lost asks him for help, he emerges from his funk.

In a book many will identify with, a little boy lists what many might consider his faults: he's messy, goes crazy for French fries, and asks too many questions to name a few. He realizes that no one is perfect, and he accepts himself for the way he is.

This fanciful rhyming book presents some of the most beloved things associated with Christmas, including reindeer, nutcrackers, caroling, and, of course, Santa.

Mila is excited that her grandfather is coming for the weekend. They cook spaghetti sauce with the tomatoes he taught her how to plant. They learn other recipes from their international neighbors and Mila creates her own cookbook. The recipes appear...

Martin has a very active imagination, and this makes him create scenarios in his mind that worry him. What if a pineapple falls on his head? What if a whale eats him? What if he lands on Mars? His mother always has the perfect, soothing answers to...

Everyone knows the expression don't judge a book by the cover, but what about do not judge a house from the outside? This book, with its fold-out pages and window cut-out, presents a generous mouse who invites all in need into his home, which appears to...

In a very poetic way, this book conveys the importance of nature. A girl pictures what it would be like to be a tree, the sea, the rain, and other things. Since she is none of those, she decides to plant seeds that will one day grow and dance to the...