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2026 Staff Favorite Picture Book Recommendations

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LuckyDuck GregPizzoli

PPIZZ, G

Susan the duck keeps feeling unlucky, so when a wolf shows up with gifts she has won it seems like her luck is turning around, but soon she realizes the wolf's intentions may not be as helpful as she imagined.

PotatoPants! LaurieKeller

PKELL, L

Potato is very excited to buy a pair of pants on sale at Lance Vance's Fancy Pants Store, but when he sees Eggplant, who pushed him the day before, he is afraid to go in.

Two friends experience jealousy for the first time when one of them is gifted a set of bangles from her mother.

Ploof

BenClanton&AndyChouMusser

PCLAN, B

Ploof is a puffy cloud who's a little lonely but now you're here, and the fun can begin! Can you help Ploof overcome their shyness? Play pretend? Make Ploof laugh with your funny faces, find their hiding spot, give them a high five!

POHAI, M

This inclusive and empowering picture book from Sofia Sanchez--a young model and actress with Down syndrome--reminds readers how important it is to embrace your differences, be confident, and be proud of who you are.

TheMostMagnificentThing AshleySpires

PSPIR, A

A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks.

PSCHE, A

A small blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a little help from his friends.

SPPHOFM, A

When Snow's mother tells her that they're going to move to an exciting new place, Snow isn't so sure. Everything is different - the weather, the food, the people and the language. Will anything happen to help Snow feel more at home?

HairLove

PCHER, M

A little girl's daddy steps in to help her arrange her curly, coiling, wild hair into styles that allow her to be her natural, beautiful self.

WellDown,MommyPenguin ChrisHaughton

PHAUG, C

With his vibrant, stylish art and spot-on visual storytelling, Chris Haughton turns to Antarctica for an irresistible ode to family bonds and awesome moms.

PBROW, J

Baby is finally asleep, and Mama is trying to shush the rest of the family; but when they are all finally quiet baby wakes up--and it is up to big brother Dante to find the right book to read so everyone can get some rest.

NoPants! JacobGrant

PGRAN, J

When his busy father prompts him to get ready for an exciting family cookout, an exuberant young Pablo decides that he would rather not wear his pants and would have more fun finding other ways to use them.

A giraffe's day goes from bad to worse when every animal he encounters mistakes him for a chair. PBURA, R Wow!SaidtheOwl

A curious little owl decides to stay awake to find out how the things he sees at night look during the daytime.

PKEAT, E

The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

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