Copland: A Story About America, by Veronica Mang, is a story about music and taking risks and being part of something bigger than yourself.
Browsing: nonfiction
Learn about the place where a priceless treasure is being stored in Just In Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, by Megan Clendenan and Brittany Cicchese.
Delve into influential author Judy Blume’s childhood in Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume, by Selina Alko.
Explore the wonders of the universe in Through the Telescope, a poetic ode to trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison, from Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Evening Monteiro.
Learn the story of the disappearance of the Aral Sea and the loss of livelihood and biodiversity in The Vanishing Sea, by Dinara Mirtalipova.
Uncover the truth about the women who married Henry VIII in The Six Queens of Henry VIII, by Honor Cargill-Martin and Jaimee Andrews.
Troubled Waters: A River’s Journey Toward Justice, by Carole Boston Weatherford and Bryan Collier, is the story of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, as witnessed by the Alabama River.
Every year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great additions to your home library. The following picture books were published in 2025.
The most decorated gymnast of all time, joins the ranks of the Ordinary People Change the World picture book biography series in I Am Simone Biles, by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos.
Learn about the role air plays in our lives and on our planet in Our Air, a nonfiction picture book by G. Brian Karas.