Librarians of Littles

Books:

Free to Fly written by Karina Iceberg, illustrated by Steph Littlebird, and published by Heartdrum an imprint of HarperCollins, 2026

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story written by Kevin Noble Maillard, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, and published by Roaring Brook Press 2019

Resources:

https://www.harpercollins.com/collections/books-by-karina-iceberg

https://www.stephlittlebird.com/

https://www.kevinmaillard.com/

https://juanamartinezneal.com/

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Books:

The Haunted Playground written by R.J. Palacio, illustrated by Brett Helquist, and published by Random House Books for Young Readers, 2026

Five More Sleeps Til Halloween written by Jimmy Fallon, illustrated by Rich Deas, and published by Feiwel and Friends, 2024

Resources:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/128308/r-j-palacio/

https://www.bretthelquist.com/

https://firstbook.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Fallon

https://richdeasstudios.com/

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Books:

It’s Fall written and illustrated by Renee Kurilla, and published by Little, Brown Books For Young Readers, 2023

Full of Fall written (and photos) by April Pulley Sayre, and published by Beach Lane Books, 2017

Resources:

https://www.kurillastration.com/

https://thelibrariansfilm.com/

https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/April-Pulley-Sayre/19020072

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Books:

I Do Not Eat Children written and illustrated by Marcus Cutler, published by Little, Brown Books For Young Readers, 2024

Aggie and the Ghost written and illustrated by Matthew Forsythe, published by Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2025

Resources:

https://www.marcuscutler.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bW0vS01F8c

https://www.comingupforair.net/

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Books:

Kiki Kicks written by Jane Yolen and Ariel Stemple, illustrated by John Ledda, and published by Beaming Books, 2023

Caboose written by Travis Jonker, illustrated by Ruth Chan, and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers

Resources:

https://www.janeyolen.com/

https://www.beamingbooks.com/store/author/8503/Ariel-Stemple

https://www.john-ledda.com/

https://www.travisjonkerbooks.com/

https://www.ohtruth.com/

https://littlefreelibrary.org/

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Books:

The Book Of Mistakes written and illustrated by Corinna Luyken, published by Rocky Pond Books an imprint of Penguin books, 2018

Time to Make Art written and illustrated by Jeff Mack, published by Henry Holt and Company, 2024

Resources;

https://www.corinnaluyken.com/

https://www.jeffmack.com/

https://imaginationlibrary.com/

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Books:

Tios and Primos written and illustrated by Jacqueline Alcantara and published by Nancy Paulsen Books an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2025

A Flicker of Hope written by Cynthia Harmony, illustrated by Devon Holzwarth, and published by Viking, 2024

Resources:

https://jacquelinealcantara.com/

https://www.cynthiaharmony.com/

https://www.devonholzwarth.com/

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Books:

Bad Pirate written by Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrated by Dean Griffiths, and published by Pajama Press, 2015

Pirate and Penguin written by Mike Allegra, illustrated by Jennifer Harney, and published by Page Street Kids, 2023

Resources:

https://www.kariwinters.com/

https://pajamapress.ca/creator/griffiths-dean/

https://mikeallegra.com/

https://us.macmillan.com/author/jennharney

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Books:

Now You Know Your ABCs…Or Do You? written by Caspar Salmon, illustrated by Matt Hunt, published by Nosy Crow, 2026

Hotel Bruce written and illustrated by Ryan T. Higgins, published by Disney/Hyperion 2016

Resources:

https://nosycrow.us/contributor/caspar-salmon/

https://matthuntillustration.com/

https://us.macmillan.com/author/matthunt

https://books.disney.com/ryan_t_higgins/

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Books:

Better Pets written by Leigh Bardugo, illustrated by Liz Climo, and published by Roaring Book Press (an imprint of MacMillan Publishers), 2026

Fireworks written by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Catia Chien, and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2025

Resources:

https://www.leighbardugo.com/

https://thelittleworldofliz.com/

https://www.matthewjohnburgess.com/

https://www.catiachien.com/

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Books:

Broccoli is Trying to Kill Me written by Katie Evans, illustrated by Savannah Allen, and published by Holiday House, 2026

Pinkalicious written by Victoria Kann, illustrated by Elizabeth Kann, published by HarperCollins 2006

Resources:

https://authorkatieevans.com/

https://www.savannahleeallen.com/about-2

https://www.thinkpinkalicious.com/

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Books:

Teachers in the Wild written by Brad Davidson, illustrated by Rachel Mas Davidson, and published by Little, Brown, and Company, 2026

When You Go To Dragon School written by Chelsea M. Campbell, illustrated by Charlene Chua, and published by Feiwel and Friends, 2025

Resources:

https://bradwritesbooks.com/

https://rachelmasdavidson.com/

https://www.chelseamcampbell.com/

https://charlenechua.com/illustration

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Books:

Lily-May’s Joyful Day written by John Schu, illustrated by Holly Hatam, and published by Candlewick Press, 2026

Story Rug written by Sophie Blackwall, illustrated by Phoebe Wahl, and published by Little, Brown, and Company 2026

Resources:

https://www.johnschu.com/

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Books:

The Bakers Dozen written by Amy Moore, illustrated by Andrea Stegmaier, and published by Sleeping Bear Press, 2025

Ready, Steady, Sloth! written by Justin Anderson, illustrated by Manu Montoya, and published by Candlewick Press, 2025

Resources:

https://txla.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Texas-2x2-List-One-Pagers.docx.pdf

https://www.amyemoore.com/about

https://www.andreastegmaier.com/

https://www.walker.co.uk/author/justin-anderson/

https://manumontoya.com/projects

Books:

I Want My Hat Back written and illustrated by Jon Klassen, published by Candlewick Press, 2011

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs written and illustrated by Mo WIllems, published by Balzer + Bray, 2013

Spotlight Book:

Still Friends written by Troy Wilson and illustrated by Mike Deas, published Orca Book Publishers, 2026

Resources:

https://jonklassen.substack.com/

https://www.troystory.ca/

https://deasillustration.com/blog/

https://hiddenpigeoncompany.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@HiddenPigeonChannel

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Books:

Punch! A Story About Kindness written and illustrated by Michael Hall, published by Greenwillow Press an imprint of HarperCollins, 2025

The Escape Artist: A True Story of Octopus Adventure written by Thor Hanson, illustrated by Galia Bernstein, published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, 2025

Resources:

https://michaelhallstudio.com/

https://thorhanson.net/

https://www.dancingkangaroo.com/

https://www.rigamajig.com/shop/rigamajig-junior/?_gl=1*dwtyio*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjIPSBhCCARIsABGyK7uslXmwv_rKedNBKBxAUxKg2x34EyRVGs92L4cvDPtXrqkONhY8vikaAiBREALw_wcB&gbraid=0AAAAABXSt86...

Books:

Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug written by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Jay Fleck, published by Chronicle Books, 2019

The Whale’s Tale and the Otter’s Side of the Story: A Book to Read from Front to Back and Back to Front written by Kate Messner, illustrated by Brian Biggs, published by Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperColins Publishers, 2026

Resources:

https://www.jonathanstutzman.com/

https://www.jayfleck.com/

https://katemessner.com/

https://www.brianbiggs.com/

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Books:

It’s Corn Picking Time! written by Jill Esbaum, illustrated by Melissa Crowton, published by Neal Porter Books, an imprint of Holiday House, 2025

Zip Zap Wickety Wack: A Story About Sharing written and illustrated by Matthew Diffee, published by Neal Porter Books, an imprint of Holiday House, 2025

Resources:

https://www.jillesbaum.com/

https://www.melissacrowton.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl87UhjUT_s

https://www.matthewdiffee.com/

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Books:

My Dad and the Fart that Shook the World written by Matt Coyne, illustrated by Richard Merritt, published by Gorsset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2026

Dad written and illustrated by Christian Robinson, published by Balzer + Bray, 2026

Family Kisses written by Caitlin Roeder, illustrated by Kristen Chow, published by Caitlin Roeder, 2026

Resources:

https://www.man-vs-baby.co.uk/?author=1

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Books:

Every Monday Mabel written and illustrated by Jashar Awan, published by Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2025

If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone written by Gideon Sterer, illustrated by Emily Hughes, published by Clarion Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025

Resources:

https://jasharawan.com/

https://www.gideonsterer.com/

https://flyingeyebooks.com/creator/emily-hughes-2/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BYCJHYGT/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=c6466cd24a4ac9f6239b5a97dd1b70...

Books:

Lift written by Minh Le and illustrated by Dan Santat, published by Hachette Book Group, 2020

The Very Impatient Caterpillar written and illustrated by Ross Burach, published by Scholastic Press, 2019

Resources:

https://minhlebooks.com/

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/73850/dan-santat/

https://www.rossburach.com/

https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/scholastic/educators/discussion-guides/impatient-caterpillar-guide.pdf

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Books:

Big Family Beach Day written and illustrated by Nina Crews, published by Greenwillow books and imprint of HarperCollins, 2025

Summer Is Here written by Renee Watson and illustrated by Bea Jackson, published by Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2024

Resources:

https://ninacrews.com/

https://www.reneewatson.net/

https://www.beagifted.com/

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Books:

The Monster in the Lake written and illustrated by Leo Timmers, published by Gecko Press, 2025

Mistaco! A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas written and illustrated by Eliza Kinkz, published by Kokila, 2025

Resources:

https://www.leotimmers.com/

https://www.elizakinkz.com/

https://txla.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Texas-2x2-List-One-Pagers.docx.pdf

https://www.bookitprogram.com/

https://www.heb.com/discover/h-e-buddy

https://www.rif.org/

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Books:

Downpour : Splish! Splash! Ker-splash! written by Yuko Ohnari, illustrated by Koshiro Hata, translated by Emily Balistrieri, published by Red Comet Press, 2025

Rain written by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Lisa Congdon, published by Beach Lane Books, 2023

Resources:

https://kbirc.kodansha.co.jp/books?creator_name=Koshiro%20Hata

https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/downpour_9781636551142/

https://education.lego.com/en-us/lessons/preschool/#:~:text=Development%2C%20Creative%20Exploration-,Lessons,Understanding%20and%20learning%20about%20perseverance.

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Books:

Flowers for Mama written and illustrated by Deborah Freedman, published by Penguin Random House, 2026

Saturday written and illustrated by Oge Mora, published by Little, Brown and Company, 2019

Resources:

https://www.deborahfreedman.net/

https://www.ogemora.com/

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Books:

Who Ate Steve? by Susannah Lloyd, illustrated by Kate Hiindley, published by Nosy Crow, 2024

I Hate Everything! by Sophie Henn, published by Beach Lane Books, 2025

Resources:

https://www.susannahlloyd.com/

https://katehindley.com/

https://txla.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Texas-2x2-List-One-Pagers.docx.pdf

https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/stem/building-engineering/engineer-a-coaster-activity-kit/p/LL570/

https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Sophy-Henn/171204247

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Books:

A Love Letter to My Library by Lisa Katzenberg, illustrated by Rob Sayegh Jr, published by Sourcebooks Explore, 2024

I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy by Mychal Threets, illustrated by Lorraine Nam, published by Random House, 2026

Resources:

https://lisakatzenberger.com/

www.robsayart.com

https://www.instagram.com/mychal3ts/

https://www.lorrainenam.com/

https://www.make.do/

Books:

Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme by Betsy Bird, illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi, published by Union Square & Co., 2025

Broken by X. Fang, published by Tundra, 2025

Resources:

https://betsy-bird.com/

https://www.andreatsurumi.com/

https://www.xfang.studio/

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Books:

Bros by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Reggie Brown, published by Candlewick Press, 2024

Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey, published by Scholastic Press, 2014

Resources:

https://cbweatherford.com/

https://reggiebrownart.com/

https://www.aaronblabey.com/

https://www.scholastic.com/site/pig-the-pug.html

https://www.basicfun.com/knex/

Books:

Big Bike, Little Bike by Kellie DuBay Gillis, illustrated by Jacob Souva, published by HarperCollins, 2025

Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey Tabor, published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025

Resources:

https://www.kelliedubaygillis.com/

https://www.twofishillustration.com/

https://www.kevaplanks.com/

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Books:

Bruce Saves the Planet by Ryan T. Higgins, published by Disney-Hyperion, 2025

Our Planet: There’s No Place Like Earth by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by David Litchfield, published by Henry Holt and Company, 2022

Resources:

https://www.rodeenliterary.com/ryan-t-higgins

https://sphero.com/products/indi-student-kit?variant=41964666847277

https://www.stacymcanulty.com/

https://www.davidlitchfieldillustration.com/

Books:

Bear and the Three Goldilocks by Patrick Horne, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino, published by Holiday House (an imprint of Penguin Random House), 2025

Big Enough by Regina Linke, published by Little, Brown and Company, 2025

Resources:

http://www.patrickhornebooks.com/

http://www.danyaccarino.com/

https://reginalinke.com/

https://www.learningresources.com/item-stem-robot-mouse?srsltid=AfmBOor2trQLrHaQJORWZcR9ZMnvwVpfwFPze1FYeI-A-3B4g2BUe68B

Books:

The Thing About Spring by Daniel Kirk, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020

Grumpy Monkey: Spring Fever by Suzanne Lang and illustrated by Max Lang, published by Random House Studio, 2024

Resources:

https://www.danielkirk.com/

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/222967/suzanne-lang/

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/305598/max-lang/

https://primotoys.com/

Books:

You are (Not) Small by Anna Kang and illustrated by Christopher Weyant, published by Two Lions (an imprint of Amazon publishing ) 2014

We Are Growing! by Laurie Keller, published by Hyperion Books for Children 2016

Resources:

http://www.annakang.com/

http://christopherweyant.com/

https://lauriekellerbooks.com/

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Books:

Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed and illustrated by Stasia Burrington, published by Harper Collins, 2018

Change Sings by Amanda Gorman and illustrated by Loren Long, published by Viking, 2021

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https://rodaworld.com/

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We are kicking off season 2 and look forward to sharing some incredible books with our listeners.

Books:

Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell, published by Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of MacMillian Children’s Publishing Group, 2017

Hot Dog by Doug Salati, published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2022

Resources:

https://www.matthewcordell.com/

https://dougsalati.com/

https://magnatiles.com/collections/all?srsltid=AfmBOoqaUbOr-gmBoFxv3Dg4PeL7YB-I1R3BPbTPyO34toUKORwS5aho

Books:

Happy All-idays! by Cindy Jin, illustrated by Rob Sayegh Jr., published by Little Simon, an Imprint of Simon &Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, 2022

How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen, published by Candlewick Press, 2023

Resources:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Cindy-Jin/2117326552

https://www.robsayart.com/

https://www.macbarnett.com/

https://jonklassen.substack.com/

Books:

Llama Destroys the World by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Heather Fox, published by Henry Holt and Co. (an imprint of Macmillan Publishers), 2019

The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed, illustrated by Hatem Aly, published by Dial Books for Young Readers, 2024

Resources:

https://www.jonathanstutzman.com/

https://www.adoodlefox.com/

https://www.omarabed.com/

https://www.metahatem.com/

Books:

Unicorns are the Worst! by Alex Willan, published by Simon & Schuster books for Young Readers, 2020

Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson, illustrated by Dan Santat, and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, 2025

Resources:

https://www.alexwillan.com/

https://us.macmillan.com/author/neilsharpson

https://unshavedmouse.com/

https://theauthorvillage.com/presenters/dan-santat/

https://sites.google.com/g.risd.org/dansantat/home