This is an adorable picture book about a turtle who travels the land providing puddles when needed to animals and humans, until one day his friends introduce him to the joys of home.

You should not, under absolutely any circumstance, trust fish. Don’t believe me? Open this book and you will find many, many reasons why fish simply cannot be trusted. Filled from cover to cover with fun facts, compelling arguments, and hilarious insights, Don’t Trust Fish is guaranteed to have you giggling in no time. And even more importantly, you will learn exactly why it is that fish are just so…fishy.

Also loved by Chelsea!

A lift-the-flap storybook with endless details, the cutest of critters, and an overall cottagecore feeling of community, joy, and little treats through the year!

A gorgeous, lyrical biography of one of our most beloved poets. This one is for Mary Oliver fans of any age!

Jess Hannigan, you’ve done it again. I literally cackled reading this tongue-in-cheek Goldilocks-esque tale and was awed by the vibrant and sharp artwork on each page. My new favorite read-aloud for storytime!

Ella is supposed to stay clean for afternoon tea, but it is too hard, especially when an elephant shows up. The two have great adventures but clean up in time for tea. A happy reminder to use your imagination.

Two dogs are taken to the dog park: one eager, one grumpy. Sometimes it is hard to make a friend until you find out what you have in common. It is so much fun to see them become great friends over the funniest thing.

A book takes a journey from idea to a reader’s hands in this beautifully illustrated love letter to books.

Earl is a happy-go-lucky bird who plays his saxophone to plants. His neighbor worm would rather stay inside and read in silence. Through this trio of stories, they become best friends.

Tontine = a pool of money held by a group; the survivor gets it all. Take one orphan treated badly, one innkeeper who is the source of the bad treatment, and an assortment of odd characters who are part of the tontine, and you have a book with twists and turns where you hope the orphan will end up a winner, but will he?

A young girl is taken away from her friends where she had grown up when her mother takes her suddenly across the country to California. Her life had been very structured with total faith in the leader of her community. It was an angry adjustment. However as she starts school, a freer life with a new friend, she realizes that her mother had made a bold but healthy decision.

8th grader Bea survives a shooting at her school, carrying the aftermath with her. Therapeutic horseback riding and her community help her grow toward healing as she raises her voice for change in this powerful verse novel.

Allie Millington knocks it out of the park yet again with her second novel. Every character, even the voice of an old apartment building, feels as real and warm as an old friend. I laughed and cried my way through this tender story of hope, community, loss, and healing.

Juniper studies at Thistledown Academy for Enchanter training while her twin brother Rafferty takes a bookbinder apprenticeship to be nearby. He gets embroiled in a dark secret society and they must team up to fight the monsters.

A cozy and slow paced fantasy world where the message is learning the importance of the calmer aspects of life, and that being a hero doesn’t always mean racing into action. Reading this feels like a perfectly paced stroll through breathtaking scenery.

Nora hates leaving her horseback riding team behind when her family moves to the country. Her new barn, Creaky Acres, is very different. After a few mishaps, Nora shines as a leader when her new team competes in a show. This graphic novel is for anyone who loves horses or has moved and felt out of place.

Cast in a land of darkness, below the magical floating world, a mercenary looking for his brother and a performer with a secret stumble upon one another. Is it by accident or by fate? Either way, they’ll need each other to find the light above in this fantastical tale of magic, danger, and deception.

Favorite plot twist of all time! The Kiss of Deception is a perfectly plotted fantasy with world building of epic proportions and a headstrong runaway bride for a main character.

Also loved by Ester!

Our dear Hilda can’t sit still to save her life, so she’s constantly setting off on adventures. While on an expedition she finds an a troll so intriguing that she must draw him, but she swiftly falls asleep. When she wakes up, she finds herself in the middle of a snow storm, desperate to get home. With beautiful art, loveable characters, and silly antics, this graphic novel is so charming.

It’s time to reenter your 2010s dystopian era. Prepare to meet one of the best book boyfriends of all time. Absolutely no one compares.

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The Bear Out There

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The Floating World