English Picture Books

Vashti Harrison

Once there was a girl. 

She had a big laugh and a big heart and very big dreams.

And it was good. 

Until it wasn't.

Bess Kalb & Erin Kraan

Buffalo Fluffalo arrives on the scene puffed up with self-importance. Stomping around and raising billows of dust, Buffalo Fluffalo proclaims his superiority to the other creatures—the ram, the prairie dog, and the crow—who just want to be his friend.

Anna Lazowski & Penny Neville-Lee

Abigail has a dark cloud. It follows her everywhere. It can be a ball of worries, a swirl of fog or a long shadow. But it’s always with her, getting in the way of things. Then one day, Abigail begins to figure some things out about her dark cloud. 

Laura Lavoie & Teresa Martinez

Two food trucks staffed by sworn enemies: ducks vs. geese. Before you can say “curly fries”, these two rivals are in an epic food truck face-off. “Battle on! At dawn, we ride!”

Laurel Snyder & Dan Santat

Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings!

Grab your basket and your coat. Put on some walking shoes.

Turn the page and begin: Which story will you choose?

Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

Frank and Bert are the best of friends and they LOVE to play hide and seek. But Bert the bear isn’t quite as good at hiding as he thinks he is . . . and Frank ALWAYS wins! Every. Single. Time.

Lalena Fisher

Ana and Harwin’s friendship has been off the charts since day one! But when Harwin learns her family is going to move far away, the duo isn’t sure how their friendship can survive the move.

Sunny Seki

Told that she can’t become an artist because she’s a girl, Eijo sets out to prove everyone wrong. She’s determined to become the proverbial koi that swims up the waterfall and becomes a mighty dragon?fighting against the current to be the person she is meant to be.

Stephen W. Martin & Brian Biggs

Max loves to draw, but he’s not very good at it. No, seriously, just look at some of his drawings. Ouch. So he asks his best friend, Eugene, for help. Working side by side, it’s pretty obvious there’s no hope for Max. Until Eugene has a brilliant idea, and they find a way to use Max’s unique talents to turn up the awesome and have some fun! A lot of fun!

Pat Zietlow Miller & Melissa Crowton

Millie has recently moved to a new city, from a place more than an ocean away. More than anything she misses the garden where her family used to grow food. Then one day she has an idea—the school has a fine flat roof, perfect for a garden. Soon her teacher and classmates are on board, but it takes more than ideas to build a garden. It takes supplies and hard work; it takes a lot of learning; and it takes a whole school—a whole community—coming together to help. And of course, it also takes a lot of waiting. But as Millie’s teacher Miss Mirales says, “Be patient. Good things take time.”

Holly Thompson & Toshiki Nakamura

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, George Nakashima began a love story with trees that grew throughout his remarkable life as an architect, designer and woodworker. 

During World War II, George, with his wife Marion and their baby daughter, endured incarceration in Minidoka prison camp, where he drew comfort from the discipline of woodworking. 

Fran Pintadera & Raquel Catalina

No one plays soccer like Madani. When the ball lands on his bare feet, the whole town stops to watch. Even Madani’s mother—still sewing the day’s work at home—can hear the crowds cheer when he scores. His teammates wonder what their best player could do, if he only had a proper pair of cleats. As Madani saves up money, bit by bit, his team’s rivalry match approaches. Maybe he’ll have new cleats in time for the big day! Or maybe Madani has a different goal in mind…

Angie Lucas & Pierre Collet-Derby 

A clever and funny picture book about how one girl goes about hiding a very literal elephant in the room, only to discover she may not need to disguise it at all.

Maya and her family have a problem. They try ignoring it, dancing around it, even sweeping it under the rug. Yet the elephant in the room remains. And Maya is at her wit's end figuring out how to hide it from everyone. 

Scott Stuart

My Dad has a shadow that’s blue as a berry, and my Mom's is as pink as a blossoming cherry. There’s only those choices, a 2 or a 1. But mine is quite different, it’s both and it’s none.

A heartwarming and inspiring book about being true to yourself.

Beatrice Alemagna

When a little girl falls on the street, scraping her knee, her father tells her not to worry, that "a beautiful scab will form." But she does worry! The scab is not beautiful and it's keeping her from bending her knee! When will it ever go away? By the time the scab—who she has named Pepper—falls off, something astonishing has happened as the girl has come to feel affection for the scab and has a hard time letting go. 

Isadora Saturno & Stefan Di Cristofaro

Learn about the remarkable work of one of the most acclaimed architects in the world. Known for his innovative approach to materials and designs, Ban also regularly comes to the aid of disaster victims and refugees by designing temporary shelters that are typically made from inexpensive and recyclable paper tubes. His projects include a temporary school after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, shelters after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and a church in New Zealand after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

Kari Allen & G. Brian Karas

This enchanting picture book about a map-making boy who is stumped when a girl asks him for a map of the "perfect place" helps readers appreciate the charms of their own neighborhood--and even shows them how to make a map of it!

Kim Jihyun

It's summertime and a boy and his dog are leaving behind their apartment in the busy city. His grandparents' home in the countryside feels like a different world. From the window, the curious boy sees a path leading enticingly into the forest. He can't wait to explore. 

Jolene Gutiérrez & Angel Chang

A reassuring rhyming picture book about sensory overload and what you can do when everything is too much.

When feelings go on overload,

I pause and breathe

and all is . . . slowed.

Jacob Grant

Umami is tired of eating cold fish.

But fish is what the penguins eat. Fish for every meal and birthdays too. To find new exciting foods, Umami adventures across the sea and discovers flavors and spices that are inspiring! She has to share them.

But will the other penguins share her love for these different foods?