Brooke Newberry, La Crosse Public Library, is back with her monthly column sharing recommendations on great picture books for your collection.
My heart belongs to board books! These small but mighty books are perfect for our youngest patrons. These are a few of my favorite board books from the year so far.
Loes Botman
Duo Press, 2021
Meet some adorable baby animals -- a wobbly foal, a playful kid, muddy piglets and many more. Young children will love seeing familiar baby animals, discovering new ones and learning their special names.
Natalie Nelson
Quirk Books, 2021
Welcoming a new baby to the family isn’t always easy. When his humans bring home someone new, Dog is determined to sniff out the truth. Is this arrival another dog, or something else? As Dog investigates, he might just find a new friend in this loud, silly creature.
Rina Singh
Orca, 2021
No matter what language we speak, no matter where we live in the world, our hearts beat with the same rhythm. A beautiful photographic board book featuring babies from all over the world and the sounds their hearts make as they beat with love.
Laurie Elmquist
Orca, 2021
Bustling streets, lively squares and busy restaurants are baby’s playground when they are in the big city. So much to see and do as baby’s stroller navigates the crowded avenues or baby takes a break in a quiet park to blow bubbles and chase pigeons. Rhyming verse from Laurie Elmquist takes the reader on a journey through a festive big city.
Tracy C. Gold
Familius, 2021
After a long day, the whole family is ready to hit the hay . . . except for the baby. Why is it so hard to get the baby to sleep? With hilarious illustrations that might hit a little too close to home for new parents, Everyone’s Sleepy but the Baby is the perfect, true-to-life bedtime story that will help even the most reluctant sleeper wind down for bed.
Dan Saks
Rise x Penguin, 2021
This warm appreciation of love invites the youngest readers to share in the joy and excitement of expecting families. The lyrical, rhyming text subtly references pregnancy, surrogacy, and adoption, gently touching on the different ways a family can grow. The book's celebratory yet comforting tone incites both appreciation and understanding, leaving readers with a lasting message of unconditional familial love.
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