Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Otis & Peanut
A quirky and iconic new series of stories about friendship and belonging, in the style of Frog and Toad
A long-haired guinea pig and a naked mole rat may seem like unlikely friends, but Otis and Peanut ...
The Invitation
Stacey May Fowles’ debut picture book is a whimsical, warmhearted story of how a super-special surprise can lead to anxiety — or invite imagination.
One beautiful fall day, Fern opens her mailbox and ...
A Starlit Trip to the Library
A new adventure for Julia, sailor-in-training, who will discover her beloved forest in a new light. A story that inspires a sense of wonder and celebrates courage, friendship, and a love of books. Vividly ...
How to Party Like a Snail
An introverted snail throws his own kind of party to celebrate all things quiet
Snail is a party animal. Well...kind of. He loves the quiet things about parties: confetti, making new friends (using his ...
Blanket
A gentle wordless picture book about the difference a kind friend can make on a gray day.
It’s a beautiful morning, but when Cat wakes up, the world feels gray. Cat wraps up in a blanket and hides ...
Birds on Wishbone Street
From the author of New York Times Notable picture book, My Beautiful Birds. Former Syrian-refugee Sami finds a sense of home in a new place caring for a bird with a new friend, “Moe. ” His experience ...
Anthony and the Gargoyle
A magical wordless story from two internationally renowned picture-book creators, about a boy and his young gargoyle friend who travel to Paris and find the gargoyle’s family at Notre Dame cathedral. ...
We All Play
We all love to play! In this sweetly simple and gorgeously illustrated picture book, Julie Flett offers a joyful romp through nature with an abundance of wild animals: birds who chase and chirp, whales ...
The Bad Chair
Every evening before brushing their teeth and getting ready for bed, Vivi and Monkey play the game: Monkey hides under a sheet, and Vivi pretends to look for him. Chair wishes more than anything that ...
No Vacancy
Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New York wasn’t eleven-year-old Miriam Brockman’s dream, but at least it’s an adventure. But when it becomes clear that only a miracle ...