Valentine’s Day is just two weeks away, and how better to get in the mood than with picture books that celebrate all kinds of love.
Browsing: ages 4 & up
David LaRochelle, Geisel Award–winning author of See the Cat and its sequels, offers up interactive fun with his new Draw & Erase Adventure series.
Follow a boy as he travels across the desert to deliver salt in Through Sand and Salt: A Tale of Discovery Across the Sahara, by Elizabeth Zunon.
A citizen scientist acts as a crossing guard for migrating amphibians in Safe Crossing, a nonfiction picture book by Kari Percival.
Imagine a frosty trip down the rabbit hole in Alice in Winter Wonderland, a new picture book by Jan Brett.
Winter has yet to officially start, but a large swath of the US has already experienced snow. These books celebrate the frosty season.
Every year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great additions to your holiday library. The following were published in 2024.
Enjoy the wonderful things that are associated with snow in Snow Is…, written by Laura Gehl and illustrated by Sonia Sánchez.
Dive into the Arctic Ocean and learn about some of its coolest inhabitants in Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic, by Candace Fleming and Deena So’Oteh.
A boy learns to identify and face his emotions in If You Ever Need a Friend: An Alebrije Story, by Nadine Fonseca and Lourdes Villagómez.